Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

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Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2007

≈ $108 · 4.2oz · approx. retail

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A juicy citrus-herbal from the Aqua Allegoria line created by Marie Salamagne in 2007, pairing mandarin and clementine with fresh basil. A summery, uplifting scent.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDailySport / Casual

Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

French · 43 in collection

Born in Paris in 1977 and trained at ISIPCA, Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She is behind several modern icons and is admired for her intuitive, notebook-driven creative method.

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