Aqua Allegoria Nettare di Sole

French Riviera in heels and an oversized floppy sun hat. This beauty opens with a burst of floral, honeyed sweetness from the orange blossom and the calabrian bergamot which accentuates the soft citrus with a green, almost aromatic note. The magnolia is already wanting to make an appearance here and my nose delights in the recognition of an old scent memory; ‘Royal Jelly’. But interestingly wrapped around these tops notes is an aquatic breeze - a mild, fresh spritz of sea salty air. It tempers the magnolia, which is not heavy or loud in the middle. It’s enough to keep the white floral and citrus continuing into the heart, but adds a mild creaminess. Here there is the sensual Arabian Jasmine but it’s brightened with the slightest touch of green rose. To my nose, the honey is more noticeable here in the middle, a floral warm honey, slightly animalic. On paper, this might sounds like a heady mix of warm, sweet, floral, but it’s not cloying or in your face. There’s a very slight clean soapiness. Its delightful! And then as it settles on my skin. Oh my happy heart, these ‘solar notes’. It’s like when you’ve been lying on the beach and caught the sun and your skin is starting to golden, you can smell the sun, traces of the salty sand and the creamy sun screen lotion, is that a hint of peach? It’s warm and comforting yet radiant and exotic. Now *real* royal jelly is a pungent, sour and tangy affair. So what is ‘Royal Jelly’ to me? It’s a scent memory I’ve been chasing for decades. A gift set of my mums, of bubble bath, body lotion and talcum powder that was in a navy box with gilded gold and ‘Royal Jelly’ scribed across it. It is memories of being frozen and soaked coming home from school in the snow, a warm bath run, then wrapped up in a cozy towel warmed up on the radiator, and ‘getting spoilt’ by gaining access to the ‘Royal Jelly’ talcum powder and fluffy powder applicator as a treat. This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to it .. but even better... Nettare di Sole means Nectar of the Sun, but I call it my little bottle of contradictions. It’s clean, fresh and floral yet sensual, creamy and decadent. Its holiday memories of sun-kissed skin and sunnies on, yet its also happy memories of comfort - wrapped up in a warm, cosy towel after a bath in the winter. Yes, I’ve a strong emotional scent memory to ‘Royal Jelly’. And I do think to young noses this might have a vintage feel to it, maybe soapy. It’s floral-honey as apposed to gourmand honey (which to my nose is more cinder-toffee honeycomb). But the really clever, interesting and well blended aquatic and solar notes in it add a modern twist. The dry down is such an happy place, it almost makes you smell like you’ve caught the sun on your skin whilst lying at the pool or on a beach. It’s the French Riviera in heels and an oversized floppy sun hat.

Nettare di Sole is an Aquatic Solar Floral with Honey that is very uplifting and warm. Upon first spritz it has a Musky Honey Bergamot blast. It is not sweet although very botanical. I could see this being off putting for some. However, give it a few minutes to develop and the juice becomes quite interesting. After the initial Bergamot Honey blast fades the Solar note and florals become more noticeable. The Orange Blossom is what is most pronounced. Secondly, I pick out the Magnolia above the Rose and Jasmine but I do detect them both as well. On my skin I also pick out the Aquatic note which is refreshing and it gives this AA a dewy nuance. At this point my mind goes to envisioning the Honeybees going about their busy work collecting the pollen from the beautiful flowers early in the morning. The dew drops sitting on, while some drip off, the petals. The calming humming noise of their wings fills the air ensuring me that the little Pollen Bandits will be making their precious Royal Jelly and Honey. These great magical Pollinators, no doubt, contribute so much to the World. Although I am allergic, I love the Honeybees. The Symbol of Guerlain. This Nettare di Sole represents them perfectly. On the dry down, I keep getting Musky Honey, the Solar note and Orange Blossom mainly with some Bergamot. Some reviewers said this juice smells synthetic. I do think it is the Solar and Aquatic Notes. But it is not any more synthetic smelling than any other perfumes that also have this notes. I must say I am glad I picked this up. It is a wondrous addition to my Aqua Allegoria Collection. I will be using this more for warm Summer mornings and nights. I think it will be best for then. In the midday heat it may be a bit overwhelming. The sillage for this is moderate. And the longevity is about eight hours on me. Give it a try.

