Absolus Allegoria Rose Amira
Guerlain Absolus Allegoria Rose Amira is built on four materials and uses them to take rose somewhere far from the garden.
Rose is the centre and it is a rich, dense reading of the flower rather than a fresh one. There is no citrus opening to lighten it and no fruit to sweeten it, so you meet the rose directly.
Frankincense is what changes everything. Dry, resinous and faintly smoky, it gives the rose an incense-like seriousness and pulls the whole fragrance towards the Middle Eastern tradition of rose and frankincense rather than the French one of rose and powder.
Patchouli adds earth underneath and musk softens the edges, and between them they give the composition its weight and its staying power.
How Rose Amira wears
It lasts a long time and projects moderately, staying within arm's reach while holding through an evening. Cooler weather suits it, and it reads as rich rather than pretty.
Guerlain Absolus Allegoria Rose Amira Eau de Parfum, 125ml, from Guerlain, the Paris house founded in 1828.
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