Exotic oceanic experience from Dali

Advantages: Collectible, unusual, feminine, long-lasting
Disadvantages: From the middle notes onwards it waters down a bit

...Launch date: 1991 Group: Fruity floral Introduction I'm a fan of Dali's art and perfumes so when the two come together, it's more than one can wish for. I have a rare, original 50ml 1990's bottle in my collection together with a new 8ml pen edition of the fragrance and a one I'm using occasionally. Although not well known, Laguna has been around since its 1991 launch and in my opinion, proved to be a timeless, unusual fragrance that hadn't probably earned as much respect as it deserved. The bottle This great collectible item comes in vitrous turquoise coloured lip-formed glass bottle and nose-shaped lid. Dali himself designed the bottle of the first 'Salvador Dali' fragrance based on his own painting 'Apparition of the Face of Aphrodite of Knidos'. It has a small calligraphic signature that says...

lillamarta 15.12.2007 (23.05.2008) · Read review
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This mania is still going strong...

Advantages: One of a kind, exotic bland, collectible bottle
Disadvantages: Strong apricot - peach note, availability

...Launched: 1999 Group: Oriental INTRODUCTION I discovered the Salvador Dali Parfums perfume house in 1999, the year Dalimania was released as I received it as a gift and got hooked on it. It also sparked my interest in perfumes in general and in the perfume house Parfums Salvador Dali itself which was created and signed by Dali in 1982 to allow worldwide licensing of his works of fragrances and bottles designed by himself in the 1950-60s. The actual development of the fragrances took off in 1985 starting with Dali Eau de Toilette for Women and Dali for Men with 27 fragrances produced to date. THE PACKAGING This great collectible item comes in vitreous orangey-red coloured tall glass bottle that has a nose and lip shaped onto it on both sides. The bottle was designed based on Dali?s own painting ?O Christmas O...

lillamarta 28.11.2009 · Read review
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Joop Homme Aftershave

Advantages: Great smell
Disadvantages: Cost

...Joop! So good they named it with an exclamation mark. So great they made it appear almost arrogant in it's naming. A risk? Of course, this stuff is a cracking aftershave and fragrance. Joop is the brain child of German fashionist Wolfgang Joop, so no need to question where he got the name from...Other than that, it's not very exciting - since 1997, Joop's products have been sold through Joop GmbH, which is clearly visible on the side of the packaging, and here is there main male product - "Homme." The packaging is much of what you'd expect - quite non-descript yet alluring by making you want to know what it smells like, in a dark red/pink colour, shading to black the further you go up the packet. Inside the cardboard outer case is the clear glass bottle with the pinkish-red liquid. The dark crimson lid is easily pulled off to...

carl.mcqueen 03.08.2009 · Read review
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Ruby lips and faux pas

Advantages: Collectible bottle, nice scent
Disadvantages: Poor staying power, Dali knows better than this

...Launched: 2004 Group: Fruity floral woody Introduction I test perfumes as a hobby and have a toiletry bag full of vials to choose from. I've recently found a couple of vials of Rubylips, a 2004 addition to the Dali fragrance arsenal. Parfums Salvador Dali, the perfume house isn't widely known outside France I'd say, it was created and signed by Dali in 1982 to allow worldwide licensing of his works of fragrances and bottles designed by himself in the 1950-60s. The bottle The Rubylips Eau de Toilette is recogniseable by their distinctive lip motive and is a representation of Dali's Ruby Lips brooch created in 1949 from ruby coloured crystals and faux pearls. The bottle is a tall and stylish rectangle with five ruby lips sculpted onto it. The colour is ruby red including the square click-top lid. The fragrance Top...

lillamarta 14.03.2009 · Read review
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Very Salvador Dali

Advantages: Lancome is well known
Disadvantages: none

...I was most intrigued by the design of this bottle, it is reminiscent of Salvalor Dali and I wonder if this was to catch the wearer/user unaware. I like the shape, like the Dali Noe/Lips theme the is Shoulders. The perfume is a pleasant fragrance with subtle hints of citrus and overnotes of saldalwood. A heady perfume with musky overtones, quite fruity with hints of lemon in it I received a sample of this fragrance as a give-away with another Lancome product. I was amazed by the response of my friends and colleagues who felt the fragrance suited me. This normally retails around £20.00 for 30ml but shop around as there are often special offers on and also some of the shops give freebies when you buy two items or more. These freebies can amount up to £30.00 of products. This is especially useful at Christmas where you...