So so let down by this fragrance. Such a big name but no performance at all. Weak, weak and weak is all that comes to mind when I think of describing it. I jumped the blind buy bandwagon on a you tuber's raving review. Quel dommage!!! Have a full bottle to lament. Dunno may be by some happy surprise I may perhaps find its wonders .. fat chance?!! But even after trying hard none of the notes are noteworthy to me. So I agree with Monsieur Persolaise this is nothing to demand such high price forget praise. Edit : I am glad and I am sorry. Glad that I am able to write that the perfume is beautiful. And sorry for my last review. Don't know what was wrong that day with my nose. All in all I am happy to have this in my collection before it is discontinued. The fragrance is a beautiful blend of flowers and honey and really gives the impression of nectar and bloom and the shining warm all enveloping sunrays. Longevity is quite impressive lasting 5-6 hours and sillage is moderate to good. Its v. unique for a floral combined with honey .. its sweet but not in the sugary syrupy way but sweet as in a sweet flower drawing bees to it .. a bouquet .. it feels like you're holding a fresh bouquet to your nose Wearing it for 2 weeks now and I am infatuated .. u wdnt imagine by looking at the notes that it wd b this interesting. There's a plant like bitter quality which makes this all the more appealing.. think of overgrown bushes full of chlorophyll and fields taken over by breeze buzzing with cicadas and therein the sweet perfume of some flowers

Quick first impression from a sample. Opens juicy and fresh, uplifting and natural. Feels more than just bergamot giving this fresh feel, maybe orange and grapefruit too as there’s a slight hint of bitterness to it. This citrus accord fades pretty quickly. In a short while I feel the florals and they arrive together to the party, their perfumes mingling into one beautiful bouquet. Actually not really a bouquet because the feeling that I get is the flowers are still alive and growing side by side. I don’t get a separate honey note at all, rather the flowers have a honeyed nuance to them, the affect reminds me of some honeyed flowers that are very popular with butterflies, I forget their name, usually pinks and purples sometimes white, but this very specific honeyed floral scent that’s quite intoxicating. The aquatic note is done with such a delicate touch that it merely lightens the feel, I don’t smell the ocean or seaweed or any typical modern aquatic notes thankfully. This feels like a “beachy” fragrance but executed with class and restraint. No coconut 🥳😀. I haven’t made it to the dry down yet but so far I really enjoy this. It’s not too rich or sweet for my tastes. Perhaps it’s not that original but how can anything these days be original and sell well? I’m considering buying this for spring and summer days, perhaps a holiday if I ever manage to get away 🍀🤞🏼

I finally took the plunge and ordered this alongside Marc Jacobs - Daisy Intense and Jimmy Choo - I want choo. All three fragrances are beautiful! I've been having terrible headaches these past weeks, so I wanted to revamp my fragrance collection with a few newbies. All of the fragrances mentioned are very fresh, slightly floral, slightly sweet (daisy intense the sweetest with very prominent honey and strawberry), and absolutely perfect for spring/summer. I was really trying to resist purchasing these for a while, but I sprayed Nettare Di Sole once more at work and all my colleagues commented on how lovely this scent is! I layered this with Daisy intense towards the end of the day and it was amazing. Daisy Intense mixed with Nettare Di Sole gives Nettare Di Sole slightly more depth and effect was amazing. It truly made the fragrance feel illuminated and I think that combo would work really nicely during the summer evenings ❥❥ As I had previously mentioned, Aqua Allegoria's really work nicely the hotter it is. The last week and half it has been super warm in Amsterdam (24+), and this did not disappoint. I highly recommend individuals to try this out and give it a fair chance. Ask for a sample if need be. P.S. I did notice on a paper strip this smells completely different than it does on skin x

[DECEMBER 2021] Not a fan of this line... BUT, perhaps also why I'm surprised Fragranticans were on their noses about Nettare Di Sole's fizzy sparkling aldehydes because this is my personal favourite Guerlain so far ...(!) Great replacement for Amouage Dia (which I have had bout 8mls from Amouage sample boxes by now) -- if you find Dia too low on longetivity, too overall musky but absolutely loved Dia's oakmoss-peach soapy fizzy effervescence then I personally would bring Guerlain's Nettare Di Sole home ; pleasantly light sunny fizzy Sprite-seltzer-soda aldehyde stuff with enough cidery lightly-touch Manuka sugarscrub-styled honey and edible flower petal garnish. This is now my go-to example of a good modern "budget" floral-aldehyde (emphasis on fizzy modern aldehydes ; no skanky musty civet musk, indolic "turning" jasmines or roses or "dark" smells here. Guerlain's Nettare Di Sole is light and pleasantly bright.) Love pairing this with Estee Lauder's Patchouli-jasmine Radiant Mirage, and especially if you can afford: The lindt cherry chocolate white flower edibleness of Lubin's Upper Ten For Her ! Happy Holidays ,

