Guerlain will launch three new fragrances in the Aqua Allegoria Forte collection: Bosca Vanilla Forte, Oud Yuzu Forte and Rosa Palissandro Forte. (Also shown above is Nerolia Vetiver Forte, which launched earlier this year.)
The Aqua Allegoria fragrance collection celebrates the wonders of the world. Each creation pays tribute to nature’s beauty and sweeps us up in a discovery of exceptional raw ingredients and notes, beautifully enhanced by our perfumer-explorers.
Aqua Allegoria Forte, the intense collection, is a warm and enveloping journey to the heart of the world’s wonders. The collection celebrates the intense beauty of nature, revealed by the golden rays of a setting sun.
Bosca Vanilla Forte ~ "Discover Bosca Vanilla Forte, a bright fragrance that combines a driftwood accord with hints of the sea, the warmth of vanilla, and everlasting florals. [...] “Bosca Vanilla Forte is the scent of a wild Corsican beach in late summer. Notes of driftwood and salty vanilla, like a powerful wave caressing the warm sand.” - Delphine Jelk, Guerlain Perfumer" Additional notes for the woody musk fragrance include eucalyptus, bitter orange and cypress.
Oud Yuzu Forte ~ "Discover Oud Yuzu Forte, a fragrance containing the unexpected contrast between oud wood and the sharp freshness of yuzu. [...] “Oud Yuzu Forte is the surprising illumination of sacred and mysterious oud wood, shot through with the tangy freshness of yuzu.” - Delphine Jelk, Guerlain Perfumer" Additional notes for the woody musk fragrance include mandarin, lemon, neroli, amber, vetiver and cedar.
Rosa Palissandro Forte ~ "Discover Rosa Palissandro Forte, the spicy freshness of rosewood meets both the delicacy of rose and the intensity of patchouli. The floral and woody notes combine to give a fragrance blending strength and sophistication. [...] “Rosa Palissandro Forte is an homage to the beauty of rosewood. A fresh wood with floral and spicy tones, paired with the intensity of patchouli and sandalwood, wrapped in an elegant vine of roses.” - Delphine Jelk, Guerlain Perfumer" Additional notes for the woody musk fragrance include bergamot, cardamom, violet, coriander and musks.
Guerlain can be pre-ordered now at Neiman Marcus, $130 each for 75 ml Eau de Parfum, for shipment in early September. (A 125 ml size will also be sold, and a 200 ml refill.)
(via neimanmarcus)
Oud Yuzu Forte, a fragrance containing the unexpected contrast between oud wood and the sharp freshness of yuzu…I think there’s a reason it’s unexpected, it sounds terrible. 🙄
LOL! I bet it is not that much oud, just a woody citrus. We’ll see. (Or someone will see, probably not me)
Someone should maybe tell Delphine Jelk that she sounds like an overwrought advertising exec.
What — you mean she didn’t actually say those things? Well, I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you! (At least the actual copy writer didn’t say “addictive”.)
Still, I am going to try the vanilla one should I run across it, because you can’t have enough good vanillas, or at least I can’t. The other two can just go away.
Ha, yes, guessing some overwrought ad exec tells DJ what to say 🙂
I’m in for the Vanilla as well.
Oud Yuzu Forte is out in Japan already.