Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia 2021

Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia by Guerlain
Shop now
Search on
Search
More
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network.
Shop now
Top 10 in Women's Perfume
8.8 / 10 348 Ratings
Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia is a popular limited perfume by Guerlain for women and was released in 2021. The scent is sweet-oriental. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by LVMH. Pronunciation Limited Edition
Search on
Search
More
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network.

Main accords

Sweet
Oriental
Smoky
Powdery
Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Bourbon vanillaBourbon vanilla

Perfumers

Videos
Ratings
Scent
8.8348 Ratings
Longevity
8.3319 Ratings
Sillage
7.6317 Ratings
Bottle
9.2298 Ratings
Value for money
8.1206 Ratings
Submitted by Essy07, last update on 11.04.2023.
Interesting Facts
The fragrant components from the vanilla in this Millésime edition were obtained through two different extraction processes, which are supposed to bring out different olfactory facets.
  • RateRate
  • CollectionCollection
  • ClassifyClassify
  • NotesNotes

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent
Schrippe
Translated Show original Show translation
Schrippe
Schrippe
Top Review 93  
From the cradle to eternal silence
It's no wonder that those of us who, as infants, were already on vanilla (-flavored) infant milk from the factory, have built up a great affinity for vanilla-containing products.
There may also be the stark opposite; people who deeply dislike anything with vanilla for this reason. I love vanilla.
I love vanilla when it's not sticky, molasses-y on me.
Here I got some samples, which were allowed to move on immediately for reasons mentioned above.
Thought that was it with the extract of parts of the orchid-like plant in fragrances.

Shalimar has always been a fear monger in my eyes.
In particular, the spice-heavy base essence described as a guerlinade always made me fearful. I myself could never wear it, but smelled it very much on ladies.
Amazing that there are wearers/inside, on which this fragrance can be elegant and strong, while it seems completely out of place and stubborn on others.
When Planefolia was announced here on this page, I was already triggered, something let expect great.
At that time I was on several short trips through Europe's southern climes and came on the way back also through Belgium. So I took two bottles with me.
In the back room of the perfume salon and in my cerebrum again and again the word "limited". Pulls with me. Almost always.
What I feel when wearing, I can not and will not even put into words, it touches me deeply.
This dark, almost black, slightly coked vanilla immediately affects my synapses.
The light smoke is joined by the spice of guerlinade, unmistakable and very well woven into this fragrance creation.
It is a real delight to smell at the sprayer, sensational on the other hand, to smell so of warm skin.
So there it was: the olfactory enrichment referred to as Guerlain DNA.
The From the wrist or the neck rising veil of fragrance seizes not only me, but also all the people around me. Some also perceive a dark, full-bodied aroma of a long conched chocolate melting in the mouth.
Without exception, all people confronted with the fragrance are enthusiastic about this fragrance and no one assigns this fragrance the clear classification female.
Not that I care.
This Glücklichmacherwässerchen will probably only really come into its own in temperatures around the freezing point. Me already creep loss fears and I will probably have to create a stock. I wrote yes already: limited.

From the cradle to eternal silence: vanilla.

This is how I want to smell when my family, friends and all those who were important to me say goodbye to me in the hopefully still distant future.
Always remembering the comforting scent of this wonderful planfoil vanilla.
That would be great!
28 Replies
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
BeatriceA
Translated Show original Show translation
BeatriceA
BeatriceA
Top Review 41  
No ode
I promised to compare the previous Ode variants with the new fragrance. The first Ode ( Shalimar Ode à la Vanille ) I missed, the second and third I have.

The competition not quite fair, after all, the new fragrance is not an "ode". It was wise of Guerlain to call the new fragrance no longer "Ode à la Vanille": so you go out of the way of comparison.

The jury is also biased: a Shalimar wearer who particularly appreciates the top note in "Shalimar" - the top note that puts off so many.

For comparison compete:
Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique
Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route de Madagascar
Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia
Bourbon Vanilla Bean.

START.
Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique starts with lots of bergamot and distinct animalic hints - and stays that way for a while.

Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route de Madagascar quickly loses the bergamot and is bright, radiant and spicy from the start.

Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia seems lame and bland next to it, the bergamot is completely absent, the civet only hints.

The vanilla bean smells dark, woody, oily, absolutely unsweet - and actually not vanillig.
No, Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia does not smell like vanilla bean: the dark, woody-oily is not present, the scent is equally warm and soft.

