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Shalimar Parfum Initial à Fleur de Peau by Guerlain — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Guerlain· 2012

Shalimar Parfum Initial à Fleur de Peau

Name: Shalimar Parfum Initial à Fleur de Peau by Guerlain
Brand: Guerlain

Typically ~$130

Bergamot and green notes up top, drying down to tonka bean and musk. A fall pick.

Perfumer: Thierry Wasser

Scent profile

Top notes

BergamotGreen notesOrange

Heart notes

IrisPatchouliVetiverJasmineRose

Base notes

Tonka beanMusk

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Shalimar Parfum Initial

Guerlain · 2011

8.19K~$200

Vanilla

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When to wear it

A fall and spring fragrance that works day and night — at its best for everyday wear and date nights.

FallDayEveryday wear

When

Winter

90%

Spring

93%

Summer

77%

Fall

100%

Day

100%

Night

92%

Where

Office

86%

Casual

100%

Date

97%

Club

63%

Formal

80%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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