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Too bad- no unshalimar Shalimar
Years ago, I first encountered Shalimar in a department store. I had heard a lot about him. A classic, a legend, which already carried our grandmothers and great-grandmothers...
In the specific case, I was spiked by an autobiographical interview of the actor Winfried Glatzeder, so the "The Legend of Paul and Paula"-Glatzeder "whose grandmother at the time also already wore Shalimar".
So I was interested and open-minded, but unfortunately the scent horrified me when I sprayed it on, tempting me to snub my head and quickly evaporate.
Thus, Shalimar remained ticked off for me for a long time.
Years later, I actually let myself be persuaded by a Douglas saleswoman to Shalimar perfume initial test and was after a thoughtful night enthusiastic and willing consumer.
So there was still hope for the Shalimare and me!
So now I was at parfumo and let myself be carried away by the current enthusiasm and almost mass hysteria of the last few weeks for the new Shalimaren.
It was said: Shalimar-untypical, unshalimar, "best Shalimar ever", one superlative chased the next. And then still the principle of scarcity- whereby the brain usually has no other chance of reaction and morst "buy buy buy!!", - one does not want to fall prey to the panic of irretrievable loss.
I really wanted to give him a chance, it could go well. Besides, the bottle is SO so beautiful and museum and deco.
So I shredded the package so after 3 weeks of waiting (and beautiful anticipation) on, applied full of excitement the new addition and thought
"Crap!"
No Simsalabim revelation miracle happened, I smelled tart smoke resin, which is just not my cup of tea. It reminded me of resinous Greek wines, retsina. And that's bitter. Then there's this damp leather note that becomes sticking plaster, "Leukoplast". Damn! (Some described this here in advance probably as plastic-like?)
Even if the good then develops after an hour more pleasant and somewhat warmer-smoky vanilla, -this could then be a comparison with Cuir Beluga-, nevertheless, one / woman must first get over these "older notes" of the beginning.
Also, similarities to Aura sublime were mentioned here, which also made me optimistic at first. I must say, however, that Aura sublime is lovely-vanilla as well as lemony- and not so initially-herb-harzig-ledrig as this Shalimar-LE.
I do not know yet what I do with him after the initial disappointment...
I "practice" now the 3rd day, as you have to listen to a bulky music record first pure.
Well, it was a (blind) attempt, gern hätt I shared the enthusiasm. But he will certainly continue to have his following, because fortunately tastes and receptors are different.
In the specific case, I was spiked by an autobiographical interview of the actor Winfried Glatzeder, so the "The Legend of Paul and Paula"-Glatzeder "whose grandmother at the time also already wore Shalimar".
So I was interested and open-minded, but unfortunately the scent horrified me when I sprayed it on, tempting me to snub my head and quickly evaporate.
Thus, Shalimar remained ticked off for me for a long time.
Years later, I actually let myself be persuaded by a Douglas saleswoman to Shalimar perfume initial test and was after a thoughtful night enthusiastic and willing consumer.
So there was still hope for the Shalimare and me!
So now I was at parfumo and let myself be carried away by the current enthusiasm and almost mass hysteria of the last few weeks for the new Shalimaren.
It was said: Shalimar-untypical, unshalimar, "best Shalimar ever", one superlative chased the next. And then still the principle of scarcity- whereby the brain usually has no other chance of reaction and morst "buy buy buy!!", - one does not want to fall prey to the panic of irretrievable loss.
I really wanted to give him a chance, it could go well. Besides, the bottle is SO so beautiful and museum and deco.
So I shredded the package so after 3 weeks of waiting (and beautiful anticipation) on, applied full of excitement the new addition and thought
"Crap!"
No Simsalabim revelation miracle happened, I smelled tart smoke resin, which is just not my cup of tea. It reminded me of resinous Greek wines, retsina. And that's bitter. Then there's this damp leather note that becomes sticking plaster, "Leukoplast". Damn! (Some described this here in advance probably as plastic-like?)
Even if the good then develops after an hour more pleasant and somewhat warmer-smoky vanilla, -this could then be a comparison with Cuir Beluga-, nevertheless, one / woman must first get over these "older notes" of the beginning.
Also, similarities to Aura sublime were mentioned here, which also made me optimistic at first. I must say, however, that Aura sublime is lovely-vanilla as well as lemony- and not so initially-herb-harzig-ledrig as this Shalimar-LE.
I do not know yet what I do with him after the initial disappointment...
I "practice" now the 3rd day, as you have to listen to a bulky music record first pure.
Well, it was a (blind) attempt, gern hätt I shared the enthusiasm. But he will certainly continue to have his following, because fortunately tastes and receptors are different.
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