Dali Parfum de Toilette Salvador Dali for women

Dali Parfum de Toilette Salvador Dali for women

main accords
amber
warm spicy
white floral
woody
balsamic
green
powdery
aldehydic
yellow floral
fresh

Perfume rating 3.92 out of 5 with 4,834 votes

Dali Parfum de Toilette by Salvador Dali is a Amber Floral fragrance for women. Dali Parfum de Toilette was launched in 1985. The nose behind this fragrance is Alberto Morillas. Top notes are Aldehydes, Incense, Clove, Fruity Notes, Basil, Green Notes, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Narcissus, Lily, Jasmine, Tuberose, Mimosa, Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose and Orange Blossom; base notes are Benzoin, Myrrh, Amber, Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Vanilla, Cedar, Musk and Patchouli.

A classic female fragrance, with floral gentleness and spicy warmness, very intensive and unusual thanks to the spicy-grassy top notes contrasting with the opulent floral perfume heart. The top notes are composed of mandarin, bergamot, aldehyds, basil and green plants. Jasmine, lily, tuberose, daffodil, neroli, lily of the valley and iris are placed in the heart. The warm, opulent, oriental base contains cedar, ambergris, sandalwood, musk, vanilla, benzoin. The perfume was created in 1985 by Alberto Morillas.

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Pros

Pros

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Long-lasting and strong scent
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High-quality ingredients and composition
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Unique and different from other perfumes
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Can be worn by people of different ages
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Exciting to explore the earlier works of a popular artist
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Confidence-boosting fragrance
Cons

Cons

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May be too strong or classic for some tastes
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6
Chemistry-dependent and may not work for everyone
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Confusing mix of notes for some people
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Not compatible with some people's chemistry
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Scent may change over time and become unpleasant
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May resemble other popular fragrances too closely

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Top Notes

Aldehydes
Incense
Clove
Fruity Notes
Basil
Green Notes
Bergamot
Mandarin Orange

Middle Notes

Narcissus
Lily
Jasmine
Tuberose
Mimosa
Orris Root
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Orange Blossom

Base Notes

Benzoin
Myrrh
Amber
Sandalwood
Oakmoss
Vanilla
Cedar
Musk
Patchouli

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snopea

the opening is a beautiful vintage soapy aldehyde bomb. dry down is a warm spicy amber and incense. very very vintage, makes me think of fur coats. bottle is gorgeous!

evavidal62

Beautiful. The presentation & packaging is, true to Salvador Dali the artist, a work of art. Love the glass bottle in the lips shape with the nose stopper. This is a unisex scent that leans feminine. As you spray it, give it only a few minutes as it develops to truly 'see' the 'scent painting' that you will see through what you smell. It's like a sepia colored desert landscape with yellow and white flowers, think Sahara desert, with unusual dunes and rock formations in the shape of Daliesque figures - ears, eyes, noses. There is a sweet and unique spiciness that makes it totally different from anything I have ever smelled before. It's not for everyone but it is definitely for vintage Oriental fragrance lovers. Chances are you'll like it if you like Shalimar, Chanel No. 5 and 22, Tabu, and Paloma Picasso (another artist name fragrance). Aldehydes open this scent but they are soft and powdery and soapy; mostly opening with cloves and spice. The soft warm spice is persistent with a big wollop of iris, yellow floral mimosa and white floral notes of mild tuberose, strong narcissus, lily and jasmine. If you aren't into these flowers, much less vintage floral Orientals, then Dali won't be your scent. Dali is all about the powdery florals. A soft incense emerges as it continues for hours and dries down to an amber and a vanilla. I have never experienced a 'mostly vanilla' dry down before and it's so lovely. It's a smooth amber and dark warm vanilla at the end. The benzoin + incense is tolerable because it's just warm, spicy, exotic. This feels almost like an Arab/Middle Eastern scent. Easy to wear. Radiates at arm's length so it's moderate projection with a long lasting power (over 4 hours). Like I said, it's unisex because there's a clean soapy quality that feels like it's just a nice spice scent which some guys will like but it does lean feminine because it is a sweet smell. I love it so much. Perfect for fall and winter months even better in cold weather to scent yourself and your scarf for wearing when you bundle up in coats. A treasure and a classic.

dualaokto

That thick brown liquid in a piece of art container? I’m sold! For the scent itself, a totally comfort zone for vintage / heavy amber / oriental perfumes lovers. Incensed vanilla induced with spices, woods, and flowers. With all those heavy notes, it’s a bit surprising that it still manages to showcase the aldehydes note fairly. I get Chanel No.5 vibes mixed with Chanel Coco. Just put on two sprays and you will be safe for the entire night (yes, I can’t imagine wearing this during the day in tropical climate).

tterekhova

This is my late fall/early winter companion. Soft cashmere sweaters, mulled wine by the fire place, wool stockings. The scent really starts to develop hours after the perfume is applied; quite strange. When I smell it, I don't get it - it's all over the place, but hours later it becomes pure magic. I would agree it goes well with chilly weather, but still a fall fragrance for me.

leonaV

Got mine yesterday. I was trying very hard to find this one in my country since it seems it's been discontinued. I am glad I found it and I think I am gonna repurchase it as it is still available
I am blown away. The furt sniff was dedinitely a chanel vibe. No.5 would describe it the best. It's a very expensive smelling creamy and spicy think. It lasts so long compared to other newly released perfumes that are more like a body mist.
I really love that I found a new favorité of mine since it' s so hard to find perfumes like this nowadays.

Punarinta

It's gonna be a no for me. To me it smelled too vintage-y and just too much. In the beginning I smelled something similar to OFF! mosquito repellent and after that it just felt like a spicy mess. And for some reason I really wanted to like it and tried multiple times, but we just didn't get along. I should have known better after reading the reviews! :(

Ferra_Verto

Gorgeous spicy white floral, opens with a bold blast of aldehydic cloves before veering into the white floral heart. Resinous amber, benzoin, and myrrh emerge on the drydown, makes the scent all the bolder. This is a very loud and abrasive scent with matching projection, but there's something quite nostalgic about it too.
Long-lasting, perfect cool/cold weather.

LadyT33

Had this years ago and LOVED it! It’s right up my alley with the cloves, incense, etc. I found it strong, but I love strong fragrances. If you like Coco, Opium, Obsession, etc, you will love Dali. The bottle is a little work of art to display on your dresser. It’s a true representation of the artist Salvador Dali.

Eve_evolution

Beautiful perfumey classic. Fantastically blended notes. I can’t distinguish any separate notes. To me it’s similar to Coco noir. Aromatic and of excellent longevity. They don’t make perfumes like that anymore.

SweetJhane

An eccentric classic, one I love so much! It’s very complex and layered, but there’s not one wrong note for me. I think it’s beautifully blended and brilliantly conceived - I love Alberto Morillas creations. When it was first introduced, I received a mini bottle of the perfume. It was the same nose and lips in solid black glass and it smelled heavenly. I was a grad student living constantly on the edge of poverty, so it was a real treasure. I recently purchased a bottle of the PDT and immediately fell back in love with it. For me, it’s an amber floral that’s on the edge of chypre floral, which is the place to which I ultimately always return. It’s a cottage from the 1920’s with a slate roof, leaded diamond-paned windows, and a mixed herb and flower garden that’s run wild next to the bee boxes, edged by conifers, rose bushes, a mimosa tree, a box that belonged to wise men, and eras of unraked leaves. Ah, my happy place.

Sapienta

Old school gem. Takes you back like a time machine on streets of eighties cityscapes with beautiful women that dont exist anymore. Potent, provocative, loud, warm… if you enjoy classics, you have to have this beauty in your collection!

mirrorghost

i have been wanting to try this for a long time and i finally got some. starts with a lot of narcissus and aldehydes. super strong and vintage smelling, and familiar....i must've unknowingly smelled this back in the day. soon after i get incense, amber, green notes, benzoin and a bit of lily and mimosa. i wasn't sure what to think at first but this grows on me more the more it dries down. the narcissus note remains strong and it is certainly unique. i think i need to try it in cooler weather.

missile414

This fragrance is one of those which you would classify as a classically obnoxious “Perfume” with a capital P, with distant memories of the 80s, these are the scents that make certain people pinch their noses in annoyance and maybe even disgust. Loud, obnoxious, boisterous… but oh my gosh I love it! I love it all! More is more with this gem, and I want it all. Amber, spices, aldehydes, florals, incense and probably even the kitchen sink. To me it’s also a little spooky… in the best way. It’s all so very Dali! The bottle alone is a work of art, but all together this is a masterpiece. What a delight.

elby

Magie Noire + little bit of Rumba and Obsession. 🙂
It's so beautiful...old school. ♥️😍♥️

Pearlstar

I think this is a great buy if you find it for a good price, and miss 80s perfumes or love spicy orientals. I bought it because I love Salvador Dali's paintings, the iconic bottle, the perfumer, the story behind the perfume, and thought it would be nice to add another 80s perfume to my small collection.

This perfume reminded me immediately of car rides in the 80s with my grandmother & aunts, where we kids would pile into my uncle's car and go out to someone's wedding or party, and the wafts of their perfume filled the car.

I was a bit worried in the initial opening, because of the headaches those perfumes would sometimes induce, and it would not be something I could wear today. Too 80s. But BUT! Be patient and you will be rewarded with the most beautiful drydown. Truly, the scent is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. I don't know if it's the memories of childhood in that era, or the artfulness of the perfume blend, but I get some sense of a beauty that can't easily be found anymore, if at all, or a beauty that's far away. I am not sure if Morillas was really able to capture what Dali wanted to evoke, but if so, he is truly a master and genius, and as great an artist as Dali.

This does remind me a little of Obsession, due to the spices/amber/vanilla but it's more complex & floral.

