Guerlain Shalimar consists of citrus, lemon and bergamot, jasmine, may rose, opoponax, tonka bean, vanilla, iris, Peru balsam and gray amber. Shalimar is a tribute to the legendary love story about Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his beloved wife, who had died in childbirth with their 14th child. Shalimar is named after 'The Gardens of Shalimar'. Shalimar was Mumtaz Mahal's favorite garden.