Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Palissandro Guerlain 2023

Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Palissandro by Guerlain

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6.3 / 10 165 Ratings

A perfume by Guerlain for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is floral-woody. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Fresh

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Violet

Cardamom

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Turkish rose absolute

Coriander seed

Rosewood

Base Notes

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Delphine Jelk

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Ratings

Scent

6.3165 Ratings

Longevity

7.5118 Ratings

Sillage

7.0117 Ratings

Bottle

8.3114 Ratings

Value for money

6.181 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users, last update on 06/22/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/19/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Fragrance16
22 Reviews

Fragrance16

2

Guerlain's New Interest in Sandalwood

From the listing of the notes, to the first inhale,
I thought Rosa Palissando would be the stand out amongst the 3 Aqua Allegoria (Forte) recently release in 2023.
Now, if you like Sandalwood, that 21st century Sandalwood, ---you will definitely be caught up behind this.

However, I realize it not really my favorite.
This scent profile(21st Century Sandalwood and Rose) is very popular right now and I have it in my wardrobe in about 3 other scent ( Tom Ford Ebene Fume, a sample of Caron Santal Preciuex, ---which now will be remove from my wish list, Le Labo Palo Santo 14 Room Spray, West Third Brand New Tobacco)

If you love Le Labo Santal 33, then you'll enjoy this. Unlike Santal 33, the rose is very silent here, and I'm feeling a touch of Guerlain Vanilla.

Rosa Palissandro is richer than any other Aqua Allegoria before.
It has no trace of citrus.
It sort of cancels out Santal Pao Rosa, as that this may be a little more obtainable.

Rosa Palissando, ---It's a very mature, woody experience, dress up with youth.

P.S : I like this better than Ebene Fume.

04/26/2024

7
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

ScentsSibyl
1 Review

ScentsSibyl

2

Exquisite Rosewood

Rosewood Palissandro is the overall embodiment of this >Forte< composition, supported by sandalwood, with a diaphanous veil of rose which is trimmed with a spritely geranium to create a few sparks. Neither coriander or patchouli seem very prominent, plus the lemon and aldehydes are not prevalent at all. As for sillage... I glean compliments from a casual waft in passing, or within at least three feet of me. One of my favorites from the Forte collection of Aqua Allegoria.

04/15/2025

Akira1005
204 Reviews

Akira1005

2

Coriander and Rosewood

I think people who like Aesop will like it. It's a scent that is quite "more essential oil" than the AA series. I understand people who say that the coriander is too strong! But I like this. If there is an essential oil of sour grass in Thai food, that would be the first one. Some people might say it's like a stink bug! But then the heavy rosewood that suits autumn flows in like an orchestra, and releases a concerto with geranium. It still feels like an essential oil. The rosewood essential oil is quite "pencil-like", but the geranium is added to it to make it more gorgeous. And rose. The three rose sisters, rosewood x geranium x rose, dance in red dresses. Very gorgeous. And the patchouli ends it exotically. It feels so majestic like gothic music. I like it. The scent is strong and lasts a long time, so a full bottle will probably last about 5 years.

08/09/2024

6
Scent

DogiCoco
621 Reviews

DogiCoco

1

Sandalwood pickles again!

I got a feeling that Guerlain's rosewood inspired scents are not for me, even though I love their vanillas and quite a few other fragrances from the house. Santal Pao Rosa was the least impressive out of the L'Art & La Matière line fragrances I tried, and this is one of the weaker Aqua Allegorias to my nose.

It starts out with that cucumbery, dilly, pickle-like sandalwood that has been so popular in recent years. Apparently it doesn't smell like pickles to everyone in every fragrance, but if you already had that experience with other sandalwood scents, you know what I mean. I'm not a big fan of this, I prefer milkier, warmer sandalwood notes.
Luckily, the cucumber sandalwood doesn't completely overtake this scent. I can also smell some other notes, which are actually pretty nice: Plush pink roses, smooth, polished woods, a touch of watery violet, cardamom and citrus.

But the overall composition still leaves me cold and feels a bit too sour and lifeless. I also think that it isn't fresh enough for an Aqua Allegoria and not bold enough for the Forte subline. It's just there. Neither really bad, nor particularly good. Meh, next.

03/07/2025

10
Bottle 6
Scent

Telekinec
485 Reviews

Telekinec

1

Straight sandalwood

I've never been disappointed by Guerlain, but that might have changed with this fragrance. This is straight sandalwood, but not the creamy, warm one. It's the heavy, spicy, pungent, woody one. Very masculine-leaning. I did get some sort of cardamom blast at the beginning with a hint of roses, but they immediately got crushed by the sandalwood. I get nothing else other than sandalwood and an undertone of freshness (I don't even know it comes from which note(s)). Patchouli does sort of start radiating a pungent earthiness, but it blends itself into the sandalwood. I thankfully don't get any pickle scent, but I'm definitely not going for a full bottle of this one.

The sandlwood could've been toned down and the other notes better amped up. This is straight sandalwood with nothing in-between. If you love those type of scents, than this could be a lovely alternative to Le Labo's version, but for me, this was a no-no.

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