I am not sure if I'm able to wear this perfume out because it's not an everyday/office friendly type scent. Perhaps for special occasions, and for times I want to time travel to the 80s.

WhoKilledCockRobin?

Really interesting scent. I loved it from first sniff, mandarine, cloves, aldehydes. After while only aldehydes and clove. Nice in hot weather. Guilty pleasure. People around me don't like it. Smells like for elder ladies, cause theese notes are not mainstream today.
If you find it for really good price, go for blind buy. If not, it's much more better to test it somewhere. Btw, flacon is so cute.

BettinaFox

I got a small bottle of the vintage version. This is a typical thick and rich aldehydic floral of the 80's, yet narcissus as the most dominant note, makes this perfume quite unusual. A Dalí perfume is like a Dalí painting, it will never be mass appealing. The bottle itself is a masterpiece.

SilverRivets

I owned and loved this in the 80s, so bought a small, new bottle for memories’ sake. This is not the perfume I remember. I probably won’t be wearing this, but I still love the bottle.

EspressoAddict

Definite nostalgia for me. I cannot comment on how different the current version is from the original, as i never actually had any contact with it back in the day apart from smelling it on others, but judging by how I instantly recognized the scent once i got a whiff of it last year I'd say it's not changed (not much anyway).

Unfortunately it's a perfume i wish i had the opportunity to try on before buying it. I bought it hoping for strong incense vibes, but on me, i get mostly powdered sugar and sweet fruity vibes. You know those hard, chewy cubes of dried fruits that you find mixed in with some cereal? That exactly. Dried fruit bits rolled in copious amounts of powdered sugar. Everything else is faintly in the background and doesn't contribute much to my sillage. Amd it's such a shame too, because the opening had a very luxurious incense scent which reminds me a lot of church, but that barely lasts 15-20 minutes before the incense disappears completely and leaves behind the almost unbearable sweetness. With a hint of something plastic (not the plasticy smell of orris root, which I am all too familiar with as it is one of my favourite notes, but then again maybe it's the other scents that disguise the trademark scent of it) rearing its annoying head after about an hour and a half, for a couple hours approximately before it disappears again. It's not my taste at all, and gives me way too many "motherly" and "good" vibes. However i have to point out that it is rather strong and lasts quite a few hours. One spray alone will provide enough of a perfume veil trailing behind you and will be noticed by people standing near you even at the six hour mark, especially during the times of the year when your skin allows perfume to flourish for a long time. It's also quite warm so I'd mostly recommend it for the colder months, since the sweetness, warmth, and intensity would be suffocating in the summer in my opinion. I'd say it's a good value for money, and definitely something to add to your collection if you miss the 80s and 90s.

golden

I will try to keep this short and to the point. As many here have already given very descriptive reviews already.
I had this many years back, and when it finished, I never repurchased.
I have no idea why?!
This is exactly as it’s described a lovely full bodied warm amber. I feel the clove, and for sure the aldehydes in the opening. It melts down to a warm amber vanilla on my skin. I do detect the sandalwood, but just a whisper, and patchouli, the oak moss is only there.
This is lovely in the summer, it’s the tail end of June, and it’s wonderful. For those that don’t want another, fruity floral, or a freshie aquatic, or citrus.
It’s a nice alternative. And I love how well it sits on my skin. It’s sultry, and slightly seductive. Very grown up.
A Man could most definitely wear this, and I feel would be very stunning!
It does at times remind me of Obsession, and Opium mixed together. Not exactly, but in that direction.
It smells nothing like Paloma Picasso, First, or Arpege.
Nope!
It’s truly unique for this day and age. And I’m so thankful to have it in my collection.
Still at a reasonable price point.
This could be easily worn in the evening, it’s noticeable, but not obtrusive.
Mmmm very yummy, and just enough sweet. Not to be cloying.
Ohh and I am now getting a little faint waft of Coco.
Wow! What a sumptuous bouquet.
Lasts and lasts.

kiaoi

I had to have this perfume, for the design of the bottle, the artist connection and because it’s a Morillas creation, one of my favorite perfume creators. It definitively smells like the ‘80s, the number of notes used here could be confusing for a nose used to modern, straightforward scents. But this deep perfume comes to bring you on a journey of senses, it’s sultry, mysterious, oriental, captivating and unique. It sticks with you, I predominantly feel the incense, frankincense and sandalwood, so if you know these notes, you can imagine the “thickness” of this perfume. I think I won’t be able to wear it outside of home because it’s a really complicate perfume that won’t please everyone but I am glad I have it in my collection.

Update: I am looking forward to use this perfume next Autumn and Winter! It makes me wish for Autumn leaves and cozy sweaters. I won’t be able to wear it at the office because of its thickness but it will be great for the weekend.

LizzieDee

Some of the big 1980s perfumes have dated so much they are virtually unwearable now but while Dali Parfum de Toilette is a big floral, it comes across to me as classic rather than a 1980s throwback. I get why so many people are picking up on the aldehydes and citing Chanel No.5; there's definitely a nod to that classic French tradition. However, the closest comparison for me would be Amouage Gold Woman. I've looked up Gold on here to compare the notes pyramid. While the 2 are not dupes, they have a number of notes or accords in common but with a different emphasis on the way they have been put together. If you like one, I would think you would like the other. When I checked Gold, I was expecting to see a later launch date than DPdT but in fact it came out in 1983. Maybe the perfumers behind these two were both reacting to the zeitgeist and it took them down similar, but not identical, paths.

If this was any stronger than a parfum de toilette it would be a monster. As it is, I find the projection just right and don't mind reaplying part-way through the day as I get another chance to enjoy it.

Maili Sarka

it smells like chanel nr 5

annasarahr121

Dali PDT provides the "full perfume experience," from top notes to drydown. After a green and spicy (cloves), aldehydic-fresh opening, it progresses to a floral/incense: in addition to the dry aroma of myrrh (which I get more than the sweet gooeyness of benzoin) and oakmoss, I definitely smell narcissus and lily, along with a bit of orange blossom, rose, and fruits. At this point, and then further into the drydown, Dali becomes almost gentle after that brash opening (or maybe I've just become mildly anosmic to it) and is more of a play of florals and oakmoss, quite close to the skin. It's a beautiful fragrance, along the same lines as the original Boucheron (which has more tenacity than Dali, actually) and even Guerlain Vol de Nuit (smells quite similar). I find that I have to re-spray throughout the day, as I happen to love that rough opening and its progression into the sweeter, gentler drydown, but must be careful not to stink out my husband (or students!) with the strength of the initial spray. LOVE IT!

Muzoona

I regret to had it ... this is third time buying a perfume that not tried. I will never buy a perfume blindly.
Any way, thus perfume is a mixture of chanel No 22 and frederic malle superstition..

Borednowflay

Huge, spicy, earthy green opening with patchouli coming through early and strong for my nose.

The dry down is a gorgeous - clean and soapy whilst still being complex and comforting.

Alas, I just couldn't get past the opening. Perhaps to reminiscent of my mother's mid 90s perfumes which would fill the car on long journeys and exacerbate by tendency to motion sickness.

I had blind bought a bottle of this on a whim so gave it to my mother, who loves it in its entirety.

Alex1984

Dalí’s first perfume is a hard one to crack. Is it a floral? A chypre? An oriental? Aldehydic?
It’s everything but at the same time so different from what you’d expect.
Dalí opens with some major aldehydes, giving of a very Chanel vibe, but at the same time they’re tinged in green. Deep resinous green that reminds me of Scherrer’s eponymous first fragrance.

While the aldehydes take some time to start burning of, the floral heart soon takes over. The flowers are huge and sweet and all over the place. It’s hard to pinpoint them, but I smell a distinct lily. Not the white variety, but the deeper red one. It somehow stands above the rest of the flowers, making the whole bouquet feel like Boucheron’s first creation. Hugely sweet and floral, kind of like a caricature of 80’s bombasticness.
Dalí feels and smells unique but it keeps reminding me of other perfumes, and when the oriental and creamy drydown arrives, I’m reminded of Gala, Byzance, and even Scherrer 2, which in turn reminds me of Shalimar!

Is it unique or did it borrow elements from classics to make it familiar? I’ve no idea, all I know is I absolutely love it. It combines some of my favorite genres and perfumes and makes a gorgeous mix out of them so for me it doesn’t feel redundant. It mesmerizes me, like I’m seeing Dalí’s melting clocks, drifting of into an abstract place.

There’s green, there’s aldehydes, some (well, a lot) florals and a creamy, powdery and languid drydown that oscillates between spices and oakmoss. It’s abstract, just like Salvador’s paintings, without ever going into trashy territory even though it mixes everything but the kitchen sink.

Stunning silllage and longevity, as is to be expected from a designers offering of yore. Unlike today’s releases, here you do get what you pay for!
Mid 80’s vintage Parfum de Toilette reviewed.

echurch1979

I love this not because it I adore the scent, but because I absolutely swoon over this level of confidence. It manages to take all the warm spices I am drawn to wear, and houses them in this heavily crystalline encasement of aldehydic fortitude. I've found a certain refuge in that space, a truce at last. Alberto Morillas has wielded the soapy facets of aldehyde, and tamed its beastly screams. Other ingredients listed appear very familiar in structure to a lot of perfumes that reside in my collection, despite being just different enough to still be special. For me, though, this is what Jungle promised, and destroyed with some sort of YlangYlang - buttery distraction. All of this is wonderful, but where Dali becomes truly fantastic is in the elegant progression into the final stage. Resting heavily in the dry down, and quite stunningly similar to Youth-Dew Bath Oil, (which is so much more rounded and grand than its perfume mother). Dali expresses contrast between clean squeaky notes, and a cheeky dirtiness. Bubbly freshness and sordid grit. Teetering on naughty, like a sheepish grin peeking from behind a veil.

Ruby Galore

This is not a classic, this is more than a classic, this is a cult fragrance, timeless.

