Aqua Allegoria Coconut Fizz

I own five Aqua Allegorias from Guerlain, and Coconut Fizz has the longest performance of any others in my closet. If I can get three hours or more—albeit with light projection—than I consider that a big success. Granted, I have never paid retail, and I can understand some disappointment in that regard, but on the grey market the Aqua Allegorias can be had for a steal. These really behave much like a deluxe body spray, and all are perfect when I know later I will be switching to a different perfume. Now that I got that out of the way, what about Coconut Fizz. True to its name, coconut is the most dominant note. Maybe Freesia is there, but it’s playing a back up role. I don’t get any watermelon as other reviewers have noted. Base notes of sandalwood and ??? —I can’t identify, but I don’t think that’s too important. I do like it but I also find this one a little one dimensional, lacking depth and complexity (not that every perfume needs it, but here it’s really just a coconut fragrance). I also need to state that this has a bit of a synthetic feel to me, like a pumped up cocktail with an umbrella, it doesn’t smell 100% natural. If I was on a tropical vacation I can imagine bringing this one along, but we are living through a pandemic and flying on an airplane is not happening anytime soon. Once I get through my 5 ml decant I will be looking for a grey market deal, and would consider the smallest bottle when I find it. If you are into layering, this one would be fun to play with (but buy a decant first). My favorite from this line continues to be Lys Soleia, followed by Limon Verde. EDIT: As of 3/2021 I own Cocnut Fizz. The more I wear it, the more I love it. I know exactly what and what not to expect with the Aqua Allegoria line; I don’t expect complexity or perfume with a niche vibe. I do expect an easy to wear scent that stays close. This is straight up coconut with a bit of tropical and floral backup. Surprisingly I’m getting great performance, prompting me to go from a like to a love.

Coconut Fizz is the most refreshing Coconut I have worn to date! I had to wait until the weather was getting hot to really see how it would perform. I bought this when it was cooler a few months ago and it did not blossom then. Today I pulled it out since we are hot and muggy in Florida on the first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Yay us! Anyway, upon first spritz I get blasted with Coconut and Bergamot. I am taken by how refreshing and yet how lush this is. As the Bergamot calms down within a minute or so I pick up on the Water fruits. Some say it smells like Watermelon and I agree with that. However, it is fruity and moderately sweet not syrupy sweet. I also detect the Freesia which is gorgeous here not being too strong but quite pronounced. This gives a beautiful floral dimension. I love it. The Tonka is lovely as well giving the composition a little warmth and creaminess. Also, the Sandalwood is light giving a very smooth woody facet. On the drydown I did notice the Coconut and Fruit become a little lighter bringing out the Citrus and Freesia even more. At this point it sort of reminds me of Addict Eau Fraiche 2014 just with Coconut and Tonka instead of Musk. Ms. Jelk did an excellent job with this one. Although I get the vibe that Thierry Wasser had some input with the composition. Regardless this is a very refined take on Coconut. I can imagine myself in French Polynesia getting out the water and being refreshed by this treat of a fragrance. The sillage is huge the first half hour then it becomes moderate for the duration which is about four to five hours. So longevity is not outstanding but re-spritzing is an invigorating treat anyway. Give it a try! 10/10

Blind buy and I am happy I did so. It starts pure coconut, very creamy one. Then the coconut milky tones start turning into coconut water - just like the real coconut ripening. At the same moment, the melon tones make an appearance to give the coconut water even more juicy vibe. I also get salty, marine notes along with melon and coconut water. During the whole time, coconut is the main note here, but it changes its expression. Little later, another big player to come to the show is freesia - the freshly cut, grassy, green one, with just a little bit of sweet little flowers that are still opening. It seems to me as if freesia directs the composition back to the creamy kind. It has a tinge of sweetness, but always remains more fresh than sweet, no sourness at all, and during the development, it transitions from fresh to creamy and back (I'd say more fresh than creamy, as the melony and later flowery green vibes seem to be more dominant). The coconut is certainly the boss here, but it doesn't give me that suntan lotion vibe like for example Terracotta or TF Soleil Blanc. I am going to pour this all over myself all spring long. Probably summer, too. It's bright and comforting at the same time. Edit: hours later, it seems to be greener and greener. To a point it reminds me of Philosykos.

It's so funny, because one day I was just randomly thinking about this perfume. I've been so curious about it ever since I've seen it, but as soon as I went to go purchase I saw it was discontinued, and then it was nowhere to be found. One day, it just popped in my mind. So I went on eBay and searched. And lo and behold, I found a bottle for an absolute STEAL. And I am so elated with my purchase. This fragrance is absolutely beautiful. I could understand why some people wouldn't like it, and I can already tell just from application that the performance isn't going to be out of this world for this, it's definitely a much lighter fragrance that stays close to the skin, but the way the smells. It is so lovely. It smells like a bougie tropical vacation and I love those types of scents. The coconut is lovely, there's an aquatic quality to it but not marine at all, and its so light and airy. This is perfect for a casual summer day, it smells expensive but not overbearing. I'm going to try so hard not to eat this bottle up this summer, just because it is so hard to find and resellers are really charging top dollar for this. I'm lucky that I found it for the price that I did but now that I have it I never want to let it go! Gorgeous fragrance.

Such a wonderful refreshing coconut fragrance for this Summer heat, it's just what the perfume doctors ordered. It really does have something to it that seems to "fizzle" and has a sparkling quality. I really don't get any of the other notes listed, just a sweet coconut that fizzes like sparkling water on the skin. Unfortunately that sparkling water quality also presents itself in the performance department. I got about 3 hours wear time out of this scent before it just faded into barely nothing. I do really enjoy the scent, and due to it's nature I wasn't expecting all day longevity, but I wish it maybe could've just lasted a couple more hours. The sillage is never really strong, it's moderate for maybe the first hour, hour and a half. This is the double edged sword that comes with cooling Summer fragrances I suppse. They just do not hold up in the sweltering heat. Still, you find yourself misting them with abandon anyways just to get a few more minutes of sweet relief. I love the scent and the way it makes me feel, but I dislike the poor performance for the asking price. But as soon as it goes down to less than half that on eBay, I'll be buying backup bottles.