Mmm, Very nice :) (Spray)

All I get is soap, I hope I was sent something else by mistake because this is not Shalimar.

This is pretty much exactly the same as the original, the only slight difference is there is a tiny bit less ambroxan in this version, but it is a minuscule amount I would say. Mixed very well with the ISO E in "molecule 01"

This is a great fragrance for fall winter or spring. first five minutes is a sharp + bright lavender, I could see some people thinking it is too bright and somewhat harsh during first 5 minutes, especially if worn around summer time --fortunately after 5 minutes the sharpness goes away completely + it evolves into a soapy, creamy, + musky/woody lavender, smelling like a good quality shaving cream / aftershave. Personally I love the smell of shaving cream (rive gauche has been a holy grail for years) and I love this one. It bears slight resemblance to platinum egoiste, just somewhere in the base of it... the top end / detail resembles more of a soapy, purple foamy shaving soap vibe rather than the bitter green + herbal/ complex woody musk of platinum Egoiste. This one is very simplistic but it has such a charm , it really is one that goes from one thing and gets exponentially better during the first hour, very much so, to the point it kind of blows my mind

Bought a small bottle of this to try as I loved the Gardens Woman so much. Ok but nowhere near as nice.