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Shalimar vs Black Orchid
from €67.05
The scent fingerprint
Amber: Shalimar 90 out of 100, Black Orchid 80 out of 100. Vanilla: Shalimar 75 out of 100, Black Orchid absent. Floral: Shalimar 50 out of 100, Black Orchid 65 out of 100. Powdery: Shalimar 55 out of 100, Black Orchid absent. Gourmand: Shalimar absent, Black Orchid 50 out of 100. Smoky: Shalimar 40 out of 100, Black Orchid 40 out of 100. Patchouli: Shalimar absent, Black Orchid 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Black Orchid
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Shalimar
Black Orchid
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Not its territory
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Very suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Not its territory
Not its territory
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Very suitable
Very suitable
Night
Very suitable
Very suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Shalimar
- Facets Black Orchid does not have: rose, bergamot, lemon.
- More track record: launched in 1925, it has been worn for 101 years.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
Why choose Black Orchid
- It brings what the other lacks — patchouli, blackcurrant, ylang-ylang.
- It is 81 years younger (2006 against 1925).
- More atypical composition in our catalogue (rare notes: cocoa, ylang-ylang).
The verdict
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Most original
Black Orchid — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (cocoa, ylang-ylang)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.