Shalimar by Guerlain: Perfume Review / Fragrance Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Katie Puckrik smells Shalimar by Guerlain
Other fragrances mentioned in this video: Thierry Mugler Angel, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur, Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Thierry Mugler A*Men, Hanae Mori for Men.
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Katie I miss your reviews so much. Your elegance, humour and knowledge is still unmatched. I'll keep rewatching your reviews on hum drum days as a pick me up. All the best to you my dear.
Just tried it for the first time today. First reaction was yuck- not into this spiced lemony thing. Then something special happened. It changed. It reminded me of a time I was wearing vanilla and amber perfume and sitting in a car with my cool older friend who was smoking cigarettes and wearing a leather jacket. Good girl gone bad! Love this.
Couldn't have said it better.
You've identified exactly what I find fascinating about these classic perfumes: that very idea that we can smell (more or less, owing to reformulations) what people a century ago were smelling. It's time travel in a bottle.
Wish you kept making videos. You're brilliant
My great Aunt Ruby was a flapper from Port Arthur, Texas. Good to know that this is what she smelled like. Gonna have to score me a bottle for purely personal reasons.
Hi, Katie! love your reviews! Shalimar is PERFECT! It was Kahlo's perfume...well, she used to smoke, to dance the tango and to use Shalimar! To a perfect woman, a perfect scent! ;) kisses from Brazil!
Just knowing that women wore this in the 1920's makes me giggle with glee. I feel like I'm wearing some history, as if I'm wearing an Impressionist or Surrealist painting :) Also, the fact that I'm 21 and wear this makes me feel kinda rebellious amidst the sea of fruity floral infused college dorms >:D. Love you Katie!
Still wearing it?
@@dair7947 OMG YES! I'm 31 now and it sometimes takes me back to those early days of discovering perfumery! not on a daily basis of course, but every now and then I love to indulge. And now it fits me even better :D
@@thesmellylily2222 Ah that’s great to hear, honestly didn’t expect a reply but it’s nice to know you’re still enjoying such an iconic perfume! Cheers
I love the scent of Shalimar! My brother bought a bottle of Shalimar for my mother when I was still a teenager in the 70's. And I've loved it since then! And I'm going to be 68 soon and I've never forgotten Shalimar! It just stays with you. ❤
I tried Shalimar a few days ago... My dear Lord... I instantly fell in love... It's smell soooo smooth on my skin yet very sexy... It's just sooo me... and I love your review on perfume! ^^
Watching this in 2023. Hope you’re doing well, Katie!
Katie please come back. Best reviews ever, ever....
I do love hearing these classic perfume testimonials: who's wearing them, what they're wearing. Thanks for the input!
I LOVE this review! Katie you are one wonderful speaker! Thank you for this wonderful post!
Your are the reason I discovered Shalimar, shalimar is wonderful, I only wish I could discover another masterpiece to wear during the day, I find I can only wear it at night, It is great though and I fight off anyone that tries to tell me that its old! I love it! thanks kp xx
watching this in 2024! i love watching your videos because you’re so filled with class, elegance, and knowledge! Amazing how Shalimar is still popular even years after this video. Hope you’re doing well 🤍
In 1932 Dana Tabu was the "Bad girl" scent. Though men can certainly wear it. I do. But the vintage only Tabu.
Tabu reminds me of those unburnt Incense sticks in those hippie shops. Similar to that.
Shalimar edt from the 1980's. Not that spicy compared to Tabu or Paco Rabanne La Nuit.
The vanilla is interesting with the powdery notes.
I have not tried the edp version of any kind.
As for Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, it's definitely musky and Clove like. Really well done.
Discovered Shalimar almost a year ago. I'm in love with that perfume, I'd love to use it every day. Two problems:
A) I'm a 15 year old boy.
B) It's EXPENSIVE.
Now in 2020 you can find it for 40 dollars
@@angelwehr6045 21 years old. Good age for this 😂
@@victorong921220* jaja
@@angelwehr6045 what exactly is the smell tho? i dont wanna smell leathery lol like the lady says here
you can now use it, and you would be cool. smells like a niche perfume
Shalimar is one of the most intriguing perfumes in my collection because it IS musk and amber and spice, none of which are things I usually go for in my fragrances. Shalimar is my one exception. It's just "sex in a bottle". Sensual, sexual, intimate. That's Shalimar.
