Perfume of Shalimar

Found this perfume in the song...
'On A Little Street In Singapore'...
and decided to do some research.

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Perfume of Shalimar

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Shalimar (perfume) ~ an excerpt from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Shalimar is a women's fragrance originally created by Jacques Guerlain in 1921 as a classic soft amber (Oriental) parfum, and currently produced by Guerlain. 

In 1925, it was then re-released in 1925 in a bottle designed by Raymond Guerlain and made by Cristalleries de Baccarat (bottle design # 597) and launched at the Decorative Arts Exhibition as an antidote against The Great Depression. 

According to Elisabeth Barille, "while examining a sample of vanillin, Jacques Guerlain suddenly poured the entire contents into a nearby bottle of Jicky, just to see what would happen." The result: Shalimar. Jacques Guerlain was inspired by Mumtaz-Mahal, the woman for whom the Taj Mahal was built. The story of Indian Emperor Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz-Mahal inspired Guerlain to create Shalimar, named after the Garden of Shalimar in Lahore, which had been built by the Emperor Shah Jehan (builder of the Taj Mahal) for his favourite wife, Mumtaz. 

Shalimar means the 'Temple of Love' or 'Abode of Love' in Sanskrit. The fragrance contains Bergamot, Lemon, Jasmine, Rose, Iris, Incense, Opopanax, Tonka Bean, and Vanilla. It is considered to be an Oriental perfume which was popular during its conception. The top note of the fragrance is Bergamot. The middle notes are Iris and Opopanax. The base note is vanilla. more...

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