Shalimar for Andrea (DurleyBeachBum) by danapommet
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Shalimar is a Kashmiri term that means abode of love in Sanskrit and is the flagship fragrance of perfume house Guerlain. It is a women�s fragrance originally created by Jacques Guerlain in 1921 as a classic soft amber-woody parfum. Popular for 91 years, Shalimar was created in 1921 and 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 was Shalimar. Jacques Guerlain was inspired by Mumtaz-Mahal, the woman for whom the Taj Mahal was built. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz-Mahal, his favourite wife, was so great that he built her the Garden of Shalimar in Lahore (and indeed, the Taj Mahal).
The fragrance can be described as vanilla, powdery, and sweet. 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. Thank you for all this information Wikipedia. Shot from the hip as I did not want to get thrown out of this fancy establishment. Zoom is OK.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (35)
Faemike55
That's a lot of parfum and I just looked up how much this is - WOW! Very cool image (sneaky at that) and great dedication to Andrea
mgtcs
Beautiful image Dana, excellent POV and lighting, I can smell it!!! LOL
netot
Shot from the hip!! Outstanding capture, my friend! I don't understand stores, first they made a display like this, and then they act as if they don't want us to see it!!!I enjoyed your story too!
0rest4wicked
Good call, bet they would not appreciate your laying down on the floor POV either. :~) Great dedi for Andrea!
eekdog
bet it's expensive. thanks for the info and cool shot.
psyoshida
Pretty tricky hip shooting! :) Wonderful presentation and info. A very nice birthday dedi indeed. Well done.
MagikUnicorn Online Now!
SWEET SHOT
jocko500
wow this is wonderful pop art
Jay-el-Jay
A fine shot of this store display and it is interesting to learn the facts behind the perfume.
npauling
A super capture and a great dedi for Andrea, she will love this one, and thanks for all the info.
Richardphotos
outstanding capture
bimm3d
gorgeous image!!
bobrgallegos
Very cool capture!
durleybeachbum
Gosh! Thankyou for taking the risk, Dana! Shalimar is indeed one of my favourite perfumes, and in fact Guerlain make most of my favourites. They are expensive but one application lasts a long time. This idilay is attractive in it's simplicity!
jayfar
A lovely shot very well seen. Just up Andrea's street!
whaleman
Great image Dana, just made for Andrea!
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Dana. My computer as been broken for the last three day., Hugs for all day. Di. xx
jendellas
The lengths you go to Dana. I love the display!!
dakotabluemoon
Oh i like this stuff and a beautiful display of it.
MrsRatbag
It's a lovely display; good capture!
blondeblurr
It also conjures up the fabled fantasies of '1001 Nights' - my little book of treasures tells me so - thanks to Andrea's suggestion ... and the other thing it says: 'it's naturally not for the young, but the mature can revel in it' - what bliss! ;) thanks Dana, right up my alley as well, BB
pat40
So Very nice,
Flint_Hawk
Lovely display!
flavia49
fabulous capture and info
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE IMAGE!
kbrog
Excellent sneaky capture Dana, you got really good alignment for a hip shot! :)
BB9
Gorgeous! :-))
adrie
Wonderful idea and capture Dana.
TallPockets
DANA: SUPER shot and 'narrative' (MANY folks tell T.P. HE could use ALOT of the above!) WINK.
DamienDevil
Marvelous