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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Shalimar L'Essence
meets Cuir Béluga.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Amber

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with vanilla; Eau de parfum leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Guerlain Shalimar L'Essence bottle
Guerlain

Shalimar L'Essence

Eau de parfum

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Guerlain Cuir Béluga bottle
Guerlain

Cuir Béluga

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20252005
Leading accordsvanilla · amber · powderyvanilla · powdery · leather
Notes unique to this recordAlmond, Incense, Bergamot, Iris, Ethylvanillin, Opoponax, Rose, Madagascar Vanilla, Musk, Tonka Bean, Benzoin, LeatherTangerine, Aldehydes, Immortelle, Patchouli, Vanilla, Suede, Heliotrope
Longevity / 53.55 · 941 votes3.55 · 1,588 votes
Projection / 42.26 · 936 votes2.26 · 1,821 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Coumarin
  • Linalool
  • Vanillin
  • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)

Listed only on Shalimar L'Essence

  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Limonene
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Pinene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Citronellol
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Citral
  • Geraniol
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Santalol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Cinnamal
  • Farnesol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Listed only on Cuir Béluga

  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Shalimar L'Essence

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Lavandula oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Coumarin • Linalool • Limonene • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Vanillin • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Linalyl acetate • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Pogostemon cablin oil • Pinene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Benzyl benzoate • Citronellol • Benzaldehyde • Citral • Geraniol • Beta-caryophyllene • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Santalol • Geranyl acetate • Terpineol • Terpinolene • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Benzyl salicylate • Cinnamal • Farnesol • Alpha-terpinene • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 23170

Cuir Béluga

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Vanillin • Pogostemon cablin oil • Linalyl acetate • Coumarin • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Linalool • Beta-caryophyllene • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 14700 (red 4)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22243

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed vanilla and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed vanilla and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.