Elixir Charnel Oriental Brulant Guerlain for women

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.