Irma Shorell Maroc Eau De Parfum Spray for Women, 3.4 Ounce

I discovered this scent approximately 25 years ago and simply fell in love with the fragrance. As the years passed, I learned that the fragrance had been discontinued. You can imagine my shock and total joy when by happenstance; I searched and found it to be available on Amazon. I have to admit that I was somewhat skeptical about the product being authentic, but I took a chance anyway. I cannot explain how happy I am that I did. The product is authentic and it smells just as I remember it. I will buy it again.

I used the real Maroc in the 1980's when I was dating my ex fiance. He was highly allergic to perfumes, especially this one ! It was heart breaking for me as I loved perfumes, especially this scent. So I quit buying it & when I broke up with him eventually, I started using other colognes & perfumes. But I still recalled the beautiful scent & was looking for it everywhere. Initially it was made by Ultima II . The box is the only thing similar to the original. The scent smells nothing like the original. It is ok, nothing special, so I did not bother sending it back. A disappointment, save your money!

I couldn't believe my eye when I saw this perfume for sale, it was given to me as a gift many years ago and I loved it instantly but couldn't find it any more, I will be looking to keep it in stock for myself, thank you so much! Do you have more and carry it all the time?

Not long lasting, very poorly crafted scent. Fragrance is only for a few seconds reminiscent of the original. Very disappointing to a fan who was ready to be a devoted customer!

Not unpleasant, but not the old Maroc...I would not buy it again :(

This is an exciting, exotic fragrance that I think I like but am not 100% sure since I don't know what other people smell when I'm wearing it, only what I smell. It isn't like Chanel No. 5, which I'm always comfortable in and which I love. Or, like Paloma, which blows you over with power. Or White Shoulders, which is sweet and innocent.It is actually foreign and complex and -- I think -- somewhat intriguing.At least, that was my opinion when I got a whiff of it on someone else. It was great on HER, so I had to ask what it was because I'm a brunette and it seemed like something a dark-haired woman could wear that would enhance a sense of mystique. She told me the name, and we ended up also admiring each other's tastes in varous things. Apparently an original version of this was made by a more famous design house. But when it became necessary to reformulate it, some of the original formula had to be altered. What is now in the fragrance is close to, but not the same as, the original. Since I never smelled the original, I don't sense the loss that some fans of the original fragrance experience.The woman who was wearing this perfume said she gets stopped all the time and asked about the fragrance. She also said she gets many, many compliments on it.I have not really worn it out enough to have collected the type of compliments that she has amassed. Mostly just to a few family functions.But, generally, I really like it. I hope it smells as good on me as it did on her. My honey didn't comment on it, either, but he does comment when I wear White Shoulders, which is not really my idea of an intriguing fragrance and which is not really me, either.I'm generally just telling you impressions, here, because that's all the fragrances are about. Impressions and feelings.None are good or bad -- it's just what you like. And I think I like this. I don't think it would be the right perfume for someone with red hair and freckles, or someone who looks like Sissy Spacek or Kate Hudson or her mom. I think it's definitely for dark-haired women. You can read the perfume reviews of it by professional reviewers who talk about high notes, and low notes, and hints of spice or florals or whatever.All I can say is that when I caught a whiff of it on someone in the same room, it was a bit exciting, had a sort of "burns the tongue" sensation (even though I, obviously, didn't taste it at all), and a dark, veiled sense of desire, or passion.I hope it smells that way on me, too, but I don't know because when I spray it on my arm, and then sniff my arm later, it does NOT smell that way at all. In fact, it was disappointing when I sniffed my arm where I had sprayed it. But that doesn't really count because when your nose gets used to a fragrance, you don't get the same sensation as someone else does when they're smelling it.You could argue that you should wear a fragrance that YOU love, yourself. This is a good fragrance when I wear it, but it is not dynamite and I don't adore being swallowed up in it. On the other hand, there are so few fragrances that I DO love totally. Right now, I'm enveloped in Caroline Herrera, which is stunning and which bowled me over when I sniffed it in the bottle. But it is SOOOOOO sweet. Now that it's been on for a few hours, it is turning into treacle with a strand of salt running through it. Kind of Yeccchhh. . . . and ick, and ewww. Still has the sweet, sweet power, but also a lot of ew in it, too.All the fragrances of all the old great perfumes are being reformulated, anyway, due to new federal health requirements pertaining to allergies (from what I've heard). So our choices are getting vastly limited. Ever notice how most all perfumes tend to smell the same these days? Or pretty much the same? Or how they change a lot after they've been on you for 10 minutes?This changes too, but it's still pretty okay.I *think* it does it's job. But I've only had it for a little while and I don't wear it every day. I guess I'll know better later. Then I'll come back and revise this.I think I might end up wearing it -- which is saying a lot. I thought I liked Paloma when I smelled it on a cousin. So I bought it. But it is so strong that I never wear it. I'm NOT my cousin. I don't want to BE ABOUT my fragrance. I want someone to catch a whiff and want more and wonder what it is and be strangely drawn to it, to want to smell it again. With Paloma, you get the full thrust of it on the first gust of wind when the person walks by. You sort of rush for a draft of fresh air. This is the reverse. You catch a drift of it and wonder where it came from and you want to go there.This is something that hits you, and then you wonder, "What WAS that? That's nice!Who's wearing that?" And then you have to figure it out.On my arm, it seems to have a cheap aroma. Too salty. Too thin. But, again, I'm sniffing my skin, not catching the molecules left hanging in the air.I can't go any further. What I've experienced is there. I have a feeling I would have gone ape over the original fragrance and had to have it. Since it's not made anymore, this is probably a decent enough substitute.That is, assuming it smells on me something like it did on her.And I will never know that.

I have always Loved this scent. I received it as a gift back in the day. I always receive compliments on the scent from both Menand Women. I hope I will be able to continue to purchase it.

Very good price.