AFTER 10 MIN, the civet in Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia is pronounced enough to stand up to other scents. I like the fragrance at this stage - but its competitors even more.

AFTER ONE HOUR, Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique becomes less animalic, vanilla emerges - and stays. After two hours, you notice it clearly.

Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route de Madagascar is still radiantly spicy, vanilla is also perceptible here. Since I know the scent will stay this bright and not too sweet until the end, I'm taking it out of the comparison now. This was and is my favorite variant.

The civet of the Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia is still there.

3. HOUR.
Mexique gets sweeter. The citrus is still there, but it's almost masked by vanilla. Chocolate I have never smelled in the fragrance, but incense is subtly perceptible.

Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia loses civet and becomes flatter.

Vanilla bean has a fragrance development! You can guess vanilla as you know it. Still wholly unsweet. We now also omit the pod, it would unfold its vanilla soul only "diluted" in the dough.

BASIS.
Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route de Madagascar is vanilla, rather spicy than resinous.

Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique is sweeter, but also more resinous. For me almost too sweet, since I like it resinous, I like the fragrance anyway.

Vanilla bean remains vanilla bean.

Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du MexiqueOrchideee", which "Vanille Planifolia" reminds me of towards the base.

CONCLUSION: Guerlain has done everything right. A little beast in the top note to mellow out the Shalimar lovers. Small enough not to ver-stimmen the non-lovers. A round, pleasant vanilla scent, cozy and easy to wear.

The phrase "Finally a Shalimar for me!" you will hear more often, which is perfectly fine, you just have to be aware that here "Shalimar" is only in the name. We know that by now, many Shalimar flankers have little in common with the original - and "Black Opium" is not "Opium" at all.

I'll use up my bottling, it's a nice scent. Would I buy a bottle? At the current price, certainly not. Since Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique has become much cheaper after a while, I would wait and see.

And the winner of the contest? Lyra Eau de Toilette . Finest Guerlain vanilla, this time in the fragrance, not in the name.
24 Replies
10
Bottle
10
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
Fragilly
Translated Show original Show translation
Fragilly
Fragilly
Top Review 55  
Insight of the day - I need a self-help group
Is this vanilla stuff rightly the reigning number 1 of the Da-Dü list?.... possibly the holy grail for vanillos...?
Me, 45 and a self-confessed vanilla addict.... (spontaneous salivation).... say... (involuntary facial twitch).... YAAAAAA!!! (hysterical laughter) ....
This swag is really just wuuuundervolll.... (transfigured eyes)

The scent : for me the perfectly balanced vanilla, not too sweet, slightly smoky touch.... noble, elegant and to melt away fine.... 10 points
The sillage: is not the strongest.... no it's not .... it's perfect! ... it is always present in the most pleasant way without ever narcotizing itself or others.... 10 points
The durability: is just long enough that the fabric never doesn't start to annoy me.... nice things also have to go sometime so you can look forward to them again.... 10 points
The flacon : as noble as the content.... 10 points

Oh great, now I've got myself so hooked again that I need to organise a backup somewhere....where else is this going to go....
Realization of the day: I am a Vanillo...and need ne self-help group
29 Replies
9
Pricing
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
FrauLocke
Translated Show original Show translation
FrauLocke
FrauLocke
Top Review 37  
Too bad- no unshalimar Shalimar
Years ago, I first encountered Shalimar in a department store. I had heard a lot about him.
A classic, a legend, which already wore our grandmothers and great-grandmothers...
In the specific case, I was spiked by an autobiographical interview of the actor Winfried Glatzeder, so the "The Legend of Paul and Paula"-Glatzeder "whose grandmother also wore Shalimar at the time".

So I was interested and open-minded, but unfortunately the scent horrified me when I sprayed it on, tempting me to snub my head and quickly evaporate.
Thus, Shalimar remained for me for a long time ticked off.

Years later, I actually let myself be persuaded by a Douglas saleswoman to test Shalimar perfume initial and was after a thoughtful night enthusiastic and willing consumer.
So there was still hope for the Shalimare and me!

So now I was at parfumo and let myself be carried away by the current enthusiasm and almost mass hysteria of the last weeks for the new Shalimaren.
It was said: Shalimar-untypical, unshalimarisch, "best Shalimar ever", one superlative chased the next. And then the principle of scarcity- whereby the brain usually has no other chance of reaction and morst "buy buy buy!!", - one does not want to fall prey to the panic of irretrievable loss.

I really wanted to give it a chance, it could do well. Besides, the bottle is SO so beautiful and museum and deco.

