Guerlain
Shalimar Eau de Toilette
Eau de toilette
Vanilla · Powdery · Citrus.
parfumbible.comPowdery · Vanilla · Amber.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Fragonard / About · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house introduction explicitly states that Fragonard was founded in Grasse in 1926.
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Year1999
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerNot recorded
Collection: SOLEIL
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Grain de Soleil by Fragonard has a listed powdery, vanilla, amber profile, with notes of Vanilla, Amber, Heliotrope, Cinnamon, Sandalwood.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
Vanilla ↗Amber ↗Heliotrope ↗Cinnamon ↗Sandalwood ↗Incense ↗Iris ↗Patchouli ↗Orange Blossom ↗Jasmine ↗Rose ↗
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
Eau de Parfum · Europe listing · 50 mL
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39c), Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Farnesol, Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, CI 19140 (fd&c yellow 5), CI 17200 (d&c red 33).
Current official formulation for this bottle reference and concentration. Check your packaging for your batch.
Source: Fragonard official international product formulation · Checked 2026-09-22
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.69 / 5
320 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.60 / 4
388 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
3.76 / 5
187 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
1,069Own it
379Previously owned
1,532Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Mugler
Alien Essence Absolue
Amber · Vanilla · White floral.
Joop!
Joop! Le Bain
Vanilla · Amber · Woody.
Sabon
Oneg (Patchouli Vanilla)
Sweet · Vanilla · Patchouli.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Black OpiumBoth list Jasmine and Orange Blossom. Explore Grain de Soleil’s powdery direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Gypsy WaterBoth list Amber and Incense. Explore Grain de Soleil’s powdery direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Grain de Soleil smell like?
Grain de Soleil by Fragonard has a listed powdery, vanilla, amber profile, with notes of Vanilla, Amber, Heliotrope, Cinnamon, Sandalwood.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.69 out of 5, from 320 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Grain de Soleil?
Its listed notes include vanilla, amber, heliotrope, cinnamon, sandalwood, incense, iris, patchouli, orange blossom, jasmine, rose. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Grain de Soleil
Fragonard
Leading accords
powdery
vanilla
amber
warm spicy
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Vanilla · Amber · Heliotrope · Cinnamon · Sandalwood · Incense
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