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Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver, Guerlain’s new scent contains 95 per cent ingredients of natural origin.

Signature scent

Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver, from €90/75ml, is a fruity-woody floral fragrance with notes of basil, Calabrian neroli, vetiver and bergamot that makes for a perfect spring scent. It’s the latest addition to the Aqua Allegoria line which has had an eco-focused upgrade. The scents are now composed of up to 95 per cent ingredients of natural origin and, in a first for Guerlain, are formulated exclusively with alcohol from organic farming. The elegant bottles have been redesigned too and are now made from recycled glass and they’re also refillable which, the brand says, reduces carbon emissions by 60 per cent, glass use by 24 per cent and plastic use by 44 per cent. Find it in Brown Thomas Dundrum.