Aqua Allegoria Flora Rosa

I always wanted to try aqua allegoria line of guerlain but they're not widely available here.flora Rosa is the first and only one I've tried and I'm so impressed that decided to buy it even if I have to order it abroad I didn't expect to love it because red berries translate as very sour for me and I don't like sour zesty fruity scents.luckily they're not really sour on me.I'd rather call them tart and sweet Flora rose opens as a super pretty fruity floral.a burst of juicy,fresh,tart and sweet,sparkly red berries(very much like raspberry)blended with a youthful rose which is very natural and not over powering.I can also detect slightest hint of something like green tea sometimes,but not that I can call it a green scent It's so beautiful,refreshing and uplifting.I expected it to be very light and faint,something I can just smell by pressing my nose to my skin but on me,it projects quite well! I can smell pretty wafts of this fresh çcfrose-berry scent all around me at least for an hour.it takes two hours for it to calm down to an almost skin scent,this usually happens for me in less than an hour so I'm pleased with it's projection not just because I can easily smell it.I've already received two complements and it was not even a full wear!(I don't consider 2,3 sprays as full wear) longevity is about six hours on skin Another surprise was that I can detect iris while I usually can't pick it up when it's not prominent in a scent.this blend of raspberry,rose and iris in it's middle phase have a lipgloss kind of smell which I die for Dry down is a musky rose,powdery and clean.in this stage I sometimes have an illusion of smelling a whisper of white florals in background I can't choose which stage I enjoy more,all three are very lovely It can make an easy to wear,ageless spring,summer perfume. I wish I can manage to find a bottle as soon as possible,there's just 2mil left in my decant it's a great blend of my favorite notes and I love it very much

This turned out to be more unique than I expected. Berry and rose accords are very common pairing, but Guerlain made its own version stand out. It opens very berrylicious. But instead of the scent of generic sweet fruits, it’s very tart and realistic. From the nozzle it smells a lot like a Japanese plum wine (if you have never had it it smells like rose wine with an abundance of very tart berries), distinguishing itself from a teenager’s perfume. Out of the bottle I smell berry, rose and iris all equally intensely. The rose is light and feminine, the iris is earthy and powdery, all together making it a unique and beautiful concoction. The only other perfume that gave me this vibe was YSL Parisienne, another berry and rose concoction, however a lot sweeter and not at all powdery. Flora rosa definitely has more character. The longevity of this is only 2-3 hours. But I never expected much from that. This is the first one I’ve tried from Aqua Allegoria line. I will certainly pick up some more.

I was holding myself back at buying this on the spot. Such a beautiful scent! (I went back to grab it, anyway) I am biased towards perfumes with red berries note in them but this is done beautifully. It is lightly sour with a delicate little rose. I can't detect musk - the tart berries and rose take centre stage. It almost smells like roses and berries steeped in tea with a drop of honey. When I sniffed it closer to isolate the rose note, I was delighted by a blast of startlingly realistic fragrant white/pink roses in full bloom, hiding under the ripe berries. It is sweet, luscious and just mildly green. I originally mistook it for a simple scent( I liked it anyway) but it is not. This smells very tart in colder temperatures and more rosey in warmer temperatures. Sillage is actually moderate. I got a friend to sniff me XD Then again, this'd be a good "second skin scent". Lasted around 6 hours for me. P.S: the sprayer works excellently. It delivers a fine cloud of perfume.

This perfume is a beautiful, floral, rose scent which on my skin is fairly linear in that, what you smell at the first spritz, is pretty much what you get throughout. Some reviewers say that they can't smell rose in this, I can smell the rose, which to me, features predominantly in this fragrance, but there are also other floral notes which are unidentifiable to me (possibly white florals) and slight musc to freshen this composition. Ok so now that the basics of the notes have been mentioned, what do I think? This is gorgeous and fresh, light and inoffensive. This fragrance would be the safest blind buy in the world, as it's so light and pretty. The down side is that it doesn't last on me at all, I do need to keep re spritzing throughout the day and I would say that this fragrance can also be used as a layering scent. I'm glad that I have a huge bottle of this and I really enjoy wearing it, buy this with confidence and enjoy! It's beautiful!!

