Aqua Allegoria Pera Granita

Pera Granita is the second Aqua Allegoria in my wardrobe and like Pamplelune, it will always have a space in my collection because of its pure versatility, freshness and ease of wear. The opening is very reminiscent of pamplelune, it has a bright blast of fresh, realistic, pithy grapefruit, but, the grapefruit is masterfully blended with a healthy dose of lemon and bergamot which further accentuate the freshness of Pera Granita. After about 10 minutes, pear (like the name suggests) makes a grand enterance but its very juicy and almost aquatic in nature, but it never veers into full on aquatic territory or becomes syrupy thanks to the inclusion of orange blossom and osmanthus. After a good 2 hours, a gentle cedar and white musk wrap up the base and finish off the composition, but Pera Granita retains its freshness and the fresh citruses are still present, light but still there nonetheless which makes it perfect for extremely warm days. The longevity is decent with me getting about 7 hours of wear with a surprisingly moderate bordering on strong silage. Its perfect for casual wear and can easily be worn to the office during the warmer months, it gives an air of freshness and confidence as well which I love. I can't help but imagine that this is what Meredith Grey would wear, its fresh and airy so would work well in a hospital setting but it also oozes confidence as well as being uplifting. I love this and will repurchase again and again and again

This one opens yummy with capital YUM. I swear it’s the exact smell of passion fruit nectar for making cocktail.🍹🍹🍹 🍋 🍐 This is a dead-on passion fruit to me, despite the notes saying citrus, pear and florals. But it makes total sense because the smell of passion fruit always translates to me as tangy, sweet and a little bit floral. So when you put together tangy citrus, sweet pear and jammy osmanthus, I get a sophisticated mist of passion fruit. The cocktail reference is totally accurate as well. This is quite a floral fragrance. The floral notes gradually take control and add a tinge of bitterness to the mix, just like the taste of alcohol. And because of that cocktail vibe, I get the Escada perfume reference as well. However this smells better than all the Escada perfumes I have tried. I find the sweetness in this vibrant, comforting and authentic. It also dries down to a nice, apricot-ish floral. This is the strongest and most fruity one so far from all the Aqua Allegoria I have tried (Flora Rosa, Rosa Pop, Rosa Rossa, Teazzurra, Herba Fresca, Limón Verde). I can’t stand majority of the sweet and fruity scents out there (MJ Daisy Love almost made me puke), but this one draws the line for me. Now I look forward to smelling Passiflora, the actual passion fruit perfume.

Absolutely love this fragrance! I understand that the Aqua allegoria line is meant for summer and obviously this scent too works just wonderfully as a summer refresher, although it is a more "perfumey" scent than many (most) of the more citrusy members of the line. This one is sweeter, especially with the first burst, and a more developing scent than, let's say the Pamplune, Mandarine basilic or Bergamote de Calabria members of the family. Some might even say there is a distinct "shampoo" note at the beginning that refines itself as time passes. Of course, as with other Aqua allegorias you need to respray, at the latest by the fourth hour mark. But what I use this scent for is ... a mood lifter in the middle of winter; January with it's short and cold days when after the holiday season faced with the fact that the spring is quite far, far away... After a hot shower, and/or coming home through the blizzard, this is pure aromatherapy! I got mine for a ridiculous price - Guerlain is in the process of changing the bottles, so you might find the previous bottles with a heavy discount - grab it while you can, because as we all know "winter is coming", at least as sure as every other year ...

When I first got this and tested it on the skin, I got guava in the opening. I love guava, it's my favorite fruit in the world, but I'm not sure I want to smell like that. And it's definitely not what I want from a pear perfume. That citrusy tartness stayed throughout, and I got only a hint of pear. Today I tried it again. Fresh out of the shower, I moisturized with a heavy cocoa butter lotion and this over the top. The opening is still citrusy guava to me, but after about 30 minutes, I started getting this gorgeous soft creamy pear, and I love it so much. This is going to be a go-to combination for me this summer. The sweetness of the lotion brings out the pear, and the freshness of the perfume lifts and brightens the cloying sweetness of the lotion. Together they make a soft subtle, creamy, fruity, just yummy skin scent. PERFECTION! So if you're struggling with this one, try pairing it with a sweet gourmand-y body lotion to round it out.

It's not my favorite from the Aqua Allegoria line. I would have loved a pear centered perfume, but this is not what I'm looking for. The grapefruit and bergamot take a lot of space, I don't think the pear was the star, for me it's more citrusy floral, not the pear sorbet or even fresh pear floral like I wished it was. It starts as a bergamot tropical scent, then citrusy floral, maybe too musky for my taste, then it gets woodier, after 4-5 hours I barely can smell anything. It's not the worst perfume ever, I will finish my sample, I will try it more, but I think I can found a better pear perfume and for a citrusy floral, I'm pretty sure I have perfumes I prefer in my collection. Edit: I finished the sample and I found out I quite like it, in a very safe way. Like I've said I feel the pear is too in the background, but I smelled it better now after a couple of tries. I don't know if I will buy it, but I enjoyed it.

