Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla 2023

Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla by Guerlain
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7.2 / 10 348 Ratings
A perfume by Guerlain for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-aquatic. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Sweet
Aquatic
Gourmand
Floral
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Bitter orangeBitter orange EucalyptusEucalyptus
Heart Notes Heart Notes
VanillaVanilla Everlasting flowerEverlasting flower
Base Notes Base Notes
DriftwoodDriftwood CypressCypress

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Scent
7.2348 Ratings
Longevity
7.3286 Ratings
Sillage
6.6289 Ratings
Bottle
8.6275 Ratings
Value for money
6.9208 Ratings
Submitted by multiple users, last update on 07/29/2025.

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Fragrance16

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Fragrance16
Fragrance16
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A Dynamic Guerlain Vanille
I was highly mistaken to attempt to write this off.
Due to it's marketing, I thought it was a salty fragrance in the vein of Atelier Cologne Lemon Island or Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt, which I'm not a big fan of. (--love Lemon Island , though)

I...Was.....Highly Mistaken!

I also tried to hold Guerlain first attempt of an Aqua Allegoria vanilla center fragrance against this one.
(Ylang Vanille --like 1999, at the time they really wanted to distinguish this line as citrus oriented)

However this one, they did good! --Really good!

If you like vanilla scents, you!... will! ... love this one!

And I'll tell you why.

It's at once simple but luxurious.
Luxurious to the point it should have join the other vanille's in the L'Art de la Matiére Collection.
If you like Angelique Noire, or Double Spiritueuse Vanille, you'll have to have this!
This is actually better than( or more agreeable) than Double Spiritueuse Vanille,,, and due to it being more accessible, it could be a lead vanilla scent for the brand.
As in a Bosca Vanilla lotion, or bath products, or candle.. something that could be easily layer with many of the other Guerlain vanilla centered scents.

It's literally is a straight vanilla scent.
There is little salt( note ) in this. You can sense the eucalyptus, almost in the same way you can sense the rosemary in Tonka Imperiale and the angelica in Angelique Noire.

The only thing I can compare it to is ,...Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensee, minus the lime.
Coty Vanilla Fields keeps popping in my head about this too.

I can't wait to get a full bottle of this, my snobbery lead to a reluctance and a purchase of one of the others, when I was approach with all 3 new 2023 releases.
Big Mistake.

Don't Mistake this for something light or soft, or Ylang Vanille.
If you want to experience that exclusive Guerlain Vanille but at a somewhat reasonable price point , here is the chance with Bosca Vanilla!
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PreStardust

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PreStardust
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Love the idea...
Another perfume that I absolutely love the idea of, but does not work on me. Classy salted vanilla sounded like a dream to me, but the marine notes on my skin pull very strangely. Salty, but not in a good way. Almost like fresh sweat.

In the hopes of being helpful to others, this same thing happens to me with Davidoff's Cool Water for women. Something about the lotus and marine notes that I haven't quire pinned down, but if you like Cool Water, this is her grown up, more feminine vanilla cousin.

Beautiful scent on some, but not a safe blind buy at all.
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Tessamc

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Tessamc
Tessamc
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Seaside vanilla dream
Beautiful fragrance. Like eating a vanilla bean crème brûlée while sitting by the ocean on a driftwood log. Vanilla is definitely the star here, not overly gourmand but still sweet, like a high quality vanilla bean. There is a salty ocean air note, like real ocean air though, not overly fresh and soapy like some aquatics, I love that it doesn’t overpower the vanilla, just keeps it from being overly sweet. I get a hint of citrus, eucalyptus and driftwood that add some complexity but they’re very subtle. The everlasting flower is also very subtle but i occasionally get wafts of a sweet yellow flower almost like clover and sun warmed skin. Longevity is great and sillage is fairly good as well.
Overall a gorgeous take on vanilla, smells like a very simple salty vanilla at first but you detect the other notes the longer you wear it. Great for spring and summer but works for any season or occasion. My new favorite vanilla fragrance and an easy reach for daily wear.
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Mavila16

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Mavila16
Mavila16
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Salty marine vanilla
For some context, I used to have Atelier Cologne’s Vanille Insensee years ago and didn’t manage to snatch another bottle before it got discontinued, which prompted a hunt for something similar. This is what I bought to replace it. Now, the first time I tried I thought, this is perfect, it’s a sweet but non-gourmand vanilla, that opens citrusy and dries woody. Exactly what I wanted. Once I had my bottle though, I realized it’s actually quite different. Vanille Insensee was dry, more acidic, and had a creamier vanilla backdrop. Bosca Vanilla is bright, summery, and most of all, marine. It’s very very marine, so if you don’t like that, beware. It smells like sitting by the ocean, salt water still on your skin drying down, and you’re drinking a lemonade, perhaps sweetened with vanilla. It’s so unique, but I flip flop between loving it and finding it a little off-putting. I can’t wear this on my period for instance, the salt from the driftwood note is too strong. But when it agrees with me it’s the most unique beautiful experience and I don’t regret buying it. Also wow what a stunning bottle!
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Akira1005

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A rare, bad vanilla from Guerlain
I really felt the saltiness and marine notes, and fell into the paradox of "I like Guerlain vanilla, but I can't stand salty notes." In the end, this was no good. The saltiness was distracting. You might ask, what's a salty scent? I can't explain it... I'm frustrated. I wonder if it's actually a really good scent? I wonder, but it just didn't suit me. It had a synthetic scent that I couldn't quite understand. That's the reason. I like Mon Guerlain and Jicky. I also like the Aqua Allegoria series in general. But for some reason, this didn't suit me... why... If you say "I don't know why, but I don't like vanilla," this is it.
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bouffantbouffant 3 months ago
5
Scent
I love salt, I love vanilla, I love Guerlain. So this should be perfect. Instead, all I get is wet dog. I wanted to like this so badly.
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PastfuturesPastfutures 4 months ago
8.5
Scent
Saltiness done right.
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KacieNRKacieNR 1 year ago
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8
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7.5
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Very dry, powdery woods and vanilla. I don’t go for powdery scents, but this is a good vanilla option for those who do.
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FercampsFercamps 1 year ago
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Salty vanilla. I don’t get the opnening notes. It’s very solar, to me it’s a sunny day, even beach vanilla.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
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Vanilla scent for Spring. Powdery, sweet, floral, salty, a bit fresh. I usually love vanillas from Guerlain but this one smells quite cheap.
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Kris1212Kris1212 18 days ago
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This is, without question, my go-to summer fix for vanilla. A deliciously airy vanilla with a touch of salt and wood.
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PurpleKatPurpleKat 1 month ago
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A unique vanilla, with almost honeyed sweetness, that manages to be somehow fresh and slightly aquatic
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Coffeecat283Coffeecat283 2 months ago
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Aquatic, salty, slightly woodsy vanilla. Very unique. A summer-friendly “fresh” vanilla, not overly sweet at all.
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RjudgeRjudge 6 months ago
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A nice vanilla that isn’t as sweet. Has an interesting sharp scent- kind of blue or green? Couldn’t be my go to but it’s cool. A little fruit loop-y.
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XavicaXavica 8 months ago
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Vanilla and... algae !? Absolutely awful, I pass.
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