I really like this perfume. You have amber, vanilla and spices (cumin) a really smooth, tame orientals from Guerlain. if you with for a tamer Shalimar, go and smell Oriental Brulant.

I completely agree with one of the reviews below. More is not always better. Oriental Brulant is not a heady Oriental but rather a very creamy and easy going amberisque fragrance. I love and appre...

An academic study in less is more. <P> Oriental Brulant is a highly refined amber that feels like an exercise in deconstruction of the use of amber in perfumery. Amber is a compound with which it s...

Initial spray: a blast of baby powder... then, once it evaporates: the Guerlinade vanilla, a la SDV-- boozy vanilla, which I'm actually not too fond of, strangely. (I didn't like Spirituese Double Va...

This is quite pretty and I actually would give it a 3 1/2. But the prettiness does not justify the crazy price. I don't think this needed to be $250 for 75 mls. It's basically a warm vanilla with a...

This is a beautiful oriental from Guerlain's upper-end boutique line. I find it easier to wear and more Guerlain than Bois d'Armenie. I am considering purchasing it next fall for the cooler months. ...

A soft oriental over an even softer warm base that lasts for quite a while. The base is definitely gourmand. Nothing really leaps out.