Review of Shalimar Extrait by Pia Pedersen

Longer, slower, deeper The beginning of this is quite different from the EdP. The bergamot is very intense and for the first fifteen to thirty minutes I cannot help wondering if it really is an extrait of the famous Shalimar. Both EdP and EdT are much quicker to get to the heart with the delicate spicy-powdery expression. Shalimar Extrait tends to dwell on the fruity aspect and is in no hurry. Then the other well known notes begins to show, but it is still a different experience. Extrait is deeper, like the dwelling Bergamot in the beginning tunes your nose to station ‘not quite Shalimar’. The music played here is slower, the tracks are longer and the music hits deeper in your heart. Somehow, Extrait seems rounder. More gentle. Perhaps even more balanced. I am very familiar with the EdT and EdP and it is great to experience that the Extrait something completely different with the same notes. Amazing