The Trained Nose

Guerlain

Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads herbs and citrus, over vanilla and musk underneath. It turns over the day rather than fading. It carries more musk than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Consensus needs more than one owner. Right now no one has this linked, so there is nothing to agree or disagree about yet.

What is it chasing?

No original is recorded for this entry. Two kinds of evidence, and they disagree in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by what the crowd says resembles what, with the measured accords breaking ties — falling back to the note pyramid where neither has anything to say. Right about half the time, and the column says which of the three answered.
What people say it reminds them of
Agree and disagree counts. Here is this site’s own owners voting; elsewhere is a tally read from another site.
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid elsewhere 125 / 225
Juliette Has A Gun Vanilla Vibes elsewhere 120 / 200
Giorgio Armani Armani Privé Bleu Turquoise elsewhere 26 / 42
Jean Paul Gaultier Gaultier Divine elsewhere 25 / 43
Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensée elsewhere 97 / 92
L'Artisan Parfumeur Couleur Vanille elsewhere 79 / 52
Chopard Vanille de Madagascar elsewhere 52 / 44
Diptyque Eau Duelle Eau de Toilette elsewhere 47 / 80
Roger & Gallet Vanille Soleil elsewhere 23 / 17
The Merchant of Venice Gold Regatta elsewhere 17 / 9
Maison Tahité – Officine Creative Profumi Sel-Vanille elsewhere 13 / 8
Kenzo 5:40 PM in Madagascar elsewhere 12 / 9
Sephora Eau Sucrée Salée (Vanille + Fleur de Sel) elsewhere 10 / 10
Anomalia Paris Abed elsewhere 8 / 9
DedCool Fragrance 01 Taunt elsewhere 8 / 8
Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Salt elsewhere 8 / 5
Morph Antigua Bay elsewhere 6 / 4
Cosmogony Flaming Sky elsewhere 6 / 5
Lolita Lempicka L de Lolita Lempicka elsewhere 6 / 3
Lorenzo Pazzaglia Van Sea elsewhere 4 / 1

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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