GREAT review! Really hit home with me. I love the fact that we are still talking about Shalimar in these days of cotton candy fragrance. Almost 100 years old and still making people feel sexy. Now, that's a perfume!
@ShesInLosAngeles Aww, how nice to be included in such a fun experience. Thank you!
Please please please make another video Katie!
I was in love with Samsara years ago (still love it) and tried out Shalimar after it was mentioned in the film 'The Mephisto Waltz'. It's been my favourite perfume ever since (about 20 years).
Phenomenal reviewer, awesome fragrance! It reminds me a little of Dior homme intense as well...?!?! ;)
OMG, I won't buy it then. I imagine this one much more mysterious and richer. DHI seems to be linear and boring to me
I’ve smelled Shalimar and I own Dior Homme Intense
They smell powdery... but they do not smell like each other in anyway shape or form. The one from Christian Dior smells powdery like make up and cosmetic powdery. That is just about the only smell you will get from the Christian Dior fragrance. With Shalimar, the first hit I got when I sprayed it was that I thought it smelled like mosquito spray because of the powderiness and that lemon note that you smell right at first impact. It starts changing within five minutes, and it starts smelling like what she was describing in the video as it being smoky, and more dark and incense like
Can a man wear it?
Please come back and review!! Miss your content!!
Hey! I've tried it on my skin since then & it developed beautifully. I absolutely love it! The powdery sweetness of the vanilla is gorgeous.
Hi Katie I want to thank you so much for the affect you had on my newfound passion for perfume. Shalimar is among one of my many favorites but you should know that it's the dupe for Fracois Coty's Emeraude (Emerald) which was launched about 1920-1921, 5 years before Shalimar. Could you do a review of Emeraude for us Shalimar fans? Shalimar took all the fame and glory but Emeraude has a fan base as well. Also, I would like you to review either Black Pearls or Passion by Elizabeth Taylor the first big celebrity to have her own fragrance line, which still sells big time. I imagine you might be a Liz Taylor fan and would love to see a video review paying tribute to her fragrances. Thanks!
@RachelSoHJ Thanks so much for visiting! My passion for fragrance is leading me to learn more and more about it all the time. And there's always more to discover.
Oh great, I found my next perfume, you just explained it perfectly, everything I love, Powdery, Vanilla smell, I have to get some ! Thank you, I don't know about the leather smell you said tho,... Thanks for inspiring me !
As I can understand, Shalimar has been one of the mysteries of human's nature, during the past century. As one of the reviewers mentioned, just imagine, how many love stories, break ups, regrets and emotions have people spread over this fragrance. Just unbelievable ... I am 30 year old male, but I just want to buy and have it. For me, or for a woman, does not matter. Just one question, should I go for Eau de Toilette, of Eau De Perfume? Which is more for youth?
levan beriashvili did you ever try it?
I think EDT is more unisex and it is easier to wear, too. I prefer it for daily wear myself.
@domperrier My review applies to the EDP. Shalimar-loving guys tell me they enjoy the EDT, and when I've worn the pure parfum, it's much more profound on the gourmand side with its cinnamon/vanilla aspect amplified. I remember wearing the parfum while eating a warm treacle tart, and experiencing an intense synesthesia.
I've never tried the EDC.
Love love love your reviews Katie! I went to sniff Shalimar because you always reccommend it and I LOVE it! I love your cheekiness!
i'm a guy and i love wearing the EDC. I own the 80s bottle and the most recent blue box one.
So glad you track me down here in "fumeland". You'll really enjoy comparing the edp and parfum with the edt you know and love.
The pure parfum is indeed gorgeous - it smells deeper, richer, and sweeter than the other concentrations, and it wears a bit more softly: closer to the skin. It's worth trying the EDT, EDP and parfum to see which is most to your taste. The EDP is the one for me, but I wouldn't turn down a bottle of the parfum if it were a gift!
Buying vintage perfume online is common, but you're right, it's always a gamble whether it's held up over the years, or been stored properly. Just the risk you take.
@KatiePuckrikSmells thank you so much for taking the time to answer! I love your reviews! Greetings from Mexico!
What amazing timing! I just looked to see if you had a review of shalimar yesterday morning!
You must have been one of the very first fragrance reviewers. Hope you’re well
@Sanbika89 Shalimar is about the interplay between fresh citrus, creamy vanilla, and amber. A more contemporary version would be Calvin Klein Obsession. A more candified version might be Fresh Sugar.