lusks 30.09.2001 · Read review
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JOOP! HOMME

Advantages: smells fantastic, brilliant staying power, reasonably priced
Disadvantages: none that i can think of

...Joop! Homme ~ Eau De Toilette Joop! Homme is my husbands favourite perfume, he has quite a few bottles of it because family members buy him a bottle for his birthday and Christmas every year. My husband likes his fragrances and has a collection of them just as big as mine. If it were up to him he would only have four or five of them and those would be the Joop fragrances such as Joop Jump, Joop Go, Joop Night Flight etc. Although Joop Homme would be number one on his list because he has been using the scent since he was a teenager and it is still his all time favourite. Most of the time when family members buy my husband Joop they get him the Joop gift set which consists of a 75ml eau de toilette spray, 50ml tube of shower gel and 50ml tube of shaving balm. A Joop! Homme gift set costs approximately £30-35 depending on where...

just.bcoz 02.04.2008 · Read review
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São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos

Advantages: Nicely restored tourist friendly old town
Disadvantages: The ladies hunt in packs

...Salvador, in the state of Bahia, north east Brazil (or São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos as it was named in the past) was the first colonial capital city of Brazil and, although power shifted to Rio de Janeiro in the late eighteenth century, then to Brasilia in 1960, it retains much of it's past grandeur and colonial architecture. One of the main reasons to come here, however, is the wonderful mix of cultural influences that make the cuisine, music and lifestyle here so different even to other parts of Brazil. The population of over three million, consists mainly of people with African origins descended from slaves, although there have been many other strong influences through Salvador's history. Salvador is also famous for it's carnival and street parties. The final stop on my extensive two-week tour of Brazil was to Salvador...

AndrewPo 02.10.2008 · Read review
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Dali Demented or Divine

Advantages: Unusual museum,full of surprises
Disadvantages: Possible crowds in season

...dazed by the impact of the place yet on a great high. It was only later, when I thought over all I?d seen, that I realised how my opinion of Dalí had changed. I am now convinced that he is the greatest painter the world has ever known. Websites : www.salvador-dali.org/eng/fmuseus www.freewaresite.com/screensavers/dali (this screensaver is your own moving picture gallery, and really worth a try)....

Schmutzie 27.09.2002 · Read review
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Joop! Homme Shower Gel

Advantages: smells nice,layers and compliments the scent of the perfume
Disadvantages: none really, possibly too expensive for some

...Joop! Homme ~ Shower Gel Some time ago my husband got a Joop! Homme gift set for Christmas; he really likes all of the Joop fragrances, but Joop! Homme is his all time favourite. The Joop! Homme gift set which he received consisted of a bottle of Joop! Homme eau de toilette, a tube of shower gel and a tube of shaving balm. The gift set wasn't really expensive and only cost about £28-30 for all three items, which is really good value for money considering a 75ml bottle of Joop! Homme eau de toilette costs £30. Most of the time when I am buying a perfume for myself or my husband I always tend to purchase the git set because you get more for your money and you also get the bath and body products which compliment and layer the scent of the perfume. The picture at the top of this review is incorrect and doesn't resemble...

just.bcoz 11.04.2008 · Read review
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Dali

Advantages: Fascinating
Disadvantages: Tiring

...Everyone has seen Dali's quirky but incredible skillful paintings. The Dali Universe shows an awful lot more. The entrance is littered with his quotes. Many suggest strongly that he is not in the slightest bit insane but simply portraying a calculated image to set him apart from other artists. Dali certainly succeeded with that. Supposedly, approximately one hour is the average time it takes to stroll around this fascinating collection. How anyone can devote only one hour is beyond me. I could spend this gazing at the many statues present by themselves while ignoring completely all of the watercolours and collages. These would take at least another hour or two. Be prepared for an entralling afternoon Be warned that it will also be tiring as there were only three chairs on route. Unfortunately, there is such a poor excuse...

Timphil 18.09.2000 · Read review
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