Aqua Allegoria Nettare di Sole

Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria Nettare di Sole is a light, sunny floral with a honeyed finish, released in 2021 and composed by Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk. Floral is the word everyone reaches for; a minority also find it fresh, citrusy or gently gourmand.

It opens with orange blossom and Calabrian bergamot over a watery note, so the first impression is clean, bright and a little dewy. The heart is where the flowers take over: jasmine sambac and rose for richness, magnolia for a lemony softness, and solar notes that give the whole thing a warm, skin-in-the-sun glow. Honey is the only base note, and it brings a mild, golden sweetness rather than anything syrupy.

Longevity is mostly reported as moderate, with a sizeable minority finding it weak, and projection is split between moderate and intimate, so expect a scent that stays close to you. It is voted overwhelmingly for daytime and almost entirely for summer and spring. That makes it a warm-weather, everyday floral for someone who wants brightness without sharpness.

Aqua Allegoria Nettare di Sole — for women fragrance by Guerlain (released 2021). Top notes: Orange Blossom, Watery Notes, Calabrian bergamot. Heart notes: Solar Notes, Magnolia, Jasmine Sambac, Rose. Base notes: Honey. — Parfica open fragrance database