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Guerlain Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 May 2013 22 Comments

Guerlain Shalimar Ode à la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique

Guerlain has launched Shalimar Ode à la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique, a new gourmand oriental flanker to 1925's Shalimar, and the latest in the series that began with 2010's Shalimar Ode à la Vanille.

Shalimar Ode à la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique was developed by Guerlain house perfumer Thierry Wasser, and pays tribute to the origins of vanilla in Mexico. The notes include caramel, chocolate, iris, incense, opoponax, tonka bean and vanilla.

Guerlain Shalimar Ode à la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique is available at Marionnaud in France, in 50 ml Eau de Parfum for €84.

(via marionnaud, additional information via parfum-femme.prime-beaute)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: flanker, guerlain, thierry wasser

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  1. konglishbeauty says:
    20 May 2013 at 10:16 am

    Dear Guerlain.

    Tenuous+link≠Shalimar.

    Yours sincerely,
    Shalimar Devotee.

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    • Robin says:
      20 May 2013 at 10:40 am

      🙂

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  2. Zazie says:
    20 May 2013 at 10:29 am

    I am a huge fan of the second ode à la vanille (the Madagascar one). It was identical to my extrait for a fraction of the price. I even bought a back up!

    That said, I am scared to think what Shalimar + caramel + chocolate might smell like.
    I feel queasy just writing down the combo!!!
    But I am brave, and I will cautiosly smell it when it will reach my shores (with an empty stomach and preferably in the evening, or better: in a chilly evening)…

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    • Robin says:
      20 May 2013 at 10:41 am

      I did not smell the Madagascar, but then — did smell the original Ode, but now sadly I cannot remember it.

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  3. happy888cat says:
    20 May 2013 at 10:51 am

    I am so getting my hands on this one! I loved my Madagascar but so regretted not purchasing a back-up. Hope this is just as good or even better! (Read somewhere its fruitier than the previous one)

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    • Robin says:
      20 May 2013 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks, good to know.

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  4. martha24 says:
    20 May 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Being a proud owner of the 2010 version I would love to test the other two too. It would be a great experience to sniff the differences. But here in this sleepy little town there probably won’t be any opportunity. Even if a tester showed up there still would be those stupid SAs who always ruin my visits to the best perfume shop over here…
    The 2010 version reminds me of the vanilla flavoured pipe tobacco old men used to smoke when I was a kid. It is a lot softer than the current Shalimar EdP version but you cannot deny that it is a Shalimar. Warm and hugging from a distance but if you come closer it is all bergamotte and no-nonsense…

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    • Robin says:
      20 May 2013 at 3:09 pm

      Thinking I will not have the opportunity either.

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  5. melisand61 says:
    20 May 2013 at 4:48 pm

    I liked both 2010′s Shalimar Ode à la Vanille and the second version, Madagascar. In fact, I like them both better than the current formulation of Shalimar. The notes in Sur la Route du Mexique do sound a little strange for a Shalimar flanker, but I’m more than willing to give it a try, based on the last two.

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  6. prism says:
    20 May 2013 at 5:09 pm

    damn, sounds like a proper gourmand Shalimar

    can’t wait to try this one

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  7. Marjorie Rose says:
    20 May 2013 at 9:09 pm

    As an old-school Shalimar lover, this caramel chocolate confection sounds way too tweened for my grown-up, bomb-shell lovin’ self! Besides, shouldn’t a Mexican chocolate have hot chilis mixed in with it? That might move it back into the right age range, anyway.

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    • Lys says:
      20 May 2013 at 10:40 pm

      But it’s Mexican vanilla, not Mexican chocolate!

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        20 May 2013 at 11:22 pm

        Ah yes, you are correct. 🙂

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        • Lys says:
          20 May 2013 at 11:48 pm

          You could add a liberal dose of A*Men Pure Chili for effect 8D

          I didn’t like that A*Men flanker but maybe layered with some Shalimar …

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  8. Lys says:
    20 May 2013 at 10:42 pm

    For vanilla, my mom swears by vanilla extract from Mexico so I was excited when I saw this one announced. I haven’t found a Shalimar that plays nice with me, could this be the one?

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    • Merlin says:
      21 May 2013 at 7:01 am

      Lys, you may like to try Carthusia: Ligea la Sirena.

      Shalimar is not good on me either, but Ligea smells on me like Shalimar smells on people who wear it well.

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      • Lys says:
        21 May 2013 at 10:41 pm

        Thanks Merlin, I’ll look for it!

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  9. sinnerman says:
    21 May 2013 at 3:05 am

    This sounds Devine ! I hope the incense note is done well…. I am a new parent of Shalimar , perhaps a new sweet sister?

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  10. parfumnut says:
    21 May 2013 at 7:02 pm

    This is quite nice, its my favorite of the three flankers…..gourmand but not too sweet. Beautifully done.

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  11. hajusuuri says:
    21 May 2013 at 8:19 pm

    This sounds toothachingly sweet but right up my alley. It is too bad that the distribution is extremely limited (why Guerlain, why?). Maybe Saks NYC will have it – a girl can only dream 😉

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  12. Tatryny says:
    22 May 2013 at 3:58 am

    I had a chance to try it on skin yesterday. At first it was really similar to the Madagascar one, so I forgot it. But after a couple of hours later, it grew really interesting. The chocolate notes were turning it into something bitter, not too gourmand at all, almost ‘boisé’, and it felt like a real new version of Shalimar itself! Since we forgot to smell it regularely we might have missed the vanilla core, but anyway, it was very gorgeous. Whereas on the tiny piece of paper where I sprayed some as well, the chocolate and caramel notes are a bit sweet; you can still recognize Shalimar of course, but it’s like a boring version of it. Oh and on a side note, I didn’t try it on my own skin but on a guy’s one – his skin actually reacts incredibly well to perfumes including good vanilla notes, and any Shalimar version evolves way better than on me. I might give it some other tries (on my own skin this time!) but I know I’m already likely to buy it one day or another. 😀
    Sorry for bad description!

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  13. eminere says:
    26 May 2013 at 8:53 am

    What an extremely long name.

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