Shalimar is a Guerlain icon. A mainstay of its heritage and the emblem of its fragrance lexicon. The first amber perfume in history, this masterpiece created by Jacques Guerlain in 1925 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
To mark this exceptional event, the Maison is revealing Shalimar L’Essence for a limited time only, which concentrates Shalimar’s distinctive codes in an intense and contemporary new variation. A homage to the timeless modernity, daring and seduction of Guerlain’s most famous scent for women.
The New Expression Of A Legendary Scent
It all began with a love story between Emperor Shâh Jahân and Princess Mumtaz Mahâl in 17th-century India. Fascinated by the Orient and its culture and myths, perfumer Jacques Guerlain discovered this tale. It would light the spark for a perfume destined to become a legend in its turn.
To celebrate the centenary of its masterpiece, Guerlain has composed Shalimar L’Essence: an intense concentrate of Shalimar’s distinctive codes. It’s quintessence. More than a perfume, Shalimar L’Essence is a declaration of love made by Delphine Jelk, Guerlain Director of Perfume Creation and Perfumer, to the Maison’s heritage icon and specifically to its most emblematic note. The cornerstone of its scent, the secret of its universal seduction: vanilla.
An Ode To Vanilla
Guerlain’s legendary amber accord is beautifully enhanced by vanilla in Shalimar L’Essence. This intense Eau de Parfum celebrates vanilla in every form. Delphine Jelk has added the precious Madagascan vanilla tincture stemming from Guerlain’s ancestral know-how to the ethylvanillin found in Jacques Guerlain’s original formula, giving Shalimar a new intensity without detracting from its signature.
On skin, Guerlain’s instantly recognisable iconic fragrance trail is clearly present. Discreet and subtle bergamot illuminates the floral heart, which blends rose absolute with the powdery elegance of iris. Little by little, Shalimar’s amber note unfolds, deeper than ever. Used in abundance, vanilla infuses it with new facets – smooth and woody with a hint of leather. Enveloped in the comfort of musks that did not exist a century ago, Shalimar’s inimitable fragrance trail embraces the modern age with this generous and enveloping variation. Irresistibly Shalimar.
100 Years Of A Legend, A Daring Spirit And Sensuality
A twist of fate, paired with a real stroke of genius, led to Shalimar’s creation. When his chemist friend Justin Dupont came to introduce him to ethylvanillin, a new synthetic compound with a powerful vanilla scent, Jacques Guerlain was struck by a bolt of inspiration. A revolutionary perfume, Shalimar would shake up the perfumery of its time and establish the lasting trend for amber fragrances.
More than a fragrance, Shalimar is a state of mind that is passed down from one generation to the next. The emblem of bold and self-assured femininity. A declaration of freedom. A statement captured in a bottle.
Shalimar L’Essence (90 ml) is now available at RM937, exclusively at the Guerlain Ultimate Boutique in TRX.
