If someone out there can help, you’re welcome to release my email address to them. Unlike today’s versions, which have an ambery, citrusy “sprawl”, it was very “unified”– all the notes absolutely melted into one another. Copy link. (I remain traumatized by a 2010 bottle that I smelt, and I doubt I’ll get over any time soon.). Curlicues of civet and a highly woody myrrh festoon the leather’s edges, while a slew of resins dominated by smoky styrax snake around under it. We really must. *____* I know we’ve talked about L’Heure Bleue in the past, albeit briefly, but I love it as much as you do. None of them made me feel as though fireworks were going off in my head to the opening music of Beethoven’s Fifth before transitioning to Ode to Joy from the Ninth, but that was precisely the emotional power and impact of my mother’s bottle on me when I wore it. Instead, what appears are the syrupy jasmine and woody birch. First, welcome to the blog, On Wings of Saffron. Guerlain Shalimar Perfume: Review of a Fragrance Classic It’s one of the all-time greats of 20th-century perfumery and is still the benchmark for oriental fragrances – hence our Shalimar perfume review. THE BASICS – SHALIMAR’S HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT & NOTES: Monsieur Guerlain photo and image. It was that kind of “preciousness” and “rarity” and specificity I picked up in that 1963 extrait, and I very much had the impression that it was expressly designed, with its “little furry animal” odor, to be worn WITH FURS. When the 4th hour rolls around, the bergamot replaces the leather as a main note on central stage, but the vanilla is even more significant and becomes the real focal point of the scent. It was partially the concentrated heft of its individual notes and the complexity of the scent, but those are only partial explanations. Have you never been tempted to open your bottle and wear it? On the other hand, the rawness of the bergamot is typical of “younger” fragrances. Almost all of us are familiar with the basic gist of Shalimar’s olfactory composition, but the parfum or extrait is exceptional, and The Marly Horse bottles in particular. The scent turns softer, rounder, and sweeter about 1.75 hours into its development. Something surpassed your beloved Opium??? I love your blog and found it so helpful but sadly, I remain stuck trying to find information on this one specific bottle of Shalimar. Thank you again. The shop always sold testers of things they could not get for their customers anymore. At the same time, the resins and amber rise up from the base, adding yet another layer of richness and warmth. Well, this turned out long and rambling. Let’s say you know you want to try the pure parfum or extrait, and you want it to be as old as you can possibly afford. Es wird von LVMH vermarktet. In total, it lasted just shy of 10.25 hours. It’s as though beige, soft sandalwood supplemented the leather accord, in addition to a heavy, big dose of orris and tonka, while the birch had been reduced down to only a small quantity. (Also, a super old, limited-edition, collector’s design, Habanita parfum and a positively ancient 1940s or 1950s bottle of Coty L’Origan parfum.). Manchmal bekommen sie mich, aber nicht sehr häufig. Your Thanksgiving evening sounds delightfully cozy. I’m glad you discovered the vintages and the real beauty of Shalimar. THE BASICS – SHALIMAR’S HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT & NOTES, VINTAGE SHALIMAR PURE PARFUM — 1950s MARLY HORSE, 1960s (1950s?) In all the years that I’ve been buying vintage fragrances on eBay — across various brands from Guerlain to YSL, Hermes, Rochas, and others — I’ve only had one fragrance that was “off.” It was a bottle of 1970s Opium, and it was limited solely to the citrus top notes during the first 15-20 minutes. 5, its the most famous women fragrance of all time. The rose is the second most powerful note. My mother, now 75, has sometimes reminded me that, in Midcentury, fine fragrance was a real luxury on a par with furs and diamonds for most people… by no means the sort of fun, thoughtless, everyday thing it has become for most Americans, the way we’ll frequently switch out our fragrances on a daily basis; no, in those days, a woman often chose ONE fragrance and stayed with it her entire life. Zuerst einmal: Shalimar ist kein Männerparfum. I’ve updated the post with a correction to reflect your information. Thank you, my dear, I hope to be able to help you navigate the complexities and to help you get your first bottle or sniff of vintage Shalimar. You just need to shrug off the restraints you’ve imposed on yourself by worrying about bottles that “sat above someone’s kitchen sink in a sunny window.” , Short story (which could be called Heure Bleue but isn’t). The leather — now highly skanky, musky, and almost raunchy in aroma — takes the lead, followed by the citrus-rose combination. But a really, really old 55, 60, or 65 year-old Marly Horse bottle… dear God above, there are no words. I picked up a small set of testers that claim to be vintage, but my guess is 80s at best. Entwined around them are jasmine flowers so lush, sensuously heated, musky, and syrupy that they glow like yellow canary diamonds. It was just the name Guerlain used when they first launched their eau de parfums in the 1980s. Up close, the different types of musk and skank (like the castoreum) are clearly visible in individual form, and gradually grow in strength. https://www.parfumo.de/Parfums/Guerlain/Shalimar_Souffle_Intense About 2.75 hours in, the second stage begins. Thankfully, 1980s vintage Shalimar improves a bit, although it does take some time and a number of the changes are quite incremental in nature. The cumulative effect is a fragrance that smells like a Bergamot and Key Lime pie which has been lightly drizzled with a few squirts of jasmine syrupy and smoky, slightly boozy vanilla, then placed atop a musky, leather-suede-woody base. It’s worth every bit of headache-inducing peering at eBay photos, every bit of patience to find one at a price that doesn’t bust your wallet, every bit of frustration and gnashed teeth at the ones that slipped away, once it’s finally in your hands. The second one, though (to the furthest left in the photo), could be either from the 1950s or the 1960s because its liquid is such a dark brown, even if it’s not syrupy as molasses like my mother’s bottle. All of it feels as rich as an attar and, yet, paradoxically, also feels almost weightless because of the way each note dances in the air. Wonderful writing. Far left, possibly 1950s/1960s Marly Baccarat crystal vintage Shalimar parfum in a 2 oz size. I later found out (from you, I believe) that its formula had been redone- to its ruin. It’s pretty, but also pretty nondescript. While there are a few other ways of telling age that might — maybe, possibly, hopefully — help to pinpoint things further (and that I’ll talk about in Part II), one also cannot dismiss the issue of how the previous owner stored the bottle and the care which they may have taken to prevent light, heat, or other factors from impacting the scent bouquet. The fragrance was named after the Gardens of Shalimar, so beloved by Mumtaz Majal. Ich habe mich über verschiedene Versionen informiert. Vintage Shalimar Parfum in an 8 ml or 1/4 oz atomiser bottle with a “zig zag” or zebra box. It feels as raw as a Russian cossack’s Cuir de Russie-style boots and, yet, enormously smooth and polished at the same time. It was not until I tried the 1970s extrait that I realised what a wealth of treasures were either barely visible or completely missing, at least on my skin and with the bottles that I owned. Was it Joan Crawford who talked about going to the opera and being able to sniff the air and know exactly which socialite was seated in the auditorium around her? So, in that sense, they’re not particularly versatile, or something that you could easily wear every day. I loved the amber posts (particularly the ambergris bit, haha). I bought a bottle of Shalimar a few years ago and ended up returning it because it didn’t smell like my memory. I have to admit I’ve reread it a couple of times for the sheer happiness it gives me, much like Monsieur Guerlain’s post on trying the recreated originial formula Shalimar. If my mother’s 1950s one rated a solid 10 (or 11) out of 10, then the 1960s one would be an 8.5 and this would be a 7. One was an ounce or so, and my cat used to regularly go into the room, jump up beside it on the dressing table, and PuRR really loudly. Perfume is one of those things that seems to become extra special when one’s love is shared with others. The different focus and balance of notes ends up evoking completely different images than the fin-de-siècle, waltzing, tsarist ones that I described above. Vintage Shalimar, however, requires a lot of explanation when it comes to choosing the right one for you, especially if you’re trying to stay within a budget. It’s the sort of scent that radiates with such boldness and richness that, once again, I felt as though I could practically see waves of notes concretely and visibly pulsating out in the air. I recall almost her exact words to me, “Oh, Shalimar hasn’t been good in years! With every step they take forward, the jasmine, bergamot, and leather take a step back. They are so dense, strong, and crystal clear that they practically become visible in the air, luminous, radiant, chewy, majestic, elegant, and sensuous all at once. Upon her death, Shah Jahan build a mausoleum in her honor, which is Taj Mahal. I will take your advice for sure on Raiders. It stays on my skin for hours and does not overwhelm. Every so often i trip across an affordable one but like now, the seller wont or cant respond about the actual age of the bottle…. She wouldn’t give it up, memories attached to this former lover (that she denied had been a lover but family lore went otherwise). ), This bottle of vintage Shalimar is just as prismatic as the other, especially during its first 3-4 hours, and its notes change just as often in their strength and prominence. Either way, accuracy is best, and I really appreciate your clarification. With its oriental notes, GUERLAIN takes this fragrance and makes it the perfume of desire and passion. You’re spoiling us with this excellent in-depth focus on Shalimar. Because trying vintage Shalimar in parfum concentration is definitely worth it if one can manage it without exhaustive, laborious effort. It’s hardly an unpleasant thing but, for me, personally, it’s not as appealing, interesting, inviting, or complex as the one in the older parfums. I wouldn’t even call it a secondary note. As I held the stunning bottle 1 to test this fragrace for the first time, I had already read about the classic Shalimar, and knew it was an old-school oriental scent, with an intense citrus opening and a heavy dose of smoky vanilla.But now, after having tried it not once, but several times, I can say, Shalimar is indeed a rich, fascinating perfume. Charade EDP and EDT. Moments later, leather begins to ripple through the base, smelling more like the chamois sort found in Peau d’Espagne than Cuir de Russie style birch leather. I would have expected it to be the reverse since, usually, older fragrances may be more rounded but they’re also blurrier at the edges, their notes having condensed over time to fuse together and to thereby lose much of their vivacity, brightness, and individual delineation. If I recall correctly, the title of the eBay listing stated that it was a “1967” bottle, but I’ve noticed that people frequently mistake the copyright date on the box with the actual date of release. Apres L’ondee perfume. My hope is to make some of it less confusing for you and to give you a few pointers, but I also want to pay tribute to vintage Shalimar in its pure parfum form. According to Monsieur Guerlain (and presumably Monsieur Wasser), the key ingredient was actually ethylvanillin which is relevant because it is “many times stronger and creamier than vanillin.” Because of its strength, Monsieur Guerlain writes that Jacques Guerlain “sequestered himself in the laboratory and worked methodically to try to offset the intense vanilla odour with resinous, powdery and, not least, citrus notes.” As a result, over “thirty percent of his composition consisted solely of bergamot oil.” (Emphasis added by me.)
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