GuerlainShalimar Eau De Parfum Spray for Women, 3 Ounce

This delicious fragrance is a classic. It is fresh and clean and lasts forever. You don’t need much just to spray and it will last all day. It’s gorgeous. It’s classic Guerlaine great size good value for the money. Excellent. I have bought my mother this every year for her birthday since I was a kid and this is actually cheaper this year than it was when I bought it for her in high school so excellent price.

I had added this item to my wishlist years ago. My adult son accessed my list and purchased the 3 oz as a Christmas gift to me. I was worried about receiving a fake. I messaged the seller who assured his vendors are good and honest. That didn’t mean much to me. I received the item. It seems authentic enough. Surprisingly it doesn’t smell like an old lady although its top note smells like spices. The bottom note is vanilla and musk. I read the EDT reviews of a major department store retailer and most were literally 1 stars. Unless we have Guerlain authenticate, we consumers will never know. As for longevity, I find it won’t last very long on certain textile clothes materials, but is long lasting when sprayed directly onto my skin. Basically, it will differ from person to person. I think this fragrance will not appeal to most under age 45.

This is my favorite sent. I always wear it . It has a vanilla base. In store prices is $140 + so this is a great deal.

Shalimar is one of the five best parfumes in the world . The vanilla base fragrance is soft and pleasant.

Bought this for my mom who smells so good wearing this. All get grandchildren think of her when they smell this. It's not overbearing but has a very unique smell.

My grandmother has worn this for decades. Needless to say, I love the smell, but it’s also an association thing. I’m sure plenty of people would consider a “grandma” perfume... the scent is definitely not very modern. However, you can tell it’s an incredible quality. The scent stays on all day, and doesn’t break down like other scents. Even though it smells slightly different on each person, it still seems to work for any person I’ve known to try it.I’m not able to describe scents very well. I couldn’t pick out an individual one if my life depended on it. I do know that I once saw it described as “the classic Oriental perfume,” and while I couldn’t identify a perfume’s category, I can understand the description. When I first smell it, I notice the musk (and I typically hate musky perfumes), then spices, then almost like a sweetness. When I say spices, I mean like when you smell cinnamon or something like that, and by sweet, I mean like when you smell something baking, like vanilla. I know it sounds like I’m describing a musk mixed with cinnamon buns (which, hey, if that’s your thing), but it’s not at all what it smells like, it’s almost like how it feels. Baking is really the only reference I have for scents, I don’t wear them often, and body sprays and the like usually gag me. Most perfumes either nauseate me immediately or after I’ve had them on for a few hours. This one never makes me sick. As I said, I normally hate musks, but this doesn’t seem to be like most of the ones you find in stores. Imagine a room that was done in lots of dark, jewel toned colors, with all kinds of velvets and fur and leather pieces.... but someone’s baking in the kitchen and it’s wafting through (and no, I don’t mean those canned cinnabons, I mean like if someone’s baking some Thomas Keller-level stuff with real vanilla beans and all that). Definitely a naughty but nice feel to it, but a very luxe version of it.

Love the smell that lingers for a long time, my hubby did too or he could have been telling a fib, just to get near my bod.

3.5/5 RatingI purchased this perfume because it was the one my grandmother always wore and had on her dresser when I was a child. It always meant class and elegance to me, and I can recall sneaking into her room to spray it on. I was very excited to see the perfume on Amazon and so I bought it on impulse.I fully believe this to be authentic and have not found anything to suggest it is not. It comes in a lovely, solid spray bottle that looks very elegant on my armoire. The scent is just as I remember it – divine but not overpowering. However, the scent does not last for more than half an hour.I read (after purchase) several reviews that stated the scent does not last and they are correct. No matter how many scent points you spray or how strong it smells initially, it dissipates quickly. Half an hour after spraying heavily, I could only smell the scent at skin level and even that was incredibly light.I do not regret buying the perfume as it brings back wonderful memories of times past but that is all I use it for. Since it last for so short a time, I do not use it for events or daily use. Instead I use it to recall good times or to boost my mood for a short bit. I sometimes spray myself of my pillow at night and it helps set the mood for a good night’s rest.Unless you only want this perfume as a reminder of the past or as a mood booster, I would not purchase it. It does not have the staying power of the older, original perfume and is just too expensive when you can find longer lasting options.