I know that Flora Rosa havn't got roaring and wowing here on fragrantica or massive followers, some complain it doesnt last, some its not rose-y enough, some that its one-dimensional. No intentions to persuade you. I already learnt that certain fragrance-profiles die on ones skin and blossom on anothers. Simple as that. On me is a charming fragrance, which keeps its depth during long hours, I smell dozens of things in it, - crushed stalks of green parts of plants, red berry bush which grows near roses, crisp and sour, even peonies on the morning, musky-citrusy... About such compositions I can say - all most complex things hide inside simplicity and other way round. Its a young musky morning rose in buds, surrounded by berry-trees and tiny droplets of morning dew on the grass, indulge yourself in barefoot walk at 5 am. If you have got a garden like that)

After having this one for a few years I've grown more impressed with it. It's a rose yet it has a tartness that makes it more than just a straight up rose. I think that tart note, I suppose from the berries, makes it more interesting and unique. It's not a complex or niche scent but it has that "something" that keeps me coming back for more, even during the colder days. There is something innocent and simple about it that I admire. Having tried many rose scents, this one has become special to me. It's probably my favorite from the Guerlain AA line thus far. I hope to get a back up bottle soon so I'll have it around for years to come. ( Anyone with an unwanted bottle, please feel free to contact me for swap options. )

I really like this. The rose in Flora Rosa is fresh, realistic, there is a greenness to it and some sharpness that makes you imagine a blooming rose bush along with its thorns. The hint of berries makes it fresh and slightly sour, in a good way. It's perfect to wear in warm weather as it feels like an instant refresher and there's a beautiful trail of rose and berries following you. It sadly doesn't last long on my skin, usually around 3 hours, so reapplying is a must. I only have about 30ml left in my old bottle and I'll be sad when it's gone, but I still like to apply it in the summer when I want to feel uplifted. It's definitely a feel-good spring/summer scent for me.

I know some say this is too tart for them but it doesn't seem to be so tart on me. I wore this today and received quite a few compliments. Of course the berry is quite pronounced. The rose is quite stately yet simplistic and together with the berry it is balanced on my skin. The musk is light as is the Iris but then that is just fine because this is beautiful. I am in love. The Aqua Allegoria line and most of Guerlain are so wonderful. The AA line is not the longest lasting but I find spritzing myself to be a real treat anyway. I cannot wait to get Teazzurra next. 10/10

Bought it with a 40% off discount, I would say I'm pleased to have it for my very first rose perfume. A bit too tart at the beginning, but after a while it turns into a gentle, clean, gorgeous rose scent along with a hint of green. The berry itself was fine - not too overwhelming but it definitely made the whole scent more crispy. Quite a delicate scent but, It didn't last for long in my case, only about 3~5 hours, plus it's the type of scent that's only noticeable if someone comes very close to me - like an actual flower. I like it that way.

This is just lovely! The best rose scent ever. I really love those Aqua Allegoria scents! It's rose and tart berries. Fresh, light, uplifting and still interesting enough. Rose note smells like natural rose bushes growing in the garden, very fresh and natural. Berries reminds me of crisp cold morning in the moor. It's a summer scent, but it's full of optimism, so I am considering buying it for autumn/winter. Best things are simple, like this perfume.

A floral and tart combination of rose and rasberry/summer berries with a hint of soapy violet at the end. This is a simple but elegant, fresh summery fragrance that stays close to the skin. Fantastic for everyday spring/summer wear and will probably suit most people. If you like roses this is definitely worth a try.

Pretty. Red berries and roses, with a hint of green on the breathe-down. Fresh, lovely, refreshing - perfect for spring or summer. This does not last long - maybe 3 hours at most, and it does not project much. I recommend carrying a vial with you to re-spray.

I love this. It is a tart rose but rose is the dominant note with the tart berries that comes off as a rhubarb. There's lots of musk, too. This reminds me of a rose version of Pamplelune. Love it.

This is my sixth AA and my first let down. It's ok. There is nothing offensive about this whatsoever. It smells quite natural, as the whole line should, but it just doesn't move me the way the others have. I do get rose and some berry. Not too sweet, not too sour. It is very very light though which hasn't been the case with the others. It may be that I'm disappointed in this because I received my bottle of L'Artisan Drole de Rose in the same order and I'm in love with that. It's is a hard competition and this time, for the first time, Guerlain AA lost. Still, I'm batting way over average with five to one loves to oks. All this said, I think it's a high quality perfume and would be lovely for anyone looking for a mild, fruity rose scent. And a bonus is it never turns old lady. In conclusion, lol!, I'd love to swap this for something of interest! Let me know if you'd like to. It really is darling, but Drole de Rose is more "me."

