Aqua Allegoria Anisia Bella (for women and men)

limypeachella

When i first saw the AD for the Aqua allegoria perfumes, i thougt wow! these perfumes must smell delicious, as i am a big fan of perfumes with a natural fruit/flower theme.

I really wanted to get at least one of them. I got myself a well priced bottle of anisia bella, I hadnt smelled it before but i was sure it was gonna be great, unfortunately i was really disapointed, it smells too strong with a sharp anise wiff, kind of reminds me of dryed out old anise seed, at the back of my mothers spice cupboard. It does have great staying power though! Im still looking forward to trying the rest of the AA perfumes, hopefully il find something amazing.

yantestrs

Light black licorice. You can spray on a lot and not overwhelm. Lovely, really.

hollivomitsyou

to me, this smells like black licorice on a bed of white and purple flowers. i would not have guessed that it fell into the green category. i also would not have thought it to be unisex though i think the right man can pull of lots of smells that are aimed at women. anyway, a very playful perfume. i've heard that black licorice attracts men. hm. :)

guest_

Very interesting scent, not for everyone, not for every day but very unique, anise scent.

Miss_Nightingale

Well, several hours after my first impressions of the fragrance, I can tell you about the drydown - it's very soapy & I smell like I have scrubbed myself clean in an expensive organic shower gel. Not at all unpleasant and certainly more relaxing than the first notes were!

Altogether, the experience of this fragrance is like a brisk, healthy walk in the mountains whilst eating licorice, then being rained on whilst having a picnic in a field of lush grass, then returning home and showering after your day out.

Miss_Nightingale

This arrived this morning, and so of course I had to try it immediately. It was a bit of an unsniffed chance - got it for a bargain price online & decided to give it a go. I am aware I have, in the past, played it quite safe with my choices and currently am in the mood to diversify my fragrance wardrobe.

The first blast was pure licorice, quite aggressive & very masculine to my nose. That top note lasts for about 5 minutes on my skin, then waves of wet grass & fresh mountain air take centre stage. We are now at the stage of this mellowing into notes of black tea with faint warmer wafts of fresh apricot & herbs. There's a background of white lilies in this, somewhere. The notes keep changing, so it's difficult to keep track of them.

Anisia Bella is very interesting to try, certainly something new for me, but I would say this is akin to visiting a health spa & having a number of salt rubs & aromatherapy treatments. You might come away feeling healthy and smelling of herbs, but it's not exactly what one would immediately reach for as a perfume to smell of each day.

I shall give this to my fiancé to try - I have a feeling this would work far better on him!

PolarBear2

I dont like this. One sniff and I gave it back to the saleslady. Eeks.

tessture

Goes on like grapefruit and anise. Starts to show touch of floral in dry down then a sudden blast of herby mint comes, lovely and unexpected. It’s probably the Basil. End is summery, fresh anise and herby notes.
Very nice.

Malegria

I also don`t like the licorice top note. It is like a teaspoon of cough medicine!But when it wears down, it`s very relaxing, a bit sweet and grassy.Too casual for the evening though.The lasting power is pretty good on me, but I am lucky with Guerlains.
I guess not lucky with this one - after a while I couldn`t stand that licorice note anymore, it was too overwhelming, and traded it for another bottle.

solocha

Don't like the top notes. they are too overpowering but fade away quickly. Maybe it's just my skin chemistry but it smelled very bad on me. Doesn't last long, it is too subtle.