Granada Salvia: A novelty making its appearance in the Aqua Allegoria collection by Guerlain. For two centuries now, the house of Guerlain has devoted all its know-how and its love of the finest raw materials to perfumery. Currently orchestrated by perfumer Thierry Wasser, Guerlain's fragrance department has lost none of its former splendor and grandeur.
Like all of the house of Guerlain's fragrances, the new Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia owes its existence to perfumer Thierry Wasser, the house's exclusive nose. Here, this fragrance comes in a modern reinterpretation of the legendary Bee Bottle, tinted for the occasion in a new soft pink hue. As its name suggests, it is an evocation of Andalusia. Like all the Aqua Allegoria, Granada Salvia gives us a unique experience, at the heart of a sun-drenched garden. This time, the story unfolds in Granada. So how did Guerlain's perfumer go about transporting us to southern Spain with a single breath? Here is the detail of the composition of this new fragrance.
Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia, ever-present fruit
Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia evokes Spain in its most vivid, energizing and sun-kissed aspect. This is noticeable from its top notes. To recall the emblematic scent of Calabria, Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia opens on the freshness of bergamot, a fruit resulting from the cross between the bitter orange tree and the sweet orange tree, a citrus fruit emblematic of the Mediterranean. Here, bergamot is also paired with Sicilian lemon, while a touch of blackcurrant enhances its tangy gourmand quality. Undeniably, Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia has the freshness of the Eaux de Cologne of the past, while introducing a new, sweeter note into its composition.
The floral and aromatic heart of Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia
At its heart, Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia remains very fruity, notably through the presence of pomegranate. Incidentally, this red and exotic fruit also plays on the double meaning of this fragrance's name. Here, Granada evokes both the Spanish city and one of the main ingredients of this recipe: pomegranate. For a more aromatic yet equally Mediterranean rendering, sage joins this recipe, blending with a refreshing and woody cypress. If the woman who wears this fragrance is far from lacking in character, she also proves to be romantic and delicate. Moreover, all this poetry is here highlighted by the presence of rose. After all, what other flower could better symbolize femininity? Rose has been used in perfumery since the dawn of time and was already employed in antiquity. Reworked in a modern way, it proves infinitely luminous here.
The radiant and woody base of Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia
Finally, to evoke the rays of the Mediterranean sun, Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia lights up its base with white musk. Patchouli, for its part, gives the whole more structure and better longevity. Its persistence and character contrast radically with the Eaux de Cologne of the past. Forget the fresh fragrances that faded away after barely a few hours. Aqua Allegoria Granada Salvia has character and asserts it over time! Finally, oakmoss rounds out the whole and almost plunges us into the heart of a wooded grove on a beautiful summer day.