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Eau de Shalimar

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Vanilla · Powdery.

4.28 / 5Rating · 2,103 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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Brand origin: La Maison Guerlain / History · Checked 2026-09-21
The house identifies its first Paris boutique on rue de Rivoli in 1828 as its founding act.

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Year2008
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerNot recorded

Collection: Shalimar

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Eau de Shalimar by Guerlain has a listed citrus, vanilla, powdery profile, with notes of Lime, Bergamot, Orange, Jasmine, Rose.

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.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.30 / 5

541 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
37
2
51
3
233
4
154
5
66

Projection

2.48 / 4

730 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
92
2
337
3
159
4
142

Value perception

3.12 / 5

99 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
5
2
9
3
59
4
21
5
5

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

2,235Own it
1,104Previously owned
1,405Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
6
2
207
3
27
4
814
5
1,049

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Jasmine and Vanilla. Explore Eau de Shalimar’s citrus direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Bergamot and Vanilla. Explore Eau de Shalimar’s citrus direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does Eau de Shalimar smell like?

Eau de Shalimar by Guerlain has a listed citrus, vanilla, powdery profile, with notes of Lime, Bergamot, Orange, Jasmine, Rose.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.30 out of 5, from 541 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Eau de Shalimar?

Its listed notes include lime, bergamot, orange, jasmine, rose, vanilla, resin, iris. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Eau de Shalimar

Guerlain

Guerlain Eau de Shalimar bottle
Leading accords
citrus
vanilla
powdery
amber
iris
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lime · Bergamot · Orange · Jasmine · Rose · Vanilla

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