Salvador Dali Salvador Dali for women

The bottles of Dali's perfumes....such a statement in your wardrobe. The scent of this one is classic, a bit strong but in a good way. It's smells elegant & classy.

I love Dali perfumes SO MUCH, if I had to choose only five perfumes to wear for ALL of my life, I would surely incluse Dalissime and Dalimania/or Laguna.
I love Purple Lips and Purple Lips Sensual.
I thought I would like this because I had smelled in back in the 90's. I used to like it back then but I guess our tastes change and I also guess it was more fashionable then.
I don't like it very much and I am not happy I bought a huge 100ml bottle and I'm not happy that my pre-teen daughter loves it so much!
I would love to exchange it for Laguna (which I had and finished the bottle) but my daughter won't let me.

I find it an old-fashioned perfume which bears the characteristics of another era, outdated for a quite young woman of our days.
The initial blast is very aldehydic and the middle stage is purely soapy as someone other mentioned.
What you finally get, is a reminisent of a church incense or something similar.
I like incense but no, thanks. I find this scent a bit odd and totally not my style.
I'll stick to Dalissime and Dalimania and give it for a swap as soon as my daughter gets bored of it.

I love most of Salvador Dali parfums, so I bought this one without trying it first. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. I find it to be way to strong... Anybody interested to SWAP?

AHA! I FOUND OUT THE SMELL THIS REMINDS ME OF!

Matrix Biolage Shampoo!

This review will cover both the Parfum de Toilette and Parfum of Salvador Dali.

Alberto Morillas is probably the biggest money-maker in the perfume industry. He has either created or had a hand in an insane amount of the most popular fragrances out there, and basically all of the fragrances he has created are still around today. For me, it's always exciting to take a popular artist and dive into their earlier works, whether it be perfumery, music, or something else. So, that being said, let's take a look at Salvador Dali from 1985.

Parfum de Toilette:

I would consider Salvador Dali to be among the first fruity-florals. Its lactonic, resinous nature paved way for the future quite well. The blending in this fragrance is superb; I'm having a hard time picking out the individual notes. What I do get is a luxurious, syrupy oriental-floral with a fruity twang. The resin (I do smell styrax/benzoin) holds it all up and helps with the sweetness, but it never gets overbearing. I also get some rose out of this concentration, and therefore I'd say that the Parfum de Toilette is the weaker and slightly more powdery version of the two.

Parfum:

Gorgeous. The resin is in full force here - it's just a big, syrupy, lactonic masterpiece. The sillage and projection are immense. Very few times before have I smelled a fragrance that can project such an alluring aura of mystery like Salvador Dali parfum can. I plan to get more of it.

Conclusion:

I was able to find a boxed set of four different Dali perfumes at Perfumania. They were all 5ml minis, and the Parfum and Parfum de Toilette of the original Salvador Dali were both included. And, thank my lucky stars, the ingredients lists on both concentrations listed oakmoss AND tree moss! Unfortunately, I don't smell much moss, but all the same, Salvador Dali is an extremely well-crafted fragrance. It's an extremely unisex smell that I think would smell amazing on a dude. I'll probably revise this review when I get some sprayers to decant it into, and then go from there. So far, though, I love it... when one can blend a fragrance so well that picking out the individual notes is tough, even if you're searching for them, and it turns into a simply divine affair, the perfumer certainly deserves praise. Bravo, Alberto Morillas!

The florals, aldehydes and resins are all very nice, but I look at this as an ode to a very beautiful and refined cedar. It has a lovely arid and seasoned glow - much like the color of the liquid itself. The parfum de toilette is lovely, but this is really experienced best as the parfum - which incidentally can still be found in small boxed sets for not too much money.

It's another fragrance that may have been conceived for women, but men can pull this off with ease as well. I, for one, believe that a man's skin really amplifies the cedar and ambergris base to a very good effect.

Give it a chance and wait... Top notes may seem too sharp and aldehydic, middle notes too soapy and floral, but the base! What a delight! Next day after application my pillow smelled of sweet reisins, myrrh and even rum, softly blended:) I had no drink last night and it took me a while to connect all this wonders with Salvador Dali. I went to bed with an older lady and waked up with a drunk Beauty!

Classy for the mature women

These days owning 100 ml bottle of Salvador Dali perfume. This one was my very first perfume when I was 16 years old. Girl when getting first scent, its the kind You never forget it and if possible it should be in collection all the way. When I am sniffing my wrist and closing my eyes, I still remember how i was in perfume store, saw this one, tried, walked away, but scent stayed to my mind strongly and... at the end I could not resist to buy it ***<3<3<3***

Salvador Dali is truly classy scent! It will beautify any women. Adelhydes is not the main theme of this perfume. I feel the great flower bouquet. It feels like Salvador Dali took the best from all olfactory groups.
But it’s too mature for me. Salvador needs queen, but I’m only a princess.

love it and miss it. earthy and comforting, little powdery but its evening feel and sweet incensy scent hooked and kept me.