@oshinsr A powdery quality in a perfume can go a couple of different ways: either powdery like baby powdery, or smoky like the air around incense or a bonfire. To me, Shalimar's powderiness shape-shifts between those 2 modes. The longer it's on, the more smoky/leathery it becomes.
I bought my first bottle of Shalimar the other day (the EDP) and you described it so perfectly! Especially the bit about it wearing "like your skin but better" it stays for a really long time but stays really close to the skin. I've used it every day since I got it and I'm so happy with it because I was scared I would one of those people that don't appreciate it. I'd love to see you do some video reviews of other older Guerlain scents like Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue or Jicky.
I LOVE shalimar! Great review as always, would love a review on dior addict.
Shalimar is my signature scent ;-)
This is a wonderful video. You haven't mentioned any notes I don't like, and you're so passionate about it I'm actually going to have to investigate it - until now I've pretty much only ever used perfume oils, almost exclusively BPAL (with the exception of Joop before I found BPAL).
I've been told that Shalimar is similar to BPAL's Haunted. Have you tried that and, if so, what is your opinion? Thanks (and thanks for a great video)
thank you so much for making this video katie, as a guy who has more than a few women's fragrances in his collection, i've only just (after watching this video) today discovered how totally wearable the edt version is for guys, and in the near the future i hope to get my nose around the edp and the pure parfum versions. you're truely amazing, it's funny to think i used to see you on "the word" on channel4 here in the uk years ago! lol x
Shalimar is definitely more of an animal than contemporary perfumes. Although with every reformulation, it loses a bit more of the tiger in its tank, which is a shame.
@fanfare78 The rose is Bakelite, and the beads are carnelian.
this was my mum's favorite and because of your review I bought it and finished it in a few months. But it is not me. thanks..
Spot on, absolutely! Plush red velvet, creme brulee crisply caramelised sugar, European take on vanilla. Nothing to do with flowers and works with your skin. Exactly. And it's final whisper is silky scenty smooth.
heyyy katie i dont know if you have one a review on it yet but i havent seen it in your videos but please please pleassseeeee do a review on mitsouko by guerlain i would be soooo happy if you did !!!! xxxxxx
You're hands down my FAVORITE youtube personality.
@Nerblette I'm inspired to hear that you got your "heavy artillery" ideas from KP Smells. Vanilla additions to Shalimar are a good way to proceed.
Unique scent in a good way that you can not detect what is in it & that made me keep sniffing it without making me overwhelmed like most of popular expensive perfumes now a day which are mostly on the same scents category. This is Something different. If you want a rest from what you always wear, sniff this & you will find it a wow scent. An Elegant scent. When dried done, sometimes I could compare the scent is close but on a lighter side scent of a bath soap Heno de Pravia
I bought this on Zulily today. The bottle caught my eye. Hope I like it; if it has stuck around this long, it's for a reason.
Woooaaa. You are the first American ever that I heard say the name Guerlain right!! I'm amazed.
@MACTackleBox You are so very welcome!
My daughter (35) and I (59) have decided to take in this beautiful so cal day and perfume counter hop at the Paseo in Pasadena. I want to expose her to some vintage perfumes and decided to share this video with her (one of my all time favorites btw). We will spritz, have lunch, then return to buy a new fragrance. Her name is also Katie and she is anxious to try Shalimar. Thank you again for these great videos.
@brillanita Not every perfume is going to speak to you personally, but it's great that you're starting to explore a wider range of fragrances. The more things you smell, the larger your range of references will be. You may come back to Shalimar in a year or two and have a completely new take on it.
@chacharas81 Shalimar is 100% age-appropriate for you, but it's a question of whether you'll go for its warm, "leather blanket" feel of the base notes. Contemporary perfumes typically are lighter and sweeter, and Shalimar's richness might not sit right with you. But it is so beautiful, and even if Shalimar first seems different to what you're used to, I'm confident that you'll learn to love it -- especially if you enjoy vanilla/gourmand perfumes.
Hey Katie - great review! I haven't worn shalimar for years - I've got to rediscover it now. I think this could be the one! Thanks X
Excellent review. Thank you
Wow, Katie, look at how many comments you have!!! Cool! I love Shalimar, my mom used to wear it. It does go a bit powdery on me, but I still wear it once in awhile.
