It’s now November and the truth is that I barely wore perfume in the month of October. but when I was ready for it, it was there waiting for me. I’d say that Shalimar never disappoints, but the eau de cologne is my favourite version and everything else fails when compared to that. It’s the perfect balance of really zingy bergamot and vanilla, there’s leather in the background so it stays interesting and textured. It’s Shalimar in 4D.
The eau de parfum isn’t completely a write-off, it has a touch of leather but less of the citruses so it wears heavier and sweeter, perhaps as you would expect an eau de parfum to.
Finally, Millisime Iris, Shalimar for the 2023 kids, in an age where hype, longevity, and a good dose of sugar helps sell perfume, and honestly, when we look around at the world is it really a surprise? A persistent caramel sweetness can help dull the pain, like the spoonful of sugar your mom used to give you when you were little and you cut your lip open.
In an episode where I admit to an embarrassment of riches, I have a bottle of the edt lying in a cupboard but I haven’t even opened it. Everyone thinks I should because it has a nice zingy bergamot as a top note and that’s one of my favourite parts of Shalimar, so I will open my bottle soon.
