Laguna

"Laguna" By Salvador Dali Perfumes: A Little Magical, Mystery In Such A Stunning Bottle!! 😍 I Firstly Discovered This "TRUE" Gem Of A Fragrance, Way Back In The 90's Whilst On Holiday In Lanzarote!! We Arrived There In Early September, (Thinking The Weather Would Be A Little Cooler, Than The Usual Blistering Heat) But Alass We Arrived In The Middle Of A Horrendous Heatwave!! (50°+ Degrees) And No Matter What Perfume I Brought With Me To Wear Out, At Nightime Just Wasn't Suitable, Nor Light Enought!! And A Girl, Just Can't Survive Without Some Nice Smelling Perfume After Her Daily Evening Shower!! (Well I Most Certainly Can't Anyway) So While Out Shopping One Day In The Capital Arrecife (Way To Hot To Even Think Of Trying To Sunbathe, And Warnings Out About The Very Sand Being To Hot, To Even Walk On!!) We Discovered This Quint Little Perfumery Tucked Away In One Of The Shaded Side Street's, It's Beautiful Aroma Waiting Outside Onto The Street's Sidewalk, Enticing You To "Come In For A Nosey Around"!! I Remember The Beautiful Young Spanish Sales Assistant, And Her Welcoming Smile, As We Entered The Store!! Everything/Every Bottle Placed Immaculately In It's Place Etc!! Wow, It Sure Was A Perfume Collector's Dream Come True!! lol "I Just Hadn't Got A Clue Even Where To Start"!! Anyhow, I Was Glad When She Came Over, And Politely Asked, If She Could Try And Help Me!! Well It Was Her, That Recommended That I Try Out This One, And Her Telling Me How Different It Smelt To Anything Else She Herself, Had Ever Encountered!! I Remember My Laughter, When I Saw The Style ( 💋 Lips & 👃 Nose Bottle) Not Really Knowing What To Actually Expect!! But That Very First Spray Of Laguna, Had Already Me Totally Hooked!! And How Right She Was!! This Perfume Was Indeed Something New And Something Very Special Indeed!! I Was In Total Love ❤️ There And Then!! I Also Remember Her Kindness, In Giving Me A Few Extra Sprays Of It, And Asking Us, If We Where Going To Stay And Eat That Evening In Arrecife? And When We Said "Yes, We Would Very Much Like Too", Her Going Out Of Her Way, To Recommend A Nice Restaurant To Us!! She Then Placed A Little Sample Of Laguna Into My Hand, And Her Telling Me, To "Try It Out Firstly, Give It Length Of Wear On My Skin, And See How It Wear's On You!! This Girl Really Did Indeed Know Her In's And Out's Of Perfume Etc!! I Asked Her What Time Her Shop Closed At, And Again Her Beautiful Smile Saying 10pm Every Night!! That Night We All Did Indeed, Ate In The Restaurant She Highly Recommended To Us!! And The Charming Spanish Waiter That Was In Charge Of Serving Our Table, Actually Serving Our Meals, And Whilst He Lent Over My Shoulder, Serving My Food, Onto My Dinner Plate, Him Actually Complimenting Me On My Choice Of Fragrance I Had Chosen To Wear!! And Actually, Another Lady Sitting Behind Us, Said To Her Friend, That She Was Also Getting The Most Stunning Smell Of Someone's Fragrance/Perfume Wafting In The Warm Evening Sea Breeze!! And Her Actually Tapping Me On My Shoulder, And Asking Me The Name Of The Perfume I Had Chosen To Wear That Evening!! lol 😆 The Waiter Then Actually Bringing Me Over His Note Pad, And Him Asking, If I Could Write The Name Of It Down For Him, And The Lady Sat Behind Me, Asking That I DO The Same For Her!! Wow, My Mind Was Already Made Up There And Then, I Was Indeed Going Back To Buy Myself That Perfume Before We Caught The Bus Back To The Resort We Where Staying In!! Now On My Skin: I Certainly Get A Heady Uplifting BLAST Of Fresh Citrus/Lemons/Grapefruit, Followed By A Salty Freshness, Galbanum Leaf, There's Definitely Iris/Jasmine (White Flower's) Lily Of The Valley, Tropical Coconut, Cedar, And Finally A Dry Down Of Pure Patchouli!! And As You ALL Already know, I Just Adore Any Fragrances That Contain Patchouli!! My Advice: "DEFINITELY DO NOT BLIND BUY THIS FRAGRANCE WITHOUT GIVING IT A GOOD TRIAL RUN"!! You MUST See If It Fully Agrees With Your Own Skin Chemistry!! And When It Does, Well Oh My Goodness, Your Definitely Onto A Real Head Turner!! This Still Remains One Of My ALL Time Most Favourite Perfumes After All The Year's I've Owned And Worn It!! Simply "PURE MAGIC IN A STUNNING MASTERPIECE BOTTLE"!!! Dali I love"Love"LOVE YOUR LAGUNA!!!!!

