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Shalimar
Guerlain · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 1925
≈ $160 · 90ml · approx. retail
A monumental amber oriental that opens on a luminous flash of bergamot and lemon before sinking into a smoky, resinous heart of incense and opoponax. The drydown is unmistakably Guerlain: a creamy, leathery vanilla wrapped in powdery iris and animalic warmth that lingers for hours.
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French · 6 in collection
Jacques Guerlain (1874-1963) was a French perfumer, the third and most celebrated nose of the Guerlain dynasty, and one of the most influential perfumers of the 20th century. His in-house creations for Guerlain include the archetypal oriental Shalimar and the legendary chypre Mitsouko.
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