Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial
4.1
Overall
Accords
vanilla
powdery
citrus
woody
sweet
caramel
iris
Notes Pyramid
Top
BergamotOrangeGreen Notes
Heart
IrisPatchouliVetiverRoseJasmine
Base
VanilleCaramelTonka BeanMusk
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ This scent is a Vargas pin-up girl - all retro cheeky... beautiful, powdery scent with a gentle sweetness.
- ✅ Easier to wear... airier, heavier on iris... romantic and powdery.
- ✅ My love for this hard to find beauty only deepens with time.
- ✅ A strong contender for my favourite Shalimar flanker.
- ✅ This scent is a Vargas pin-up girl - all retro cheeky with hair in pin curls, powder puff in hand, wearing a marabou trimmed sheer robe while sitting in front of her vanity, oblivious to the affect she has on the viewer.
- ✅ I almost don't want to call it that because it sounds somewhat negative, but to me this truly is 'Shalimar Light'. Easier to wear, it doesn't really require a breaking-in period.
- ✅ My love for this hard to find beauty only deepens with time. Her gentle sister L'Eau, too.
- ❌ I find this to be a neutered deconstructed version of the original... lacks character.
- ❌ It triggered a migraine every single time.
- ❌ I was hit by a very strong leather and iris accord... too mature for me.
- ❌ I find this to be a neutered deconstructed version of the original. As a fan of the original I don't care for it. It lacks character and smells like a generic designer profile of that 2010s Era.
- ❌ Of all the perfumes I've ever tried, this was the one that I wanted to love the most. I tried and tried through multiple wearings to make it work but in the end, I couldn't.
