Guerlain's most successful and enduring
fragrance was created by Jacques Guerlain at a time when
fascination with the orient was sweeping Europe.
Inspired by the love of an Indian Emperor for his
magnificent wife, Mumtaz-Mahal - for whom the Taj Mahal
was built - Shalimar is named after "The Gardens
of Shalimar," where their love grew. A deliciously
fresh flight becomes hazy and sensual when the vanilla
and powdery notes of its sweet, sensual base are discovered.
Every woman should have this perfume in her personal arsenal of scents. It is unforgettable!
Do buy some, won't you? You will never regret it!
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2Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Shanti77
location
Pittsburgh, PA
Age
over 54
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
Shalimar: A Perfume for Creating Memories- 06.10.09
Quick Take: complex rich deeply sensual an enduring classic
I have loved this rapturous, enveloping perfume for a lifetime. You can actually feel its warmth on your skin and breath as you inhale. I first used it when a teenager, sharing my mother's eau de cologne. I am now sixty and my mother has been gone for many years, but Shalimar's scent holds her memory for me. The perfume is highly recommended. Give your daughters (and sons) something wonderful to remember you by.
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3Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
makingacomeback
location
North Kingstown, RI
Age
over 54
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
A Timeless Classic- 04.10.09
Quick Take: heady unique sublime
The signature scent for the sophisticated, sexy woman. Unforgettable and romantic - will be forever linked with the particular time in your life that you choose to wear it, and with the particular person you wear it for.
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4Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Becky1957 location
Seattle, WA
Age
45-54
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
perfume- 03.22.09
Quick Take: incomparable
One doesn't do this fragrance justice unless it's the pure perfume (rather than cologne versions). A well-to-do friend of my mother's gave me a beautiful little bottle of the perfume (perhaps 1/4 ounce?) for my 20th birthday--it came in a precious purple velvet box. That was almost 32 years ago.
I have never been satisfied with any other fragrance since. It is exquisite. I buy a bottle about every five years or so--it lasts a very long time, because just a wee drop is more than enough--but even so I go without for a few years until I find some reason for the extravagance.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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5Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Rosemari
location
Mount Prospect, IL
Age
35-44
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
Most feminine oriental- 03.11.09
Quick Take: feminine oriental, wonderfully mixed, no woods or musk
This is not a one-note perfume. It is a powerful mix of bergamot,iris, vanilla and amber. A little goes a long way. This is the most feminine oriental I have ever smelled. It does not even belong in a class with orientals such as Opium. Perfumes like Opium and Obsession are spicier and two steps more decadent.
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6Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
MrsDee
location
Brownsville, Pa.
Age
35-44
Overall Rating
(3
out of 5
)
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum- 01.19.09
Quick Take: strong, vanilla, ideal for a teen ager
A very heady and overwhelming scent. Main note I detected is vanilla. Wore this back in high school, even used to spray it on my sweaters and throw in the dryer for a few minutes. Similar to many other 1980's BIG scents.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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7Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Valkyrie160
location
Cumberland Furnace, TN
Age
35-44
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
This Stuff Does Something to Me......- 01.07.09
Quick Take: the living end
Wow. This is the real deal. This is what it's all about. This is a perfume that others are compared to. Text book oriental, it is a heady experience. Visions of silk and velvet and everything that brings to mind sand, tents and smoky encounters. Whew. Back on this planet, you can't go wrong with this.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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8Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
SantasHelper
location
Indianapolis, IN
Age
25-34
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
Love it!- 12.12.08
I love everything about this parfum. It is a beautiful scent that lasts a long time, because you only need to dab very little on just once to enjoy it's lasting effects all day/night. It's a very sensual and warm scent that drives my husband wild. :)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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9Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
NaturalFlorida
location
Florida
Age
25-34
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
Decadent- 09.28.08
That is the word to describe this perfume. It is very calming. A great fragrance. A classic.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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10Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Bunni
location
Stevens Point, WI
Age
35-44
Overall Rating
(2
out of 5
)
- 09.14.08
Did not appeal to me--felt like an Opium imposter that doesn't measure up
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11Guerlain Shalimar Parfum
Meeshy
Overall Rating
(5
out of 5
)
- 09.11.08
Classic, glamourous, timeless. But apply with a light touch--it can be overpowering.
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