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.

I've decided I love this after wearing it 3 times. The first time I just didn't get it. Or maybe I didn't pay it enough attention. The second time I wore it on a hot night and I must say I think this just blooms in hot weather! I personally won't wear it in winter but for summer this is a divine option. It's different, it's oceanic but not watery, it's got a zest without being bitter, it has a hint of sweet and flowers but without either being the mien focus. I'm sorry I didn't know about this sooner. Wow I'm just really loving it. In the very beginning there is a hint of something that I get why some might find this a tad masculine, and indeed this would do find on either sex, but I find it beautiful as a woman to wear this with it's salty ocean breeze vibe with some strawberries and some tropical floral wafting in the background. I don't think I've known anyone who wears this, yet when I smell it I feel nostalgic and comforted and familiar. Love it!

Salty floral fluorescent synthetic, the start of a new genre. I like it a lot because it paints a dream the exact color of the bottle and the picture on the box. It's still water and vegetation, but painted in psychedelic colors. There's a sweet layer of juicy tropical fruits and deeper shades of tonka and vanilla, but the overall feeling of open space near a strange salty lake remains. I get total, almost impossible stillness from this - like, a vividly-colored stillness. It's a personal favorite for its wearable surrealism. On another note, I just recently wrote about Secretions Magnifiques and upon smelling it, I realized how close its salty aspect is to Laguna, if you get rid of the metallic stuff recalling blood. Salt is vital, and a the same time anti-life. It gives the fragrance the perfectly natural idea of artificiality. When I wear it on my way to the beach though, it gets pretty much alive. A real gem.

Eu ganhei o Laguna da minha irmã mais velha. Ela tinha comprado um kit com dois. Vamos dizer que como uma Artista Visual eu estava mais de olho nele mais pelo design do que pelo cheiro. Mas como meu antigo tinha acabado, ela me deu o seu extra de presente. O cheiro é bem cítrico, me traz uma vibe meio verão e talvez um pouquinho de outono. O cheiro de bergamota é bem presente no momento que se espira e com tempo vai se tornando um pouquinho doce (não algo exagerado, algo mais como uma baunilha). Não sinto nada de amadeirado nele, mas talvez um atalcado. Não sei se é o cheiro da minha pele já que todo mundo fala que tenho cheiro natural de talco de neném KKKKK Ele não exala muito. No momento que espirra sim, mas depois fica um cheiro que só se sente se você for abraçado ou alguém te der aquela cafungada no cangote. Minhas amigas elogiam ele muito e atualmente estou na procura de um que seja igual, mas exale mais

Fabulous! I've owned a bottle of Laguna for about a year and reserve it for summer weekends and holidays, never work days. I'm just back from a beach holiday during which I wore Laguna every day for 7 days. I took some other summer fragrances (much more expensive things like Orange Sanguine, Eau des Merveilles, Philosykos,Eau de Rochas) but only Laguna really satisfied me. As others have said, the individual notes don't matter as much as the overall effect, which to me is wonderfully relaxing and carefree. It helps that the lasting power is great, unlike other summer-themed fragrances. I get citrus over the top of a fruity accord (not too sweet) and a creamy coconut base. There are more notes in there but that's what I get. There is a simple charm about Laguna, as with summer cotton shirts, sandals and floppy hats. It's good to let go of the more complex things that fill our lives with noise, and just relax.

Madrona hit the nail on the head with her apt review. Laguna IS the vacation fragrance of choice of a die hard Hypnotic Poison devotee. (In other words, its perfect for me)! I get a well blended mix of creamy vanilla, subtle coconut flesh, citrus (mostly lemon but not at all sharp or acidic), clean musk and something reminiscent of beach sand. The whole concoction reminds me of laying on a beach towel on white sand, clad in a bikini, while sipping a tropical cocktail. The mingled scents of the fruity drink, coconutty sunscreen, and salty sea air assuage my nostrils with the most perfect aroma of summer. I will be wearing the heck out of this in July! Thanks Goldenfire5 for another wonderful swap! This is by far the most uniquely complex beach fragrance. It just may be the best summer scent I've ever encountered. Sillage sits close to the skin but longevity is endless (well over 10 hours)!

Oh my oh my... this one blew me away. Immediately after the first spray, I could detect something herbal almost like dried Italian herb. Not loud, but really shy. It went away almost instantly after citrus notes came front and center. I could detect mix of fruits lingering in the back. The fruit scent is fresh without being sharp and sweet without being cloying. I love this! In the middle, on my skin, I get a lot of iris and rose. They give really comfy and calming feeling to me. It feels like falling asleep in the arms of my mother. I am glad that I don’t smell too much of the coconut on the dry down. Because I have had too many cocosnuss scent in my collection. Instead, I get a balanced mix between tonka bean, vanilla, and musk. I had ordered a 30 ml bottle, after testing it, I placed another for 100 ml bottle for less than 20 Euros. It’s an excellent grab.

