Dali Parfum de Toilette

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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!