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!

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.

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.

Holy chypre, this is spectacular! One teensy spritz, and I'm in love. I completely understand the comparisons to Chanel No. 5 and Avon's underrated Topaze, but to call it a dupe and then nitpick about the differences would do a disservice to this soapy-narcissus-incense-spice-leather concoction. Oh, aldehydes, how I love you! Alas, even though we are well into October, it is still too hot to wear Dali, I think. Dali is going to be one of the perfumes I pull out for sweater weather, though, assuming we ever experience this season again. Update: On a full wear today, I'm also picking up on the resemblance to Coco EDP (and to the EDT to a lesser extent). This is an enormous compliment in my book. I have a one-ounce bottle of Dali, and I'm tempted to buy the larger one. The thing is, it will probably take me years to get through this one ounce bottle, because a little goes a long way. This is surprisingly great, especially for such an affordable fragrance, and to my nose it smells expensive. Recommended if you like the classic aldehydic Chanel florientals, as well as Lanvin Arpège (original formulation--I haven't smelled the new ones), Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds (parfum version), and Givenchy Ysatis. It also reminds me a tiny bit of Van Cleef & Arpels's First, likely because of a shared narcissus note.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The immensity of this one knocks me out. The opening, almost Chanel-esque aldehydes feel incandescent and nearly smack me senseless, but I like it, oh yes I do. This is one of those kitchen sink numbers, where its everything all at once, an aldehydic-fruity-green-floral-amber-incense-chypre, with a whole lots of everything converging, but what is most conspicuous is this paperwhite narcissus in the heart, so cresolic and indolic, penetrating and just lovely to my nose. I get some sunny, punchy mimosa and some other shapeshifting florals as well. A bold Necco-wafer clove dollop runs through it while the green top notes converge with amber and resins, evoking Must de Cartier or Obsession, yet, there's also a sultry thickness, especially in its dry down, courtesy of a bitter-incense myrrh, bending the sharp and the sweet elements from previous stages. The spice lingers for some time before finally wearing off and leaving behind cozy, powdery woods. It is another one to file under perfume with a capital P. Yes, this one is loaded, but what a thrilling—and daring one—to wear!

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!

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)

I had this fragrance in the 80's because I found it cheap and back then it's all I could afford. In truth I bought it for the beautiful bottle alone and couldn't remember if I even liked it. I purchased a 2 ml vial of an 80's vintage from Vintage Decants to experience the scent exactly as it was without any expectations. I sprayed it on and immediately recoiled, at first believing it to be repulsive, but after a minute I said wait wait WAIT! There is something really intoxicatingly delicious going on here! When it dried down it did trigger my scent memory, and if I didn't appreciate it when I was in my teens then I certainly do now. I might have associated this fragrance with overly mature women but now I appreciate the complexity of a rich oriental mix. What turned me was falling in love with Arpege, and Salvador Dali smells like a very cool cousin. I just went and purchased a vintage 80's bottle so I can have a full pair of lips on my shelf.

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.

[ATUALIZAÇÃO 02/06/2024] Virou frasco e vou usar até enjoar! Estou COMPLETAMENTE ENFEITIÇADA Ele abre parecendo uma compota de frutas com bastante cravo da índia, com bastante caldo, bem resinoso e vai fechando floral branco com mirra (sinto principalmente ela), bem indol, inebriante, você se sente encantada pelo aroma, como a efetivação de um feitiço, que perfume DELICIOSO! Toda a história e conceito de criação deste perfume são incríveis, a influência Elsa Schiaparelli junto com o exímio perfumista Alberto Morillas fizeram essa VERDADEIRA obra de arte, o vídeo do canal da Anny Parfum é ótimo, recomendo a todos amantes da magia da perfumaria conferir. Se não tivesse virado raridade, certamente compraria um grande e vários backups para usar para todo o sempre! Divino, floral especiado incensado, bem na vibe de perfumes que gosto, bem magia! ✧✶✵☆✵✯✶⚝✧٭٭

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.

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