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    Vanille Divine des Tropiques vs. Eau de Shalimar

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    Eau de Shalimar rates higher with the community, while Vanille Divine des Tropiques wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Vanille Divine des Tropiques vs. Eau de Shalimar
    Vanille Divine des TropiquesEau de Shalimar
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20052008
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerJean-Paul Guerlain
    Best seasonSpringFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Vanille Divine des Tropiques

    Vanilla
    White Floral
    Powdery
    Floral
    Tuberose
    Amber
    Green
    Animalic

    Eau de Shalimar

    Citrus
    Powdery
    Amber
    Vanilla
    Fresh Spicy
    Iris
    Sweet
    Woody

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Amber
    LimeBergamotOrange
    Heart
    TuberoseHyacinth
    JasmineRose
    Base
    VanillaHeliotropeGardeniaJasmine
    VanillaResinous NotesIris

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Vanille Divine des Tropiques vs. Eau de Shalimar
    Vanille Divine des TropiquesEau de Shalimar
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some vanilla fragrances smell like dessert. This one smells like where vanilla comes from, the tropics, the green pod, the humid air. If you've been burned by overly sweet vanillas.Vanille Divine des Tropiques
    Shalimar's reputation precedes it, and this interpretation earns every bit of it. The powdery iris-vanilla drydown is the hook, the part people stop to ask about.Eau de Shalimar