So I shredded the package open after a 3-week wait (and lovely anticipation), excitedly applied the new addition and thought,
"Crap!"

No Simsalabim revelation miracle happened, I smelled tart smoky resin which is just not my cup of tea. It reminded me of resinous Greek wines, retsina. And that's bitter. Then there's this damp leather note that becomes sticking plaster, "leucoplast". Damn! (I guess some described this as plastic-like here beforehand?)

Even if the good then develops after an hour more pleasant and something warmer-smoky-vanilla, -this could then be a comparison with Cuir Beluga-, nevertheless, one / woman must first get over these "older notes" of the beginning.

Also, similarities to Aura sublime were mentioned here, which also made me optimistic at first. I must say, however, that Aura sublime is lovely-vanilliger as well as lemony- and not so initially-herb-harzig-ledrig as this Shalimar-LE.

I don't know yet what I'll do with it after the initial disappointment.

I'm "practicing" for the 3rd day now, just like you have to listen to a bulky music record first.

Well, it was a (blind) attempt, gern hätt I shared the enthusiasm. But he will certainly continue to have his following, because fortunately tastes and receptors are different.

#Leather #Resin
19 Replies
7
Pricing
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent
PinkOrchid
Translated Show original Show translation
PinkOrchid
PinkOrchid
Top Review 26  
Shalimar - An ode to modernity
On Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia I was really extremely excited.
The original Shalimar, in my case the vintage extract, I got to know and love by a happy coincidence some time ago.
By my preference for vanilla fragrances and by the fact that Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique and Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route de Madagascar are no longer available for some time or only at absolutely indisputable prices, I was now on the lookout and ordered practically the minute the fragrance was available here in Germany. And how clever that was, lol, because at the moment he is probably (temporarily?) Sold out.

The fragrance ... freshly sprayed on for about ten minutes I recognize quite clearly the Shalimar DNA, complete with florals and bergamot, just much less offensive, and not in such an overwhelming rush as with the Eau de Parfum.
Then, however, the vanilla takes the reins until the fade. A vanilla so fine that I become quite reverent.
Elegant, radiant, velvety, golden, spicy and a hint smoky. A fragrance like a noble cashmere scarf.

The grande dame is still a diva. Is self-confident and sovereign as ever. But she has put on a modern, young, exciting new garb. Graceful and beguiling and very unique.

Vanilla as only Guerlain can do it. Certainly not tame or undemanding pleasing. And certainly not generic in the sense of interchangeable.
Who wears Shalimar, makes a statement. And Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Planifolia is definitely a statement fragrance, too. Confident, buoyant, fearless, ravishing.
Just like its wearer.
7 Replies
More reviews

Statements

5 short views on the fragrance
Ka3nKa3n 2 years ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
This is how life inside vanilla pod must smell like. Only reminiscent of the classic with vanilla being dominant note in top, mid and base
1 Reply
HermeshHermesh 1 year ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Vanilla that surprises again and again: sometimes sweet, sometimes fresh, sometimes powdery, sometimes chocolaty...
Beautiful!
0 Replies
MariaSMariaS 1 year ago
9
Scent
Beautifull!!!! The vanilla they use is Amazing!!! I can’t believe I loved it so much!!!
0 Replies
LasagneLasagne 2 years ago
Late drydown of Shalimar, with very emphasized vanilla notes, followed by faint floral nuances. Cosy, but pretty boring, somehow.
0 Replies
MyFragsMyFrags 6 months ago
The most vanilla of all Shalimar editions, Guerlain vanilla is boosted to the maximum. Resinous, powdery, vanilla coziness
0 Replies
More statements

Charts

This is how the community classifies the fragrance.
Pie Chart Radar Chart

Images

30 fragrance photos of the community
More images

Popular by Guerlain

Mitsouko (Extrait) by Guerlain Jicky (Extrait) by Guerlain Shalimar (Extrait) by Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (Extrait) by Guerlain Samsara (Extrait) by Guerlain Vol de Nuit (Extrait) by Guerlain Angélique Noire by Guerlain Tonka Impériale by Guerlain Cuir Béluga by Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain Shalimar Philtre de Parfum by Guerlain Shalimar Ode à la Vanille - Sur la route du Mexique by Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (Eau de Toilette) by Guerlain L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme (Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain Mon Guerlain (Eau de Parfum Intense) by Guerlain Shalimar (Eau de Toilette) by Guerlain Shalimar Millésime Tonka by Guerlain Mon Précieux Nectar by Guerlain