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Aqua Allegoria Harvest Mandarine Basilic 2023

8.0 / 10 99 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2023. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Fresh
Citrus
Fruity
Green
Floral

Fragrance Notes

Calabrian mandarin orangeCalabrian mandarin orange BasilBasil Green teaGreen tea Woody notesWoody notes

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Scent
8.099 Ratings
Longevity
6.083 Ratings
Sillage
6.081 Ratings
Bottle
8.784 Ratings
Value for money
6.560 Ratings
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7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Akira1005

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Akira1005
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Guerlain Orange Juice
It's obviously better than the OG, with more precision and better image quality.Certainly, if I had only tried it on a test strip, it might not have been that different from OG (from memory). But the scent of the Harvest series changes completely when you put it on your skin. It goes from 2D to 3D.
It has a bluish orange scent, like grandma peeling tangerines right in front of you. High quality and light. OG is more like a "perfume", but this one smells like juice and fruit, and doesn't have much of the woody notes of OG. Unisex. Of course it doesn't smell like black tea. It spreads a bitter and sour taste, like tangerine peel oil sprayed on the face. However, as others have said, I will say it again, there is no clear scent like green tea. Indeed, the expression "mandarin refined as a perfume" is perfect. If Mandarin Basilic OG was always like this, I would have bought a full bottle.
Recommended for those looking for a casual mandarin juice perfume. However, unlike sweet orange juice, the "sugar" disappears at the end. (Do you understand what I mean?) It feels so much more refreshing in the summer.The realistic outline of the skin's bitterness disappears after about 30 minutes.The scent certainly disappears quickly, and in midsummer it lasts about two hours after applying it to the skin.
The Harvest series itself, including other Rosa Rossa and Nerolia Vetiver, has a scent that is on a different level from OG.
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Hantschko

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With Both Thumbs Deep in the Juiciest Mandarin
Do you know the feeling when you open a super juicy, perfect mandarin with your fingers? When the fresh juice runs over your hands and the bitter-sweet peel leaves orange-yellow traces under your thumbnail? When you can't stop sniffing the remnants of the peel and the entire room is filled with the most beautiful sour-bitter-sweet mixture of the wonderful essential oils of the fruit.

Yes, that’s exactly how Mandarine-Basilic Harvest smells. The top note, right after spraying, is the most realistic fresh mandarin I have ever smelled in a fragrance. I have actually examined all 3 of this line closely and must say; this one is, in my opinion, the most rounded and the most beautiful. Here’s a little comparison to help you decide:

If the MB Original is a bit too herbaceous/basil-heavy & soapy for you, I would recommend the Harvest. Because with the OG, I sometimes felt like I was inhaling bubble bath. In contrast to the OG, the citrus note in the Harvest lasts through to the end. So, the mandarin and the green notes resonate evenly together. With the OG, I found the green notes to come to the forefront quite quickly.
The Harvest smells generally more photorealistic. Just incredibly real, and I have longed for such a fragrance, as the essential oil of mandarin has such a mood-lifting effect and makes your mouth water.

The Forte is also very nice. However, it leans more towards an overripe or candied mandarin with much more syrupy depth. It’s better when you don’t smell it directly from your arm, as it is quite strong and sweet. In the dry down, you can hardly smell a mandarin anymore. It is really sexy and beautiful, but in terms of scent, it is very different from its 2 brothers. The more realistic mandarin is offered by the other 2.

They are both fresh, yet the Harvest is a bit warmer, more concentrated, closer to the skin, sweet/bitter, smelling more of the wonderfully tangy peel, somehow brighter and sunnier than the original, which I find to be very cooling and more bounces off the skin, hovering around your head. The OG has a more complex development, as it moves from mandarin juice to an extremely soapy, refreshing, yet not entirely harmonious basil tea for me.

I clearly prefer the Harvest with its simpler scent progression, as it captures the most beautiful mandarin in its original and unadulterated form, with lighter green and tea-like accents that never steal the show from the fruit.

It should be added: It hardly lasts on me. Still, for me, it’s a totally valuable purchase that I do not regret, as the quality is so beautiful. I will see how the other 2 hold up in the future. I had the impression that the original was more detectable/better sillage and that the Forte lasts quite long, maybe one of them will find its way to me. Really great scent.

Update: It doesn’t hold up so badly after all! Yay. I initially sprayed it too often, so I became nose-blind. It then makes a brilliant switch in the base. Very light green tea with crushed basil leaves + light woods. It resonates with you like an essential oil. Such a mood this fragrance, really. I can still perceive it after 4 1/2 hours, in this delicious green/aromatic form. Chef's kiss!
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Tomxknz

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Beautiful scent, unfortunately below-average longevity.
For me, purely in terms of scent, it's one of the best I've ever smelled. If you like fruity sweet mandarin, you are exactly right here. Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage are really below average, and therefore the price-performance ratio is not really good in my eyes.

This fragrance is more suitable for someone who wears perfume just for themselves, as people around you will only be able to smell it with close body contact.

I still like it. Since it simply smells so good to me, it makes the other negative factors a bit more bearable.
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Fina23

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Mandarin Refreshment
When I saw this scent while shopping recently, I had to try it out.

It seems even fresher and juicier than the original and very long-lasting. You can immediately smell the mandarin, which smells like freshly cut, and the basil. Together, they create a cheerful scent that lingers for hours. The mandarin is not sweet for me, but a bit bitter, like the peel. The fragrance changes little and remains quite linear. The mandarin becomes weaker over time, but is always perceptible. Compared to the original, this one has a fresher, juicier mandarin, and the scent overall feels even fresher and spicier. Additionally, the longevity is better.

I find it more beautiful than the original Mandarin Basilic because it smells even fresher and lasts longer. A very nice summer scent or in winter when you need something uplifting.
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Sabrina88

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pleasant, natural mandarin
Despite the weak longevity and sillage, this fragrance smells so natural, pleasant, and refreshing. As if the mandarin peels and juice completely envelop you. However, I can't really perceive the other notes. Perfect for a hot, sunny day at the beach. It makes the heat much more bearable!
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Almost identical to the original Mandarine Basilic. The opening is slightly more bitter, a juicy tangerine with a hint of green tea.
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It's completely different from OG. It has a three-dimensional aroma, like OG's ethanol was replaced with orange juice. No tea scent.
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This citrus has a pronounced shell bitterness, paired with green bitter herbs. Even the tea note is bitter. Then it gets sweet.
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Fresh-spicy cheer as a refreshment and companion on warm days. Fruity mandarin is surrounded by two pleasant greens.
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Wonderful authentic, juicy-sparkling mandarin at the start. Unfortunately fades quickly on me & is supported by a bit too much musk.
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My perfect daily companion on vacation at the beach. Freshly peeled juicy mandarin. Neither too sweet nor too sharply fruity.
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The mandarins are harvested very ripe, sweet, and juicy. Also, it's less green than the original, which I prefer in this case.
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A wonderfully juicy mandarin, starting off a bit bitter but becoming sweeter and sweeter...
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The Calabrian Marzolo Mandarin (according to Guerlain) smells richer and more intense than the regular EdT. Delicious and worth it.
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5
Zest of orange, a squeezed tangerine, a bit of green tea - and voilà: Aqua Allegoria Harvest Mandarine Basilic is here.
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