I absolutely LOVE this! Guerlain is one of my favourite fragrance houses followed by Dior and Maison Francis Kurdjian. I work in cosmetics and sprayed this today. I sprayed it around 11am and at 4pm this was still going strong. On me this is very prominent honey and a soft rose. Received two compliments after I could no longer smell it on myself (thank you face masks), but I guess others still could. I have been eyeing up Marc Jacobs Daisy intense and I think this two will pair BEAUTIFULLY! I really wanted 'ginger piccante' but now i'm stuck between the two lol. I will eventually end up getting both. For all my honey lovers, as much as reviews are helpful, I highly recommend you try perfumes out yourselves. Notes tend to come out different on everyones skin and you'll never know unless you try. Also, don't despair when you see negative reviews. Perfumes smell different on everyone!! Marc Jacobs 'Honey' was absolutely one of my faves, yet there were so many bad reviews. P.S. The warmer the weather, the nicer Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria's are! ❥

White florals and honey makes a beautiful pollen scent. I dont have any other comment besides it is a very solid white floral scent. My only negative mark is i wish the solar and bergamot note was more present. Definitely a safe blind buy for people who want a good spring fragrance. Edit: Okay so im updating this review because it's growing more and more on me as the each day passes. I'm taking back the part where i said it is just a white floral fragrance, it's much more than that. It makes the opening with a fresh gorgeous orange blossom followed with sweet honey and magnolias. In the dry down it turns to a more powdery honey and jasmine scent, very cozy and uplifting. Also contrary to most of the comments the logetivity is pretty decent on me it makes itself present for about 3 to 4 hours. Definitely gonna stay as one of my favorite scents in the foreseeable future.

Omg yess!!!! Ok I have over 100 perfumes. Some cheapie dupes, some expensive originals. Some classic quality ones but not so expensive. There’s a reason why Guerlain is one of the oldest and most respect French perfume houses in the world! I have not worn it all day yet but i sprayed in on my ant when i got it! Immediately i could smell a sweet citrus and what i can only describe as sunshine!! Like the smell of citrus fruits being warmed by the sun. That sweet zesty citrusy slightly salty but oh so wonderful aroma! And the scent stayed on my arm for longer than most of the middle eastern perfumes I’ve had sitting for weeks they fiddlers within 10 minutes! (Not all of them but a lot of them) This is a refreshing easy summer scent that would also be comforting for after a bath or shower. It’s perfect for any time The only problem is now i need to pay for a back up bottle

A nice fresh slightly powdery bar of soap sweetened with honey but not too sweet (at least on my skin) I’m not sure if it’s the orange blossom or something else but I can swear I feel the same soapy Ceder there is in infusion de cedre by Prada. Not thy same as strength and so on but it has this soapy quality just milder and sweeter. Now imagine you washed your hands with this soap and collected the water but made it fizzy and added citruses and honey in it- that’s the opening of this fragrance. I love it I wish it lasted longer but it’s edt after all. Still a love! Perfect for the summer! Got mine for 45€ for 125ml which is a steal. If I find a good priced refill probably gonna get it since I heard it’s discontinued.. not sure if the 125ml bottles are refillable tho. If anyone knows please let me know :)

I'm in love with this one. It's stunning, and possibly the little child of Jean Charles Brosseau' Fleurs d'Ombre_Ombre Bleu, and Marc Jacobs' Honey, to me. A.A.Nettare di Sole has on my skin a note I adore, like honey diluted in a liquid solution in which sodium bicarbonate is dissolved. Propolis kind of smell it occurs to me, probably as a result of magnolia, bergamot and honey, I don't know.. This fragrance is adorable and gorgeous, and my skin exalts it. An extraordinarily good and longlasting Aqua Allegoria, a lively and effervescent perfume. Sizzling and wet, umid like a watery fluid but not in a typical fresh kind of way. I just finish the travel format and I'm ready for a second capsule. Then the full bottle will come. I have no other words but bewitched by it.

