Shalimar Legere

My second Guerlain blind buy.I was suppose to purchase the EDP batwing bottle era but the seller told me this was the only one available and has to recheck the warehouse if the EDP is available.I did my quick and thorough research about this and read it on some blogs.I immediately messaged back the seller and told her that I'll still take it either way. A 2003 discontinued fragrance.Wow!I cannot believe I've acquired one! I'm a very young person who enjoys and highly appreciated the classics,even if they have been reformulated,I wanna experience the past in scent form.I may not be able to get a hold of vintage bottles but this makes me happy I've gotten one. To the scent itself:It's blasts the nicest lemon rind.And my goodness!How I've just learnt how to appreciate a decent and high quality citrus perfume!It doesn't smell tacky and cheap and it doesn't make me sneeze!It subsides and develops to a very vanilla-ry lemony sponge cake!It's a base cake that hasn't been layered with sugar syrup and whipped cream yet.It's warm to the nose from the amber note.It's very much a sugar dough pastry with lemon cream filling and a meringue topping dusted with powdered sugar on top.Golden brown.Once you have taken the bite of the pie,it's the combination of the lemon filling and fluffy baked meringue that you taste.It's also very powdery.Like a powder from Felce Azzura!It's almost smelling a vintage powder that is moist which reminds me of powder my childhood friend used to use.At the very dry down,I also get a hint of a balsamic smoky quality that whiffs up.It must be the Shalimar edp DNA.(I will find out once I get a hold of my EDP batwing bottle anytime this month!). It got a nice and decent lasting power,lasts forever on clothes!I am hoping that the sillage of this is within the powerhouse area because I really want to get noticed by this amazing perfume,that it leaves an amazing scent trail.I couldn't tell myself if it fills the room or what.But my goodness.How I love this perfume and I want to use it on a daily basis but also want to make it last.Rotation is key,rotation is key.Keep the temptation away!Haha!

If you remove the idea of Shalimar as you know it and allow yourself to enjoy Shalimar Legere as its own separate entity, you will find a heavenly light lemony piece of heaven. Without the civet, smoke and leathery notes, Shalimar is no longer Shalimar. It is like taking away the bananas, strawberries and nuts from a banana split...it becomes a different type of treat but that doesn't mean it isn't still yummy. The ice cream, chocolate sauce and whipped cream is still there. It just becomes a sundae instead of a banana split. Think of Shalimar Light in those terms....do not expect it to be like a lighter version of the same exact Shalimar. It isn't. But it is delicious nonetheless. I know that Shalimar Light and Eau de Shalimar are supposed to be basically the same fragrance but I do find a slight difference, maybe a tad bit more warmth in Legere as compared to Eau de Shalimar. But maybe I am smelling a little difference because the Legere has been brewing a couple more years in the bottle as compared to the newer Eau de Shalimar that I have. This definitely does not smell dated in any way. It is a rather timeless, fresh scent. it is more of a spring/summer fragrance to me. Very light and lemony. Safe for office wear. I can't imagine anyone finding this offensive or annoying. I have found that a light spray of Eau de Shalimar or Shalimar Light over Shalimar EDP (or any classic version of Shalimar) creates an absolutely heavenly scent. The dry down combo is incredible and lasts a full 24 hours. I love this stuff.

Beautiful frangrance that I instantly fell in love with almost 10 years ago when it arrived - buying it was a decision made in minutes... funnily enough there is an instant cloud of aniseed in top notes for me and I have never thought of Legere as very lemony. Despite of the freshness it has gorgeous warm base once it calms a bit. Classy, but not old-fashioned powdery sweet, with a bit of temper, but not overly loud. Very unusual in any case, although not initial Shalimar, it still demands attention and perhaps also a bit of character from the wearer, a bit of Diva :). However, its clearly not soft cashmery or flowery scent, nor is it too strong and overpowering. I love it and find it very sexy, but wear it in special occasions. It lasts 6+ h on me, which is enough and projects well. I still have 1/4 left in my 75 ml bottle and having just checked out the prices, I plan to reserve it for even more special events:). Although original Shalimar is not really my cup of tea, Legere is absolutely fantastic!

I have the second formulation of this fragrance (pale blue juice). I've never been able to even try the original Shalimar; I always pick up the tester and sniff and put it right back. I'm extremely sensitive to patchouli - even small amounts seem to nauseate me - and Shalimar has tons of it. Shalimar Light (which is now discontinued) opens with a very strong lemon-oil furniture polish note, which fortunately dissipates in a few minutes. Very quickly we're on to orange blossom, light citrus, and jasmine, with a hint of the vanillic base showing through. This is very rich, even for an EDT. The base is warm and vanilla-y, without the "dirtiness" of the original. I've heard some people describe this one as lemon custard, but to me it's far richer and sexier than the idea of lemon custard. Beautiful. This may be my next full bottle, if I can find it - high praise, since I rarely buy full bottles. EDIT: Found it on ebay and am buying ASAP. This stuff is gorgeous.

I warmed up to this fragrance slowly. I bought it blind based on the buzz here on Fragrantica a few years ago, and while I liked it at first sniff I didn't really love it so only wore it every so often. Well I've been wearing it a lot more lately and have really come to appreciate it. I would summarize the overall effect as lemon cream pie--the whip cream in this case is loaded with a light but persistent vanilla. This is nothing like the heavy, dripping vanilla in say Casmir, but rather a pale, almost effervescent vanilla that almost tickles your nose. I put it on this morning and it's still with me - just a hint of a very high quality light vanilla. Now that I've kind of fallen for Legere I wish I'd gotten another bottle because as everyone knows Guerlain has discontinued it. I would agree with some of the other reviewers that any connection between Legere and Shalimar are tenuous at best. This easily could've been named something completely different.