Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rossa

ROSE UNEXPECTED...FINALLY. Thanks to the wizardry of perfumer Delphine Jelk. Beautiful rose-soda opens to a tropical, fresh, sparkling rose overlaying a woody Middle Eastern leaning rose. If you start with a sparkling tropical aquatic scent on one wrist, such as Aqua Allegoria Passiflora or Pera Granita, and on the other wrist you put a powdery, woody, spicy rose scent like Versace Woman 2000, or Rose 31 Le Labo, you would be in the ballpark. I tested this today in the store, on skin and on a card, and I don't really get a Delina Parfums de Marly vibe like I was expecting from this, despite the rose-litchi combo (litchi used to be listed in the notes pyramid). This is well-blended, beautiful & refreshingly different but with familiar elements. But it helps if you aren't new to rose-oud scents or iso-E-super. Well above average performance (it's 9 hours later and still going strong on the wrist & paper card, but some may be noseblind). New bottles require a few weeks in dark storage after first sprays to develop performance and elaborate the full scent profile. Seekers & collectors of rose scents won't be disappointed. Finally a zinger that can sail to the top of the wishlist. I'm quite taken with this - it's a love for me. Enjoy! Update 07/28/24: Sprayed this on after a shower this morning. Luscious, fruity rose with woody patchouli base. This time, as it's drying down there's a jammy stage that's a lighter - more of a lighter strawberry jam that keeps the rose underneath, rather than the usual darker berry jams I get with a jammy rose. Each time I wear this I love it more. 10/10.

Rose Rossa Forte is really beautiful, and I think my search for the perfect spring/summer true rose perfume is finally over. As much as I like the original Rose Rossa I think I love this one a lot more. What a gem this is. Beautiful fully fresh roses over juicy summer peaches. It is like being outside eating peaches or peach cobbler in a rose garden. The rose garden has all varieties of roses and in all stages of blooming. There are roses w/ soft spicy notes, the peach cobbler has the lightest touch of almond extract. There is a slightly boozy quality here as well. Like the smell of a rose and peach cognac that was newly made. Rose Rossa Forte will make you smell edible but not in a completely gourmand way. Guerlain perfumes are always classy and pull back just enough. They are never literal unlike many niche gourmands on the market today. This is classy, refined while still being absolutely scrumptious. Full bottle worthy.

This scent will be my new go to scent together with the original Rosa Rossa. My boyfriend bought the original by accident instead of Pera Granita, but wasn’t sure if he could send it back. So we went to the store and tried it out. While we were doing that, we got to try RR Forte and we immediately loved it. He even said he loved it more than the one he bought. So I kept the one I got and purchased myself a big bottle of the Rosa Rossa Forte! It is an amazing fresh rose scent that changes in a classy, slightly sweet and soft skin scent as the day goes by. Definitely a crowdpleaser for young and older. I’ll switch between this one for the evening and Rosa Rossa for the day this spring and summer! Great for those who love roses and juicy scents! (Also totally agree with the comparison by Ashbud)

I don’t understand the negativity about projection and longevity, on me it is performing very well!... A very classy rose smell that would be fitting as a signature because you can wear it all year round, but can for sure be a bit too much on extremely hot summet days! I still have to get a bit used to it I guess, as it is fruity, tangy, rosy and herby all at once... Because it is a natural perfume (90 to 95 per cent of the fragrance collection is entirely from natural ingredients) the smell stays the same - so it doesn’t develop much - and is very pleasant as you don’t feel there would be anything artificial about it! I think that is a big plus, as I sometimes can’t anticipate how fragrances develop and secondly I tend to get nauseous from artificial fragrances.

A very pretty, summery rose fragrance that has that same tart peppery rose that I fell in love with in Dior Rose Gipsy and Jimmy Choo edt., both of which I already have. It is a little closer to the Jimmy Choo because of the fruit notes, but as in that fragrance, they are not very pronounced here. As this wears on it becomes more delicate, but still has presence. It smells great right now and I think might smell even prettier in warmer weather. If I didn't already have similar perfumes, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a bottle not only because I love the rose and pink pepper notes, but because the performance, especially for something in this line, is surprisingly good.

I have a few Aqua Allegoria bottles, and love their easy wearability in spring and summer. I bought Forte recently on a trip, after testing a sample a few times. This is my kind of rose - fruity, jammy, pretty. The initial peach note is truly peach-like, as if you have just bitten into a fresh fuzzy peach with a bit of juice running down your chin. This lasts a while, longer than an AA normally does. Bottle is beautiful with a nice diffusive spray, and I am glad Guerlain has not messed with the bottle presentation.