A true spring/summer-scent. Fresh and a bit sweet Roses, some red Berries and Musk. Elegant, chic, flirty, uncomplicated. A happy and a sunny scent. timeless -both for the teenager and for the mature woman. Also a great scent to mix with darker/woodier parfumes, I tried La Prairie Platinum - a wowfactor indeed. En äkta vår/sommardoft. Fräscha och lite söta Rosor, lite röda bär och Musk. Elegant, Chic, flirtig, okomplicerad. En glad och solig doft. Tidlös - både för tonåringen och den mogna kvinnan. Oxå en fin doft att mixa med mörkare/träigare dofter. jag provade La Prairie Platinum - wow faktiskt.

I bought the miniature of this - along with 3 others at the airport as well, and until now I ́m far from disappointed. It begins with a blast of red berries, and in this case, as melia statet, they are quite sour. When the rose emerges from behind, a few minutes later, it is a surprise, because you get a sourish smell mixing with rose, a very unusual mix and not bad at all. The rose takes the lead from then on, and 3 hours later it is there, together with the musk. I can ́t feel the iris well. Fresh and demure, I like it.

This one would have been nice to have around a couple of months ago when the weather was unbearably hot. It's a cool and refreshing fragrance that first smells of a jammy tea rose. Half an hour later you are left with the dewiness of a tart rose, musk and orange blossom. It's got good longevity and projection for an Aqua Allegoria. It's very enjoyable to wear and a fairly simple scent. Some days you just don't want to think too much about the perfume you are wearing.

On my search of a green watery rose I came across a bottle of this. It's a green and light rose scent accompanied by the berries and a musky dry down. The berries are a bit sour preventing it from becoming a flat rose scent. It's very pleasant and uncomplicated and I would consider this a musky berrie-rose scent. It's not exactly the watery rose I was looking for but it's a nice spring/ summer fragrance

I used to love it before, but now, suddenly it gives me the same celery-like green note as the Sea & Sun in Cadaques. Fortunately, this note is not as distracting here, but I feel sad that the flower is gone, and only the stem remains. Edit: it is not an old bottle so it must be my body chemistry not the perfume gone bad.

Flora Rosa is rose-berry perfume done right. Slightly sweet rose perfectly balanced by tart berries. In typical Aqua Allegoria fashion, the notes are few but the composition is beautiful. I find myself reaching for this one often in the spring and summer as it is refreshing, airy and classy.

Quite linear fragrance, lovely roses and musk. The berries make this a sweet and soft rose scent. Nothing outstanding, but still very nice and appealing. Would make a nice fragrance gift as I think it's inoffensive and easy to wear all year round.

this is a very pretty simple rose scent with a soft fruit background; however it disappears fairly quickly and only lasts a few hours max. on my skin. if you want a clean non fussy pretty rose this is perfect.

I like it! It's powdery but in some way fresh. Not an original scent, though good. I'm young and I think I can wear it, but as well I think it's perfect on a grow up lady. Anyway, easy to wear.

nice and gentle rosey smell - it's such a shame it doesnt last longer than an hour on me..

Roses painted pink, Flora Rosa does have some of the garden-like qualities of the other AAs, but can't get out of the house with red berries blocking the front and hyper-femme white musk blocking the back. Crushed between these extremes is the suggestion of a rose, with an overall effect of a girly, sweet, paint-the-town pink lipstick. A caricature of nubility, and the only escape is a window.

The tart smell of the berries is far too prominent for my taste and is not well blended. It’s like the perfumer was running out of ideas and had to formulate a scent to meet a deadline. This one could use some of the depth that one would expect from Guerlain. I had to spray a little Rosa Magnifica on the top to mellow it out. I wouldn’t describe it as fruity, just brash.

