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Shalimar Fine-Tuning
This Shalimar flanker really caught me!
I fell in love with "La Mexique" right away!! The opening is fresh and lemony thanks to the opoponax, and the iris is right there. It comes across in La Mexique as buttery and earthy, definitely not carrot-like.
The iris, caramel, and chocolate remind me of L Instant de Guerlain Extreme without its woody-spicy notes..
I perceive the chocolate note more as creamy whole milk, not the bitter cocoa note of dark chocolate.
It is powdery and soft, gourmand and delicate. That's why I find it very feminine. All the harsh elements have been removed; the incense is just a fine smoky veil, and I have to struggle to even sniff it out. All "animalic" components have also disappeared. Therefore, the sillage is rather moderate. You really have to spray generously to attract the attention of those around you :=)
The vanilla comes across as softly sweet and powdery.. it feels like it has melted with warm caramel.
For me, it's a finely tuned Shalimar.
Not a predatory civet cat, but a playful, fluffy flat-nosed kitten rolling in forest spring soil. It would love to nibble on a bowl of fresh creamy drinking chocolate with caramel flavor, but that's reserved for the lady :=)
The longevity is very good. The next morning, I can still perceive a veil of powdery iris-caramel.
In contrast to Shalimar Initial and Initial L Eau (which Mexique has no resemblance to), you can still recognize the original Shalimar scent (EDP) well in La Mexique.
It's impossible not to fall for it! :=)
Lovers of Eau de Shalimar and Shalimar Legere should definitely give this a sniff, as well as fans of light fluffy gourmands.
I fell in love with "La Mexique" right away!! The opening is fresh and lemony thanks to the opoponax, and the iris is right there. It comes across in La Mexique as buttery and earthy, definitely not carrot-like.
The iris, caramel, and chocolate remind me of L Instant de Guerlain Extreme without its woody-spicy notes..
I perceive the chocolate note more as creamy whole milk, not the bitter cocoa note of dark chocolate.
It is powdery and soft, gourmand and delicate. That's why I find it very feminine. All the harsh elements have been removed; the incense is just a fine smoky veil, and I have to struggle to even sniff it out. All "animalic" components have also disappeared. Therefore, the sillage is rather moderate. You really have to spray generously to attract the attention of those around you :=)
The vanilla comes across as softly sweet and powdery.. it feels like it has melted with warm caramel.
For me, it's a finely tuned Shalimar.
Not a predatory civet cat, but a playful, fluffy flat-nosed kitten rolling in forest spring soil. It would love to nibble on a bowl of fresh creamy drinking chocolate with caramel flavor, but that's reserved for the lady :=)
The longevity is very good. The next morning, I can still perceive a veil of powdery iris-caramel.
In contrast to Shalimar Initial and Initial L Eau (which Mexique has no resemblance to), you can still recognize the original Shalimar scent (EDP) well in La Mexique.
It's impossible not to fall for it! :=)
Lovers of Eau de Shalimar and Shalimar Legere should definitely give this a sniff, as well as fans of light fluffy gourmands.
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@Duftbetty: Shalimar Eau Legere and Eau de Shalimar are very similar, a bit less gourmand than Mexique, but both are heavy on iris and vanilla. :=)