Dali Eau de Toilette

well.... what to say about this....the story goes: i ordered Salvador Dali from the 1985 (the one with orange liquid) but instead got this one....i can't say i'm angry cause finally i've got a SALVADOR DALI bottle in my collection and i love it :D he is my role model and my idol so i don't care if i have a female fragrance on me as long as it has his name on it.... international day of happiness is very happy for me :D i couldn't stop smiling today after DALI arrived :D now the fragrance: ironically this is a spring scent and today is the first day of spring and it arrived today, the bottle is amazing and very decorative but the juice OMG... i love it, i can smell musk mixed with jasmine at the same time but not so much girly like i expected, a man can pull this off easy, it opens with brief fabric softener like smell but after a second it becomes divine :) the magic thing about this one is i tried it in the house and it gets strong but fades to skin after about half an hour but when you get outside on the fresh spring air it suddenly gets very strong and very pleasant, it's warm and happy scent :D just wow, it was a blind buy but well worth it, nobody in my small town has a scent like this so it will draw some attention and i won't be embarrassed to say "I WEAR DALI" if it was a DIOR fragrance i'd put it in the POISON line...something like WILD POISON or something like that if i would see a famous person wear this i would see JEAN HARLOW :)

I hadn't had the opportunity to test this hard-to-find fragrance, so it was with both thrill and deep worry that I took the lid off. It seems like 1/3 of Dali perfumes are wonderful, and the rest are so fleeting I'd say they're pretty useless. From the looks of all this clear transparency, I expected something very fleeting, light, aquatic, breezy, ethereal... in short: maybe very nice, but way too weak for my liking. Well, I was wrong. Very wrong. It is indeed lighter than the original Salvador Dali (almost everything is), but it's rich and warm and potent. It opens fresh and a bit sharp, almost aldehydic to my nose. Rather prominent jasmine, softened up by the rose. I'm not sure I get much of the magnolia. The flowery heart is very well-balanced. Not sweet, yet warm and inviting. In the base the woods balance out the vanilla well and keeps the sweetness on a short leash. I wouldn't call it particularly complex, but it's elegant and balanced. Adult - or maybe not, I'm sure my 13-yr old daughter will like it and I can totally see hear wearing it. But it's still adult? I would wear it for any occasion, with any outfit. I often say that about perfumes that lack personality, but I don't think that's the case here. I am really happy I got this gem. Afterthought: I have loved each and every one of the Dali perfumes in the lip bottles that I ever tried - and all the others are boring and weak to me. That is really strange.

This is a more user friendly interpretation of the mindblowingly brilliant original Salvador Dali fragrance. Also, it's a fantastic opener fragrance for the uninitiated noses who wish to try the original. It certainly has a modern edge to it. It is a little sweeter and muskier than it's predecessor. The opening blast is full of vitality with a lovely heavy, heady douse of orange flower, which adds a beautiful softness. These citrus notes, combined with the bergamot is summery and gorgeous. Rose and jasmine become a little more dominant about half and hour into wearing this one. The jasmine is slightly stronger. The dry down is wonderful. Musk, wood and a teeny hint of raw vanilla. A wonderful fragrance paying homage to it's mother fragrance, but without the ferocity and intensity - WHICH I LOVE! Mwah to the original Dali perfume too! The lasting power is good, which is always impressive for an EDT. The bottle, ah, the bottle is the iconic Dali bottle of course. I always feel special when I buy a Dali fragrance in one of these stunning flacons. I feel as if I'm buying high end art as well as a magnificent fragrance! Another Dali to add to my collection! Bravo Haus of Dali! Please keep producing these beauties!

Dali is one of my favorite artists. I love his surrealist perspective and own some of his art pieces. I've also owned a few of the fragrances too but this EDT is my favorite — frosted white mouth, clear lips, colorless juice just as pictured. It doesn't have the surreal and striking contrasts that his visual art has, but it's a beautiful, romantic perfume that is cozy and well-blended. Despite the novel look of his flacons and the affordable price, the perfume is serious and bears the hallmarks of some of the aldehyde masterpieces like Lancome Climat and Amouage Dia. A very fresh white musk, light yet grounded with soft wood, a hint of clean skin, and nicely balanced with gauzy feminine white florals. Reminiscent of the 80s and 90s, I love this style — just unapologetically good perfume that is an easy wear. It's the one that others will remember you for just smelling alluring, carefree, and elegant without being obviously perfumed. This is how you leave an imprint.

I cannot put it any better than RkrChk ( the reviewer below me ) did ! I am wow`ed by this. So fresh, such a beautiful white floral, the musk is perfect, woody and just enough sweetness. The first spray was strong strong strong, an 80`s white floral throw-back , and I thought I got a dash of powder , but the powder quickly disappeared. It is very clean. Refreshing. Maybe a little vanilla layering would warm it up, but there is no way at this time I will even try. I am happy just the way it is presenting itself. I can see it being glamorous. However I put on straight out of the shower and into a lounge set, and it is comfy, clean, and ultra-feminine - pretty. I do not find it dated at all. I have an hour into it. Love. I aquired this through a Give - Away, and I was a very lucky winner !! :) Thank you, Chix ;)