Elixir Charnel Oriental Brulant Guerlain for women

Oh I'm really enjoying this one - I'm finding it silky and opulent.
Compared to other posters, I'm not getting much almond, hints only, getting more a balmy, spicy vanilla carried by the sweet tart tangerine. Over two hours, powder peeking through these notes.
I agree with previous post - sedated Shalimar through rose tinted glasses.

OMG OMG OMG, recieved this yesterday as a blind buy & it is so delicious I am totally in love with this frag & the bottle is just beautiful xxxx really happy :-)

Oriental Brulant is a great vanilla fragrance, leathery, powdery and soft. It also has a creamy orange note that brings a freshness to the composition. Its not a straight forward gourmand cause it has a woody ambery note that gives an animalic almost salty edge, like if there was a beast lurking behind the vanilla pods. That's what makes it great to me because I don't wanna smell like a pastry shop.

I like to think that this is the grand daughter of Shalimar

4 out of 5

This is my favourite of the Elixir Charnel series. A sweet vanilla gourmand fragrance that isn’t too powerful for everyday use. It has some complexicity but still feels effortless and easy to wear. My overall impression was crème brulee&vanilla pods with Grand Marnièr.

It lasts about 6h on me, if I put my nose on my wrist I can still smell it 8h after application. It feels quite powerful when applied but the projection decreases quickly. Similar to other modern vanilla Guerlains (with the exception of Shalimar Ode a la Vanille flankers), this leans more to the comfort than opulence side.

I had a 4ml decant and don’t feel the urgent need to buy the full bottle as my sweet oriental shelf is quite full already. I would recommend this to other sweet gourmand/oriental fans, especially those who love Guerlain and prefer Shalimar Parfum Initial to the original.

Oriental Brulant has an opening resembling some aged preserved Chinese tangerine peels with soothing, slightly savory sweet and balmy accords. It's sweet, balmy and vanilla base notes made me feel calm and relax for hours.

Gourmand, a unique vanilla, with the dna Guerlain, a vanilla differentiated.
With a touch powdery, also almond, and finally resinous, half balsamic, a true elixir for men and women.

where on earth can I find this??(I mean online)

if you know please specify...

Beuatiful warm, luxurious perfume with long lasting sillage for dreaming, relaxing and well being. I bought without hesitation a bottle of this beauty when first time "tasting" it. If you want to have more pleasure with Oriental Brulant you can combine it when applying a unique product by Guerlain Délice de Peau à Parfumer (Cream to Perfume) - it is practically a moisturizing no scented body cream, you can put it on neck, décolleté, wrist, arms,etc. . . and you can enhance its already long lasting sillage, olfactory power and pleasure of your senses. it is worth to buy it!!!!

Interestingly layered. Balmy and powdery, a cloud of slightly greased soft pink. The funny thing is that the scent is getting stronger, after sitting close to my skin for the first half hour. I appreciate Floofs comparison to Shalimar and I agree. This is like pink coloured Shalimar with rounded, fluffy edges. Maybe Shalimar for ballerina :-)

Pity I am all the way in Jamaica, sounds like a gorgeous scent.

Powdery, incensey, slightly spicey vanilla-amber...makes me weak in the knees. A very sexy scent!

At first you get a rather strong dose of benzoine which smells sort of "chemical" but not unpleasant. Just strange.
Almonds (or tonka ?) mingle from the beginning, too. A delicious perfume, really !
It is sweet, pleasing and seductive. Perfect if you are on a date with certain plans of spending the night :-) He/She will not be able to resist.

OB develops softer, milder in the drydown but still sweet and almondy.
The name truefully suggests something smoky.
OB overall reminds me of a harem with lovely women eating delicious sweets and the room is perfumed with smoke.

Oriental Brulant is not as smoky as Fumerie Turque/Serge Lutens, not as sweet as Loukhoum Parfum Du Soir/Keiko Mecheri and not as almondy as Baiser Du Dragon/Cartier but having less of each superbly mixed a big "more" was the result.
OB is a gorgeous oriental-gourmand scent.

Longevity is great, I applied it in the morning and still noticed whiffs of it on me at about 5 in the afternoon.
Sillage is medium, it is not a loud scent.

Unfortunately, OB is part of the exclusive "Les Elixirs Charnel" collection. The price is a true nightmare (around EUR 170-175 for 75ml).

An almost unpleasant laquer scent starts this fragrance (maybe the styrax?), or so I thought at first, I love that this site lets you edit reviews. This has really grown on me, and I think it is pretty much the ideal Shalimar for me. I have tried and tried, but I love this more than the classic Shalimar, it is just frankly more lovely. The alcohol-y beginning lasts about 5 minutes until the scent settles into something amazing and warm and subtle. Shalimar-like without the lemon/citrus and heavy powder, more similar to the drydown of Shalimar, the wearable aspects of Shalimar- Elixir Charnel Oriental Brulant is a very guerlain smelling smoky tonka bean/vanilla fragrance. I don't like it as much as the Guerlain Gourmand Elixir but it still is an honor to have in my collection, and I really enjoy wearing it! Not sure I would repurchase, but its just keeps growing on me the longer I have it.... A very subtle, light and pretty powder here for me with a very dark vanilla. I love these Guerlain Elixirs beyond words- it sounds dramatic but it's totally true! As for it not being unique, I disagree; I haven't smelled anything like this besides the already mentioned vague resemblance to the drydown of Shalimar. This is much more wearable than Shalimar in my book and I reach for it MUCH more often, but if you love that scent I would suggest a sample of this one.
Lasting power 24+
Shalimar lovers who hate the citrus opening will go nuts Elixir Charnel Oriental Brulant...
I have found the new, more expensive guerlains beat the crap out of their cheaper older counterparts. For me, this is the perfect shalimar and Angelique Noire is much better than Champs Elysees. I don't know if I can go back...

If anyone wants to get this fragrance off their hands, i would gladly trade for it. Go through my 200ish perfumes and tell me what you want samples/bottles/decants of for trade. Just send me a message if you're interested!

this scent is warm and sensational. I feel almond , vanilla and iris. I like it. It sweet and luxurious gourmet perfum

The second best of this line of four: spicy, not shocking, very wearable. Similar to many other scents so not something to splurge on. Tends to end up powdery.

This is an easy to wear oriental. It is not dramatic nor groundbreaking,but easy enough to wear everyday.