I think this was one of my first "real" perfumes in the middle of the 80`s. It was probably too grown up for me, but I liked it.I remember it to be floral, powdery, and oriental.

The great one bottle design and great scent too.It's green,powdery,flower but not sweet and woody .Romantic,classic scent. First time I smell in Hongkong. Whenever I smell this perfume,I would miss Hongkong.

Like the other Dali fragrances, I find this one nice but uninspiring. It's a decent, warm, floral with a touch of spice, but I lost interest in it very quickly and haven't missed it. Gorgeous bottle, though.

i'm loving this, but i didn't when i 1st put it on. it came across very strong and spicy, with harsh cinnamon. now that it has calmed itself down, it is a burst of floral goodness, with a wonderful musk/cedar base. and the myrrh is devine. i really can't stop smelling my wrist. what a warm comfort scent. its reminding me of evening in paris for some reason, altho evening is more powdery. kind of warm like tabu. i don't know, its just bringing out a lot of reactions and memories of other perfumes i have or had over the years. this is a winner for me.

There were times when Salvador Dali perfumes were considered the bees knees and upper shelf. It was alsmost a luxury to own a bottle and to be able to display it at home.

Those times are gone, it seems. Finding Salvador Dali in big perfume stores is very difficult, and even if, they seem to be placed mostly on the bottom shelves.

I love the desing of the bottles- this is one thing that I find is universal and makes the fragrances momre memorable.

Salvador Dali EDP was my favourite out of all the fragrances. I think I liked it so much I would not hesistate to wear it today. Sweet, floral-fuity, with excellent proportions of all the ingredients, soft musk/vanilla/jasmine undertones. Delicious, mature, romantic, very classy. A composition that is supririsingly not outdated.

SD is an elegant, powdery and well balanced composition for the lovers of classic perfumes which are distinct to the user, yet keep close to the skin. Suitable for colder days and classic attire. Likeable, but nothing extraordinary nor captivating. I would say that it turns a bit boring at the end of the day. It is good and quite long lasting, but not really my cup of tea. Once I'll end up the 30ml bottle I will make room for a different fragrance, as my olfactory journey continues.

such a pity i can't find it anywhere i loved it

I remember that me and my sister bought this scent for my mum many years ago, because we liked the bottle. But fortunately it worked really well on our mum, as she likes oriental fragrances. I don't remember the scent itself, only that it was rich, classical and elegant, perfect for special occasions.

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 1995. 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.

It's a beautiful classy scent. At first, it reminds me on Chanel No5, but for not too long, since Salvador Dali turns into an intimate, complex, ultrafeminine and yes, sexy fragrance. More for the nights and dates than for the office. A little goes a long way so use it with a light hand, it will last for hours and hours, and dry down to a unique, spicy-powdery, slightly green (minty? or is it the basil?) finish.

A great classic!

Once developed on the skin, it's like a big exquisite bouquet of dry flowers sitting on a black marble table of an old grand French mansion. It's late afternoon and the setting sun illuminates the room full of dusty antiques. The night is yet to come, but still...it's late afternoon. Classic.

One word: AWESOME

sexy one..

My mom had it when I was a little girl or a teen. It was the black bottle, i liked it and the scent so much. I have now a little bottle and use it rarely, on "big holidays". An unusual sign scent. I love it as I love other Dali's fragrances.

GOOD VERY GOOD SCENT very feminine.....very hmmm how to find a good word.....very intimate fragrance.....smell close but strong to the skin.....AT THE BEGINNING A LOT OF FLOWERS(but not fresh) AT THE END VERY ORIENT.......interesting scent for a women with big class....for a real women ....not for the little p.....ies

I was young and loved it. As all young people i used this parfum quite generously and every day. My poor poor friends:-)))

To me, this a uniqe perfume and Yes, the staying power is great! It's one of those scents that lingers on for hours and hours. There is little left in my bottle and it brings on so mnay memories that will have to keep it or buy a new one.
With this Salvador Dali, we are talking seduction,femininity and romantic meetings. Nothing for the office because of its power, but a perfect perfume for evenings. It is spicy and flowery at the same time and the dry down is fabulous, very warm. In my opinion, a modern classic!

is it a long lasting fragrance ??? i see it is only in EDT and, generally, i prefer EDP ...

Great looking bottle! Very "artistic". The content is good, too. Not for hot climates or too young women, though.

Refined, lush, powdery floral with some oriental notes is how I'd describe this. My husband liked this one very much. The flacon is cute. It has a portrayal of the mouth of Aphrodite that was taken right out of one of Dali's own paintings. I have read that Princess Caroline of Monaco is a loyal user of this PDT. Upon wearing this develops into a surprisingly deep and long lasting scent. Hubbie really likes this one on me too. DESIGN HOUSE - Salvador Dali YEAR INTRODUCED - 1983 SCENT - subtle, oriental CLASSIFICATION - refined FRAGRANCE NOTES - exotic, rich, oriental florals. RECOMMENDED USE - evening