OK- this went from a strong like to an absolute love! It opens with a creamy orange blossom that almost reminds me of classic Nivea lotion in the blue bottle, but an expensive version that evokes a rich woman on a luxurious vacation. I find it elegant but casual and relaxed. I also love wearing it to feel cozy but can see myself wearing it out to a patio dinner with friends. So easy to wear and the honey note brings in that sunny warmth implied by its name. Nectar of the sun indeed! I'm not a gourmand lover but the honey here is neither gourmand, cloying, nor heavy. As with Aqua Allegorias, this doesn't project a lot but it does stay on the skin for about 3 hours. Medium sillage but mostly wears close. Don't be afraid to overspray this one!

Here we have a beautifully constructed fragrance. The honey note is definitely the star of the show and it does represent Guerlain's association with bee protection in both, the bottle and the perfume. Opens aquatic which prevents the honey from being too sticky or heavy and develops into a delicate and warm floral, evoking a bright ray of sunshine on a beautiful Summer day. Wearing Nettari di Sole brings lots of comfort to me. It’s very natural, full of warmth, sun and joy and has become my favourite fragrance from the Aqua Allegoria series. Longevity is decent, around 6 hours but the projection is soft as this fragrance sits close to the skin after the first hour.

This is my favourite fragrance in the Aqua Allegoria series since Lys Soleia. Today I tested it again and I couldn't understand why I smell some cinnamon or something that reminds me a lot of cinnamon. I believe it's the combination of honey with those creamy, white flowers. It stays really warm on my skin with honey being prominent, later turns more fresh with orange blossom. Overall, it's an incredible journey full of warmth, sunshine and joy. If you are into warmer, creamier summer fragrances, you will adore this. I will definitely be getting a few bottles already before it disappears/ is discontinued...

Have been blending this with my natural honey oils I've accumulated off Etsy ranging from beehive beeswax, earthy floral pollen like, to sweeter mmmm oils... Since I haven't been able to find the one and only blending is where I'm at with finding the right "all in one" Honey (obsessed really) elixir perfume. Alone this begins fresh and almost would miss the honey notes until the base presents fully with your body heat... and love how this juice just resonates with my chemistry/aura. Am smitten completely by this newest of the Guerlain Aqua Allegoria offerings.

I had been wanting this for the past 2 summers, but finally got it this year! I am glad I didn't listen to the mixed comments in the end and relied on my memory of this scent. I have tried it several times over the years. I like the honey note and slight soapyness. A clean yet floral fruity fragrance. It is my 3rd bottle from the aqua allegoria line. This is great for lazy days when you are not sure what to choose but want to feel refreshed and comforted. I got it on discount a good offer from allbeauty for a 125ml bottle which will last me ages!

Ahmazzzzing scent but zero longevity. Lasts at best two hours (more like one hour) and you’ll get a nuclear scent bubble if you overspray during the first 30 mins. This is the absolutely most beautiful solar scent with like citrus and aquatic vibes. Absolutely light and airy and great for summer. If only it was more stable and didn’t evaporate almost immediately. I still love my bottle and would repurchase Scent 10/10 Longevity 2/10 Projection 7/10 (during the first hour)

Beautifully done honey fragrance, does justice to Guerlain’s association with the bee and doesn’t disappoint. Aquatic in the opening which keeps it from getting too sticky or heavy, it settles into a very pretty, warm honeyed floral. Like a ray of golden sunshine on a Summer’s day. It feels special and different to other Aqua Allegorias, worth trying even if you own a few from the line already. Decent projection and longevity. Lovely.

I wasn't blown away at first – it took me several hours to fall in love. The honey in this fragrance is delicious. It smells like a warm summer evening in the garden (golden light and long shadows, a garden party, the quiet buzz of the last bees before they head back to the hive), though occasionally I'm also reminded of a sunny day in the snow. Long lasting but intimate. Comforting and addictive.

The start is a bit boring and flat. For first hour it smells with pure orange blossom..BUT..then it opens up beautifully with honey..natural honey and beautiful miz of flowers. Sillage at first is medium, so orange blossom is more powerful. But then the main beauty- honey with flowers unfortunately sits close to the skin.. The phase of fragrance which I like is too silent.

This smells like holidays on the west coast of France. Airy and solar without coconut or tiare flower, just about sun and air and sea. Like French women like their fragrances: classy, discreet and absolutely seductive. Warmed cotton and just a touch of perfume. Your skin, better 😊

An absolute dream. I’m a sucker for orange blossom, neroli and warmer citrusses, and this is so fresh and light and summery and a little green. It makes me dream of a mediterranean sea view from a sun scorched island. Projection and longevity are very good for an EDT.

This smells like bright summer day, it's fresh and sweet. I love it, but as with all the acqua allegorias i wish it lasted a little longer. It doesn't linger on my skin at all, it just disappears. For the price I pay, it's not worth the experience.

Refreshing honeyed white flowers. Honey is a textural thing; adds viscosity not sweetness. Warm, sunny, slight floral sweetness. Longevity is better than the average AA. I see a flower meadow near water with lots of bees on a hot summers day

If you could eat sun rays dipped in honey it would taste of this. It can be a bit overwhelming at first, mind you. But as it’s an Aqua Allegoria, it turns superb really nicely. Very present guerlinade. Antidepressant.

Love this! It’s light and airy, bright and not too heavy on the florals. It’s perfect for hot days. It has great projection and smells clean and classy without being overpowering. It’s the perfect summer staple!

Starts wondrously. Heavenly, so much sweet honey. Yes it is solar, but somehow like cold sun.. Truly amazing, but it dries down to soap. Suddenly dissapoimtment.

This smells like what Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc SHOULD smell like. It smells like high end sun screen, pool side, at a luxury resort on a warm spring day.

Wow, this is sunshine in a bottle. For me could be a masculine, not too sweet or femme

I love this fragrance, but I'm heartbroken. I guess it's because of the way I stored the fragrance or because of the reformulation. Most probably the temperature changed it. When I fell in love with it, it was thanks to the creaminess of magnolia in light honey, watery notes, everything was perfect. It was photorealistic. I could feel that I was transported in time⏳and space 🌌. It’s spring 🌱-summer ☀️, morning, it’s sunrise (solar notes), and I’m walking in a field of flowers (flower notes), and the buzzing bees are collecting honey (honey note). The air is fresh (bergamot), full of oxygen, clean and colder (watery notes) from the past night, but the sun (solar notes) is warming my skin, creating a perfect cozy, soft (thanks to magnolia) environment. I walk barefoot and my feet are wet because of the morning dew (watery notes). I felt careless and free when I smell it for the first time. I felt like I teleported into a place where I could enjoy the small beautiful things from nature, and we can enjoy the small things when we are free from worries — something that I lack so much now with two jobs. So I bought it to have these small moments from time to time, as a mood booster, but now that I transported it wrong, it smells different. No bergamot, magnolia is also not that creamy, solar and watery notes are weaker, and I smell it as very soapy - powdery. I don't like powdery scents. I'm very sad. I went to a local perfume shop to make a comparison, and their Nettare di Sole smells the right way. 😔 I tested Elie Saab - Le Parfum - it's similar. Nettare di sole is green, youthful, full of life, goes good for refined young ladies, the vibe of a non rebellious teenager and Elie Saab is still a fresh white flowers-honey scent, but is more for special occasions, formal meetings, still youthful, but not that much. It's a redundancy, but if you really like the scents you could have both because Nettare di sole is more of a daily scent, or going out in park scent, excellent mood booster, works good at school/work and Elie Saab could be used for this too, but I see it more for dinners, events, it's a bit more royal, but by that I don't mean better quality. Nettare di sole is much deeper and not to forget that it's photorealistic, Elie Saab is just a beautiful scent. https://youtu.be/-raZQr5-f2A?si=318vJ3B5wIreZsZB Just found a video where they show how Jasmine sambac is extracted, really nice to know how much work is behind this perfume.

Nettare di Sole is such an appealing name for me personally for a fragrance. I am a huge gourmand lover and sun chaser! This should have been the fragrance I would adore! Top tier in my collection. Forever repurchase! If only would have more substance and more intensity. It’s just a very faint, inoffensive version of what I did expected from the name. It’s an aquatic, slightly sweet, slightly warm feeling jasmine, magnolia, orange blossom and rose. Mainly a solar floral without much of the nectar richness expected from the name! I get the tiniest amount of sweetness from the honey but all these gorgeous notes with amazing potential for a great spring/summer scent are so faint and diluted that in 3 hours there’s nothing left! On the positive side, it smells really natural. It is like walking in your garden during morning in the late spring when all the flowers are in full bloom. That very realistic smell! There no nectar here, just some sunny vibe.

