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01/17/2021
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No surprise, but great as always!
Hello all you fragrance loving creatures, I greet you to one of my typical comments. No wait, when I write "typical comment" I'm sure you're expecting another text full of meanness and how I'm annoyed by perfumas and so on... and then take off right away! Argh! I guess I actually screwed up my reputation here, so I'll have to straighten it out.
New attempt: hello all you lovely perfumas. Greetings to you ladies who are the most beautiful in the world here. And for such sweet and lovely creatures as yourselves, I have a wonderful fragrance with me to introduce. ... too cheesy?
Bah, you're never satisfied either, you dumb beasts!!! Ha! :D
Alright, let's get straight to the point (naaheeeein, ambiguity was not intentional here!). Today I'm going to talk about a Guerlain fragrance, which many people like very much and of which many flankers exist. It's about the Shalimar range, which are very nice scents, though the original scents might seem a bit too old-fashioned for some (or... younger...). Anyway, today I present from this series the (but now discontinued) "Parfum Initial L'Eau" from 2012. Personally, I'm actually expecting a good fragrance, as I've actually liked all of Shalimar's fragrances so far, with my personal favorite being the "Parfum Initial" (not this one, but the one from 2011, unfortunately also discontinued...). However, I can of course recommend any Shalimar. Unfortunately, I don't remember exactly how the one from 2011 smelled in detail, so I can't compare the two scents here. Well, but that doesn't matter, since I'm still trying to describe it as accurately as possible... even if you don't deserve it, you monstrous monsters!!!!
Hey hey :D
A certain DNA of the Shalimar fragrances is also present, because although not specified, the fragrance nevertheless also has fragrance notes that smell like the original fragrance also incense, opoponax or generally just resins, which is of course very nice and these fragrance notes also fit well with the tonka bean, which soon sets in. Everything smells nice and also not really old-fashioned, even if later with the patchouli (is not specified, but I clearly pick out a patchouli note) also earthy notes begin. These become towards the base, however, again significantly weaker.
In the base, it smells again more like sweeter scents, especially a mix of tonka bean and vanilla, both of which, as always, smell extremely good (and powdery) together and seem very delicious :)
The Shalimar here is in itself a good mix of old-fashioned flair with modernity, where the modernity predominates, since one smells fragrance notes such as patchouli rather less and the old-fashioned share often lingers more in the background. Either way though, the fragrance is very nice and I would recommend everyone to give it a try. Well, of course, that will be difficult, since the fragrance is no longer available, but you are welcome to test all the other Shalimars times, which are, in my opinion, all very good.
Usable this one is very good in autumn and winter and is suitable in addition to its function as a cuddly fragrance also very good for going out, because it smells good and also comes across elegant.
Well then, that's it once again. Should I say goodbye nicely or badly? Hmm.... :D
I think both! Well then, so long you lovely... BIESTER! :D
New attempt: hello all you lovely perfumas. Greetings to you ladies who are the most beautiful in the world here. And for such sweet and lovely creatures as yourselves, I have a wonderful fragrance with me to introduce. ... too cheesy?
Bah, you're never satisfied either, you dumb beasts!!! Ha! :D
Alright, let's get straight to the point (naaheeeein, ambiguity was not intentional here!). Today I'm going to talk about a Guerlain fragrance, which many people like very much and of which many flankers exist. It's about the Shalimar range, which are very nice scents, though the original scents might seem a bit too old-fashioned for some (or... younger...). Anyway, today I present from this series the (but now discontinued) "Parfum Initial L'Eau" from 2012. Personally, I'm actually expecting a good fragrance, as I've actually liked all of Shalimar's fragrances so far, with my personal favorite being the "Parfum Initial" (not this one, but the one from 2011, unfortunately also discontinued...). However, I can of course recommend any Shalimar. Unfortunately, I don't remember exactly how the one from 2011 smelled in detail, so I can't compare the two scents here. Well, but that doesn't matter, since I'm still trying to describe it as accurately as possible... even if you don't deserve it, you monstrous monsters!!!!
Hey hey :D
The scent:
The Guerlain fragrance starts with beautiful, powdery sweet scents that would have to come from the violets. In addition, there is a citrusy bergamot at the beginning, which radiates a quite fresh aura, especially together with the neroli, which also makes the fragrance much looser than "normal" Shalimar fragrances. A certain DNA of the Shalimar fragrances is also present, because although not specified, the fragrance nevertheless also has fragrance notes that smell like the original fragrance also incense, opoponax or generally just resins, which is of course very nice and these fragrance notes also fit well with the tonka bean, which soon sets in. Everything smells nice and also not really old-fashioned, even if later with the patchouli (is not specified, but I clearly pick out a patchouli note) also earthy notes begin. These become towards the base, however, again significantly weaker.
In the base, it smells again more like sweeter scents, especially a mix of tonka bean and vanilla, both of which, as always, smell extremely good (and powdery) together and seem very delicious :)
The sillage and the durability:
The sillage is slightly weaker compared to the original and some flankers, but still in the good range. Very far you should not stand, but you also do not need to get very close to be able to smell the fragrance at one. The durability is very good with many many hours (certainly so over ten hours). The flacon:
To the flacon one must actually now really nothing more say. It looks like a stylized person with wings and looks incredibly good. The neck is thereby thin and on it sits the shapely blue lid on it, which acts with its many facets like a gemstone. In addition, a cord was attached to the neck to make the overall look even more beautiful. I think the Shalimar Flakons belong to the most beautiful fragrance bottles at all!Conclusion:
Well... what can I say? I honestly almost expected to smell a good fragrance anyway and I was not disappointed. I think this Shalimar can also fully convince and is worth a test for all times. Of course, some do not like Shalimar at all, that is so similar to Chanel No. 5, which is also a beautiful, but also quite strong and today but so quite old-fashioned coming across fragrance that not everyone finds great. The Shalimar here is in itself a good mix of old-fashioned flair with modernity, where the modernity predominates, since one smells fragrance notes such as patchouli rather less and the old-fashioned share often lingers more in the background. Either way though, the fragrance is very nice and I would recommend everyone to give it a try. Well, of course, that will be difficult, since the fragrance is no longer available, but you are welcome to test all the other Shalimars times, which are, in my opinion, all very good.
Usable this one is very good in autumn and winter and is suitable in addition to its function as a cuddly fragrance also very good for going out, because it smells good and also comes across elegant.
Well then, that's it once again. Should I say goodbye nicely or badly? Hmm.... :D
I think both! Well then, so long you lovely... BIESTER! :D
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