BoutiqueLove

This is an extremely familiar universal scent!
I was racking my head for the first 10mins... where have I smelled this before?!?!
Then it came... this smells EXACTLY like old school soap ie palmolives or lux.
Its soapy floral with a hit of Old spice 80s aftershave.
This reminds me of my parents and my childhood.
You all have smelled this before trust me!
Its is strong and beast mode and although slightly harsh- its comforting because of the association
Its very cheap for the quality

maria1106

Love it so much!!!
Strong, spicy, flowery, feminine,warm, sensoual !
A big love..

mapache

Love at first sniff. I love chypres and that vintage era scent type,so this is not for everyone.
Green/herbal.....floral...resinous.....a tad bitter...but smooth somehow...??...I get the clove/rose combo...with the other flowers attempting to lighten things up....benzoin/vanilla creating ambery touchs...moss....myrrh is present also.
Stellar scent, IMHO.
I am sure the original was more powerhouse,but this one on me performs just right. Unisex too.
Bravo !!!

supersaiyan

This stuff is strong!! Opening is very sharp, bitter, and green. It does have sort of a dated/old-lady kind of feel with the soapy aldehydes. As time goes by, the sharpness goes away, but continues as a very bitter and dry but full white floral for me. It doesn't transform on me (but that's typical for my skin), and unfortunately I don't get any incense at all! I'm pretty upset about that, but in any case it's a great floral without any sweetness. I wish it would turn into the smoky and sexy scent I keep seeing in these reviews, but I guess I'll have to try it a few more times to be sure.

At the moment, I like to mix it with my lotion, it subdues the loud sharpness of the opening and offers a gentle, elegant base. Definitely nice an cooling for a hot summer without entering citrus territory, IMO. Smells like a wealthy, classy older woman.

Q80

Sharp sweet animalic.

I get big doses of cloves, amber, sandalwood, musk, orange blossom, jasmines, and aldehyde. It's quite sharper than the current version. I get oakmoss as well with roses, mimosa, & slight narcissus.

Dali vintage is kind of different from the today's dali, the vintage is more animalic, sharper, & more herbal, while today's version is darker, earthier, & spicier. Cute.

Profumata

To me, this is like a more feminine and slightly warmer, softer version of Magie Noire.

CrazyRussianChick

Received it today in a swap (Thanks, Diane!). How nostalgic! Took me back to the days of youth, carefree and romantic. Didn’t bring any particular memories, just the feeling of “everything is great”!

As to the notes... The main accord to me is, don’t laugh, tea with honey and lemon! I’ve been sniffing my wrist for a couple of hours now, and it’s the main image that pops in my head every time. Something familiar, warm and cozy... If it makes any sense :)

Frangipanilove

Kudos to this work of beauty to stand the test of time. I recently bought this, after maybe 25 years, because I found it super cheap online and had a vague memory that it was ‘nice’. What an understatement! This is a truly beautiful perfume with many notes that softly play with your skin and your senses. I did remember for it to be a lot stronger so not sure if my ultra cheap online purchase is a diluted version- however the complexity and the beauty is there. It was a bit colder and rainier today so I reached for it and the slightly soapy and very soft but complex cloud of balsamic florals surrouded me. It is extremely well blended and the notes are smooth, its like a white floral and oriental and balsamic in equal parts resulting in none of them standing out too much but all being in harmony. Its a soft, warming fragrance, not overpowering but envelopes you like a luxurious wrap of embroidered velvet. The citrus notes are soft and the dry down is smooth and soft insence. Funnily enough I watched a clip of the perfumer Alberto Morillas on YouTube yesterday and it turns out this is one of his creations. What a thoroughbred this scent is. The actual scent is not like original miss Dior but it somehow reminds me of this in the architecture of the scent, how it was carefully built with complex ingredients and taking care of right proportions. Its a treasure.

lilacteeth

I sprayed this and sighed with happiness. It is very 80s faux bourgeoisie to me which I'm liking. Truthfully though, it stands the test of time because it develops in a complex way. Loving the opening which is very narcissus and green on me. For me, the drydown is warm, powdery, benzoinic, vanillic bliss! I have the EDT but would love to find the EDP as my skin usually works better with EDP and doesn't eat it up as quickly. The bottle is also a surreal delight and I'm glad to have it displayed for guests to see. This would be a love if only it projected more and lasted longer on me, but for the price, I'll take it rather than nothing.

MsKayJae

This is all about the narcissus - smells just like the Paperwhites I have growing in my kitchen! A gorgeous warm floral perfume with a soft mossy drydown.

Quasar

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Aardwolf

This perfume is the ultimate perfume for me. A lot of scents I own are nice or even very nice, but still lacking in some way..., being too dark, too flowery, too spicy, too lemony, or too heavy. This one is perfectly balanced and represents me exactly. My son said: it smells like a lot of other perfumes you have. He is right: but this one contains the best parts of all the others. The parfume to end all perfumes. I need nothing else anymore (or so I think now 😉). What I also like is that this fragrance is like a sentence, it has a clear beginning, middle and dry-down, and does not fade until the end is reached. Momentarily ridiculously cheap in the Netherlands at Prijsmepper, so I already stocked up an extra bottle.

churinl

Oh my goodness! This is breathtaking! I purchased it a while back. At the time I had purchased a few others and was trying to get a sense of their like/livability. I tried this, said "Pretty! Floral! Next please..." Apparently my nose was too tired to pick up on what makes this so sublime - the amazing spice, resins, and incense. I have fallen deeply in love. I have been on the lookout for an incensey oriental type of perfume, and there it was - under the "nose" the whole time! My version came from the box with the ivory frame, not the current silver one. My only regret is that I only purchased a small bottle. I need to purchase a large one.

Kir Royal

My mother used to wear this classy and bold scent and loved it dearly. Dali is a no nonsense eighties fragrance, very much in the line of the perfume preferences of that decade - big, bigger, PERFUME. But oh, it is so elegant - warm, resinous, exotic.
The most beautiful narcissus surrounded by myrrh, benzoin, sandalwood and incense. The aldehydes here are so well incorporated one can only guess they are there. Glorious scent!
In the box with ivory passe-partout, mind you.
Parfum de toilette I bought four months ago has silver coloured passe-partout, apparently the design has been changed. Unfortunately not only the design, the perfume itself has been changed due to inevitable reformulation.
Does it smell bad? Not at all! I am convinced all well composed perfumes can tolerate some touch ups without loosing their character. It is still the same elegant scent, only less round and deep. And not as long lasting, it doesn't last for 24 hours anymore. Well, longevity of a modernised fragrance is around 10 hours and is more than fine with me.
Dali is still gorgeous! If there wasn't mom's old bottle with 5 ml at the bottom. This bottle is super gorgeous. It's too obvious.

theuntrainednose

Summary: on me, starts a nice yellow floral soapy fragrance but it's the drydown that becomes amazing on me.

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Starts a warm and cozy soap of yellow flowers, narcissus and mimosa maybe. Sunny, mild and lovely.

After a while it goes darker and more philosophical.
Resinous, volatile incense and pungent spices, sandalwood and a mix of other notes, I can't stop sniffing it :)

Really good.

PLUMPIE

Balsamic soft soapy spice with lots of aldehydes powder and an almost unwashed skin note but by no means unpleasant. It smells like your coat with the remnants of Opium Chanel 5 and aquanet from previous wearings. It's a glamorous old makeup compact type of scent.

Dollycat

LOVE IT VERY MUCH! The older i get the more i love the so called old-fashioned fragrances. Why? Not because of my age or changing smell but because these perfumes are strong and longlasting with a deep, warm and spicy fragrance. They are how a real perfume supposed to smell like. Not like the modern frangrances which are weak, very fruity or candy sweet, with no longtivity at all. You pay a lot of money for just body mist with zero strength.

Anamandy

I ordered this by mistake from fragrancenet but it was so cheap I decided to keep it. I have the reformulated version that comes in the silver bordered box, not the original formula in the yellow bordered box. I really need to find the original formula because this has a very synthetic opening that smells like plastic. It's a real turnoff to me. I am keeping my eyes peeled for an original formula. In the meantime, I am thinking of layering this with the mini-Dali parfum I have (which is wonderful!). Hopefully it will disguise that synthetic note, so this bottle isn't a total waste of money.
So, heads up - get the yellow bordered box if you want to smell this scent the way it was intended.

mschnabel666

I know this is an 80s perfume, but this reminds me of Blanche Deveraux (Hollingsworth) when she described losing her virginity:

"My first was Billy. Oh, I'll never forget it! That night under the dogwood tree, the air thick with perfume, and me with Billy. Or Bobby? Yes, that's right, Bobby! Or was it Ben? Oh who knows, anyway, it started with a B."

A warm, dusky evening of sweet waxy powder, woods, spices, and florals. Doesn't seem like a warm weather scent, but the warmth that radiates off when wearing it makes me think of a hot sticky Southern 1940s night under the trees and stars. This perfume smells like suffocating nighttime humidity in the best way. Haha.

However, in cooler temps, it's so cozy and warm, like sitting by the fire.

It's a retro treat, however dated now.

HOUSTONHOUSTON

Question: I just saw a set of 4 mini lips on ebay. Each bottle has a different color (Dark blue, Purple, Red and Yellow) I cannot find purple and dark blue in a database. The same juice just different colors? Is the juice different in each bottle? If you have that set, please answer. TY!
P.S. Blue bottle is NOT Lagune. It is Navy blue.

candymarie

PARFUM DE TOILETTE: OPIUM meets Liz Claiborne SPARK. Very nice.
Edit: The Spark similarity fades away after the first hour or two and then it starts making me think of OPIUM meets ORGANZA.

Though, nowhere near as aggressive as original Opium.

