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Guerlain · Est. 1999

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune

Pamplelune opens with a jolt of bright, tart grapefruit that feels more like biting into the whole fruit—pith and all—than sipping juice.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released1999
Statusenriched
1999 · Fragrance
ber·pea·pat·van
Rating
4.0
4.1k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Bergamot
    75
  • Peach
    65
  • Patchouli
    25
  • Vanilla
    20
  • Orange
    15

By the editors · 2 min readPamplelune opens with a jolt of bright, tart grapefruit that feels more like biting into the whole fruit—pith and all—than sipping juice. The bergamot adds a honeyed sharpness that keeps the citrus from going too sweet or too sour. This is grapefruit with its edges intact.

As it settles, petitgrain and neroli emerge from the citrus core, bringing a green, slightly woody bitterness that extends the opening's energy rather than softening it. The progression feels linear and transparent, like watching light move across a wall rather than layers being peeled away.

The base whispers rather than announces itself. A hint of vanilla rounds the edges without turning this gourmand, while patchouli adds just enough earthiness to anchor what remains a determinedly crisp fragrance. Pamplelune suits those who want citrus that doesn't fade into soap or abstraction within the hour—it holds its tart, slightly astringent character throughout.

Filed: GuerlainSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap