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Shalimar Philtre de Parfum(2020)

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Brand

Guerlain

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Launched

2020

Family

Floral

A variant of Guerlain's Shalimar developed by Thierry Wasser, opening on lemon and bergamot before a heart of iris, jasmine, and rose, closing on vanilla, tolu balsam, and patchouli, offering yet another reinterpretation of Jacques Guerlain's foundational 1925 oriental, its title meaning Perfume Potion.

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