Edit: With the passage of time, I'm enjoying Dali more and more. I love classic style fragrances for how they take you on a journey with distinct top, middle and base notes.

meg0825

This starts off green and mossy and then shifts to soapy aldehydes and narcissus. The dry down is warm and balsamic but faint on my skin. I wish the resin notes were more intense. Very nice though. And I love the bottle!

mohsen95

4/10

Phantomias

This Dali fragrance arrived in a lot of vintage perfume. The bottle is striking, even without a label one can see this has to be Dali. A number of Dali frags are in lip shaped bottles, some have nose shaped stoppers.

The stuff inside the lips is remarkable: warm and loaded with sweet and sharp spices. Cloves and myrhh dominate. Sillage and longevity could be better, this is the type of perfume to experience up close. The scent is very unisex, very wearable. It's well blended, high quality stuff!

I'm a big fan of warm, spicy scents like Youth Dew and Cinnabar. This Dali fragrance is a very nice addition to my collection of spicies!

justfloral

I have love-hate relation with this perfume. Ten years ago I labeled it an "olfactoric" version of "Burning Giraffe". It smelled to me like putrifying lilies + moth balls = a very bad breath. Strong, churchy, retro.
But now Dali Parfum reminds me honey extraction and childhood.
I have beekeepers in my family. I remember many honey extractions, it was always the big fest. I remember scent of honey mixed with incense used to remove bees. And even resinous odor of dead wasps flying around - something like honeydew honey and sunflower leaves (they really smell like myrrh!).
This is a very autumnal / late summer perfume. Aldehydic, sweet, with note of cognac and prominent myrrh. It bears some distant resemblance with Chanel No 5 - I even think it is "Dali's" interpretation of it.

EDIT: today I've realized there is a powerful note of asiatic lilies to it (brownish, red, yellow or white varieties blooming early, some varieties are scentless but other possess a strong fragrance (some people detest it)

mschnabel666

I blind bought a bottle of this from Fragrancenet, it's a Parfum de Toilette, but def not a vintage juice.

Yeah, that bottle is hilarious. Also heavy and huge in the 100ml.

The scent... for me it's all a very very creamy waxy sweet powder. And I love it. The balsamic, spice, woods, and green all support the scent, but it's a WARM classic sweet powder to my nose. I haven't worn it proper (on skin) these were two separate tests- one on tissue, one on my pillow. Very comforting in cold weather, sweet and full, great sillage/potency. I agree that it smells like a makeup counter! It's a creamy old fashioned makeup powder, not baby powder.

My next day drydown is a nice spicy musk/woods/powder. Although this is dated, and prob not something I'd wear socially, it's ideal as a comfort homey scent.

I don't have anything that smells quite like this. But if you enjoy Obsession, Bijan, Halston, and other warm ambers/spicys of the 70s/80s-- you will prob enjoy this.

kl99

Hyper spicy, hyper resins, hyper white flowers, some tropical side, lot of sandal, a souffle of orris, gardenia/monoi, green notes to calm down the bomb cocktail, those so-Chanel aldehydes.

It make me think to an occidental woman who have a souspicious business in Manila or Shanghai, could be Cuba or Brazil also.
A sort of Tropical Oriental French perfume.

The drydown make me think to a dirthy Samsara.
Also find similarity with Nuit de Noel, K de Krizia, Versace, la Nuit de Paco Rabanne, Histoire d'Amour by Abusson.

I like a lot, sensual, Chic and Dangerous.
Attention can give headhache.

Erui

At first, it seemed like a gorgeous soapy scent, but after few hours passed, it just turned into a weird synthetyc mess, and I couldn't even wash it off.. so bad it's not compatible with my chemistry I guess :/

Alces Alces

OK, now we are talking about some classic PERFUME!

Delirious aldehydes, fleshy narcissus, opulent benzoin and incense, lily, jasmine, tuberose, oakmoss, wow! Just a gorgeous over-the-top oriental with a chypre feel (oakmoss).

If Maison Martin Margiela did one of their Replica scents and called it “Behind the 1980’s Cosmetics Counter” it would smell like this. All the good stuff rolled into one. Reminds me of Byzance from back in the day, another Alberto Morillas creation. I have not smelled everything Mr. Morillas ever created (so I can’t really judge), but this could easily be his masterpiece.

Salvador Dali EDP makes me feel settled, confident, and rich, like walking into a room with dark wood coffered paneling. Could easily be a signature scent.

kati77

This can be in my opinion an unisex.
Had a sample of it. Really complex perfume, everything is here, an old style kind of a scent. Aldehydes are 1 of dominant, I really cant stand incence, thank God here is not that much of it. Warm and cold, like a dry wine as well it is.
From 80ites, says a lot about this scent, but 20 years later it still KEEPING THIS SMELL! STILL GOOD! DID NOT GO BAD,DID NOT AGED AT ALL.
It is a suggestion to current producers - make scents that will smell the same in 20 years. Stop making bad ones that after 2 or 3 years change smell and are not nice perfumes any more. Q U A L I T Y !

purecaramel

"Classy, Warm,Smooky (as it is properly spelled) rich,Gorgeous,Powerful,Lush, Feminine, Romantic and Nostalgic."
aquila_2009 got it right.
This is an 80's bomb, anchored by a "Broadshouldered Moss" and typified by a Fireworks Display of Sweet Floral and a healthy plonk of billowing Musk.
Enormously Feminine and Grand.
Draws me back, nostalgically to, my head buried in the ample cleavage of my 80's girl.

Again, many thanks to Tesse for this sample.

Tam

I love it, creamy and soft yet packs a punch in the best way possible. On me it can be worn in they day as well as evening. I brought it in the early 90s because I loved the bottle. But I started to use it habitually at work as its scent soothed the angry nerves of my badass boss who didn't really take to me and I think would have given me the sack...if it wasn't for the fact she used to like the smell of this perfume on me...

Cherry_Darling

To me this is soapy at first blast. But, not the cheap kind of soapy. The super expensive soap bought in a fancy store kind of soapy. Not sure if it's the aldehydes or the balsamics, but it's very powdery / soapy but also very complex. It does smell niche. Makes you feel super squeaky clean. It's pretty powerful I think a little goes a long way to smell clean and not overpowering.

*Drydown smells a little cheaper soapy.

I do love this bottle it's so beautiful!

Cassiopeia99

This scared me a lot at first. I'm pretty hit or miss with 80's scents, and this smelled like Elizabeth Taylor's Passion to me at first, which was a nightmare on my skin.

But I gave it a half hour, and voila! It's powdery, woody, and a little floral. I think this is perfect for midnight walks. It's quite a soft, soothing fragrance. It has a similar vibe to Moonlight Path from B&BW but they don't smell alike.

One of the few 80's scents I've tried and liked.

niel23

I have a new one with box for swap it was a gift I like it ,but I know some one will appreciate more then me . Thanks

eliza.gelman

SALVADOR DALI

Salvador Dali

Nose

Alberto Morillas

Year

1985

Inspired By:

Apparition of The Face of Aphrodite of Knidos

I wore this beautiful fragrance with the signature woman's lips shaped bottle in 1987. Dali adorned my dresser table in an apartment that I was very proud of, as it was my first SoHo apartment & I felt like I had moved on up to Greenwich Village. On the wall of my bedroom where I kept the perfume was the aforementioned Dali painting which is a modern work of art with a woman's eyes nose & lips (sight, smell & taste). The packaging of the bottle matches with the painting. As for the scent, I don't find it to be as sweet, sexy or feminine as one would imagine Aphrodite the Goddess of Love to smell like. The fragrance is itself a unisex Oriental chypre. There are similarities to Paloma Picasso & Opium; but most like Paloma Picasso which would make sense since both are Oriental perfumes & both associated with artists.

The opening is slightly & briefly reminiscent of the opening to Chanel's Coco Eau de Parfum. There is a fresh aldehyde & citrus (mandarin orange & bergamot). Sweet & fresh, but not necessarily a summery citrus. The orange flavor fades fast & the scent turns suddenly spicy. It has a sweetness (from nondescript fruit notes) and the florals that can come off as sweet like rose, tuberose, jasmine, narcissus, mimosa, orange blossom & lily, but the cloves, basil, styrax, & incense take over before you can call this a fruity floral which it most certainly is not.

A hardcore Oriental fragrance, this is a unisex incense bomb on me. The incense is the major note for me. It smells of all the classic Oriental ingredients: incense smoke, myrrh, benzoin, patchouli, green notes, sandalwood, and moss. It doubles as a chypre because of the woods. The incense & patchouli are very similar to Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, while smelling like an entirely different perfume at the same time. I would call this one the less intense version of other intense Orientals; but it can still be strong too. It's more straight forward as an aldehyde, as an Oriental and as a chypre.

Firstly, if you don't like aldehydes or Orientals, you should not be looking into this perfume nor reading this review. Secondly, this is a 1980's fragrance and you know what that means. Brace yourself! This is a bomb that detonates when you spray and it's an aromatic fragrance of power & prestige. Luxurious, glamorous & dark, like I like my perfumes!

Smells like Paloma Picasso & Salvador Dali got together in another dimension in the afterlife & are hosting a grand gallery exhibition of art by Dali the living have never nor will ever see. Can you imagine the great art he could produce if he could still work after death?! The notes are redolent with spices, resins, incense, cloves, woods, moss, myrrh. It's a Middle Eastern Arabic Persian scent, but it can be subtle & discreet and even powdery depending on how you use it or how much of it you use.

I used to douse myself in this scent before heading out to dinners and the theater, the symphony, opera, ballet, soirees, dinner parties, galas, black tie affairs or even funerals/Church. But it smells of the night & formal wear.

It's also very much a perfume of winter time. It's warm & smoky and would not smell as nice in hot weather or cool spring weather. This is not as musky as Paloma Picasso but it is even "hot" with myrrh. Just cries winter wardrobe.

