Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis
“Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis by Guerlain is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women”
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Well loved by wearers — a citrus, amber composition with a woody undertone. Voted best for fall and winter wear, leaning feminine.
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Launched in 2009, Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis by Guerlain is an Oriental Vanilla fragrance crafted by Jacques Guerlain. This composition opens with a bright citrus top note of bergamot and lemon, which gives way to the rich heart notes of jasmine, iris, and rose. The base of opoponax, incense, leather, vanilla, civet, musk, and sandalwood adds an intriguing complexity, blending smoky and animalic elements with balsamic warmth. It is a fragrance that evokes both elegance and a touch of mystery.
Composition & Character
How It Wears
Application Tips
Apply this fragrance in light sprays — it blooms gradually over time. The smoky and animalic notes can be strong initially but settle into a more nuanced profile after an hour. It pairs well with soft fabrics like cashmere or silk.
Jacques Guerlain
Founding perfumer · 40 fragrances · b. 1874 · French
“When I created Shalimar, I was thinking of the great love stories — of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.”
Jacques Guerlain is one of the greatest perfumers who ever lived — the man who gave the world Shalimar, Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue, and Vol de Nuit. As the third-generation perfumer of the House of Guerlain, he elevated the family craft into high art. Working in the legendary Guerlain laboratory on the Champs-Élysées, he drew inspiration from love, literature, and travel to create fragrances of unprecedented emotional depth. Shalimar, inspired by the gardens of the Taj Mahal and his love affair with a woman whose identity remains mysterious, is perhaps the most celebrated perfume in history.
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The first sip of an exotic elixir, where the initial brightness of citrus gives way to layers of warmth and depth.
Fig. 01 — Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis, Guerlain
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