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Shalimar Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette

Vanilla · Powdery · Citrus.

4.20 / 5Rating · 3,067 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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: 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.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year1925
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerJacques Guerlain

Collection: Shalimar

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Shalimar Eau de Toilette by Guerlain has a listed vanilla, powdery, citrus profile, with notes of Bergamot, Floral Notes, Iris, 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

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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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.

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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.43 / 5

1,153 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
43
2
87
3
475
4
430
5
118

Projection

2.42 / 4

1,370 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
141
2
713
3
319
4
197

Value perception

3.20 / 5

640 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
21
2
77
3
342
4
156
5
44

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

5,538Own it
1,535Previously owned
1,356Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
41
2
323
3
148
4
1,031
5
1,524

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 Tonka Bean. Explore Shalimar Eau de Toilette’s vanilla direction alongside Bitter Peach’s woody 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 Shalimar Eau de Toilette’s vanilla direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Shalimar Eau de Toilette smell like?

Shalimar Eau de Toilette by Guerlain has a listed vanilla, powdery, citrus profile, with notes of Bergamot, Floral Notes, Iris, Jasmine, Rose.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Jacques Guerlain.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.43 out of 5, from 1,153 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Shalimar Eau de Toilette?

Its listed notes include bergamot, floral notes, iris, jasmine, rose, vanilla, tonka bean. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Shalimar Eau de Toilette

Guerlain · Eau de toilette

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

Bergamot · Floral Notes · Iris · Jasmine · Rose · Vanilla

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