If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.Hi it’s Karen from Essencional. It’s not that super-clean, wimpy patchouli often seen nowadays, either and much to the pleasure of my nose, this earthy note also provides a touch of something almost animalic to Guerlain’s beautiful ode to the unassuming grapefruit. The ones in Kenya may have quite a few gross-looking specimens, but it’s a sign that they have grown as naturally as possible.I’m not a hesperidic kind of perfumelover, but I detect the best ones when they know to play these notes as the luminous radiance of a summerday. I feel a sly grin on my face whenever I see my bottle. It has the idea of a very ripe mango over a musky base.Startled is a good choice of verb for how you feel when that first zing of grapefruit expresses from the atomizer: Is this really a perfume? Das Eau de Toilette aus dem Haus Guerlain konnte bei den Inhaltsstoffen nicht überzeugen und erhielt nur die Note „ungenügend“. Beauty Junkie Expert Level 3. From the outset this green fruit is presented as dewy fresh with a sugary sweetness that feels very mojito-esque in its presentation.
Then the greener notes — rind, leaves, ivy, camomile — begin to come through. I’m now going to buy the oils and see what I come up with…………..but I’m also hoping on getting the minitures to try the others.Pamplelune is the best grapefruit perfume, ever. My favourite is still Herba Fresca which is my ultimate summer scent.
Start your review of Aqua Allegoria! This one is a very soft fragrance, does not last. Pamplelune surely play masterfully with this radiance, then the rosy and blackcurrant tone are lovely, and the invisible patchouly is weightless.Pamplelune smells marvelous on me throughout, and at times I almost smell incense in the base, along with musk.
Perfume rating: 3.97 out of 5 with 458 votes. All posts are free for everyone to read. I love this one – pure summer and perfect for a steamy day. And who doesn’t like a mojito, right? Often they commit the cardinal sins of being too reminiscent of toothpaste (a pleasant enough smell, sure, but not something one wants to smell of) or simply not minty enough.
Not comparable with … I come from Africa, and this was pure grapefruit, in all its splendour.
Its chords accompany the typical citrus freshness with aromatic, slightly spicy and green properties. How would you rate this product? The mandarin is sickly and the basil is harsh, even eye-watering. Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic EdT im Test der Fachmagazine. All rights reserved.Hi Karen — good of you to write! The opposing forces of the sweet and the savoury clash harmoniously (an oxymoron, I know) all the way through, rubbing each other up the wrong way to make for a perfume that is a bright, light and so utterly right. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.All content © Dariush Alavi & Parfums Persolaise 2010-2020, unless stated otherwise.
These are casual masterpieces that feel effortless in their complexity and beautiful in their simplicity.No perfume ingredients are more evocative of beautiful sunny days than orange blossom, neroli and petitgrain. After the initial blast of citrus subdues, the herbal intensity of the basil becomes more prominent and gives the impression of a vast platter of fruits and herbs, ready to be consumed.Which is your favourite fragrance in Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria collection?Limon Verde is the latest addition to the Aqua Allegoria collection and it would be fair to say that it’s certainly the most tropical one so far.
Guerlain’s Herba Fresca is one of those rare mint scents that get the balance absolutely spot-on.You will need to sign in or create an account before you can use your wishlist…I bought Mandarine Basilic yesterday and it is delightful.