UPDATE: I suddenly noticed the violet! I think this smell could benefit from more violet! The violet in this smells amazing, although the smell is very weak :( I have never before liked violet, because it tends to smell "cold", if you know what I mean. END OF UPDATE UPDATE: of all of the rose perfumes I sampled, Roses de Chloe came the closest to the smell of this END OF UPDATE This perfume smells clean, inoffensive, , a little soapy, tea rose, mixed in with a sour note of red berries (mostly raspberry). It's not what I would call an exclusive smell, but one that I would like to smell of right after a shower. It's a light, fun, simple smell of cleanness. This is not a complex smell, but pleasant for sure. It doesn't change much during the wear time, which makes it easy to figure out if you actually like it in the short time you spend at the airport (it's an airport-only edition). In the beginning, the red berries are quite tart - to me it smells like redcurrant, but then the smell settles and becomes mildly sour raspberries. The smell of rose doesn't change much. I barely smell the musk - it mostly just rounds off the smell, making it one whole, rather than individual notes. I can't say I smell the iris at any point - the bottom notes on me are sometimes sour red berries, sometimes rose - I like both. There are many other perfumes that have much more depth, but I really like to use this perfume when I want to smell clean and fresh, when I want to wear perfume, but can't handle a lot of smell, when I have no time to wait for a perfume to settle - this is at no point offensive, when I'm at the university. This is a very office, school-friendly perfume and in general a gentle scent that I don't get tired of. I might actually repurchase this again (or some other scent from the Aqua Allegoria line) because I like to own a perfume that is this gentle.

This is a limited travel edition that according to me only can be bought at airports... And I just happen to be traveling in Spain, so I tried it; at the airport. It cought my interest because I'm a rose lover and limited editions always make the greediness within me grow like a been stalk! But luckily for my wallet, I was not so impressed. A suitable fragrance for daily wear and for springtime? Yes. Decent silage and staying power? Check. But it is a rose too tart for me. The berries are highly sour, which for some may appeal as refreshing and uplifting, but for me they are simply annoying. Sorry Thierry, though it's just one personal opinion... And that's what fragrantica is for, isn't it?

Guerlain Aqua series is risky choice for me. I have this particular aqua but is terribly disppointed that there is not much floral (rose) or fruit (berry) on me. What is it on my skin is a harsh bitter green dry herbal with a bit of suggestion of artifical sweetness. It causes headache as well. I am suprised because there isn't note that suggests such a strong green ?

I have to be honest this one really shocked me, for a Guerlain perfume it is really really poor, infact this is poor at any price point, I wouldn't pay a penny for this not one single penny, if I were to price it up though I would say this shouldn't be sold for more than a tenner and that's being kind. This is being sold at around 40 pound for quite a large bottle on Amazon and for a Guerlain that is very cheap, but for what this is it is still ridiculously overpriced, its daylight robbery. I expected atleast some depth and complexity to this but it honestly just smells cheap and synthetic, I wouldn't even use this as a room spray there are air fresheners that smell nicer and are more special than this. I'm honestly not saying this just because it's Guerlain and I expect perfection because that isn't the case whatsoever, it isn't just crap, it's REALLY crap, there are so so many perfumes out their around the 30 pound range that smell ten million times better than this. This is quite literally nothingness, i dont make out the berries or roses it is just a sweet boring and totally nondescript scent that smells totally synthetic. I got my sample from a seller on eBay but I've ordered several samples from her in the past and they've all smelt exactly like the full bottles that I've gone on to purchase so it can't even be that the sample isn't genuine I'm positive of that, I keep thinking maybe just maybe this one has been watered down but I honestly cannot see her doing that when every single one that I've purchased from her so far has smelt beautiful and has completely matched the scent of my full bottles, I guess there is still a possibility but I really am certain that my sample is genuine i just cant understand the great reviews on here!, even what I can smell when first sprayed really isn't pleasant, it's not vulgar but it's just not good! Overall shocking scent tbh wow, this is a completely and utterly pointless perfume, whoever sniffed this and said yep this is ok to sell should be sacked, this cannot be classed as a perfume x

Guerlain AA- Squeeeee !!! High expectations, & the Rose here does not disappoint- She is beautiful, lush, & true, but, unfortunately, competes in a losing battle against tart (overly sour) berries. I want this rich, elegant, Rose in full bloom to dominate, w/ just barely a touch of berry to amplfy the sweetness of Rose in comparison. And, call me greedy- I want the listed Iris paired w/ Rose in the heart (to soften the noxious sour berries), & Musk as a basenote to ground the composition. Instead, this is straight up, linear, 2/3 sour, unripe berries & 1/3 perfect Rose, playing peek-a-boo against each other: Sour berries prevail. I detect no promised powdery Iris, no Musk, nothing else at all. I realize Guerlain AA's are meant to be simple pleasures (and I have other AA's that are perfect Summer frag's), but the sourness very quickly becomes unbearable; And the fab/true Rose just teases, without ever commanding center stage. This would have been better as a Rose soliflore (b/c the Rose is indeed stunning!). Do try if you enjoy primary *sour* berries, w/ perfect Rose in a supporting role :)

