Aqua Allegoria Rosa Rossa

I sometimes stay clear of fruity perfumes. It is not me....but I am open minded especially with fragrances. I love Guerlain frangrance, my first French perfume is Samsara and I have a few bottles of Guerlain in my boudoir. So when I was searching for a different fragrance to wear this spring and summer I decided to visit Guerlain. I fell in love at the first spritz! I love rose scents and this is a fresh, tarty rose. Lychee a tropical fruit has a very delicate scent which goes very well with the rose cord. When I sprayed it on my skin it opens with green fresh soft sweet scent, then the rose slowly blooms. After 6 hours it turns into a light musky skin scent. I made sure that I sprayed close to my skin to condense the fragrance which lasted longer. Rosa Rossa is a crisp, light floral (rose) scent that is perfect for spring-summer. I love the longevity considering it is an edt. I own and tested a lot of floral fragrances and Rosa Rossa might come across as simple and uncomplicated, but it is its simplicity and familiarity makes it very elegant. This stays close to the skin which for me is tres tres bon! Guerlain perfumes for me never disappoints.

Lovely sweet fruity opening, definitely get both litchi and black currant. But the main stars of this fragrance are Iso E Super and rose, in that order. At first, I didn't know what is the super strong but nondescript smell I get in the initial spray and the drydown, but then I learned that it's magic of the Iso E Super molecule. If I were to describe it, I would say it makes the rose smell clean, slightly musky and even a little bit old fashioned. Maybe like an expensive soap that your grandma may have in her closet. Oh, and also the peony, which almost gives me Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet vibes in the drydown. I'm a rose fragrance lover and Rosa Rossa was a safe blind buy for me. Although it may seem rather generic, at least on the first sniff, I don't find it similar to any other rose fragrance from my collection.

I was expecting something different from this. I didn't care for the opening. To me it was too old-fashioned and stuffy, but soon after that it just smelled like soft rose and musk, very pleasant and not at all sweet. It's not my favourite scent, but I like it. It's not overpowering (a good thing in my books), and for me the lasting power was quite good (6+ hours). Edit: This grew on me as the day went on. By the end of the day I was sniffing at my wrists to catch a whiff of what remained, and I just wanted to immerse myself in the scent. I had to upgrade my rating to "love." The sample I bought is now looking very tiny... I may just have to invest in a full bottle...

I have it in miniature form, this is relevant. When I first smelled it in the bottle I thought it had a disappointingly generic smell, which is why I wasn't interested in using it for the longest time. But once I tried it on my skin the fresh rosy aroma really came through. It has a very pleasant, calming, sweet sort of smell which I really like. Now, I can't accurately say how lasting it is since I can't properly apply it, but I'm inclined to say it doesn't last very long. I suppose the ephemeral nature of it is part of what makes it so suave and attractive though, because it would be overwhelming and generic if it were any stronger.

I love this so much I wore it for my wedding! So romantic! Floral with just the right amount of fruitiness. I mostly get fresh rose with a bit of lychee, not too much citrus. I do wish it lasted a little longer but my wedding was during a heatwave and I did only have to apply it twice throughout the whole day so it wasn’t too bad. Usually when I wear it I don’t even have to worry about topping it up if I’m only out for a few hours. It is very fresh and clean but doesn’t smell like shampoo or soap to me. Just freshly cut flowers and a touch of fruit.