Shalimar Souffle de Lumière Guerlain 2018

Recently, Thierry Wasser, who created this fragrance, explained that the perfumeries demand that he constantly creates new flankers. The customer must be kept entertained with constant new releases, it is said. If these new releases also recycle the big name and iconic bottle of a recognized masterpiece, all the better, because: recognizability. However, Shalimar Souffle de Lumiere (SSDL) has nothing to do with Shalimar in terms of scent, nor with Shalimar Initial, and in my opinion not much with the Shalimar Souffles either.
A white Shalimar - now that's something different. Above all, it is also paradoxical. Shalimar "Classic," the heavy, seductive oriental-sensual original - and SSDL, the offshoot that dances its name as a noble light figure with flowers in its hair on Midsummer Night.
I smell only orange blossoms, but not yet opened, innocent ones; jasmine, but not the one that enchants the white nights of Seville, rather the mild, reserved version, and ylang not in full regalia.
Summer flower soft tender green in the heart note, fresh spice in the base. It could perform a bit more, but such delicate dream plants fade too quickly...