I did a side-by-side comparison with the regular Shalimar edp (2009 vintage) last night and this is what I can report. The top opening note is a sharper bergamot. It hits you straight away. The regul...

Goes on horrid standard Shalimar-on-me: Sticky vanilla, bugspray lemon and harsh strong synthetic civet. I was hoping for Shalimar as it is on my friend, which is divine. In half an hour, this does dr...

This is such a beautiful fragrance! It's not so vanilla that it's "foody" or cookie smelling, something I hate. I have used the original Shalimar, but I do not own it so I can't really make a good com...

This is a lovely take on the original Shalimar edp. I find it quieter and more subtle, less medicinal and less powdery in the drydown. It reminds me of a very good quality dark chocolate flavoured w...

This is a review for Shalimar Ode a la Vanille. Firstly, the staying power is so much better than Shali edp and it seems somehow less harsh. There is a quick burst of bergamot then it settles for a lo...

The Shalimar OalV is recognisably Shalimar. In fact the first time I had it on I would have thought that it is the original if I hadn't seen the bottle! ...

I have never really been able to wear Shalimar. I find the new EDT a little bit more wearable than the new EDP (too powdery for me), and I recently even found myself sniffing and re-sniffing my wrist ...

I bought Shalimar Ode a la Vanille unsniffed because I've never met a Shalimar I didn't like. I love the vintage EdT, EdC, parfum, the current EdT & EdP as well as the Eau Legere. I was not disappoi...

Though I have never been able to wear the original Shalimar due to it turning sour on my skin, I have completely fallen in love with this version of the fragrance. This juice is perfect for the fall/...

Well I am smitten! I am a fan of Shalimar, of Light/Legere and to Eau... So I had to try this one. At first without comparing, it seemed this was identical to reg Shalimar, but the vanilla nuance is t...