Shalimar

Inspired by the passionate love story between an emperor and an Indian princess, Shalimar, which means 'temple of love' in Sanskrit, symbolizes the promise of eternal love. It is a fragrance of desire.

With its passionate and slightly insolent character, this emblematic oriental fragrance in the history of perfumery embodies the sensuality of a caress with a touch of the forbidden. 'Wearing Shalimar is to let yourself be dominated by the senses', Jacques Guerlain affirmed.

In 1925, the Shalimar bottle designed by Raymond Guerlain won first prize at the Paris Decorative Arts Exhibition. Its curves were inspired by the ponds of the famous Shalimar Gardens. The fan-shaped stopper in transparent sapphire tone evokes the perpetual flow of water in those gardens.