Wenn somebody here judged "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" as an unsuccessful attempt of "Shalimar" I thought immediately: Oh, not at all, that is a variation over Shalimar. And in my mind, my inner ears I heard the "Goldberg Variations" (J. S. Bach, BWV 988), in my inner eye I watchet the movies with Glenn Gould, playing the "Goldberg Variations" playing piano in his peculiar kind of moving, humming sometimes the melody, touching the keys short, staccato or longer while listening every fading tone.
While I'm writing this I listen from YouTube the 20 variations of the "Goldberg Variations", it's so touching and a good inspiration...
Almost every perfume has a course, has various phases .
If a perfume or a serie e.g. "Jardins of..." is, created in different variations over the first successful edition, it is possible that it is not only a plain copy but an interesting new variation over the idea or theme. Like the Jardin-Serie of Jean-Claude Elléna for instance.
So I perceive the different "Shalimars" which are always have the "bordun" or "ostinato", something more or less typically persevering over the the prototype of Shalimar.
Of course not every variations might be loved or liked by everyone. A lot might be disappointed.
That is not at all a sacrilege!
We should be responsible and keeping calm while judging. "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist sweet, no doubts. But I perceive at first a brief time orris-violette and smoky vanilla,
Then for my opinion there must be something enchanting-mysterious I cannot identify. That is my impression and feeling during a long time.
After a while "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" is increasing and sweeter almost a gourmand, yet a little bit pungent. But still there is the smoky vanilla which tames it. It's still Shalimar but sweeter. Following then "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" slowly starts fading away. I perceive a more and more dainty musky rose-scent, and flowery soft orris with a faint poudry whiff. And there is staying still like a now silent but still presently "Guerlinade" with vanilla. The Guerlinade then ist no longer percolating but a slowly "decrescending fundamental" tone".
And for me there is again the miracle sensation I cannot describe.
The longevity on my skin sustains 14 hours. I have one note I miss anyhow; the wonderful bergamot, which is unusual in every "Shalimar" I had under my nose and which I own. That is my reason for rating only 8 points. "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist not an easy to seizing nor to describing scent.
But though I love it. I am excited of the next Shalimar-Variation.
