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Aqua Allegoria Forte Mandarine Basilic Forte
Mandarin orange and blackcurrant start Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Forte Mandarine Basilic Eau de Parfum 125ml tart and juicy at once, and basil arrives quickly to pull the sweetness back towards something green. It is sweeter and fuller than the citrus opening suggests, with the basil doing the balancing.
Rose and orange blossom sit with the basil at the heart, rounding the herb out so it reads floral rather than culinary, and sandalwood and vanilla close the composition in creamy, honeyed warmth. The eau de parfum concentration gives all of that more body. It travels from citrus to green floral to sweet wood, and the citrus, fresh spicy, gourmand and vanilla accords are what define it.
Delphine Jelk composed this Aqua Allegoria Forte for Guerlain in 2022. Guerlain was founded in Paris in 1828 by Pierre-Francois-Pascal Guerlain, whose first boutique stood on the rue de Rivoli. Generations of family perfumers composed the house's signatures, from Aime Guerlain's Jicky in 1889 to Jacques Guerlain's Shalimar in 1925 and Jean-Paul Guerlain's Habit Rouge in 1965.
Moderate longevity and moderate sillage make it a close-wearing scent rather than a room-filling one. It is at its best in spring and summer, holds in autumn and winter, and suits professional wear, casual days and a night out.
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