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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Oriental Express
meets Shalimar Eau de Toilette.

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

Shared ground

Vanilla

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with powdery; Eau de toilette leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Mugler Oriental Express bottle
Mugler

Oriental Express

Concentration not recorded

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Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Toilette bottle
Guerlain

Shalimar Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20141925
Leading accordspowdery · woody · vanillavanilla · powdery · citrus
Notes unique to this recordBasil, Sandalwood, Carrot SeedsBergamot, Floral Notes, Iris, Jasmine, Rose, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 53.44 · 184 votes3.43 · 1,153 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 277 votes2.42 · 1,370 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Oriental Express

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Shalimar Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalool • Jasmine oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Lavandula oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Tocopherol • Linalyl acetate • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Coumarin • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citronellol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Geraniol • Hydroxycitronellal • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Citral • Terpineol • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Benzyl benzoate • Terpinolene • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Vanillin • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Eucalyptus globulus oil • Santalol • Alpha-terpinene • Cinnamal • Eugenol • Benzyl alcohol • Camphor • Carvone • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22875

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

Concentration not recorded

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

Eau de toilette

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