Vintage, Rare, 1/3 OZ Shalimar Pure Parfum Extrait Old Formula, Hard To Find

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Vintage, Rare, 1/3 OZ Shalimar Pure Parfum Extrait Old Formula, Hard To Find:
$110.00

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Vintage Shalimar Guerlain Pure Parfum Extrait
Bottle measures approx 3.15\" High X approx. 2.15\" Wide. This full bottle smells fantastic and is 1/3 OZ bottle. Please see photos and measurements then decide to buy.
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Shalimar review from Perfume Shrine.
Jacques Guerlain always felt thatthe aroma of vanilla was a powerful aphrodisiac, a notion that is almost a prerequisite of orientalia, and completely in synch with the demands of the times. So curious to see what would happen ~or so the story goes~ he dropped a large dollop of vanillin into a bottleJicky, Guerlain\'s revolutionary and popular aromatic fougère. ButJickyalready contained vanillin along with natural vanilla extract, as well as coumarin (a substance isolated from tonka beans in 1868, having the smell of cut hay) and linalool (a naturally occuring in over 200 species terpene alcohol, isolated here from rosewood), its trio of guardian angels in the halls of fragrance history. The secret to the medicinal, smoky yellow vanillin ofJicky,reprised inShalimar,was the remnants of guiacol and phenols, lending an autumnal darkness to what would otherwise be a confectionary sweet cream. This is the reason that Guerlain insisted on ordering the impure grade of vanillin even when the chemical process was improved.

It was the fusion of vanillin, coumarin and Opoponax along with Labdanum, however, which provided the basic accord ofShalimarand accounted for its haunting aura.Thus Jacques Guerlain pushed the oriental theme ofJickyto new extremes, creating the emblematic oriental and the Flagship fragrance for Guerlain.Luca Turin in his older French guide compared its place in perfumery to theRevolutionary Etudeby Chopin: a classic loved and played to excess, but of which a new interpretation or a unexpected coming-across has the power to move even the most nonchalantly with the violent zest of bergamot, backed up by sweeter hesperidic accents, quickly melding into an embrace of flowers that soon set the stage for the sensual and warm undercurrent of the muskily sexy base. The bridge of patchouli and vetiver, with a touch of what seems like mediterranean thyme, provides the movement that compliments the chilly astrigent feel of the citrus, uniting the prickly, balsamic elements of the drydown with a dash of leathery quinolines (materials with a harshly pungent, bitter green scent) into a sustainedbasso continuothat endures for hours; on skin as well as on clothes.

Shalimar\'sfeminine beauty comes from the orchestration of its softly powdery and animalic elements that heave like an ample bosom: the golden dust of heliotrope, the hazy veil of opoponax, the balsamic goodness of warm, slightly spicy benzoin and Peru balsam mingling with the vanillic softness, the carnality of musk...You can wear this clad from head to toe and it still seems like you\'re completely naked.
Shalimar was named after the garden in Srinagar, built for Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan in honor of his wife. Before he became emperor his name was Prince Khurram. According to the legend, twenty- year-old Prince Khurram met a young girl, named Arjumand Banu at the bazaar where her family worked. Mesmerized by her beauty, after becoming emperor, he made her his wife as Mumtaz Mahal, meaning the \"Jewel of the Palace\". Shalimar is named after ?The Gardens of Shalimar?.It was Mumtaz?s favorite garden.Shalimar\'s Fragrance Notes:Lemon, Bergamot, MandarinJasmine, May Rose, Heliotrope, Opoponax, Patchouli, IrisOrris, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Musk, Incense, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Civet, Balsam of Peru, Benzoin, Leather, Ambergris.

Please understand that this is a vintage fragrance that may be lost some of the listed perfume notes overtime. The scent is still good and it smells wonderful.

Please note: We Do Not Ship International.Although according to Perfume History this fragrance may lost some of it\'s top notes and some of the middle notes overtime but it smells wonderful. If someone is telling you otherwise don\'t trust them, all vintage perfumes do this no matter what. When offerding please take these facts in consideration. Please see pics as they are part of the item description and ask questions before you decide to purchase.We try to describe the item the best we could. Please ask all questions before purchase. We are aiming for the highest response score on our seller dashboard. If you think we don\'t deserve itjust let us know the reason before you leave response. We will do anything to make things right.Clicking on \"return or item not as described \" will work but can cause delays in our ability to fix your problem. We always accept returns and always \"fix\" problems. We want our customers to be happy.
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