Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde

A green dew, between crisp fruit and aquatic freshness

With Rosa Verde, Guerlain orchestrates an unprecedented dialogue between the juiciness of a chilled cucumber and the delicacy of a still-green rose. From the first spray, the fragrance evokes a dive into spring water fringed with translucent petals: an effect praised by critics for its immediate limpidity.This transparency opens a sensory journey that continues with the fruity sweetness of a nashi pear and concludes on a cushion of immaculate white musks.

Pyramid of notes

Top notes: instant green freshness

- Chilled cucumber: chosen for its “aromatic water” quality reminiscent of 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 zest.

Heart notes: the rose dresses in chlorophyll

- Green rose: extracted through fractional distillation to preserve its herbaceous, dewy nuances evoking morning dew.
- Mint leaves: a chlorophyll breath that heightens the sensation of a damp garden.

Base notes: musky mousseline

- White musks: selected for their crystalline cleanliness, offering a soft sillage that extends freshness up to six hours.
- Iris & violet: light, almost imperceptible powdery touches, meant to round out the whole without sacrificing transparency.

Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk: the green hand of the Guerlain 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 technology.The result: a limpid projection, never sweet, perfectly consistent with the Aqua Allegoria DNA.

Naturalness & sourcing

Over 90 % of ingredients of natural origin, 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 fits into the 2024-2025 trend for “water garden” pairings, already explored by certain niche houses; Guerlain brings it here into mass selective distribution, offering an alternative brighter than gourmand roses, 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.