I just bought six spray pens with different Salvador Dali perfumes (from Paris Mode) and applaud them for making ‘smalls’ available (as well as affordable). One of them is Laguna. I had it about two decades ago, and it’s as beautiful as I remember. Laguna smelt unique to me then and still does. It’s distinct from any of the fruity-florals I have. If I were to guess, I wouldn’t say fruit, I wouldn’t say flower, I’d say wood or resin. The coconut is voted dominant in this, but I don’t smell it. After disliking quite a few other fragrances with the note, I’ve come to believe that the coconut is not for me. Laguna does not smell like a coconut fragrance to me. Dali is another one of the pens, and I got it knowing full well that that scent profile (as described) was wrong for me, but I keep testing myself against these to see if they can grow on me or at least to better understand the notes/accords that put me off. (For example, there was a time I suspected dominant amber. Now I know it’s not amber. So still investigating.) My intuitive perception of this scent profile back in the day was (and I say ‘intuitive’ meaning not influenced by any marketing or fashion discourse) was that of contempt. It felt common for the time and did not come across at all as glamorous and expensive. Sniffing Dali now - still the same effect although without contempt. I imagine this for people who prefer dark interiors crowded with wooden panelling, heavy carved mahogany furniture, leather and jacquard upholstering and curtains. I could never relate to that kind of ‘vibe’. It’s not always about the maturity of one’s palate. If Laguna is ‘vintage’, it’s not ‘vintage’ like others of the Dali type are vintage. PS: I’m eating my words about Dali PdT as of May 2025. It puzzles me why I was unable to appreciate it before. And I was firm in my dislike last year. I’m not deleting my earlier notes so that whoever may be reading it could perhaps learn to be patient with perfumes over time. I’ve experienced a volte-face on several perfumes by now.

This was a favorite of mine when it first came out but I never actually bought a bottle. I was then living in Florida and I always stopped to sniff it at our local museum. Recently I’ve been buying older scents strictly for the nostalgia so I found this for a good price on EBay and ordered it. It arrived today and although it’s not as fruit forward as I remember it’s still a wonderful scent, even without the iconic collector Dali bottle. Production date seems to be 2014 from what I can find. Those of us who love powdery iris notes will appreciate this. The middle notes are what seem to stand out the most to me. I don’t really notice the lemon or grapefruit but I do detect the peach, pineapple, lily of the valley, jasmine and sandalwood floating on that familiar powdery iris and vanilla blanket. It’s a classy classic but I wouldn’t call it “old lady” or too mature. Back in its day it was created for the younger lady and there really isn’t anything similar to it sold today. I love it! However, I can’t help but notice that, at least on my skin, I keep getting whiffs of the original Egoiste for men from Chanel. Not the Platinum version but the OG Egoiste. It’s not as heavy and the notes are very different but this feels like what I’d envision an Egoiste Summer version to be had it been hosed down with iris and fruit. Egoiste has always been a true favorite of mine so I’m not complaining in the slightest. As it wears longer on the skin that softens and more of Lagunas facets come alive. This is definitely more unisex because of that. Must be the Brazilian rosewood, rose, vanilla and sandalwood that they share. Highly recommend this to anyone on the fence about ordering it to go ahead and try it. It can found at a very inexpensive price point now and soon it will be impossible to find. The bottle alone is worth having on your shelf, even if you don’t love it as much as I do.

