The Trained Nose

Guerlain

Shalimar Eau de Parfum

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads citrus, over musk and vanilla underneath. It turns over the day rather than fading, and it is among the longest-lasting things here. It carries more incense than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Consensus needs more than one owner. Right now no one has this linked, so there is nothing to agree or disagree about yet.

What is it chasing?

No original is recorded for this entry. Two kinds of evidence, and they disagree in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by what the crowd says resembles what, with the measured accords breaking ties — falling back to the note pyramid where neither has anything to say. Right about half the time, and the column says which of the three answered.
What people say it reminds them of
Agree and disagree counts. Here is this site’s own owners voting; elsewhere is a tally read from another site.
Chanel Le Lion Eau de Parfum elsewhere 543 / 296
Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Toilette elsewhere 510 / 58
Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Cologne elsewhere 341 / 62
Guerlain Habit Rouge Eau de Toilette elsewhere 336 / 243
Guerlain Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Sur la route de Madagascar elsewhere 207 / 56
Guerlain Habit Rouge Eau de Parfum elsewhere 191 / 128
Guerlain Shalimar Philtre de Parfum elsewhere 181 / 73
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum elsewhere 132 / 18
Maison Alhambra Kismet elsewhere 123 / 66
Guerlain Shalimar L'Essence elsewhere 115 / 51
Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums Musc Ravageur elsewhere 518 / 614
Coty Emeraude elsewhere 501 / 257
Guerlain Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique elsewhere 368 / 81
Новая Заря (The New Dawn) Shalilar elsewhere 314 / 127
Guerlain Jicky elsewhere 262 / 204
Le Labo Labdanum 18 elsewhere 241 / 135
Filippo Sorcinelli Opus 1144 elsewhere 213 / 104
Etat Libre d'Orange Bijou Romantique elsewhere 173 / 97
Guerlain Shalimar Ode a la Vanille elsewhere 156 / 47
Guerlain Habit Rouge Parfum elsewhere 150 / 70

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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