This is an evening cologne. Nothing day wear about it. She asks you to wear her with expensive furs, coats, or bold evening gowns backless, showing one leg, sequins, or even suits, all the powerful feminine attire of the 80's. I still wear the original (not reformulation toilette) because again unlike actual clothes perfume is an invisible outfit that never becomes passe nor old fashioned.

Everything old is new again!

Love this perfume.

Labaloo

I've already written a review (far below), but wanted to add a few words. I decided to try the recent formulation (now re-named, simply, 'Dali') and spent the better part of a day comparing it to the juice of my old 1990 bottle. It retains most of the original idea, but is noticeably "thinner" in complexity: there are now some elements missing in the base, making it not as rich and smokey as the vintage. In the heart also, the floral-accord has been toyed with: where once there were several, lush naturals, there are now replacements that seem to my nose to be single-faceted and "flat". Still, the new one is well-balanced and, to anyone curious about this fragrance, would still function as an adequate gateway before investing the time and money to find a vintage flacon.

Sailor Pluto

This scent is almost perfect.. strong, feminine, spicy but just enough, not harsh.. beautiful!

Ultramonika

I smell honey,vanilla, flowers and human poo in it a bit - in a weird good way . I love it, one of my favourites, very warm, soft, but hypre in the background.

TessiiDob

This is wonderful. It reminds me of the original Chloe, before they started messing around with the formula, and no wonder, because they share so many of the same notes. This, however is spicier than Chloe. I’ll happily wear this any time of the year, but when I wear it in winter, it makes me feel warm and cosy – it puts me in mind of fireplaces and spiced hot chocolate and curling up under a soft snuggly blanket. Straight off, I get the sandalwood and the amber. Once it dries down, the honeysuckle and the orange blossom start to pop out. I get the vanilla, which seems to weave in and out of the incense and the patchouli – there one second, then gone, then back again. On me, I don’t get the bergamot or fruit, but I do get a faint hit of the basil. A beautifully crafted fragrance, which lasts really well and stays true to its ingredients – it smells the same, only softer, after eight hours of wear. Definitely a keeper!

irisjetaime

Il y a deux ans jours pour jours j'écrivais un commentaire sur ce parfum. Et c'est vrai que j'avais eu la dent dure à son égard.
Tout d'abord sa tenue. Elle est irréprochable en fait !
Je ne me souviens pas pourquoi en juillet 2014 ma peau n'avait pas imprimé les notes de ce parfum.
Les notes justement : deux ans plus tard il ressort un oriental/floral très chic. L'ambre que j'adore se marie merveilleusement bien au narcisse et cette mousse de chêne est excellente.
En deux ans ma peau a peut-être changé. En tout cas il n' ya que les imbéciles qui ne changent pas d'avis..hahahahaha... OUf je suis sauvée...hahahaha

CindySwede

I have already written a review but I am a bit curious to know if anyone has noticed how many perfumes these days have a soapy scent?
I love the classic Salvador Dalí fragrance, it is one of my favorites, but I do notice a distinct difference between the perfume de toilette that I bought last year compared to the one I had almost 10 years ago. The new one is nice but it has a very soapy scent which makes it smell a bit "cheap".
My former perfume de toilette had an amazing depth and character which made it extremely elegant and therefore one of the best perfumes I have ever had, but now something has happened. I wrote an e-mail to Salvador Dalí's costumer service but I have not recieved an answer yet......

RozaMoisevna

What a discovery! Such a wonderful deep perfume with excellent longevity and quality...and the colour looks like some mystical elixir...The lily and myrrh combination throughout the composition reminds me of the smell present in Russian orthodox churches...

PerfumeEmpress

After searching up and down for this I finally found it for something like $25.50 for a 3.4 oz tester. I am not sure this is the original, though. The bottle is the same. The scent is a little lighter, not quite as oriental as I remember it, not so spicy. So I probably got a blasted reformulation.

However, I can't afford the original at the prices it's going for now. So for $25 I'll just enjoy this for what it is.

I still am adamantly against reformulation, and will continue to condemn that scam for as long as I live.

Gigi The Fashionista

When I close my eyes to inhale this fragrance I'm transported into Dali's painting Persistance of Memory with the melting clocks and the bizarre landscape. I imagine that the oxygen in that planet smells like this perfume. This is a rather unusual, rare exotic fragrance that casts a spell on whomever wears it. I find it appropriate to wear to art galleries and museums in winter time (think of the Louvre in Paris in February) with my coats. It's a warm, wintery fragrance made up of woods namely sandalwood and incense. You would like this if you have enjoyed and experienced scents like Paloma Picasso or Paco Rabane's La Nuit. It's smoky, rich, dark, sultry, heady and ah just smells so good. This is a chypre Oriental so you have to like spicy woodsy and aromatic fragrance and you have to be familiar with scents with the notes in this perfume: an opening of citrus fruits, a white floral heart of jasmine and tuberose and a base of smoky frankincense and myrrh, patchouli, cedar woods and oak moss. It's definitely a heavy hitter and more of a unisex evening cologne. Men can also wear this and it would smell just like their men's colognes. I have the vintage splash bottle. One splash on my collar and I'm ready to hit the museums that welcome this fragrance: the Metropolitan Museum in New York where I live, the Louvre in Paris, the Prado in Spain, the Ufizzi Gallery in Rome, and the British Museum in London. This is a fragrance that immediately makes you feel like the most elegant art patron and art lover, like you'd spend millions on a Baroque or Rococo painting auctioned off at Sothebys by some guy you've never heard of. This is such a beautiful fragrance. Love it to death.

Madrona

I'm not quite sure about this one. It smells rather old-fashioned, but not in a dated way. I am not sure how old the bottle I got my hands on is, but I get an initial splash of aldehydes and the only thing I sense on the drydown is rose incense. Not a hit on my skin I'd say, but I don't hate it.

magimae

I don't recall now where I got this at, but I rarely used it, even though I liked it. I was entranced by the bottle, I guess I was saving it and didn't want to use the perfume.But have since changed my mind. I really love the scent of this. It starts out a bit grassy and flowery, but once it is set..the dry down is subtle, but very soft, smelling strongly of a powdery sandalwood, musk and a touch of oak moss and jasmine.
It's something you just want to stop and sniff every so often. It's a classic scent and a little more mature which is up my alley since I'm over 60..but doesn't smell like an old woman's perfume either. It has a somewhat sensuous, seductive scent to it..not really sweet but not acrid or green at all. Actually I think it would be a nice unisex fragrance if it smells different of each person.

m_mtz40

Reminds me of Armani original, L'Arte Gucci, Leonard de Leonard, etc. Green 80s powerhouse.

jenniilou

Liked this 10 years ago, and gave it another try today, bought a 30 ml bottle. And how could i forget about this lovely perfume. Its heavy But Light. White flowers make the balance.This one is great for winter and fall.

Walking Unicorn

It’s not shocking that an artistic genius like Salvador Dali could also produce a magnificent perfume too. This is my third perfume from his line and at first I was chuckling and thinking his perfumes would be edgy, a little frightful, but NO, not at all, in fact Dali fragrances are quite classy. Salvador Dali is a warm, rich, smooth, smoky, white floral oriental. I really love the aromatic blend of benzoin, myrrh and amber along with tuberose, narcissus, jasmine and clove that seem to weave together with my skin’s chemistry. I can see myself wearing this often.

Marie69

Lamu,Kenya, 1986. Working as a summer Intern with the United Nations in Nairobi, I have the opportunity to travel to Lamu. We finally reach the Arabic influenced place. Our guide says we are to rest under the white flowering trees in the little plaza. It is late afternoon. Our guide says that there is a man selling the finest spices and herbs in the plaza also. We go around the dusty, stone corner. He is there, and on a tapestry are bags upon bags of spices and herbs. He calls me over and holds out a Jasmin flower to me. The guide says he is asking me to smell the flower. Leather, smoke, patchouli, woods, vanilla, benzoin and sweet amber eminate from his brown weathered hands. And within it all, yet still centrally, I smell the white blooms.

Limpylou

One of the best ever; long lasting and unique. Compliments will follow the day you wear this winter fragrance.

Takes me back to a simpler, younger time.

Absolutely wonderful!

Look on eBay for great prices!

CindySwede

One of the best perfumes ever made. I always have a bottle of this perfume at home.
I really love classy and feminine fragrances and this classic beauty from Salvador Dali is one of the best.
In my personal opinion there are only a few of Salvador Dalis fragrances that really stand out, and this is one of them.
I also wish they would bring back Le Roy Soleil, another gem from this perfume house.

Lalionne

Fragrantlife's review below is spot on, I think. The current version of Salvador Dali has certainly changed. I have an old(er) bottle which has listed 'oakmoss extract' on the back of the box. The new box does not. I have tried old and new side by side and I think that, given all the restrictions in the industry nowadays, the reformulation is well done.
The current version has more flowers, no oakmoss, but it also lacks the somewhat colognish or soapy smell that appears in the older composition (which may be a good thing, for some, I understand). Sillage and longevity are better in the older formula, that lasts like forever. But they are good enough in the current one. I agree with Fragrantlife that the reformulation is worth trying out. For vintage lovers, I may need to add that I never wore Dali back in the nineties, because I was already hooked on Gucci 3 and Armani. So it is not a fragrance I come back to. But I love wearing it now.

rhaineclayton

My apologies to those who love this but this on me is very BO and men's shaving soap. Reminds me of another classic perfume but I can't put my finger on it.

katyas

Such an unusual scent! Initial spray hits with strong spiciness - I mostly smell cinnamon in initially - and I was afraid it would be too strong, but it's not. It sits on the skin and only someone very close will smell it. A few hours later the scent transforms into a soft floral with no trace of spices. I'm impressed with the magic, and love the bottle.

Fragrantlife

Update

I finally received my new bottle. I forgot how gorgeous it looks!

