Guerlain · 2025 · Delphine Jelk
Shalimar L'Essence
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 30 ml | $115 |
| 50 ml | $155 |
| 90 ml | $180 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum Intense
Bergamot, then rose and iris, settling on amber and Madagascan vanilla, with leather.
Guerlain says
You’ll smell rose absolute, iris, amber note, vanilla and bergamot.
More from Guerlain’s description
It also mentions Madagascan vanilla tincture, Ethylvanillin and Leather.
What’s inside it
What Guerlain names
What the label names
10 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Spices1
Heart3
as it settles
8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
ShalimarGuerlain · shares rose, orris, vanilla and bergamot
Purpose 50Amouage · shares rose, vanilla, bergamot and leather
Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.