Shalimar Souffle de Parfum is like a delicately perfumed caress. Fashion house Guerlain is digging into exceptional essences for the formula for a new equation that takes off with lively and feisty notes of citrus, blossoming onto a bright armful of sambac jasmine. Then, the scent is exalted with a smooth-spoken sensuality when a brand new note is added, a first for Guerlain: orange flower water. It leaves a dreamy allure in its wake, brought back to its senses by vanillas of India and Tahiti. The comfort is absolute, the attraction inevitable. This infinitely smiling perfume is captured in an iconic flask that is perfected today with a subtle touch of blue. It’s a game of transcendence that plays with the lines of this unchanged object.
Shalimar Souffle de Parfum is this modern variation that can be traced right back to its sources with a dotted line. Shalimar’s two pillars of vanilla and bergamot are reinvented as well. While the famous bergamot teams up with other citrus fruits to express an intense and sleek freshness, an overload of vanilla is used. But this time it’s an association of vanillas from India and Tahiti, selected for their floral and powdery accents. “The history and imaginary around India were a major source of inspiration for Guerlain and the designers that proceeded me: Jacques and Shalimar, Jean-Paul and Samsara… In this magic land, this far-away garden where anything can grow, everything is available and ready.” Thierry Wasser makes the trek there every year to select the most precious materials: mimosa, tuberose, vetiver, spices, but most of all vanilla and samba
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