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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Marienbad
meets Shalimar.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot · Rose · Leather · Vanilla · Incense · Civet · Patchouli

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with amber; Eau de parfum leads with citrus. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Prada Marienbad bottle
Prada

Marienbad

Concentration not recorded

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Shalimar Eau de Parfum bottle
Guerlain

Shalimar

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20151990
Leading accordsamber · powdery · animaliccitrus · amber · woody
Notes unique to this recordPlum, Amber, Tolu Balsam, Labdanum, Orris, Agarwood (Oud)Citruses, Lemon, Cedar, Mandarin Orange, Iris, Vetiver, Jasmine, Opoponax, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Musk
Longevity / 53.64 · 97 votes3.81 · 5,427 votes
Projection / 42.45 · 115 votes2.65 · 5,881 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

  • Aqua (water)
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Coumarin
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Limonene
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)

Listed only on Marienbad

  • Alcohol denat
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
  • Butylphenyl methylpropional
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Listed only on Shalimar

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Tocopherol
  • Pinene
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Citral
  • Terpineol
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Terpinolene
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Vanillin
  • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
  • Eucalyptus globulus oil
  • Santalol
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Cinnamal
  • Camphor
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Carvone
  • Juniperus virginiana oil
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)

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.

Marienbad

Eau de parfum · US listing · Indexed official label; live page unavailable and current bottle formula unconfirmed

Alcohol denat, Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Coumarin, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, Citronellol, Eugenol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Cinnamyl alcohol, Limonene, Amyl cinnamal, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4), CI 42090 (blue 1)

Source: Prada Beauty official US indexed ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Shalimar

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalool • Linalyl acetate • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Coumarin • Jasmine oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Lavandula oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Tocopherol • 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 • Camphor • Benzyl alcohol • Carvone • Juniperus virginiana oil • 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 22876

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 amber and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

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