Laguna by Salvador Dali is a unique scent. On me the first spritz is heavily green with a bit of citrus. I don't particularly like the first few minutes of this fragrance. Lucky for me the dry down occurs pretty fast with this and it turns into a heavenly scent. On me velvety vanilla and sandalwood are the highlight with just a touch of fruit to go with it and give a bit of sweetness. I know this is toted as a summery beachy fragrance but it takes on a very warm feel when I wear it and I think it works just fine in cooler weather. And it is very reasonably priced. Definitely worth a FB buy. EDIT: The more I have worn this, the more I find the sandalwood overwhelming. In fact, the bottle is in a drawer and I haven't touched it in months. If you're a big fan of sandalwood, I think you'll enjoy this. I don't think I will be reaching for this scent again.

Wow this is utterly unique! An ouvre d'art in form of a fragrance. This is not for everybody, for sure, it's far away from the mainstream spring and summer fresh fragrances. At the top, I can definitely smell the pineapple, the lemon and the coconut in a fruity juice that I've never experienced before, there is something very mysterious resulting from all this notes combined. Yes, it has a synthetic vibe, dunno why, but this doesn't make me dislike Laguna at all. It just makes it more appealing, as something different and artsy. In the dry down, I can get the vanilla mixed with a musky vibe also in a very queer way. This fragrance couldn't match more it's brand: it is definitely the first "surrealist" fragrance I've ever tried. The bottle is a masterpiece itself. Gonna buy and try other Salvador Dali's fragrances for sure.

Just an observation, Laguna has nothing to do with Light Blue; well, maybe the blue/turquoise imagery. Besides this, nothing else. Laguna is mostly a syrupy pineapple with hints of talc and a somewhat pleasant herbal masculine undernote. It's name and visual identity has more to do with the sensations brought by a piña colada you order by the pool at a fancy resort than the pool itself. It's precious and complex, I adore its weirdness and I stand by my opinion when I say the 80s and early 90s were the best decades for fragrances. I don't think this is a summer scent at all (I live by the beach in Brazil and had people telling me Laguna is too "strong" for hotter days, unlike LB's freshness), I would gladly wear this baby all day around if my city had a proper autumn.

This is one of my go-to summer fragrances. I smelled it for the first time back in 1997, I was fifteen: my mom bought a pen shaped 10ml atomizer for me. It was November -near summer here in the Southern Hemisphere- and I took it on a trip to Iguazu Falls. Nowadays, everytime I wear it I remember the rainforest, the enormous falls, the orchids hanging from the trees, Misiones's red soil, the summer showers in the morning followed by a blistering sun and Horacio Quiroga's short stories... Someone said before this flower blooms in hot weather, and it is true. The hotter the better. Otherwise the citrus won't show up and it can end up smelling a bit like plastic.

I occasionally return here to see what people have thought and felt about my dearest Laguna. It's wonderful to see how this unrivalled perfume confounds. My favourite few words: "... a very complex and unusual composition. Haunting and instantly memorable." That is the essential thing to know about Laguna: that it is preternaturally evocative and unlike anything else, ever. People are transported by it and often unable to identify what in it is so outstandingly different. Thanks everyone for entering its strange world and taking the time to appreciate that. It's good to know there are kindred spirits.

I agree with ChristyFirefly, no discernable notes but a fresh, slightly salty, with not the scent of coconut as such but the mellowness of that note. I have a 5ml miniature and I'm planning to get a bigger bottle as I'm on an aquatic kick at the moment. It's better on me as it wears on. I know it's been around for years, but this, if its reformulated, is very very pleasant, but I'd never would have thought it was in the floral fruity category. Although I'm not an adventurer in perfume I don't play safe either so I think this is a tad unusual.

I love this perfume, its like hug of warm air. I can remember the first time I tested Laguna, it was the most amazing scent I knew, it meant freedom for me. I love the way the perfume develops and changes on me over the day. The longevity on me is very good. I have repurchased about 5 times already, definitely my signature scent. Sometimes i just sit and spray it in the air the enjoy the complexity of this perfume. On the other hand i can understand that some people hates it, as its a bit masculine and for some it can be too spicy...

C'est un parfum qui ne m'a jamais laissé indifférente. Je l'ai senti la première fois j'avais 10 ans... Je l'ai eu vers l'âge de 14 ans et je l'ai racheté vers mes 30 ans. Toujours un plaisir de le porter par tous les temps, toutes les saisons. Il me reste quelques millilitres dans ce beau flacon visage vert d'eau. Je ne le rachèterai pas, difficile ou impossible de le trouver et bon il a fait son temps pour moi. J'ai adoré son côté lessive, chaleureux et adolescence éternelle. Merci Laguna pour toutes ces années passées ensemble.

This is a very yummy fragrance. It's a totally synthetic bomb, but a fabulous one. It opens fairly citrusy and green, with the help of galbanum and lemon and dried down to a beautiful coconut/vanilla/sandalwood scent. Its bizarre - I've never really been one for Salvador Dali fragrances, but this one is just stunning. A little aquatic, also, which is strange as it isn't a listed quality. It feels like the scent Julie Adams wore as she swam in remote jungle lagoon, totally beguiling. Unique as many scents of the 80s and 90s were.