This was incredibly helpful - thank you! You are so very thorough! :)
Hi Katie, I just tried Shalimar in Sephora today and the one word that came to mind was "SKANK" in all caps! Was this the synthetic civet coming through? I don't know why on my skin the skank came through so strong...it was enjoyable only because it was so different from everything else I was sniffing. It definitely wasn't behaving like a lady! It actually made me smile 'cause it was so stinky. Couldn't really get past that so I missed all the other notes you described.
Lovely description and fantastic review, Katie... Now I need to get my hands on some Shalimar! :D
Your vids are the best :) love em.
@filmjolk Thanks for adding the details on bergamot! Personally, I do like exploring the nitty-gritty of all the flora and fauna involved in perfumes, but I don't always include it in my vids because not everyone's as much of a nerd as I am. But you are correct - bergamot is a specific species of citrus, and not just any ol' orange.
Another amazing review Katie! I have Shalimar edt. It's a smoky vanilla that I think men can easily wear. Although, I'm not one to refuse a perfume just because it's marketed to women. I also have Omnia by Bvlgari, Sensuous by Estee Lauder, and Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. As you said in previous reviews: Perfumes do not have genitalia. Thanks Katie!
Always loved Shalimar
I liked you review so much, you convinced me to give a second chance to this perfume which I didn't like at first. And I thank you for that! It's absolutely amazing and it goes beautifully with my skin - went straight into my top10 and on my wishlist.
I was wondering though, do you think Shalimar can also be worn on spring and summer nights? I'm thinking of buying it now but I'm not sure it won't stay on the shelf waiting for the autumn :)
Another factor in perfume trends is the discovery of new aromachemicals that result in a bunch of new releases that all have the same cotton candy accord, or red berry accord.
Shalimar is #1 perfume. Nothing compares to this scent.
@iamcasihart I missed experiencing Shalimar Light, too, darn it!
Good luck on your continued exploration of Shalimar....
Hi Katie! I've tried this lovely fragrance after watching you rave about it. I LOVE warm scents like this & I don't know if my grandma wore this or not, but I recall that same powdery scent on her. I'm not a floral or super sweet kind of person & this is perfect. By the way, I love your sense of humor!
I sampled Shalimar at the department store today on my wrist, but ended up buying some floral. On the way home I couldn't stop smelling my Shalimar wrist...after the top notes wore off it was so, so alluring and original, and it's funny that you say it smells like velvet because that's exactly what it reminded me of, old, rich velvet, locked up in a dark room for decades. Now I want to go back and buy a bottle of Shalimar, but thinking of mixing it with another perfume. Any ideas?
I'm a Man and I wear this, the " Vintage " Parfum de Toilette. and it's truly a classic and on the " Right " person ( Male or Female ) it can be glorious ! So, I thought I'd share this, great review.....Oh, I'm a HUGE Chamade Perfume lover, ALSO a Guerlain classic....
KATIE....Do a review on Chamade by Guerlain, you'll LOVE IT !
@Nerblette With Shalimar, you might choose to amp the vanilla, or the citrus, or beef up the smoke/incense/musk with a second perfume. You could also choose a lavender, and re-create Guerlain Jicky.
A good way to test drive layering is to spray different perfumes on scent strips at the store, & then hold different combos of the strips to your nose to see how they meld in the air. When you do play with wearing more than one, spray them on different parts of your body, not both on the same spot.
thanks for reminding me about this gem of a perfume!
Happy that I was able to tip you off to Shalimar!
Hey Katie, I'm absolutely disappointed you didn't mention anything about the Vintage which everybody raves about. I really want to own Shalimar, but is it better to get the new EdP or just save up for one of the vintage ones?
Great 👍🏽 video 🙂 have you smelled White Shoulders by Evyn? I think it came out in the 40s....it’s a big smell, but smells nice (on other people).
EDIT: BTW, are you an earth (Virgo) sign 🌍 ?
@BeckaOfSweden This is one of those happy instances where we're both right: the original Shalimar Baccarat bottle (designed by Raymond Guerlain) was inspired by the urns in the gardens of Indian palaces, tying into the the "Temple of Love" theme.
I love love your reviews. thank you! I have a question for you though, what do you mean by "powdery" here?
Dear Katie,
Okay, this is me being inspired to un-laziness by your rockin' review.
Do you recommend any books on fragrance? I recently bought one that you listed, "A Natural History of the Sense," and I'm really enjoying it.
--App
@inkfantasy I've seen Shalimar sold everywhere from drugstores, to Target, to Sephora, to Saks 5th Ave. It's one of the most widely available fine fragrances out there. Both Sephora and Nordstrom will make a sample for you to take home if you want.
