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    Secret Amber Eau de Parfum vs. Shalimar L'Essence

    Very similar
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    Shalimar L'Essence rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Secret Amber Eau de Parfum vs. Shalimar L'Essence
    Secret Amber Eau de ParfumShalimar L'Essence
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20172018
    GenderUnisexFemale
    PerfumerJohn-Paul WeltonDelphine Jelk
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Secret Amber Eau de Parfum

    Vanilla
    Amber
    Powdery
    Woody
    Musky
    White Floral
    Balsamic
    Animalic

    Shalimar L'Essence

    Vanilla
    Amber
    Powdery
    Iris
    Sweet
    Balsamic
    Musky
    Violet

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Rose
    BergamotAlmondIncense
    Heart
    Jasmine
    IrisAmberMyrrhRose
    Base
    VanillaAmberSandalwoodWhite Musk
    Madagascar VanillaMuskTonka BeanBenzoinLeather

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Secret Amber Eau de Parfum vs. Shalimar L'Essence
    Secret Amber Eau de ParfumShalimar L'Essence
    Score4/54.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some fragrances want to fill the room. Secret Amber wants to be discovered on your skin. That close, powdery warmth, vanilla and amber wrapped in white musk, is exactly why people lean in.Secret Amber Eau de Parfum
    This is not your grandmother's Shalimar. L'Essence takes the classic in a more abstract direction with incense and almond leading the charge. The vanilla is still there but draped in smoke and iris.Shalimar L'Essence