Dalini

I love this. There are other florals present, maybe gardenia or narcissus with the jasmine prominent, a little tuberose, a little powdery, lots of sandalwood that could be toned down a bit. Yes, there are aldehydes. A beautiful classic vintage spring floral. An amazing find for the price.

I fell in love with this perfume in a street vendor's shop in 1995. On the spot, I bought all he had, for $22 a bottle...at that time I was searching for a "signature scent" and I had found it. I wanted something more mature and intriguing than the So Pretty by Cartier and the Amazone by Hermes that I was wearing. I wore my way through about 6 of the 10 or so bottles, then, all of a sudden, I couldn't tolerate Dalini any longer. I blame the aldehydes in combination with the Jasmine, which togther create a strong and sweet powdery effect. They are quite prominent, and while they add the sparkle which initially drew me to this bright and sweet perfume, at some point they won and I laid my bottle down. I have this same battle continuously with Chanel No. 5. I love what aldehydes do, but can't tolerate them in and of themselves. Revisiting Dalini 20 years later, I can still see why I adored it from the beginning. It is cloyingly sweet, in a way that seemed mature to me at the time. However, the fresh aldehydes I mentioned above made it inviting. Dalini starts out with white florals, and doesn't really change that much. The florals do fade, but only a smidgen, and the Patchouli and Sandal always play second fiddle to them, thanks to the tuberose & Jasmine being fixed with the iris (I suspect Orris, or Iris Root here, rather than an Iris flower note). There is a boozy note in there that I very much like. This perfume is very strong in the edp, and lasts all day. My old bottles still smell great, the only notable difference being that the aldehydes have faded some, making me like it even more in its vintage form than when I first opened it so long ago.

Beautiful perfume for the spring and summer.The iris stands out the most, followed by the jasmine and tuberose, and a boatload of sandalwood. There is a little bit of greenness from the patchouli, which was more discernable to me on opening than on dry down. Amber is very light and rounds out the composition. There is no heaviness in this scent. It's soft, slightly powdery, airy and light - but always present. I keep getting lovely wafts as I move around. There is a lot more going on here than what is listed. I am also picking up a barely their bit of oakmoss and galbanum too. However, I don't find this perfume sweet at all, especially compared to some fragrances on the market today. It's very well balanced and nicely rounded. Smells very pretty and a lot more expensive than what I paid for it. This turned out to be a really good blind buy.