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Shalimar

Designer: Jean Paul Guerlain
Creation Date: 1925
Olfactive Group: Oriental Floral

The legend behind the perfume
Shalimar was created by Jacques Guerlain in 1925, as a tribute to the legendary love story between Emperor SHAHJAHAN and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. 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". After the wedding ,the prince and Mumtaz were inseparable, in war and in peace. She had given 13 children to Shahjahan and died during the birth of their 14th child at the age of 39. Her death devastated Shah Jahan and had built Taj Mahal in memory of his wife and their undying love. Shalimar is named after ‘The Gardens of Shalimar’.It was Mumtaz’s favorite garden.

Notes
Shalimar is one of the best selling perfumes ever and its magic is undeniable. Perfume is composed of citrus notes; lemon and bergamot, jasmine, may rose, opoponax, Tonka bean, vanilla, iris, Peru balsam and gray amber. Coolness of the citrus notes leads to floral heart ending with a warm and luxurious trail.

Purse Spray
Shalimar 1

Elegance on the go. Modern metal purse spray filled with Shalimar parfum. Refillable.

2007 - Shalimar Black
Shalimar 2

Shalimar Black was introduced in 2007 as limited Christmas edition bottle of this classic fragrance. The perfume composition remains the same, available in parfum and eau de parfum concentrations, in a mysterious, black bottle.

Shalimar 3
2008 - EDP
Shalimar 4

Since 1828, Guerlain has offered elegant and sophisticated bottles to showcase the precious contents within. To celebrate its 180th anniversary, Guerlain is offering something truly exceptional: Shalimar EDP presented in an emblematic bottle with labels from the past. with a metallic finish to enhance the fragrance in a distinctive way.
 

2009 - Birds of paradise
Shalimar 5

the new opus of Shalimar' bottle appears bathed in glossy moonlight, wearing a sophisticated silk feather draping around the neck, held in place by a blue satin ribbon. A subtle mix of flowers and sensual amber-woody accents, Shalimar has become the eternal essence of love and radiant femininity. Wildly Guerlain, marvelously classic, it continues to fascinate young women just as it conquered every generation that came before.

2010 - Gift Box
Shalimar 6

Including eau de toilette, shower gel and body lotion.

Shalimar range products include also deodorant, sensual body cream, foaming bath, perfumed soap and perfumed powder.

Shalimar 7
2011 Shalimar Fourreau du Soir - Eau de Parfum Collector
Shalimar 8

1925. At an evening ball on the normandie liner, Madame Guerlain wore a lace sheath dress, perfumed with an unknown scent, the 1st oriental created by Jacques Guerlain. The rumour of a bewitching fragrance spread from cabin to cabin, all the way to New York.

In keeping with tradition, Guerlain dresses up its big oriental for the coming Christmas season. The mythical oriental-vanilla’s bottle is garbed in Chantilly lace, cinched in a black leather belt. A veritable ode to sensuality…
 

2012 - Shalimar parfum Initial : L'Eau
Shalimar 9

Guerlain Shalimar Initial L’Eau is a scent with a rich heritage steeped in utter femininity. Where Parfum Initial delicately embraces the spicy warmth of the mythic Shalimar scent, new interpretation Shalimar Initial L’Eau focuses upon greenery and freshness. An overdose of citrus notes immediately lifts the composition with sparkling bergamot and orange, while an additional dose of sense-sharpening grapefruit and neroli reveals an energizing facet.

The voluptuous iris and grandiflora jasmine heart of the original is made more transparent with added green notes and precious Damascena rose. This settles into a decadent drydown of tonka bean with its succulent almond facet, and a carnal vanilla note.

 
 
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