NOT discontinued !!! Cruel Gardenia is one I have toyed with for years. the smell of gardenia is my absolute most favorite elusive scent . to capture the perfect fresh velvety milky sweet smell of a w...

At first I loved this. I like the sweet floral. But it's way too powerful, it gave me headaches every time I wore it. Had to give it away. Sad for the price. I regret this purchase

The second time I wore this (and put on much more of the fragrance), I could really smell the gardenia. It was a cold gardenia, if that makes sense, which is why they named it "cruel", I guess. I r...

I love this perfume so much. Had the lovely opportunity to go to La Maison Guerlain after much internal debating (it'll be so embarrassing if I found I had to leave should I not be able to afford such...

Oh sooo lovely! This is the first and only time gardenia has worked on me. Anytime I try to wear Michael Kors or Marc Jacobs I am overwhelmed. However, this has a barely-there whisper scent of the g...

Cruel? It's a white floral on a bed of white musk, sweet as they come. Nothing dark, threatening, or even particularly sultry here. Gardenia? I don't think so! What this seems like to me is jasmi...

Although, I admit, for the right person, this would be a beautiful fragrance, it is not my favorite. I have to agree with the people who felt this fragrance is aldehydic and more reminiscent of a Cha...

The name is very misleading. There is hardly anything cruel about this one. Except maybe a cruel surprise for those who think they will get a lot of gardenia from this one. If Michael Kors is a scream...

... meh. I love Gardenia as a flower and as an essence. Cruel Gardenia stats with a whiff of the flower.. but do not expect anything lush and creamy as you won't get it here. It is a strange fragran...

Maybe the problem is that I don't get ANY gardenia, and I wanted gardenia. The "cruel" thing about this gardenia, is its absence. It's as though the base of the scent shows up, but the heart never app...