Shalimar Parfum Initial

by Guerlain

It’s a very soft, powdery iris-y floral with a mostly clean woody-musky base. There is citrus in the top that feels flat instead of sparkling, and it stays that way for the duration. The heart is a quiet floral, every so slightly sweet, ever so slightly almond-y, with a hefty dose of iris, and the dry down is an ambery vanilla with Shalimar’s dirty bits replaced by a clean white musk.