Aqua Allegoria Lavande Velours (1999)
by Guerlain

The blast of lavender is the most realistic, and relaxes into warm and cool (not sweet) iris/sandalwood/vanilla. Excellent, incredible

27th August, 2011.

This is probably the best of the Guerlain Allegoria range and truly a unisex scent. The opening lavender is crisp, aromatic, and realistic--but this is the only part I like. After the first few minutes, the lavender is overtaken by iris and a rather odd amber that dominate with great tenacity for quite some time. If it were just the top, it would be perfect.

9th March, 2011.

This is pure Lavender at it's fineset
Lavender is known for Positive qualities
like releaving insect bites headaches
and insomnia and it's calming. to me
this is more up lifting then calming
so i don't agree with the calming aspect
of Lavender.
At first 10 minutes lavender drowns out
the other notes the drydown is an a little dissapointing because it's very
hard to detect the other notes mainly
for the dominace of Lavander but i do smell a faint vanilla note but that's
all.

12nd February, 2011.

This is one of the most elegant refind lavendel-scents I've tried. Powdery & yum. calmingly sensual.

24th October, 2010.

This is one of my very favorite lavender colognes. I love lavender with the addition of a violet note over a sandalwood base. It's very lovely. I only wish lavender was more universally desired so my favorite lavender fragrances would stop being discontinued due to lack of profit.

2nd September, 2008.

What a pity it is discontiued! I treasure one full bottle of it and have to find another. THE perfect fragrance for hot days. At first lavender - which I love, by the way - is very expansive, but soon it gets softened by the violet-iris sweet juiciness. Altogether it gives the impression of a freshly cut cucumber, a REAL cucumber, not the chemical perfumer's shop one. I know some who dislike Lavande Velours. They are the ones who love the colorful chemical junk passing off as perfumes. I have a gardenful of lavender around my house - and I learned to appreciate the complexity of its aroma!

9th February, 2007.