Okay, so, it is a nice perfume... It has an amazing smell the first 20 minutes or so. And then it just gets sad. And starts to remind me of inexpensive body sprays from brands like Victoria's Secret... The leftover smell is not bad, however it is underwhelming, compared to what the first 20 minutes were like. At first I get a strong whip of bergamot and orange blossom, then it starts to become sweet, and I get magnolia, jasmine, rose and synthetic honey. Sometimes it has notes of nuts, I mean coconut, sweet almonds. It is beautiful. However, in 5 minutes of enjoying that beautiful smell, you are only left with the synthetic honey notes. From start to finish the perfume only lasts 1-1.5 hours. After the 1st hour it is only like skin scent. I would love if I could get the first 20 minutes of this perfume, that would last at least 2 hours.

Smells like cleaning a delicate drizzling of honey off of velvety flower petals with orange blossom water in a spray bottle on a hot day and the honeyed water evaporates into a perfumed steam rising off of the flowers almost on contact. Very floral and very solar. Slightly soapy and ever so slightly herbal. The honey is more dirty and tangy than sweet. It is subdued enough to not veer into pissy territory though and adds a slight raw, earthy edge to an otherwise gentle and refined fragrance. The florals are very powdery on my skin but there is an undeniably wet, misty quality going on at the same time. This smells expensive yet comforting and leisurely at the same time. Very much a “treat yourself” type of easy reach for the warmer months.

I super wish there was more honey in this! I think I may be more of a gourmand fan than I thought. Will test again another day to see if it's more noticeable. Also, on me this is literally just CK One in a floral dress. (Both come off super aquatic and citrus on me - only difference is the florals stick around for longer here/are present at all!) I was trying forever to place it. This would be a very safe summer gift for someone for that reason - elegant and relaxed without being too pretty-pretty. However, I wouldn't buy a full-sized bottle for myself without a pretty hefty discount, especially since I own a full size of the aforementioned CK One. (Worth noting that perfume always smells 'colder' and greener/more aquatic on me, so YMMV.)

What is with the hate? I just don't get it. I get that honey or very light fragrances might not be your cup of tea, but people seem to be decimating it here. At first sniff I wasn't blown away by this fragrance. I tend to think honey in fragrance is gross as it reminds me of this urine-like scent. But the other notes in this round this fragrance to this creamy, soft, just-out-of-the-shower on a bright and sunny day vibe. It is definitely a warm weather perfume that you're better suited to wear during the day, as the longevity is not the best. When I was at the Guerlain counter, I told the associate helping me that I want a clean, shower-like scent and I believe she delivered.

A shimmering ode to honeyed magnolia, this fragrance opens with an aquatic, citrusy sparkle of neroli and zesty citrus, clean and radiant yet delightfully clear of soapiness. As it dries, it reveals a soft powderiness entwined with luminous white florals, as if kissed by summer’s golden glow. There’s a whisper of nectarous honey weaving through, this a warm annd ethereal sweetness that feels both grounded and airy all at once. I do find this later, quieter sweetness more delicate than dazzling though, the finish maybe lacking the initial vibrant magic. Still the fragrance remains a tender, golden whisper of summer, and a youthful love letter to those sunlit days.

Absolutely lovely, super creamy honeyed orange blossom. I immediately fell for this scent last year when it was issued but i got a full bottle just now to celebrate the beginning of summer. It's definitely a summer fragrance. I love orange blossom but here its not the freshest type. No citrus but a sweet lovely honey note that is very persistent all the way through. The base is a cozy creamy musky vanilic base, very hugging. I truly love it, its the perfect comfort scent, sweet but not cloying, however you must love honey. My only complaint is the lasting power: after 2 hours it disappears on my skin. I wish they made it longer-lasting, like in a edp form .

Cynical people (myself included) scoff at the mention of Solar notes, however both these new Aqua Allegorias are like... okay. Solar notes. Fine. Fine. No problem. Solar notes, I get that. This is a really lovely floral emalgum. It’s not a traditional magnolia nor is it an orange blossom, it’s a lovely blend. I wish I smelled honey, but I don’t, what I do get it an ambery warmth emanating from the base, it makes the perfume frankly. Yeah so I like it Though, I thought it was very good. This review needs an update at some point because it was an initial take, a very positive one at that.

