L'Homme Idéal L'Intense
meets Shalimar.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Leather · Tonka Bean · Vanilla · Sandalwood · Patchouli
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with citrus. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Guerlain L'Homme Idéal L'IntenseEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |  Guerlain ShalimarEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de parfum | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2018 | 1990 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · smoky · vanilla | citrus · amber · woody |
| Notes unique to this record | Almond, Chili Pepper, Cardamom, Bulgarian Rose, Labdanum, Smoke | Citruses, Bergamot, Lemon, Cedar, Mandarin Orange, Iris, Vetiver, Jasmine, Rose, Incense, Opoponax, Civet, Musk |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.49 · 1,550 votes | 3.81 · 5,427 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.31 · 1,720 votes | 2.65 · 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.
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)
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Limonene
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Linalool
- Linalyl acetate
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Coumarin
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Pinene
- Citronellol
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Santalol
- Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Terpineol
- Benzyl benzoate
- Terpinolene
- Citral
- Eugenol
- Geranyl acetate
- Cinnamal
- Geraniol
- Alpha-terpinene
- Carvone
- Vanillin
- CI 14700 (red 4)
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
Listed only on L'Homme Idéal L'Intense
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Benzaldehyde
- Rose ketones
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
- Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Farnesol
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- CI 47005 (yellow 10)
- CI 42090 (blue 1)
Listed only on Shalimar
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Jasmine oil/extract
- Lavandula oil/extract
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Tocopherol
- Eucalyptus globulus oil
- Camphor
- Benzyl alcohol
- Juniperus virginiana oil
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
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.
L'Homme Idéal L'Intense
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Limonene • Rose flower oil/extract • Linalool • Linalyl acetate • Hydroxycitronellal • Coumarin • Pogostemon cablin oil • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Pinene • Citronellol • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Santalol • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Benzaldehyde • Beta-caryophyllene • Terpineol • Benzyl benzoate • Terpinolene • Citral • Rose ketones • Eugenol • Geranyl acetate • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Cinnamal • Geraniol • Alpha-terpinene • Farnesol • Benzyl cinnamate • Carvone • Vanillin • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • CI 47005 (yellow 10) • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21947
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 verdictEau de parfum
Start here if the listed warm spicy and smoky 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.