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Salvador Dali Pour Homme

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This mid 1980's creation unsettles me every time I sample it. I cannot bring myself to ever wear it.

This is a spicy woody-amber to me and the way the scent is constructed, pertaining to individual note volume, I would like nothing more than to remove it from my skin. At the same time, it's not a "scrubber". I know that sounds like a contradiction. This simply is not for me and does not suit my tastes, yet it's well made.

Dali opens with spicy citrus and a noble attempt on lavenders part to keep the zestiness under control. On me, it fails and the combination of topnote spices and geranium in the heart have an unpleasant effect to my nose. The remaining florals of jasmin and muguet can't salvage this accord being as submissive as they are in Pour Homme.

The initial two accords last an unreal length of time as far as transition time is concerned. The base is full of my favorite hitters, but the van-amber, leathery wood and patch can't seem to get out from under the shadow of those opening accords. Even if they could successfully take over this scent, it's all over but the crying for me. I suggest a try before you buy on this one.
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  1. Bryan RossFebruary 15, 2014 at 8:50 PM

    I feel the same way about this one. It have an older mini of it, it's beautiful, but feels sorta weird. Can't bring myself to wear it, but I probably should. There aren't many masculines out there as unique or full-blooded as Dali.

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  2. BillOctober 1, 2021 at 6:42 AM

    I think Dali PH is absolutely divine! It's also so Dali! You can sense his character, the man, in this fragrance. The current version has been rather neutered and is not the same as it used to be however much like Dior's Jules the reformulated version has its own charms. Both are a bit tamer than the original but both still have many positive points including the fact that they are the antithesis of the trendy "blue sport ambroxan and/or Iso E Super lamestream, lowest-common-denominator swill" that IFRA and degraded social standards have forced upon the masses. No, I'd choose Dali PH every time over a blue frag and I would wear it proudly out and about even if only to register a silent protest vote against the dominant Sauvage, Acqua di Gio, Eros, Cedrat Boise, Aventus culture.

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