This is a beautiful soft summer fragrance. No musk, think clean linens hung to dry outside, warmed by the sun. To me this has elegant, clean girl vibes. I could see it shining after a day at the beach complemented by salty air and sun warmed skin. The orange blossom scent is soft, not overly sweet. The dry down has an almost masculine touch. Will be trying it out on my husband as the overall affect makes me think of clean laundry, warm, fresh. Does not last long but I can’t wait to where it this summer. Inoffensive and easy to wear. I bought it off of Fragrancenet at a great price

Natural and clean smelling citrus-orange blossom-white floral. Honey is not apparent, nor are the aquatic or solar notes. It is indeed a tad soapy, as with all orange blossom dominant perfumes. I like this one though. Reminds me of Yves Rocher Secret d'essences Neroli. I think this is great for layering, not very long-lasting though, as is the entire line. This is one of the better performers though, still it is more a cologne than a perfume, but they are ment as such. Good for hot weather. If you're looking for a summery orange blossom of quality this might be for you.

Nice and moderate fresh scent. Slightly sweet, but not much, which is good. Some white flowers, also very nice. Gives a nice fresh feeling and since it is not strong and I don't want to flare outside, it is a safe scent to use when going out. I bought it blindly second hand because of cheap price and I am not disappointed, nice fresh addition to my collection. // I happened to be the 1000th voter here :) although I know this number may occasionally go smaller a bit so I may not be the only one.

As soon as you spray you get a blast of floral, thick raw honey, which quickly dissipates leaving the scent of citrus blossoms on a spring day. This scent is made to make you feel like you’re peeling bergamotes in the sun. It’s sweet without being a gourmand, citrus without being sour, floral without smelling like a bouquet. A perfect pick me up, beautiful, light, inoffensive. She’s young, outgoing, kind, bubbly, a pleasure to be with, but still spontaneous. No one could hate her.

A light, solar orange blossom with vanilla and honey at the base. Sunny, fresh, warm, floral, and lovely. Wouldn't pay full price for a bottle but I'll keep my eye out for a discounted one. :) Edited to say that this does smell vaguely reminiscent of an 80s maxipad (as another reviewer mentioned) with how the honey/beeswax comes across as slightly plasticky, but that doesn't take away from how much I enjoy this. It's a comforting scent.

This is such a elevated spring/summer scent. Mature without being vintage. On me the citrus hangs around for quite a while. The white florals are wrapped in sweet honey. I don't get any rose from this but the jasmine is prominent. I could have swore their was a tea note in this but I think it's the solar and water notes that's pulling salty on me. Absolutely beautiful . ⭐ longevity - 4/6 hours ⭐Sillage - Moderate

Very pleasant creamy honey mixed with soft aquatic note. The airy part of honey empowered by watery part of freesias and it mixed so good that you don’t understand where honey tone is finishing and aquatic pat starting. Comfortable and inoffensive. Lasts less than an hour in a hot humid climate. Sometimes very herbal notes appeared like from phytotherapy and that moment perfume made real wow effect on me.

Lovely. Clean and powdery with shimmering bergamot. Guerlain's bergamot is always so uplifting. The floral notes and honey complement one another well to yield a fresh and summery perfume that really works on a sunny day. Edit: this just grows and grows and grows on me. It smells like the sun at the beach. I love it, and am sad it is discontinued. Still, seems easy enough to get bottles (for now).

Nettare di Sole is very refreshing and, in a way unusual. However, except for the orange blossom opening, it has already been done and has a name - Fiore del Onda by L'Erbolario. They are both gorgeous salty sea renditions and practically identical in terms of scent and longevity. I guess it comes down to personal preference and the fact that L'Erboalrio is much more affordable.

The aquatic note in the opening throws me a bit each time. I wonder how the whole composition might land without it, because it's my least favorite part. What's left after is beautiful - powdery pollen and something my nose reads as ylang, though it's not listed. It's sweet, but a clean, "dry" sweet. I was worried it would be suffocating in warm temps, but it's really not.

To my nose this is very aldehydic. It can smell beautifully on the right skin, but it doesn't agree with mine. The longevity is really good for a light scent, so worth giving a try if you like aldehydes. Quite a few reviews complain about not enough honey here, but that's something I personally appreciate in Aqua Allegorias that they're not too sweet in general.

Heaven! Didn't like this fragrance at first. The opening smells like fizzy champagne to me, really tickles in the nose, but turns into nice citrusy-airy after 5 minutes. Bein' my first honey fragrance can't compare with other, the honey is soft, warm not headache like, leaves skin scent 4 hours after applying