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The Resurrection of a Brand?! (Part 3 of 5)
My journey (back) to the Dali brand actually began by chance. I participated in the sharing of “Dali Fabulous 1 (Eau de Parfum Intense)” because the scent and the fragrance pyramid simply appealed to me. It was by no means a disappointment, but rather quite good and not at all (normal) as I had imagined a Dali fragrance would be.
Fueled by this very good fragrance experience, I wanted to know what “Dali Fabulous 4 (Eau de Parfum Intense)” might be like. Since I couldn’t find any clues about sources here or anywhere else, I quickly used the contact option on the Dali website.
I received a rapid response informing me that the Fabulous fragrances were not available for purchase in Germany, and currently, there were no samples available either. They offered to send me scented paper strips to get an impression of the fragrance. I found that very nice and gratefully accepted the offer.
A few days later, the fragrance letter from France arrived. I sniffed and dared to make the purchase. However, since the website does not allow shipping to Germany, I ordered via email. By the way, there were no shipping costs (as the value of the goods was over €50), which I found very surprising, as the French usually charge quite a bit for shipping.
Through this entire email correspondence, a lively contact developed with the lady from Cofinluxe (the producer of the fragrances). She wanted to know how people in Germany knew about the Fabulous fragrances, etc. So I provided her with some information about Parfumo and what we are involved with here.
Without my prompting, she then informed me that she would include samples of the new “Haute Parfumerie” series with the shipment.
For the sake of good order, it should be mentioned that the shipping went smoothly, and everything arrived safely and neatly. Oh yes, and the ordered fragrance is also really good on the skin. Dali - for me, already one of the most positive surprises of the year!
But the journey was to continue, as I now had the small black box with the “five treasures” and was very curious about what to expect.
To preempt, all five fragrances are of exceptionally high quality. You can literally smell that nothing was “quickly thrown together” and that the selection of fragrance materials was very demanding.
All five fragrances were composed by Alberto Morillas, a true perfumer who has created scents for renowned houses such as By Kilian, Versace, Valentino, Zegna, Calvin Klein, Armani, Kenzo, Givenchy, Amouage, etc. His passion for fragrances is definitely evident in the new Dali series.
All five fragrances are only available in the 100ml size, and each scent is housed in an elaborate bottle with striking decorative embellishments on the cap. This luxurious design is explained by the fact that the fragrance series was inspired by Dali's jewelry art.
So far, everything is at a very high level and a very good step towards realignment, back to the luxury brand.
Now, onto the fragrances themselves:
Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire (roughly “The Dynamics of Imaginary Time”)
...is the fragrance that surprised me the most. Jasmine and tuberose burst forth right from the start and show what they are capable of. Like a floral curtain, a floral wall, they pile up and radiate their own charm, which cannot be broken even by the occasionally flashing green-yellow-citrusy bergamot. But just before that becomes too much and takes over, wonderfully spicy-smooth saffron, golden-yellow vanilla, and finest sandalwood come to the rescue, dimming this floral splendor down to a bearable level. Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire is a very present and confident power fragrance that definitely likes to be in the foreground. Anything less than the front row does not exist in its world. Whoever wears this fragrance will stand out. One should be aware of that. Used sparingly, I could imagine it as a great event fragrance, as Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire craves audience and attention. And despite its power, it does not come on too strong but rather enchants with its own charm of restrained opulence.
Conclusion: From my very personal perspective, the Dali house has succeeded or will succeed with this Haute Parfumerie series in establishing itself (again) in the upper fragrance segment. All five fragrances are not only visually but especially content-wise made exclusively and await with the finest ingredients and well-thought-out fragrance concepts and compositions.
Fueled by this very good fragrance experience, I wanted to know what “Dali Fabulous 4 (Eau de Parfum Intense)” might be like. Since I couldn’t find any clues about sources here or anywhere else, I quickly used the contact option on the Dali website.
I received a rapid response informing me that the Fabulous fragrances were not available for purchase in Germany, and currently, there were no samples available either. They offered to send me scented paper strips to get an impression of the fragrance. I found that very nice and gratefully accepted the offer.
A few days later, the fragrance letter from France arrived. I sniffed and dared to make the purchase. However, since the website does not allow shipping to Germany, I ordered via email. By the way, there were no shipping costs (as the value of the goods was over €50), which I found very surprising, as the French usually charge quite a bit for shipping.
Through this entire email correspondence, a lively contact developed with the lady from Cofinluxe (the producer of the fragrances). She wanted to know how people in Germany knew about the Fabulous fragrances, etc. So I provided her with some information about Parfumo and what we are involved with here.
Without my prompting, she then informed me that she would include samples of the new “Haute Parfumerie” series with the shipment.
For the sake of good order, it should be mentioned that the shipping went smoothly, and everything arrived safely and neatly. Oh yes, and the ordered fragrance is also really good on the skin. Dali - for me, already one of the most positive surprises of the year!
But the journey was to continue, as I now had the small black box with the “five treasures” and was very curious about what to expect.
To preempt, all five fragrances are of exceptionally high quality. You can literally smell that nothing was “quickly thrown together” and that the selection of fragrance materials was very demanding.
All five fragrances were composed by Alberto Morillas, a true perfumer who has created scents for renowned houses such as By Kilian, Versace, Valentino, Zegna, Calvin Klein, Armani, Kenzo, Givenchy, Amouage, etc. His passion for fragrances is definitely evident in the new Dali series.
All five fragrances are only available in the 100ml size, and each scent is housed in an elaborate bottle with striking decorative embellishments on the cap. This luxurious design is explained by the fact that the fragrance series was inspired by Dali's jewelry art.
So far, everything is at a very high level and a very good step towards realignment, back to the luxury brand.
Now, onto the fragrances themselves:
Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire (roughly “The Dynamics of Imaginary Time”)
...is the fragrance that surprised me the most. Jasmine and tuberose burst forth right from the start and show what they are capable of. Like a floral curtain, a floral wall, they pile up and radiate their own charm, which cannot be broken even by the occasionally flashing green-yellow-citrusy bergamot. But just before that becomes too much and takes over, wonderfully spicy-smooth saffron, golden-yellow vanilla, and finest sandalwood come to the rescue, dimming this floral splendor down to a bearable level. Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire is a very present and confident power fragrance that definitely likes to be in the foreground. Anything less than the front row does not exist in its world. Whoever wears this fragrance will stand out. One should be aware of that. Used sparingly, I could imagine it as a great event fragrance, as Fluidité du Temps Imaginaire craves audience and attention. And despite its power, it does not come on too strong but rather enchants with its own charm of restrained opulence.
Conclusion: From my very personal perspective, the Dali house has succeeded or will succeed with this Haute Parfumerie series in establishing itself (again) in the upper fragrance segment. All five fragrances are not only visually but especially content-wise made exclusively and await with the finest ingredients and well-thought-out fragrance concepts and compositions.
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