Laguna By Salvador Dali: "Such An ALL Time Masterpiece Of Pure Fragrance Magic" ✨️ This Has Remained One Of My ALL Time Favourite Fragrances, From I Discovered It Back In The 90's, Whilst On Holiday In Lanzarote, And Actually Out Shopping Looking For A More Appropriate Fragrance That Could Deal Better With The Scorching Heat We Faced On Our Two Week Stay There!! I Actually Remember My Initial Reaction When I Saw, Then Lifted Up The Bottle For The First Time, And Then When I Sprayed It On Me, It Sure Was The Absolute "WOW" Factor!! Although I Didn't Purchase It There And Then, Rather Waiting To See How It Preformed And Wore On My Skin!! Later On That Night Whilst Out For Our Dinner, All Seated At The Restaurant Dining Table, The Waiter That Served Us, Upon Leaning Over Me, Actually Mentioned Three Times, The Fragrance I Had Chosen To Wear That Evening!! Actually Bringing A Wee Note Pad Over For Me To Write The Name Of It Down For Him!! After We Had Finished Our Dinner, We Hurried Back To The Perfumery, So That I Could Purchase That Little Piece Of Perfume Magic!! And All These Year's Later, I Still Always Make Sure, That I Indeed Have At Least Two Large 100ml Bottles Of Salvador Dali "Laguna" In My Vast Perfume Collection!! It Simply Is "DEVINE"!! Although DON'T Blind Buy It!! As You Definitely Have To Make Sure That It Is 100% Compatible With Your Skin Chemistry!! And I'm Really Pleased To Say That Laguna Is Indeed Compatible With My Own Skin Chemistry!! Whilst On Holiday That Year, I Also Bought And Discovered Two Other Fragrances: "Chanel N°19 Edp", And Also "Oscar de La Renta" And How Nice They Both Also Smelt On My Skin!! It Is Rather Sad, That Laguna Is Becoming More Harder & Harder To Sorce n Purchase!! They Sure DON'T Mke These KindA Fragrances Anymore, And Such A Shame It Is Too Loose Them!!!

(Review of a mid 1990s bottle) Bizarre. But then Salvador Dali was always a bit out there - well, the brand and the painter. Mark Buxton too. Every single note able to be picked up across the lifespan of the perfume is present in the opening. Lemons accent briefly, but the plum and tree fruit and the muguet are most immediately noticeable. The plum is watery and fleshy, the latter description only amplified by the very thick, unctuous, and heady muguet, and the tree fruit is soft and yellow. This overlaps very easily and conveniently with a jammy red rose, and the vanilla already playing up from the base. A good dose of animalic musks and starchy, cool orris slowly but determinedly make their appearances. This perfume has mass and density - its own gravitational field. It feels like an orb that hovers just over my skin, and, by getting close to it, it starts to gently but surely pull me in. It does feel planetary, a cool surface undulating from a molten core. The planet’s layers slowly peel back to reveal the amber core of those animalic musks, a vanillic and resinous and sticky benzoin, and beautifully creamy and dense sandalwood. To call Laguna beautiful is probably improper. It certainly smells good, but its character seems to have no interest in beauty except for, perhaps, the dry down and final skin scent with that heartbreaking sandalwood. Captivating is a much better word. It easily holds my attention without fail every time a wear it, every sniff making the gears in my brain turn as I approach with curiosity and questions. Excellent work.