I love Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rossa! It is a more refreshing rose — with hints of almonds and pink pepper. At first whiff on my skin I got some pink rose-pink pepper vibes. Then on dry down, it’s more of a almondy-musky rose vibe with a hint of cassis and some patchouli. I totally recommend this if you all want a more intense rose fragrance.

It was the first fragrance my husband gave me, and it’s a love that will last forever. It lingers for a long time on every surface - my skin, clothes, even paper. It’s so pleasant and never becomes tiring. I’ve been wearing it for about three years now, and I can confidently say that as long as it’s available, I will always keep buying it.

This is one of those perfumes that creates an immediate impression. Normally this would not be a scent I like at all but this is done so well. The roses absolutely shine and the black currant supports the roses perfectly.

Super feminine, cute peachy roses. That's the best description of it - peachy roses. Ideal for every day but I wish it was stronger. My friends who are always beside me during the day said they couldn't smell anything.

This gorgeous rose is a joy to wear. It was a blind buy that I knew I would love. It is even more luscious than I thought it would be. The pink pepper seems to ignite the rose. This will be my summertime favorite.

This is very pleasant but sillage and longevity are terrible on me. I need to wear this with other rose fragrances to give it a bit of staying power. A shame for the price, I expected better.

All rose intense rose it’s ok can smell like a rosé candle if over sprayed Dry down 100% portrait of a lady can’t tell the difference side by side on my skin

Love this perfume. It smells a little like Diptyque Eau rose eau de parfum. The rose is amazing. But does not smell it on me after 1 hr.

I love Guerlain! I adore rose! I hate math, but here it’s simple even for me - this perfume is PERFECTION. ❤️🌹

Better, more complex version of Dior Rose N'Roses. Really cool and fresh rose. Good longevity and silage.

Initial spray, peach. Dries down to a juicy, fruity, rose.

Despite the name, AA Rosa Rossa Forte is a pink rose. Sweet and fruity, it is a light rose scent. I suspect that the original is much fresher, but I have never smelled it. Here, the rose note is initially rosewater-like, but it becomes sweeter, even slightly floriental, as it develops. I love rose, but while pleasant, this isn't the type of rose scent I typically favour, being aquatically sweet. Still, it is nicely-composed and lovely throughout. AARRF opens with light, fresh rose, bolstered by sweetly aquatic fruity notes. Tart, green cassis follows, adding some freshness, but it remains pretty sweet. The rose becomes jammier as it develops, still lightweight, but sweet, complemented by pink pepper at the heart. Patchouli follows, adding earthiness as it dries down, with the rose becoming increasingly powdery as it fades. A sweet amber-vanilla base accord emerges here, and it fades to a sweet musky skin scent. Sillage and longevity are moderate. A feminine summertime scent, more sweet than fresh, this rose floriental is pleasant and pretty, but nothing unusual. 3/5.

Very delicious, delicate, feminine, ethereal scent. It's a shame it lasts only for 2 hours. I overspray like crazy, I even spray on my clothes and hair, and it disappears so quickly, on my hair it lasts for about 5-6 hours but very close to it, not projecting. This type of perfume, that lasts like a body mist, should be reasonably priced. I got this bottle by swapping perfumes with a perfume lover in my community, what I swapped was worth $70, and the Rosa Rossa Forte had about 100 ml left, so I won't repurchase unless I find a 125 ml bottle at $85 or less. Otherwise, it's just not a good deal. Imagining this perfume had better longevity and projection, it would be an absolute love. But because of performance, is a 4 out of 5. I find it similar to La Colle Noir from Dior (which lasts just as poorly...). Very natural smelling and flirty romantic. I love the scent profile fruity floral in a rose-peach combo, LOVE IT.

The moment the sales associate sprayed Forte Rosa Rossa, my heart skipped a beat: I was greeted by a slightly sweet and fruity rose, which is how I love my rose scents. The combination of rose and cassis / blackcurrant usually smells heavenly to me. On skin, the fragrance lost some of its sweetness after around 30 minutes. At this point, rose, cassis and sandalwood dominated until around one hour into the drydown when the familiar soft muskiness of the Aqua Allegoria line started to appear. Now that the fragrance has fully dried down, it is indeed a little bit stronger than the original Rosa Rossa, but the muskiness took some of the initial magic and turned it into an average soft musky rose with an underlying sandalwoodiness. I see that many compare it to the Delina fragrances. Personally, I perceive the Delina line to be much stronger, muskier and fresher.