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.

First blast was overwhelming Grapefruit,but after a little while it mellows significantly and turns lush and fresh. After the drydown I get an almost lemon cupcake smell. It's lovely, but I definetly do not detect any Pear whatsoever.

Wow this is the most realistic juicy red grapefruit smell I looove it. I wasn't ever huge on citrus until I smelt this and Pacific lime by atelier colonge . Instantly needed to add this to my buy list ! So juicy and delicious 😍

very fresh yet elegant perfume especially in hot weathers . it's perfect during summer days .I liked it sooooo much and recommend it . Unfortunately it doesn't come as a perfume only toilet so you must spray it all the time.

Love, love, love! Very youthful, sparkly and zesty! I love this for spring and summer! A bubbly version of Sicily by Mancera. The same topnotes, but with a fresher drydown. Just an allround safe, citrus, amazing scent.

free sample from Sephora and I need the full size bottle, The scent is sublime and has pretty good longevity, beautiful fresh grapefruit scent with a bit of pear clean fresh outdoors, love love love this scent

I LOVE this scent! Yesterday I tried it in a store along with several other Aqua Allegoria EDTs and this one I really, really like. But the price... 75ml for $72... seemed too high to me.

Pear + pomegranate! (wine-y redberry note, I smell astringency of crushed pomegranate seeds too) + grapefruit + fresh cut nettle leaves? (or other weed). Nice, sunny scent.

Fresh and young. After the first grapefruit blast in your face, the scent becomes gentle and little bit sweet, but not sugary. I feel so, so refreshed wearing this one.

Délicieuse eau pour l'été et le printemps ! Je trouve l'odeur très addictive :) bonne tenue pour une eau légère

Fresh and juicy. I just wish this perfume was stronger and longer lasting.

Very nice and fresh scent. Like shampoo-fresh.

The Aqua allegoria line is beautiful and feminine. NATURAL elegant summer scents. Bottles are gorgeous. I wish they were more longlasting. Would buy more if they were more powerful. They are fancy sophisticated intimate edts to me. This one in particular is lovely! The citrus/grapefruit keeps it fresh and the pear makes it slightly juicy sweet. The citrus is not overpowering and they've created a perfect blend of all notes. It dries down creamy and beautifully and the citrus gently vanish into the background. A very safe buy for those who doesn't need loud scents - but for those who wants to smell nice and pretty! I really appreciate an easy can't go wrong, grab and go, feel fresh and lush kinda scent. You never need to worry about it being offensive, cloyingly sweet or artificial. Biggest downside is of course that you have to re-apply a lot. Lasts only for 2-3 hours tops then it's gone. We need an Aqua allegoria extreme absolu line NOW please! Pera granita makes me want to put a floral dress on with some dainty jewelries, soft pink lipstick and curl my hair with soft curls and dance or lay down on a field of fresh grass and florals under the sun! This makes me feel super feminine and happy! I could wear this every day during the spring and especially during hot summer-days.

I just received a sample of this after wanting to try it for some time, and I’ve already tried several other Aqua Allegorias and enjoy most if not all of those. I love the scent of pear, but it’s rare to find a pear perfume that smells realistic. Unfortunately, I don’t get pear from this. It smells really nice, fruity and fresh like the other AA EDTs, but I’m struggling to find the pear. Rather, it smells like vague citrus and summer fruit with some light florals mixed in, but surprisingly it smells very similar to Mandarine Basilic (at least to my nose), perhaps even a cross between Mandarine Basilic and Rosa Rossa. It also has a slight shampoo-like note in the background giving it that “clean” smell. I do like it— it’s very inoffensive and pleasant— but it’s not groundbreaking. I’ll finish my sample and edit my review if my opinion changes, but as of right now I don’t see myself buying a full bottle. Pampellune and Nerolia Vetiver are still my favorites of the Aqua Allegoria EDTs. Btw, for anyone looking for a realistic pear, Lush used to make a body spray called Golden Pear, a Christmas exclusive that smells like spiced pear. That is my favorite pear which I can confidently recommend to anyone looking for a pear fragrance.

