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Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Cologne vs Filippo Sorcinelli Opus 1144
Shalimar Eau de Cologne is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
BergamotLemonMandarin OrangeCedar
Heart
IrisVetiverPatchouliJasmineRose
Base
VanillaLeatherIncenseOpoponaxBenzoinSandalwoodPeru BalsamCivetMusk
Accords
Amber
100%
Citrus
89%
Woody
81%
Balsamic
81%
Powdery
73%
Vanilla
67%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Shalimar Eau de Cologne by Guerlain is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for women. Shalimar Eau de Cologne was launched in 1925. Top notes are Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin Orange and Cedar; middle notes are Iris, Vetiver, Patchouli, Jasmine and Rose; base notes are Vanilla, Leather, Incense, Opoponax, Benzoin, Sandalwood, Peru Balsam, Civet and Musk.
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Notes
Top
elemiBergamotMandarin OrangeJasmine
Heart
IrisCashmere WoodOrchid
Base
VanillaBenzoinAmbergrisWhite MuskSandalwoodLeather
Accords
Amber
100%
Powdery
91%
Citrus
91%
Balsamic
82%
Vanilla
82%
Woody
79%
Performance
LongevityEternal
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Opus 1144 by Filippo Sorcinelli is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for women and men. Opus 1144 was launched in 2015. Top notes are elemi, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Jasmine; middle notes are Iris, Cashmere Wood and Orchid; base notes are Vanilla, Benzoin, Ambergris, White Musk, Sandalwood and Leather. Opus 1144 celebrates Gothic, a very complex and diversified phenomenon, that concerns all aspects of artistic production.The official birth of Gothic is 1144 in France and then it spreads all over Europe, diversifying and adapting itself according to customs and traditions. The term was used at first by Giorgio Vasari to point the nordic, barbaric and capricious elements of Gothic.UNUM wants to consecrate it as a Renaissance, adding meanings and symbols to the olfactory range and making Opus 1144 unique and unrepeatable.From the bottom emerge White Musks and Grey amber, a light, lively and warm element rich in pheromones. It comes from Indian Ocean. It is a very rare amber, capable to fix the others olfactory pyramid components. Its grey color is connected to to the leaden sky of Normandy, the place where Gothic has roots.At the base, leather notes, vanilla, sandal and indian wood, that is a Spirit’s harmonies generator talk together and facilitate our openness to Spiritual growth. Indian woods leads us to Benzoin in Tears, from Sumatra, Indochina, whose thick, whitish resin is used almost like an inebriating sweet balsam.For the heart ‘s notes, Opus 1144 talks to the gothic atmospheres of Cashmere’s wood and its bright, smooth nature, tied to the malts, Iris and Orchid symphony.At the top of the olfactory pyramid, we find Elemi, the very rare resin whose silhouette stands against the Norman leaden sky and settle there with Jasmine, in order to dissipate any fears. Even higher into the spiritual symphony of Opus 1144, one can hear the Bergamot and Tangerine’s acutes crossing , that gives harmony to the whole spiritual composition. One can feel the scented grey, one can listen to the stone and to the intense but delicate Music.The disturbing charm of Gothic.
Notes in Common
35% sharedShared (8)
BergamotMandarin OrangeIrisJasmineVanillaLeatherBenzoinSandalwood
Only in Shalimar Eau de Cologne
LemonCedarVetiverPatchouliRoseIncenseOpoponaxPeru BalsamCivetMusk
Only in Opus 1144
elemiCashmere WoodOrchidAmbergrisWhite Musk
Rating
4.43vs4.12
Ratings
1,405vs1,186
Concentration
EDCvsEDP
Launch Year
1925vs2015
Which should I buy?
Shalimar Eau de Cologne is the community's favourite of the two.
- Shalimar Eau de Cologne is rated higher by the community: 4.43 from 1,405 ratings, against 4.12 from 1,186.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Shalimar Eau de Cologne and "eternal" for Opus 1144.
- Sillage votes lean "moderate" for Shalimar Eau de Cologne versus "strong" for Opus 1144.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
Buy Shalimar Eau de Cologne if you want the higher-rated option; pick Opus 1144 if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.