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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Review of Salvador Dali Laguna

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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Review of Salvador Dali Dalimania

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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Le Cervin Plange Soleil France Odlays Residence

Advantages: Ski to/from door, close to centre, smal village quiet, parking
Disadvantages: Tatty, tired, basic no frills.

...This review is on Le Cervin Apartments in Plagne Soleil at 2050M in the resort of La Plagne French Alpes. I am also going to review the whole area of La Plagne in a different review as I think it will be to long to put both together. In the other review I will price items and talk about areas other than Plagne Soleil. Well where to start, oh yes. I must say it was not our accommodation of choice so forgive me for the negatives but we were supposed to have a fully catered for chalet in Plagne Centre. Le Cervin as I have already mentioned is in the resort of La Plagne in France which is made up of 7 varying sized areas. The Cervin is partly private and partly public available block, when I say this I mean that some are run by Odlays and others are privately owned all in the same block. There are about 100 rooms in the block. The north...

adictivepie 29.03.2009 · Read review
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Can I have my blueberry cake and eat it too?

Advantages: Purple-theme, collectible bottle, price
Disadvantages: Poor staying power for a floral oriental

...Launched: 2006 Group: Oriental Floral Introduction I discovered the Salvador Dali Parfums perfume house in 1999, the year Dalimania was released as have been following its new perfume releases. A relatively new release, Purplelips caught my eye when I was looking for a lilac scented spring-time fragrance earlier this year so I bought a 100ml tester of it on Ebay to try. The perfume house 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 Purplelips Eau de Toilette is recognisable by its...

lillamarta 13.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Salvador Dali Purplelips Eau de Toilette Spray

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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ROY KEANE - THE PLAYING YEARS

Advantages: Nice insight into the controversial aspects to Roy's playing career
Disadvantages: Doesn't cover his time at Celtic, or any of his managerial work

...I have to admit that when my beloved Ipswich Town FC appointed Roy Keane as manger a couple of months ago I was a little sceptical. Most of what I knew about Roy came from the press and news coverage, most of it negative, which seemed to follow him around. Determined to give the latest bastion of the Ipswich hot seat a fair crack of the whip I set about finding out a little more about the man behind the hype and headlines. My Brother recommended his autobiography which he?d penned in 2002 with the help of journalist Eamon Dunphy, so I gave it a read. Roy Maurice Keane was born in Cork, Ireland in the summer of 1971, the fourth of five children. He was a mediocre performer at school, preferring to be out kicking a ball around than in a class studying. A smattering of junior Irish clubs came calling, most notably Rockmount. He...

tractor-boy 07.07.2009 · 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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Le Crappe

Advantages: Every room is a mini-suite
Disadvantages: lousy food, smarmy service

...Every time I pass Le Soleil, I shudder to remember the terrible service. It's a shame, because the hotel is nicely appointed, the prices are reasonable, the location is central, and the rooms are extremely comfortable. But I will not be back. THE ROOMS: Every room is a suite, which means that for the same price as a regular hotel room, you get a bedroom and a separate living room. We paid $139, which was a crazy internet special, but rates tend to be around the $200/night range, which for Vancouver is decent. There was a television in both rooms. The bathroom was appointed with Aveda products, which I love. The decor was clean and new, with marble bathroom fixtures. The rooms were small--about the same size as a regular hotel room, just divided into two parts. THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Centrally located in Vancouver's West End...

robinwhybrow 08.11.2005 (09.11.2005) · Read review
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