This perfume is okay..Personally I am very fond of roses, and I read so many good reviews about this perfume, so I had quite high expectations. However, to me it smelled like a mixture of bunch of different scents and at times a bit chemical. Wasn't really the kind of roses I was looking for. Sometimes they make rose themed perfumes or perfumes centered around rose with different twists and characters. I felt as though it was a bit too far fetch to call this rose. Maybe I should give it another try. I really want to like this perfume but I wasn't disappointed that I didn't buy this in bigger size. Follow up: I have given it another try, and this is a very likeable perfume. The reason why I didn't like it the last time I tried it because I was expecting "rose" from it. When you let go of the expectation of rose, this is very enjoyable and charming fragrance that's mainly berry with a hint of rose and musk. I think I even get a hint of wine. But rest assured, this doesn't smell foody or juvenile in any way. I think it's charming and seductive in a subtle way.

I expected this to be far fresher given it is part of the Aqua Allegoria line. Sadly my skin doesn't do well with berry notes and this smells sickly sweet and sour on my skin before fading to a sour powder smell. I had higher hopes for this but should have listened to the reviews! Edit: Had a lovely Ethiopian female uber driver tell me how much she loved the way this smelled on me. She called it a perfect winter perfume - spurred a long conversation about fragrance which made the trip go by quickly! I have come around to this as a light workday fragrance for cold winter days, but still not too keen on the berries which go so tart and sour on my skin.

I am surprised at how much I love this fragrance. It's as if this is the scent I have always wanted without knowing it... The rose and tart berry combination work well for me and while there is a certain subtlety that sticks close to the skin, Flora Rosa does indeed last many hours. Wearing it evokes images of a garden on a warm day - there is something charming and lovely about it. It's a fresh and sophisticated take on notes that could be passe, overwhelming or synthetic. I am so glad I got this and I think it is my favorite of the Aqua Allegoria line!

Simple formula, but efficient. Cute spring/summer fragrance, very pop, airy and joyful. This is a very sweet rose (in the same kind of LPRN rose), with a powdery iris. White musk adds freshness, giving also shampoo vibes. It reminds me of Rosa Pop, but without the idea of making a scent smelling like lipstick. This one goes more in the green territory. Guerlain used to work more with red berries, so this one's interesting. It's discontinued, but I still have a sealed bottle if someone is interested.

On initial spray I definitely get more of the berries. This immediately reminds me of that pink Mr Bubble bubble bath. It's fruity and sweet smelling but clean. The rose comes out more on the dry down and is so lovely. This is a very youthful and bright rose. This aint ya grandmother's rose fragrance that is for sure. The final dry down is a warmer and softer rose. It last a very long time. This is one of my favorite rose fragrances yet.

I have a vintage bottle of this bought in 2008. This is a powdery, floral, pretty type of smell, it is pseudo light. means that smell give you a airy feeling but its projection is strong. this smells very similar to aqua di parma peony nobile, one does not need both of them. this is a hit or miss. people love it would use it at their wedding perfume, people who don't like it say its very synthetic.

I love rose scents but this left me feeling meh. It's not bad but I was not blown away by it. This is the 2nd Aqua Allegoria I have tried and while better than the other (Pera Granita) it is still not something I will use. Part of me still wants to try Coconut Fizz because I love me some coconut but based on the 2 fails so far I may just pass on it.

Valentine's Day gift along with Rosa Pop. I prefer the Flora Rosa which smells more rosy and less synthetic. The rose is soft and pretty, and it lasts longer than Rosa Pop. Good for warm spring days. The red berries also remind me a little of Mon Paris. Overall I like it so far.

I bought it in Charles de gaulle airport, it's cheap (55 euro for 100ml). The scent is so romantic, like a sea of rose. But I have to re spray several times a day to keep the scent on my body. I really love it, it's special and can be my signature.

Stained glass rose. I smell the berries and the rose in equal measure but it is a clear transparent rose. Not as a Youtube reviewer claims Fructis flavoured. I really love this one, through it is not "serious" and is very light. Dries down to musk.

It's very soft and a little fruity. I smell the red berries a lot and through out the first few hours, that is all I smell plus a hint of rose. Nothing interesting.

they straight up crushed the whole rose into this and I do not like it you can tell that it was cheaply made so i don’t understand the price point

This is horrible. It's super synthetic and smells like a cheap kiddie body spray :( Very surprised considering it's a Guerlain!

love this rose scent. the mild smokiness at the begining makes it quite unique. sadly it's been discontinued.