Eau de Shalimar

4 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• Odette

  September 27, 2018

  

  Blind buy, guided by reviews, and very satisfying. Although I don’t usually repeat perfumes day after day, I’ve already worn it for three days :P. It opens with a sharp, vigorous citrus burst, like traditional cologne waters. On dry down, it leaves a powdery citrus, like Insolence lemon, or a refined Shalimar EDP for the heat. It seems to mutate: at times it smells like makeup, like lemon meringue, like the green tablet of Pravia Hay. After hours, it leaves a clean, enveloping vanilla that can last until the next day. Very good performance for a simple ‘eau’:)

• Espartaco

  October 16, 2018

  

  Ideal if you want to wear Shalimar but dislike the smoky vanilla tone of the dry down. If you prefer powdery or mossy tones, this is your alternative to take the edge off using the original. It keeps that burst of citrus and resinous candy, but more interesting thanks to a sharp, cool lime that flirts with the soapy side without falling into vulgarity. The development maintains that citrus, gourmand and medicinal air of the first spray. Then vanilla and iris enter: it’s not artificial; it’s velvety with a powdery aftertaste and hints of amber and heather. At some point, it reminds me of Goutal’s Ambre Fetiche. It seems like a mix of Shalimar, a light Ambre Fetiche and Versace Baby Blue Jeans, but without the disinfectant look of the latter. They share lime, tangerine, bergamot, vanilla and iris. They are cousins, but this one is more sparkling and resinous, with better quality. Versace lately is an aromatised weed-killer that’s hard to use. Between flutes and whistles, a nice updated flanker, classic but not old-fashioned, unisex, with body and luminosity. It deceives the ‘Eau’ label, because there’s little water in it. Info says the bottle without the base wins because it’s a different formula. Longevity and trail are good.

• Casablanca77

  June 24, 2019

  

  Eau de Shalimar is a point apart; it’s not the classic nor does it fit the Souffle line, and I think it’s better. I have a sample of the bottle without the base, from the early batches. The opening has a strange sour touch, but seconds later comes a sweet lemon dessert, of high quality, nothing of the chaotic mix of today. There is style and refinement here. The earlier Souffles pre-2018 come close, with that pastry note (but not industrial, long live the cavity). The 2018 Souffle is more floral and less sweet. The sensuality at the beginning pays homage to the original Shalimar, but then it becomes very feminine, modern and fluffy. Ideal for anyone wanting a current Shalimar with vintage execution. I loved it, a gourmand scent with style, distinguished, nothing vulgar. The trail on my skin is light, but on clothes it’s acceptable. It’s not water; it’s a soft, silky, fleshy oriental vanilla. Even the opening has a talc-citrus touch that later takes on a comforting sense. Worth smelling. Sample from Odette 🙂

• LosPerfumesDeJavi

  November 3, 2023

  

  If I had to pick one signature, it’s Guerlain. Today I’m wearing Eau de Shalimar, perfect for this cold day, though I have it in the spring collection for those fresher moments. I stumbled upon it in my favourite perfumeria, without much hope, and there was the hidden gem. Instant love, a fine and elegant scent; it reminds me of Habit Rouge but fresher, and of the Shalimar EDT but more spring-like. Notes of lime, bergamot, orange, jasmine, rose, vanilla, resin and iris. On skin, what I notice most is the vanilla with resin and iris; on opening, the citrus dominates. The trail is wide and lasts about five hours. For an ‘Eau’, it’s good. A 10 for Guerlain, as always.