As for the juice... It is somewhat different from what I remember. The Salvador Dali of my youth was a rich, warm oriental. My nose was not very sophisticated in those days, but I am positive there were no discernible flowers. Fast forward to today... I got a burst of indolic tuberose and jasmine with whispers of benzoin, myrrh and amber in the background. For the first hour, it is all about indoles, faintly supported by resins.

Then, the oriental character emerges slowly. It is not as affirmed and rich as it used to be. It seems somewhat thinned down. I also detect some chemicality (I just made that word up, but it works, doesn't it ;-)).

Now, bear in mind that the last time I wore it was over 20 years ago. Moreover, my skin chemistry may have changed as well.

In any event, Salvador Dali is still a beautiful, classic perfume, that escaped the butcher bloc. It just has evolved with the times: a bit more flowers, a bit less resins and patchouli. It is not a drastic change, but certainly noticeable in the first hour. Still a powerful nose kick for modern sensibilities, but more muted for those who lived the in-your-face '80's.

A great perfume to revisit or discover.

Fragrantlife

Funny how everyone says this is a perfume for mature women. I used to wear it between the ages of 19 and 23. Along with Chanel no19 and Jardin de bagatelle. And nobody thought it was for a mature audience. Then again, my friends in their late teens were wearing Poison, Paris, Ysatis, Opium and Chloe (the original) -- in the classroom. And the boys were splashed with Polo and Azzaro. Yet, nobody complained about 'fume overload, nor made a distinction about young and mature perfumes. Well, this was in France, so maybe the culture was different.

As for Salvador Dali, what a beauty! I plan to revisit it soon.

Planet_X

Salvador Dali is an iconic smoky-spicy full-structured oriental, as good and remarkable as Opium, Habanita and Sonia Rykiel La Parfum. Its complicated and cognacy smooth, extravagant and enveloping, this is the one that you can rely on forever and ever in complicated situations when you need a shoulder-smell.
Salvador is so confident and warm, full of good quality of amber, benzoin and myrhh. On me its a real oriental rather than an oriental-floral with its plentiful of clove and incense vibe.
I am very surprised ppl can smell aldehydes here - I don't. And very surprised they call it "dated" since no one call "dated" Ambre Sultan.
We've got horrible wind-storms here in Scotland, you just want to hide yourself in such evenings in a big chair, somewhere near the fireplace, with ancient book, blanket around the shoulders and Salvador Dali on that blanket. To reconstruct that haunting atmosphere of "The Woman In Black".
5 from 5 from me.

Peachysugarbuns

Fragrances that have boisterous, spicy openings or mega-aldehydic openings end up having the most lovely drydowns on my skin (i.e. Versace by Gianni Versace 1981 version). Salvador Dali scared the crap out of me at first, so I waited, knowing it could turn awesome.

It opens with a blast of masculine spice; clove oil in particular, and orange - the oils of the peel, not the sweet juice. This becomes very feminine very quickly! I immediately detected an abundance of resin and sandalwood and some gentle flowers amongst the spice. Right before I deemed this a very woody and spicy fragrance, vanilla appeared, and being the good taming agent she is, coaxed the lot of initial notes into a calm state.

The drydown is "smooth" spice and vanilla on my skin. It is perfect for chilly holdays. The woods and resins move back to dance the chorus and work the support of the show, instead of zinging around front and center. Salvador Dali lasts for eons in its beautiful drydown state.

The bottle is art, too! Win!

meissie1982

This one was a gift, my aunt had it for years and years, and could not throw it in the bin.
She loved the bottle so much, but not the juice.
As she knew I started to collect perfumes she gave it to me. And she mentioned me; horrible and heavy.

The juice what a beautifull brown and dark color, it's the old formula for sure.
(Aunt bought it in Spain in the '80 just for the bottle and as souvenir.)
A wiff at the cap; myrrh is strong, yes indeed raisin/myrrh blast so warm and comforting.
Amber is smoothing the whole compilation of notes. The inscence provides an enchanting feel when sprayed on.

Right away a classic masterpiece, longlasting on my skin last for 12 hours.
Powdery but spicy al the way.
I told my aunt how much I love this one and she was so happy for me. And said I check my closet if there's more stuff :-) jipie

STRAG

Another amazing perfume disappearing slowly from the shelves. I love this exotic, rich oriental! I can feel the 90's in it, and brings back such memories!

PerfumeEmpress

Bring it back. Please bring it back. Pretty please? Unreformulated, of course.

Loewengel

A master piece by Alberto Morillas. That perfect blend of citrus notes, the woody accord and white flowers makes this perfume a ground-breaking creation back in the 80s. You just can't stop smelling it. Truly feminine, mysterious, enigmatic, suitable for a woman in full, who knows what she wants and how to get it. Classy, refined, elegant, glamorous, opulent and lush. What else could a woman ask for from a perfume? Just to have the personality to fit in this remarkable fragrance. I call it the sacred monster of perfumery.

ScarlettX

Very strong classic feminine scent. Not bad at all compared to the other classics. Still, not my taste, because I am not a big fan of the classics.
It surprised me with it's deep rich scent. I thought it's somhow low in quality, but I can't say that.
Strong, aldehytic scent with lots of amber and sandalwood. So many notes, that my nose gets confused. Also enormous sillage and longevity.
I think it's a little masculine.

Limpylou

This rich, long lasting fragrance takes me right back to the late '80's.... Early 90's.... Very evocative of a different time. Always receive compliments and questions...it is available on eBay, don't give up if it is a favorite!

irisjetaime

Sympa mais sans plus.
Tout se mélange à la manière d'un Chanel n°5.
Une vague impression d'un narcisse, d'un boisé, d'une épice où tout serait difficile à discerner.
Je subodore que ce parfum à dû subir une féroce réinterprétation et j'imagine qu'à sa sortie dans les années 80 il était vraiment très beau.
La tenue est très très médiocre et ça c'est difficilement supportable quand on veut jouer dans la cour des grands parfums !!
Après 6 heures d'aspersion je ne sens plus rien sur mon corps où pourtant toutes les zones réputées mettre en valeur un parfum ont été généreusement parfumées (le cou, l'intérieur du pli du coude etc..).
Le côté aldéhydé s'estompe très très vite !
Enfin bref !! Je suis assez déçue de ce Dali là ;o)

nadicamihajlovic

Very eccentric scent for a woman. First sprayed, remind me on aftershave and old soap, and later came something animalistic, like horse sweat... There is also incense...but impression is still animalistic. Somehow you obsessively smell this and you know it must be one of Dali's jokes. Mysteriously, wild, unusual...You believe you don't like it but keep smelling it.

Iris_it

Parfum de toilette first version : this is a love /hate fragrance for me . I love so much its lushious ambery drydown and floral heart but the opening is spoiled by strong nasty aldehydes which linger for a while .
I have a splash bottle which I decanted on a spray one but ... I'd better use it dabbed on because the weird opening is less longlasting .
I have to admit I put up with this because the following development is pure gold and it is a very longlasting fragrance . So , do not get rid of Salvador Dali too fast , should your nose experience on your skin the unhappy opening other reviewers have noticed : wait about 30 minutes before judging , if you have the patience .

nikoleta1

I used to have it in 90s, black bottle, the box looked the same with Dali pic, but was black. Heavy floral oriental, average longevity, for mature age, seems since then perfume was repackaged, did not try the new version.

samsara82

Dear Readers,

I must say this fragrance is a true chameleon , a shape shifter that changes like the moon and let me explain why.

For a long time I always saw this on my great aunt's mantle over the years and was just last year I decided to just give in to its presence that was always glimmering at the corner of my eye every time I always went to visit her and low and behold it become more interesting as I got closer and saw it was a perfume in a nose and lip shape glass bottle , I was mesmorize by it and I asked my great aunt who made this fragrance and may I take a whiff of it please, she being a stoic personality although her voice is like a soft and light like bells rung by angels , she said sure give it a try and its from Salvador Dali with a smile and that look of :mm yeah try it".
I remember Dali creating art in painting , song n film for bohemian artists and his fantastic jewelry but I never thought he made fragrances too, and when I took a whiff of that dark amber beauty...I was entranced by its exotic scent that I could not put my finger on but I knew was spicy with a ambry spirit, sort of like Coco Chanel and Opium mix together but with something else and smelled sublime on me too, so I had to have it for my collection for I doubt my great aunt will leave me this relic of fine artistry in her will when she passes , sadly though all this time I visited her I could never smell this on her , odd.

Anyways, I got this for my birthday, although a tiny bottle of it that's so cute since the bigger bottles are not around as much since realizing its discontinued now since I went looking for it in department stores and the young sales girl had no idea who Dali was , (eye rolls,how they got the job, blinds me) but thank god for older sales ladies that take their fine work seriously and educate themselves and seen it all and still looking fabulous , they informed me the history and it became discontinued recently, so where you find S.D perfume buy it for its now a rare piece of art.

So thank heavens and fabulous mother that she surprised me with on my birthday recent with this little cute and sensual bottle. and my review of this perfume..
its exotic , as I told my sister I will share this with you dear readers, this perfume is a chameleon and shape shifter, when it tried it first at my great aunts house, it was amber spicy and on my birthday I put some on and it smelled exactly like Chanel no5, so I was happy but then trying it again after that..it changed again now its all spicy narcissus with vanilla?.

Indeed very strange that on me its unpredictable and exotic, like dream. never know what your going to dream once you submit to the sand man each night, mind you to get it clear, this isn't a whiney emo hipster complain, no..im just sharing this experience with a smile on my face and enjoying this shape shifter arms wrapped around me and learning the inspiration to the bottle isn't Gala Dali but a goddess of love and desire Venus, so for me this explains why its complex and multi dimensional , since the beauty of Venus/Aphrodite power of beauty exist in all things and its in the sacred plants that makes this perfume very vivid and unique like all women's beauty , for there's a piece of Venus in all of us even in men too.