Haha - thanks, all, for interpreting me!
I had one of the beautiful old wavy glass bottles that Guerlain used to sell, but stupidly, I sold it when I moved abroad. Now that I'm thinking of repurchasing, I'm really regretting that! Shalimar was the only perfume that my father, who hates perfumes, ever liked, and therefore bought my mother.
@ChannelHMC It's fun to give things a whirl on your skin: you get the whole picture, and even if you don't like it, it gives you a reference point for your perfume evolution.
@Ekove I've not yet encountered vintage Shalimar, but all the vintage-sniffers say that it's deeper, less sweet, and more animalic than the current one. I would love to try it. If you're curious, I'd vote for saving up for a bottle of vintage. Of course, it's always a gamble whether it will be well-preserved. Perhaps you can find a decant online?
@sakuraness My personal BPAL faves are Scherezade, Dee and Harlot. And I adore the orange-blossom honey bath oil called Oceans of Love & Millions of Kisses.
@redjae Yes - blame youth! But don't be too hard on yourself - our tastes are constantly evolving and changing, whether it's in perfume, music, food, etc. The more fragrances you're exposed to, the more context you have for appreciating what you're smelling. And your own personal associations with different scents will color your perceptions, too.
I had a friend in highschool who loved this perfume. I will have to hit the mall to smell it again. I have not smelled this for a long time. By the way I love your necklace!
Thanks for the review!
Excellent review! I wore and loved Shalimar in high school (early 1980's), I then moved on to Emeraude (also loved it!) and then onto a million other perfumes, but would like to revisit some of my old favorites (Shalimar and Emeraude) I'm looking for the pre 80's version of Emeraude on ebay. Love your reviews!! :0)
As much as I love how Shalimar develops.. that lemon note in the opening turns me away every time. It's that hard lemon that was adopted by every floor and wood cleaner company during the 80s that is burned into my brain. I've happily found Bijou Romantique by ELdO gives me that amazing, classic oriental feel minus the overused accords of the past.
@Sukantara I don't know the exact number, but there are at least 500 new perfume launches every year, and that is far to many to keep up with! Plenty fall by the wayside, but there are certainly thousands and thousands and thousands of bottle of smelly juice out there.
@PoshPatootie I first experienced Opium last year and couldn't believe how assertive it was with that dense wall of resins! There's absolutely nothing else like it out there! I loved smelling it, but couldn't imagine wearing it.
Haven't run into Belle d'Opium on my travels, but am eager to try it!
@LunaMoonaBella Shalimar Light, and a previous version (considered superior), Shalimar Eau Légère, were available from appx 2003-2007, but are now discontinued. I never smelled them, but both were fresher, less sultry versions of Shalimar. They've been replaced with Eau de Shalimar, and those who've smelled all light/eau versions think the current version is terrible.
I had the Eau de Cologne of this when I was in my late teens. Such wonderful memories. I want to purchase again but haven't had any luck in finding it. I don't know if the cologne was discontinued.
I bought it yesterday
I just ordered this fragrance, I think it is a must have for any collection. Thanks for the video.
I am wearing Shalimar eau de cologne today. It is a lovely formulation. Spicy lemon custard, with that powdery & smoky drydown you mention in your review. It's really quite amazing stuff for an edc. I'm wearing it for the first time in ages, and it is smelling especially good on this bitterly cold winter day. :-) Guerlain classics in edc are usually nice, if you can find them.
@ccmerope You're right - basically, it boils down to "either you smell good or you don't". But the ride to getting there is a fun one to experience and analyze.
@Nerblette My general feeling is that wearing two complex perfumes at the same time is like mixing two different bottles of wine, since a perfume is carefully designed to stand alone as a sensory experience. Having said that, I've stumbled onto some accidental combinations that smell great, usually when the second perfume picks up on notes in the first perfume, or it's a lot simpler than the first perfume.
Hi Katie. Great review! Im a big fan of oriental fragances and shalimar is, of course, on the top of the list. But oriental fragances are all winter fragances and that let me with no options in summer time. Could you recomend me some for summer? Thanks!
Try another one from Guerlain, Habit Rouge. It's marketed to men, but with its orange blossom, vanilla and leather blend, I think of it as a "summer Oriental".
Katie Puckrik Smells great tip! I will try! Thank you!