I live in humid Florida & I am writing this review in the middle of summer. This scent is divine. I love it so much!! I got a sample from Nordstrom with a Guerlain purchase I made recently, and I was completely shocked at how much I truly loved this scent. It’s not overwhelming but definitely noticeable. Quite beautiful & elegant. The scent instantly brings happiness, a mood brightener for sure, so lovely, dare I say even a little bit sexy. I love the juicy pear scent with the underlying grapefruit & lemon. I am not good at describing fragrances, but I loved the sample so much I immediately went online and ordered the largest bottle of it. One spray lasted about 3-4 hours on me, and I’m ok with that. I was more than happy to spray myself again around 4 to 5 hours later. If you live in a hot & humid environment like me, I highly recommend you try this lovely summer fragrance.

I love the pear note in scents and in this one there is a lovely very fresh and sweet juicy pear note that dominates this scent for me together with the flowers. It's hard for me to belive that there is only supposed to be orange blossom and osmanthus as flowery notes in this, since I think I'm catching a lot more and even the ad for this has so much more flowers displayed in it. The citruces in this are not overpowering in this one and I don't feel like this could remind anyone of an air refreshener or toilet cleaner smell (so often associated with citrucy scents). The pear and flower notes also keep this from becoming too after shave like. This is a very nice refreshing and slightly sweet scent dominated by the lovely pear and some floral notes, the citruses keeping this fresh all the way.

Fresh and fruity! I love realistic fruit scents, a big fan of this one and also mandarin basillic. With the first 3 days of me wearing this fragrance to work I got compliments on it everyday! I was surprised ri hear it since it had been at least 3-4 hours since I put it on and the aqua allegoria line is not known for being long lasting. It’s perfect, not particularly crazy unique but beautiful and pleasant enough, I feel most people would enjoy it and is a safe blind by for those that are a fan of fruity scents

Just starting my own little collection of scents. I just received a bottle of this. I now have 3 Aqua Allegoria’s and so far this is my favorite among them. I’m a sucker for fruity scents. This is sweet citrus and pear juice in a bottle. I feel happy sniffing it, but I would imagine not wearing it everyday. It’s not as fresh as the other two Allegoria’s I own: Herba Fresca and Flora Rosa. Perhaps some layering would work as a go-to. I’m in love.

Love this! Fresh, fruity, and some underlying deep floral notes. I can sense a slight pear note, but it’s mostly just a sweet fruity cocktail topped off with candied flower petals - definitely the refreshing “granita/ pear sorbet” as stated. However, it’s identical to Elizabeth Arden’s Green Tea Nectarine Blossom. That one is much cheaper and both perfumes perform similarly, though I think the EA is punching above its weight.

This has been my favourite one so far. I ordered Pera Granita, Herba Fresca and Passiflora (Limone Verde is on its way). More skillfully blended than Herba Fresca and Passifora. I can detect grapefruit, lemon rind, white florals, pear, musk and dry tea (tea before it's seeped). Maybe, the latter is the osmanthus. It smells like an expensive perfume (still a skin scent) but, light and Summery. Lovely!

Completely agree with Nadia1401. I don't smell much of the pear, it is there but quite overshadowed by the grapefruit. I think what I'm smelling now (10 minutes after spraying it on my skin) is hedione. It definitely reminds me of shampoo too. It's a fresh and sweet and fruity scent. Safe to wear everyday in the summer. Longevity isn't anything special, sadly.

I've tested some of these Aqua Allegoria scents and admired the bottles, wanting to find my true love among these. This is it! I love pear in perfumes and in Pera Granita pear is combined with citrus fruit, and that creates a soft and yet fresh aroma. I could swim in this.. This is a very happy scent, a mood lifter.This will be my spring and summer scent.

Light and fresh, grapefruit scent with a bit of lemon, pear, orange blossom, subtle musk and green wave of moss. The whole composition is full of harmony and tranquility. I've loved it at the first sniff! :) Update: I can tell you that it smells greatly on a skin, like a soft citrus, all the time. I can feel like I was in a blooming orchard. Just lovely!

This is so beautiful. It's like you just picked up a fresh pear from the tree and juiced it, then put a few drops of honey in it. So delicious smelling and extremely natural. I dont mind spraying this over and over. I get why they didn't put a lot of ingredients to better out the longevity, it's for the sake of keeping this line so natural smelling.🥰🥰

I always go for orange, lemon or grapefruit scents alone but when I saw this at the shop and read that it was pear i was quite sceptic. I tried it on and fell in love with it. The at the first sprits the grapefruit scent was prominent. As it dries down, the pear starts to linger. I love the clean combination of the pear and greapfruit.

For me this one is a super love!! I really do truly adore the lightweight note combination, it is fruity, subtle, and hugely uplifting! Straight up - the silage is awful, so overspray plus fabric, and respray will be needed, but in spite of all that I STILL love it enough to have both big and small bottles and it is in regular use. 😊

SUPER underrated fresh out of the shower 'clean girl' scent. Its in the same category as the fruity floral scents that remind you of shampoo, but this is the more elevated version of that, it smells expensive instead of cheap. Its quite a simple scent, its pear and citrus, but its blended so beautifully. My go to for hot days.

Picked this up a few days ago, and even if it's winter, and this is very much a summer fragrance I really like it. Can't wait for summer try it in hot weather. It reminds med a bit of Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, but a bit more citrusy. Fresh and summery, but still a bit more grown up than some other similar scents.

A safe, fresh floral fruity fragrance that works well in hot weather. Nothing groundbreaking but that's exactly how I like my fragrances. On me I get a lot of pear and osmanthus. I'd love this more if it had better longevity but I have to re-spray after 3 hours.