Firstly, the longevity and sillage are pitiful. This needs to be addressed, because if you enjoy reapplying and find this scent worth the money, it's probably not a deal breaker. This is truly no better than a body spray, and you *will* need to decant and take some with you if you're out and about with any hope of this enduring more than an hour or two (if you're lucky). With the negatives being stated ^; I find this better than a lot of current releases containing pear these days. This is more crisp, more natural, and strikes as more of a quality fragrance than Irresistible and the like, as if this was the inspiration for many of them. So far, this is the best of the type I've tried, it's just a "truer" pear. It's a "quenching" scent that can literally uplift the mood. Bottled sunshine 😊 I love the citruses, and think grapefruit is the forerunner. The pear is super obvious, and super juicy. There's a touch of orange blossom, that I also think is pretty easy to pick out...while the other notes kind of gel into a general undertone. I like it, but I'm not paying the asking price for it. Maybe if it lasted longer...

Pera Granita is clean and fizzy musk with citrus, pear, and white florals~ I wish the pear was more dominant and that it lasted longer! This is more of a citrus scent than a pear one, despite the name! It has a soapy bubble bath quality, and the sparkly/fizzy qualities feel like bubbles popping~ Its refreshing and clean, and great if you want to feel sparkling or fresh out of a shower! It evokes a minimalist, but in bright whites and vibrant prints~ There's something simple but animated to this scent! On me, spraying too directly can affect my headaches but it isn't *too* overpowering.. If I spray once and pass through it, I can usually avoid problems ^^; A great daytime scent, and easy to wear year round, even in the heat! I really want to like it, especially for the gorgeous citruses.. I just get hung up on the sharpness and soapiness, as those don't particularly suit me.. Hmm.. It'll probably still be something I reach for from time to time!

12/1/19 - at first spray, I got a sweat note. “Oh, noooooo...”, I thought. I was already planning on when and how I’d return it. Then I let it settle. In about a half hour, I was swooning - I love this EDT! The best way I can sum it up is it starts fresh and crisp but ends up being powdery-floral. Back in my youth, I used to wear a frag by Laura Ashley named, “Emma”. The most recent Emma doesn’t smell exactly like what I remember and wore 30+ years ago. But Pera Granita reminds me a lot of the original Emma. Pera Granita would be a safe pick for a gift for someone who likes very feminine smelling perfumes because it’s so innocent. Because it’s so florally-sweet, be careful not to overspray or you may risk offending others around you. (Go slow with it until you find your comfort zone too.) Top: grapefruit, bergamot, lemon Heart: orange blossom, osmanthus, pear Base: moss, white musk and cedarwood

This is a middle of the range Allegoria, not the best not the worst. The grapefruit is quite intense on opening but dies down a bit. Its more aromatic than I would have anticipated based onto the notes. Its difficult for me to sense the pear, which is a softer, sweeter scent, its overpowered, on my skin, by the sharper notes of the citruses (grapefruit and bergamot is what I get most). It seems to have weaker longevity than some of the other allegorias. Its fresh and tangy, a lovely summer scent. I am happy to use up my bottle but will not be repurchasing as some of the other allegorias are better in my opinion. I was hoping for some soft candy pear but this is more grapefruit - different from the pampelune however. I have to say, this has the worst longevity of any Guerlain I have ever tried, its barely noticeable after an hour or so.

At first I thought this should rather be called Pamplemousse Granita, because it opens up with an intense grapefruit. And for some reason I also smelled an unlisted dewy rose note in this each and every time I tried. The overall impression is a sugared pink grapefruit. After a few minutes, the titular pear comes out and blends in with the citrus. It's very crisp and cool, not as sweet as in many other scents with a pear note. The other notes are very subdued, this is all about the fresh fruits. Pera Granita is a lively, sparkling scent, ideal for warm days as it's super refreshing. I don't feel like I need it, but I'm not a citrus enthusiast. If pear and grapefruit are both among your favorite notes, you should love it.

Think a crisp bite of pear zested with sweet sweet grapefruit, sparkling and refreshing to the max. Pera Granita is a masterclass in freshie simplicity, opening with a super effervescent juiciness and settling as a super duper charming and airy, pear-centric delight. Beyond that however, I've gotta admit that there’s not much more to discover. But more than lacking depth, longevity is its Achilles’ heel. This fragrance is as playful as it is goddamn light, evaporating almost as soon as it begins, leaving little more than a memory. Well, not all good things should be expected to last — PG indeed excels at being a little slice of summer escapade bottled for the here and now.

Tried this by chance and I was so surprised. I generally am not a fan of pear but do not be put off by the name, the main note here is the grapefruit. I had been looking for a fresh grapefruit scent for a long time. I tried this on one arm and Pamplelune on the other. With my particular skin chemistry, this worked absolutely great, so much that after trying it on my skin and letting it sit for 10 minutes I decided to get myself the big bottle. Definitely needs to be tried on the skin as it is very different than on a tester card, and from the comments I am seeing it is not for everyone. Looking forward to enjoying it this summer, I bought this to wear to work.