I will recommend this perfume but its one of those if you can , try before buying because its unpredictable but sophisticated , Im glad this smells great but I have this perfume as a personal secret delight I wont want to share with the world, only me to enjoy in my personal realm and if you have a bottle of this and don't want anymore because your find "the juice" hideous, call me maybe, I accept donations .

Labaloo

An added note to men who'd like to try wearing this, subtly- do it attar-style: apply one or two sprays to your hand, set down bottle, rub hands together gently (ignore the old tales of "bruising" a fragrance- doing this simply accelerates the evaporation of the top-notes) and rub your hands over arms, chest, neck- then dress; handling your clothes will also deposit some scent on them too- and it is gloriously-exotic and "incense-y"... Men's chemistry seems to highlight the darkest, richest notes of this composition well, I might add.

Replace nose-cap.

Be mesmerizing.

Lakambini

An elegant, lady-like floral-oriental that registers both lush and mature to my nose. It reminds me of piano lessons, waiting my turn while my older sister plays, smelling the varnished wood of the ancient school piano mingled with the pale odor of yellowing music books and the powdery opulent scent drifting up from our teacher's dress. Deep, fleshy narcissus is the floral that I register the most, wafting out of a matrix of oriental woods. (This is, by the way, a vintage mini I am reviewing). It reminds me of my childhood, when upper middle-class women in my country (Asia, not Europe, btw) carried handbags that matched their shoes, coiffed their hair, wore custom-sewn clothing, took time with their makeup. The fragrance was released in 1985, and by then, fashion was cultivating a different, rather more belligerent, image of woman; this fragrance harks back to an even earlier time.

ms rochambeau

Beautiful, mysterious and beguiling. I've had it since the early 1990's, but today it suddenly remnded me of Serge Luten's Chergui...in a good way.

vanillabean23

The original Dali fragrance for women (or men). How awesome it is! I find it very potent upon opening - as strong as a powerful slap in the face! There's a tonne of green notes and citrus fruits that are very invigorating, and a lovely fresh soapiness that accompanies these notes.

There's some rose, jasmine and some other floral aromas lurking around in there, but it's hard to tell what they are. About two hours later I detected a lovely oozy rich amber and incense aroma combined with a gloriously heady, musky, resin scent which must be the myrrh, benzoin, and cloves. I'd go so far as to say that the personality of this scent is quite 70's. That being green notes, powerful, pungent, enduring, sexy and smouldering.

Wear this one with caution if you're not familiar or accustomed to powerful, heavy, heady scents that are strong in character! Some people may find it abrasive because it is bold, but don't be put off by that initial thought process.

The bottle. The ultimate in Dali fragrance delivery! A sculpture to keep in your bottle collection! A perfume and work of art combined into one stunning package!!!!

The first time I wore this, I put it on a couple of hours before bed - I thought that I was going to need a lot of convincing before I could like this one. I went to sleep, and was awoken by a beautiful ambery incense aroma that blew me away! I couldn't believe the transformation! I didn't believe it was the same fragrance I put on earlier in the evening. I was so impressed with that! I believe that's the mark of a great fragrance. The metamorphosis was wonderful. A real fragrance journey! I love it when that happens!

Labaloo

This was the first SD frag I bought- way back around '90- just for the bottle. It's only recently that I've been seriously analyzing it. Definitely wait 30 minutes or so before judging this one- the aldehydes are a bit screamy at first, but afterward- truly a beautiful floriental-chypre with its own character: ambery, hints of spices (I smell Ceylon cinnamon along with clove), and narcissus... I kept sniffing, thinking 'I KNOW that flower- what is it?!' Now I know- yes, spot on: daffodils! Expert, seamless blending- and I agree with other commentators: the right man could pull this one off if used sparingly (like one spray/walk through)- it has a whopper of a sillage and excellent longevity (24+ hours on me). And on a woman: the perfectly-seductive, cool-season, evening frag indeed!

EDIT: Since I first wrote this review, I've gotten over any reservations I used to have about wearing "women's" fragrances... I now blast this on all over without a care... the drydown... magnificent. And I now have also a small bottle of Byzance as well. Morillas has created some amazing, amazing perfumes in his lifetime.

aber19

This perfume is fantastic, long lasting and floral. In the vein of the Chanel 5, but it is more sweeter. It lasts about 8+ on clothes and lifts up one's spirit. This perfume is hard to get in Australia, but I have bought this on Ebay for about $50.00. I have bought two bottles because I think it may be discontinued soon or harder to get because it is not a heavily publicised perfume.

Having a large number of perfumes, I have to say this is in my top five. It is a classy, sweet smelling perfume which reminds me of a heavily fragrant garden. It reminds a little of first from van clef. I love the bottle and the perfume is an absolute masterpiece. I think it is a floriental perfume which makes a statement, a little goes a long way. You will smell whiffs of it when you are walking. I have used both in the day and evening I never tire of this gem. I remembered this treasure in the 1980's and it has not changed thankfully by reformulation.

boruvka44

Parfum de Toilette - it´s full-bodied, well blended, feminine.
I don´t like the frist 10 minutes of opulent craziness, full of everything, almost too much, plus it smells like a nail polish remover, probably those aldehydes that later turn to delicate soap. You have to give this one time, then it´s nice and soft oriental floral.
Sweet amber, sandalwood, bitter myrrh, spices, tangerine skin and light soap. Dali smells like something between Tocade and classical 80´s like Ysatis or White Diamonds, its just lacking their ugly plastic notes.
I see ladies on the court of Louis XIV, taking a walk in Versailles gardens.
Absolutely perfect for lonely nights watching Angelique (the 1960s Michèle Mercier of course! ♥)

tterekhova

I went out of my way to get this perfume from US Salvador Dali museum and ended up throwing the bottle away how horrible the scent was. To the point of offensive.

I bought another small one at the museum counter in Figuerus, Spain (Salvador Dali Museum) just as a tribute to my love to the artist and sweet teen's memories associated with the bottle.

Not sure my first purchase was even authentic... But it's interesting how our preferences change over time.

suhaesa

its an iconic perfume.. from bottle to juice..its a legend ..among the great perfumes of the 80ies ..totally unique.. ambery ..powdery ..deep ..rich .. voluptuous yet leinier..its a mellow note ..the accord play the symphony on a slower base.. low key.. doesn't scream loud stays low..develops slowly.. but surely.. i am not crazy in love with it.. but its a classic worth mentioning and studying to be part of the iconic perfumes in perfume history...to me i feel its a bit sad a duller perfume if we can say so ..

100 ml edp
perfume ratting 4 out 5
bottle ratting 4.5 out 5
my personal liking ratting 3 out 5

joliecat

Salvador Dali is very deep, soft, lush, rich, with tender mild spices, and it's sweet but not too sweet, floral but not flowery. Slightly powdery drydown. Could easily be unisex. Wears close to skin and lasts until you wash it off. A very rich, expertly blended, full-bodied classic !

Peachyface1

Feminine, mysterious, sexy......

instantjim

My local perfume store is a couple of days from closing down and I went to see what stock they had left. This perfume was on the counter, unboxed for $5. I generally have an idea of the perfumes my wife will like and ones she won't and ones that are a little risky to buy. I smelled this one and snatched up a bottle to buy immediately. What a classic! It is such a hideously ugly bottle that it is beautiful. The richness of this floral is wonderful and the fact that it has a strong oriental aspect makes it doubly good. It smells like another fragrance, which from memory might be escape by Calvin Klein. An excellent complement to the male version of the fragrance (of which I have 5 bottles - they were clearing it for $7.50 how could I resist?). I plan to go back to the store today and buy another couple of bottles.

Bigsly

Once the opening subsides this is not too far from being unisex actually. There's a real nice combination of what seems like civet, castoreum (these two may be what's listed as ambergris), sandalwood, and something sweet/ambery. It's a little creamy but not too much, and I'd say it's very nicely blended. There is powdery iris blending with the floral and perhaps some other note to create a kind of top floor, which sits on the excellent base. Mine is vintage and I haven't tried more recently made ones, so for all I know there are multiple formulations.

LadyRogue

Another Oriental that I love and keep returning to.
Tuberoses and neroli greet me at the first whiff and swirl around me. Than, the amber and sandalwood join in giving it a feeling of warmth, and -finally- in the dry-down there is a hint of lily of the valley and narcissus without that the scent becomes 'floral'. The silage is great, the longevity impressive. A real recognizable character for autumn/winter, sultry nights, or just because you love wearing a warm, sensual perfume.

It's a classic and stays true to itself. Throughout the years I have -sadly- witnessed many beloved perfumes being "improved". And some of them smelled better, but mostly they were 'damaged'. This one has resisted tampering and smells just as good as it always did. Thank you Dali!

mymlan

Apart from the "aldehyd alert" in the topnotes this is a very classic and gentle floriental. I used to have it in the 90's and liked it a lot at that time. Now, the aldehydes feels somewhat dated as they smell like a big burst of washingpowder in the initial spray, and they hang around and annoys me for quite some time.

However, the combination of amber and benzoine is perfect in this fragrance which tunes down the sharpness of the sandalwood by adding swetness and depth. In the background juicy fruit notes and tuberose are swirling aroung creating a very comfortable fragrance. So, again... apart from the aldehydes, I still love it. Well done Salvador Dali!

madamesinn

The subsequent variants on this perfume are staggering-I had no idea but someone somewhere sure is cashing in!
My cousin bought a large bottle as a gift for my 18th and, despite the unsubtle packaging, I remember it as surprisingly understated and classic. Somehow managing to be simultaneously warm and inviting; clever.

