A green rose, fresh as a summer dive Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde is the 2025 edition that enriches the famous garden collection signed by Guerlain, originally launched in 1999. True to the feel-good spirit of the Aqua Allegoria line, this unisex Eau de Toilette captures the sensation of diving into fresh water, where the rose petal is still beaded with dew.
A green dew, between crisp fruit and aquatic freshness
With Rosa Verde, Guerlain orchestrates an unprecedented dialogue between the juiciness of chilled cucumber and the delicacy of a still-green rose. From the first spray, the fragrance evokes a dive into spring water hemmed with translucent petals: an effect praised by critics for its immediate clarity. This transparency initiates a sensory journey that continues with the fruity sweetness of nashi pear and concludes on a cushion of immaculate white musks.
Pyramid of notes
Top notes: instant vegetal freshness
- Chilled cucumber: chosen for its “aromatic water” quality that recalls the crispness of a freshly cut slice.
- Nashi pear: brings a watery fruit facet, more translucent than a classic Williams pear, softened by a touch of Calabrian bergamot.
Heart notes: the rose dresses in chlorophyll
- Green rose: extracted through fractional distillation to preserve its herbaceous, dewy nuances that evoke morning dew.
- Mint leaves: a chlorophyll-tinged breath that heightens the sensation of a damp garden.
Base notes: musky muslin
- White musks: selected for their crystalline cleanliness, offering a soft sillage that extends the freshness up to six hours.
- Iris & violet: light powdery touches, almost imperceptible, meant to round out the whole without sacrificing transparency.
Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk: the green hand of Guerlain's duo
Creative approach
The house perfumers describe Rosa Verde as a rose diving into a glass of ice water. To achieve this, they chose a Centifolia rose absolute lightened of its honeyed facets, then “greenified” it with a cucumber–mint accord calibrated through headspace analysis. The result: a clear projection, never sweet, perfectly consistent with the Aqua Allegoria DNA.
Naturalness & sourcing
More than 90% naturally derived ingredients, French beet alcohol, and glass incorporating 20% recycled material: Guerlain continues its CSR roadmap, begun with Nerolia Vetiver and Flora Salvaggia.
Innovation: the fashionable “rose-cucumber” breath
The rose–cucumber accord is part of the 2024-2025 trend for “water garden” pairings, already explored by certain niche houses; Guerlain here brings it to mainstream selective distribution, offering an alternative brighter than gourmand roses and greener than powdery bouquets.
Learn more about rose in perfumery
Explore the richness of this ingredient further by reading our page devoted to the rose note, and discover how green facets transform the classic profile of the queen of flowers.