A lovely little thing! The entire line is quite simple when it comes to notes which I love. This one reminds me of passiflora as well with the grapefruit but passiflora is more tropical. It's a great summer fragrance and it got that raw, non-sweet fruit scent that I like. I'm not a big fan of D&G L'imperatrice as I find it too sweet even for being a fresh fruity scent. This is perfect for me. I would say Pera granita is the most complex out of the line. Such a perfect summer scent that I'll use a lot! I managed to get this heavily discounted and I've never been more pleased. Holds up well on clothing but not as much on skin - about 3-4 hours.

I'm getting loads of fragrant juicy pear and osmanthus, Not getting too much citruses, although I am used to the really realistic zest of the likes of Moschino I Love Love. I really love this one. Unfortunately I won't be saying anything new here that the longevity is pretty bad, I'd price this at about 15£ / bottle because of that. It's gone in five minutes. Sadly many of these Allegorias are similar in lasting power however I must add I'm in London and these scents might be better in tropical climates where the humidity and heat make this more wearable and intense. I know in the heat, you really need to tone down the intensity.

This is an upbeat, uncomplicated summer scent. I get that there is a Pamplelune already in this line, but perhaps this could have been a Pompelmo Granita / Jus de pamplemousse or something, because I find the name is a little bit misleading. Yes, the pear is there, but it's way underneath the grapefruit. The overall feel is that of a citrus which is not excessively sour and instead warms up in a more fruity-floral territory. Not groundbreaking, I think it would make a great fragrance for hot weather. If only it lasted longer...

Pera Granita is a pleasant and pretty perfume. It lasts just a little over three hours so it certain lives up to the Aqua Allegoria name - a water allegory - in its fleeting nature. You get an opening of bergamot, lemon, a little grapefruit, pear, osmanthus, musk and cedar. The sillage is generally intimate but if you get hot it projects more. The scent is fairly linear and the top citrus notes fade to leave the fruity floral heart. It's basically a good mood lifter for warm weather.

Performance is keeping this from being a love. This has body mist levels of longevity and fragrance, but at a premium price. The opening is a beautiful burst of grapefruit that unfortunately is gone too soon. I only get about 10 minutes of grapefruit as the florals start to emerge, and then it’s gone as the fragrance starts to sweeten from the pear note. The end result is a pleasant, sweet fruity floral that is fairly uninteresting without the added touch of the grapefruit.

I admit I was worried about the performance since it’s very important to me Fortunately it delivers a good performance and good quality as well The grapefruit is the dominant fruit here especially in the top and ending with the pear although not photorealistic like the grapefruit but it wasn’t as bad as some reviews claimed at least to my nose that is The bottom line it’s ok nothing I’d go searching for just a nice testing scent and I’m moving along to the next one

This lasted 15 minutes on my skin. I understand it's supposed to be short-lasting but this is way too short for me. The smell is very pleasant though, I definitely don't find it shampooey like some people have said. Edit: I sprayed it on yesterday and I can still smell it over 12 hours later now. It is very faint and the main part of it did fade after maybe an hour, but I can still smell it. Very interesting. On the second go I do love the scent even more.

Funny reading these reviews, they seem pretty evenly split. I personally very much like this one, and added it to my collection a few years ago. It's really great when it's hot as balls outside and you just want to smell good. Sure, it doesn't last until the next day, but it's not supposed to. It's a light, fun, feel-good summer-fun freshie eau de toilette. Embrace it! I mostly get a juicy grapefruit, very simple, uncomplicated. Not pear, actually.

Received a decant of Pera Granita and I love it, will most probably purchase it in full size (thank you @gelkita)! I was pleasantly surprised with the longevity, it lasts 5-6 hours on me which is more than what most other reviewers reported. I also own Limon Verde from the Aqua Allegoria line, which lasts way less than Pera Granita. I wouldn't say pears stand out as much (to me at least), it's a grapefruity-floral, fresh and comforting scent.

Pera Granita is a commercial fruity shampoo scent done right. The fruity sweet pear note doesn't smell cheap and the cedar is perfectly balanced with the musks and more masculine citruses, so it ends up smelling like a more expensive take on whatever your favorite drug store shower gel is. Very safe blind buy, and while I can't say it's really that interesting or that it smells high end, it is made by someone with a very good nose.