Foolishly, I think I either stashed it away/donated it.
Cue much rummaging at my parent's house.

eilismaireg

This is a wonderful 80's chypre, which initially smells very similar to Paloma Picasso to me. It has the same distinctive soapy rose amid plenty of oakmoss and patchouli at the base. A great perfume at a great price! Very pleased that I found this as this type of scent is my preferred style
The drydown is an unexpected delight. The white floral notes listed are perfectly legible, winding through the amber patchouli almost like a cool night breeze - splendid stuff and totally full bottle worthy!

ecofreak2001

The bottles of Dali's perfumes....such a statement in your wardrobe. The scent of this one is classic, a bit strong but in a good way. It's smells elegant & classy.

I.I

I love Dali perfumes SO MUCH, if I had to choose only five perfumes to wear for ALL of my life, I would surely incluse Dalissime and Laguna/ or Dalimania.
I love Purple Lips and Purple Lips Sensual.
I thought I would like this because I had smelled in back in the 90's. I used to like it back then but I guess our tastes change and I also guess it was more fashionable then.
I don't like it very much and I am not happy I bought a huge 100ml bottle and I'm not happy that my pre-teen daughter loves it so much!
I would love to exchange it for another Dali scent but my daughter won't let me.

I find it an old-fashioned perfume which bears the characteristics of another era, outdated for a quite young woman of our days.
The initial blast is very aldehydic and the middle stage is purely soapy as someone other mentioned.
What you finally get, is a reminisent of a church incense or something similar.
I like incense but no, thanks. I find this scent a bit odd and totally not my style.
I'll stick to Dalissime and Laguna and give it for a swap as soon as my daughter gets bored of it.

Grottola

AHA! I FOUND OUT THE SMELL THIS REMINDS ME OF!

Matrix Biolage Shampoo!

Grottola

This review will cover both the Parfum de Toilette and Parfum of Salvador Dali.

Alberto Morillas is probably the biggest money-maker in the perfume industry. He has either created or had a hand in an insane amount of the most popular fragrances out there, and basically all of the fragrances he has created are still around today. For me, it's always exciting to take a popular artist and dive into their earlier works, whether it be perfumery, music, or something else. So, that being said, let's take a look at Salvador Dali from 1985.

Parfum de Toilette:

I would consider Salvador Dali to be among the first fruity-florals. Its lactonic, resinous nature paved way for the future quite well. The blending in this fragrance is superb; I'm having a hard time picking out the individual notes. What I do get is a luxurious, syrupy oriental-floral with a fruity twang. The resin (I do smell styrax/benzoin) holds it all up and helps with the sweetness, but it never gets overbearing. I also get some rose out of this concentration, and therefore I'd say that the Parfum de Toilette is the weaker and slightly more powdery version of the two.

Parfum:

Gorgeous. The resin is in full force here - it's just a big, syrupy, lactonic masterpiece. The sillage and projection are immense. Very few times before have I smelled a fragrance that can project such an alluring aura of mystery like Salvador Dali parfum can. I plan to get more of it.

Conclusion:

I was able to find a boxed set of four different Dali perfumes at Perfumania. They were all 5ml minis, and the Parfum and Parfum de Toilette of the original Salvador Dali were both included. And, thank my lucky stars, the ingredients lists on both concentrations listed oakmoss AND tree moss! Unfortunately, I don't smell much moss, but all the same, Salvador Dali is an extremely well-crafted fragrance. It's an extremely unisex smell that I think would smell amazing on a dude. I'll probably revise this review when I get some sprayers to decant it into, and then go from there. So far, though, I love it... when one can blend a fragrance so well that picking out the individual notes is tough, even if you're searching for them, and it turns into a simply divine affair, the perfumer certainly deserves praise. Bravo, Alberto Morillas!

Justyna

Give it a chance and wait... Top notes may seem too sharp and aldehydic, middle notes too soapy and floral, but the base! What a delight! Next day after application my pillow smelled of sweet reisins, myrrh and even rum, softly blended:) I had no drink last night and it took me a while to connect all this wonders with Salvador Dali. I went to bed with an older lady and waked up with a drunk Beauty!

Massacura6

Classy for the mature women

kosmoskukka

These days owning 100 ml bottle of Salvador Dali perfume. This one was my very first perfume when I was 16 years old. Girl when getting first scent, its the kind You never forget it and if possible it should be in collection all the way. When I am sniffing my wrist and closing my eyes, I still remember how i was in perfume store, saw this one, tried, walked away, but scent stayed to my mind strongly and... at the end I could not resist to buy it ***<3<3<3***

Saintkitty

Salvador Dali is truly classy scent! It will beautify any women. Adelhydes is not the main theme of this perfume. I feel the great flower bouquet. It feels like Salvador Dali took the best from all olfactory groups.
But it’s too mature for me. Salvador needs queen, but I’m only a princess.

biancaloren

love it and miss it. earthy and comforting, little powdery but its evening feel and sweet incensy scent hooked and kept me.

Hyponse

I think this was one of my first "real" perfumes in the middle of the 80`s. It was probably too grown up for me, but I liked it.I remember it to be floral, powdery, and oriental.

picasso_x

The great one bottle design and great scent too.It's green,powdery,flower but not sweet and woody .Romantic,classic scent. First time I smell in Hongkong. Whenever I smell this perfume,I would miss Hongkong.

Louw

Like the other Dali fragrances, I find this one nice but uninspiring. It's a decent, warm, floral with a touch of spice, but I lost interest in it very quickly and haven't missed it. Gorgeous bottle, though.

Migotka

There were times when Salvador Dali perfumes were considered the bees knees and upper shelf. It was alsmost a luxury to own a bottle and to be able to display it at home.

Those times are gone, it seems. Finding Salvador Dali in big perfume stores is very difficult, and even if, they seem to be placed mostly on the bottom shelves.

I love the desing of the bottles- this is one thing that I find is universal and makes the fragrances momre memorable.

Salvador Dali EDP was my favourite out of all the fragrances. I think I liked it so much I would not hesistate to wear it today. Sweet, floral-fuity, with excellent proportions of all the ingredients, soft musk/vanilla/jasmine undertones. Delicious, mature, romantic, very classy. A composition that is supririsingly not outdated.

blueberry

SD is an elegant, powdery and well balanced composition for the lovers of classic perfumes which are distinct to the user, yet keep close to the skin. Suitable for colder days and classic attire. Likeable, but nothing extraordinary nor captivating. I would say that it turns a bit boring at the end of the day. It is good and quite long lasting, but not really my cup of tea. Once I'll end up the 30ml bottle I will make room for a different fragrance, as my olfactory journey continues.

moly

I remember that me and my sister bought this scent for my mum many years ago, because we liked the bottle. But fortunately it worked really well on our mum, as she likes oriental fragrances. I don't remember the scent itself, only that it was rich, classical and elegant, perfect for special occasions.

Disconouvo

With purpose Salvador painted "Aphrodite of Knidos as she appeared in a pyramid" in 1979.

The same year he entered into a licensing agreement with Confinluxe. The painting appears on the box and has bottle designs included in the paintings composition.

It is reported that perfumer Alberto Morillas was horrified when Dali made his way through the lab pouring precious concentrated scents and attars after sniffing at the lids. The biggest shock was that Dali had come up with a wonderful rather raw inspiration to work from. Dali had developed fragrances for Scharpirelli in the 30's and 40's and he had released fragrances under his own name in the 50's.
Morillas masterful hand adjusted the formulation to a wearable divine interpretation of Dali's quest for a fragrance that would invoke memory. The scent pays homage to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and to all the goddesses to follow that would wear it.

Dali believed that no fragrance is complete until it is worn as you are the final ingredient. So when you wear this scent you are completing Art. Because your physiology changes daily, each day you wear this perfume you complete and create new art. "Where there is creation death cannot exist...." " ...Of the five senses, the sense of smell is incontestably the one that best conveys a sense of immortality."

The signature scent of Salvador Dali had its launch postponed in 1982 due to the death of his wife Gala. It originally was offered as a concentrate in a limited clear 300ml bacarrat crystal flacon numbered, signed and given to royalty, celebrity and the glitterati of the art world.

The commercial release was observed by Salvador Dali in 1985. The concentrate came in a numbered black crystal bottle now highly collectable. His prolific writings left inspiration for many more fragrances and the Salvador Dali fragrance company continues to flourish today.

Halvah

It's a beautiful classy scent. At first, it reminds me on Chanel No5, but for not too long, since Salvador Dali turns into an intimate, complex, ultrafeminine and yes, sexy fragrance. More for the nights and dates than for the office. A little goes a long way so use it with a light hand, it will last for hours and hours, and dry down to a unique, spicy-powdery, slightly green (minty? or is it the basil?) finish.

Action

A great classic!

Persephone

Once developed on the skin, it's like a big exquisite bouquet of dry flowers sitting on a black marble table of an old grand French mansion. It's late afternoon and the setting sun illuminates the room full of dusty antiques. The night is yet to come, but still...it's late afternoon. Classic.

turkishrose

sexy one..

MirabelleJee

My mom had it when I was a little girl or a teen. It was the black bottle, i liked it and the scent so much. I have now a little bottle and use it rarely, on "big holidays". An unusual sign scent. I love it as I love other Dali's fragrances.

cora

I was young and loved it. As all young people i used this parfum quite generously and every day. My poor poor friends:-)))

mlinde

To me, this a uniqe perfume and Yes, the staying power is great! It's one of those scents that lingers on for hours and hours. There is little left in my bottle and it brings on so mnay memories that will have to keep it or buy a new one.
With this Salvador Dali, we are talking seduction,femininity and romantic meetings. Nothing for the office because of its power, but a perfect perfume for evenings. It is spicy and flowery at the same time and the dry down is fabulous, very warm. In my opinion, a modern classic!

liat

Great looking bottle! Very "artistic". The content is good, too. Not for hot climates or too young women, though.

 
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