Bali Dream

A gorgeous tropical metropolis scent. This plays around with aspects of wet and dry and manages to meet somewhere in the middle -and becomes cooling, almost like wind blowing through palm trees in An Urban tropical metropolis. The orchid, gardenia, ylang ylang and woodsy notes are prominent notes here on my skin. This is a fragrance that wafts around you and creates an aura. It also energized me for some reason-it has an uplifting effect. It is fruity, floral and sweet. Almost juicy like a freshly squeezed fruit juice in the initial blast. The middle gains all the lovely florals. The dry down remains a mixture of creamy fruits and freshexotic florals which lasts for hours on skin. It brings visions of Miami and Buenos Aires- a more Latin excitement and bright colors, dancing, soca beats, Urban strips, night drives, hidden beaches, modern buildings, palm trees, fresh juice stands, and the smell of the Caribbean air making its way north. It has a very city tropical vibe, playful happy sunny and sexy. update: this is definitely something you can wear year round. It smells “wealthy” I can’t describe it another way. Absolutely gorgeous smelling fragrance. Very urban smelling with a hint of the “untouched world”, hence tropical metropolis vibe. Works wonderfully indoors for a black tie event Almost identical to Serpentine by Cavalli! Also Valentino edp.

Tell me how good you are Bali Dream, tell me how feminine, delicate, slightly spiced you smell. And I will tell you how happy I am after my ebay purchase that made you mine again after such a long wait! Bali Dream is a gentle breeze caressing a woman with its delicious magnolia and orchid scent, it's a spicy vanilla accord with hints of acquatic fruits like melon and watermelon (at least to me). I've been to Bali and honestly I wouldn't say it smells like the island of Bali, but it certainly evokes the pure and delicate femininity of the Balinese women and it certainly shares some floral and fruity notes that one can find in Bali. Those same notes used to make me feel so sick when I was in Bali because of my pregnancy, but I can assure you that they are great and absolutely not sickening in Bali Dream fragrance. It's very frustrating that Estée Lauder chose to launch it only as travel edition and most of all, decided to discountinue it. That makes it more and more special for the few people that own it, at least! Once again I say, I'm so happy I have it!

This is soooo much better than Brasil dream!!!! I find it intriguing and very very pleasantand to wear. The top notes are light and airy with a slitghly spicy edge. Once they disappear, the scent becomes softer and creamier with gardenia coming through without being overpowering. Although this perfume is not at all sweet, it isn't terribly spicy either. The spicies are there for sure and they bring an oriental feel to the perfume. I don't get any vanilla here but that's fine - it wouldn't go with the rest of the composition anyway. To my nose Bali Dream is very similar to Little Black Dress (by Avon)though LBD is a lot sweeter.

I bought it at Bologna airport in 2009 and used to wear it that summer, it's still one of my favourite, it's almost a perfect perfume, I wish it could be still available, I'm dying to find another bottle, I had the chance to buy the double pack travel edition but I didn't because my old bottle wasn't finished. It's a soft floral pleasant for every moment, quite sweet and no too spicy to me. Desperately looking for another bottle, does anyone have a bottle to swap? PLEASE!!

WHY???? WHY are the best perfumes discontinued! I have tried to find it everywhere. Estee Lauder...what's up with that? You created a scent that was above and beyond any perfume I've ever worn. Look above at the reviews, I sure hope you do. You need to bring this back. It was everything I ever wanted in a perfume and I happened upon it at the duty free. Fragrantica, if you have any connections with the powers that be... tell them they made a terrible mistake. sighh...