...and what do I get out of it now? How long have I been hoping to discover a "real", indeed "proper" new Guerlain fragrance again? I had almost given up hope and heretically assumed that modern Guerlain noses simply couldn't do it. But far from...

Oud in the base of an Aqua Allegoria fragrance sounds like "not fish, not meat" to me. Too fresh and spicy for an oriental and too voluminous and exhausting for a light, summery AA fragrance....