01/24/2020
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Deception package uncovered
Recently I got to know some fragrances from Dali Haute Parfumerie. These fragrances are distributed since 2016 as an exclusive perfume line by Cofinluxe.
Cofinluxe, based in Paris, was founded in 1976 by Jean-Pierre Grivory, initially under the name Cofci, which was then changed to Cofinluxe in 1985.
This company launched fragrances with names like Taxi or Watt. These didn't mean anything to me now. And after having a look, they don't seem to be very well known here either In 1983 "Dali" was the first fragrance under the leadership of Salvador Dali to be released, initially as a limited edition. This oriental cracker was then already quite remarkable. Mr. Dali personally had a say in the way the fragrances smelled and the flacon design with the famous Dali lips was also created by him.
1987 followed with "Dali pour Homme", the first men's fragrance, an equally outstanding and extraordinary scent and an early work of Thierry Wasser.
Another very nice scent is Laguna from 1991.
Dali's eccentric personality was very well reflected in the first fragrances, because they are certainly not shallow works.
The company is still in family hands and independent of the large luxury goods groups such as LVMH or Coty.
Even after the death of Salvador Dali, Cofinluxe retained the license to continue to sell fragrances under the name Dali.
Since I was now interested in other fragrances of the relatively newly launched Dali Haute Parfumerie and I had the opportunity to already get to know 4 fragrances from the 5-part Daligramme series, I ordered sample sets to also deal with the other fragrances.
So now I took the series The Fabulous Collection, which also consists of 5 fragrances.
At Fabulous Bukhara I got stuck for the time being and here I noticed something relatively quickly The fragrance is one of those modern opulent scents with oriental notes, present rose, gourmand notes and oud tones.
Well, the Rose-Oud theme has been a bit overused for my taste lately and I have recently had quite a few Rose-Oud scents come to my mind. I can't deny certain symptoms of fatigue anymore and I like to take a Rose-Oud break. This may also last longer ;-)
But now the following:
Fabulous Bukhara is in fact a flawlessly pure fragrance twin of Lancôme's Ôud Bouquet. There is no doubt about it. I have Ôud Bouquet in my collection and have tested both fragrances in parallel. They are practically identical Everything is there, the spices, the palatable rose, the chocolate or praline note, the light oud note, the same course. Exactly the same.
With one difference: The Dali is a little lighter, less intense and has a shorter shelf life.
But other than that, I can't make out any striking differences.
This leads to a certain disillusionment with me, because in my opinion, things have been made a little too easy here. Because the website promises somewhat pompously "luxurious collections with the knowledge and requirements of the high French perfumery". But in my opinion one leans there for my terms a little far out of the window.
Although it is common practice that successful concepts are copied here and there and that fragrance twins are always put on the market, I would have wished for a little more independence and inventiveness. Especially with a series marketed as exclusive, I think one could gladly come up with something of one's own instead of copying something already existing 1:1.
Fabulous Bukhara is also not the only copied fragrance. After sniffing through the other 4 scents, I could see that other scents (e.g. by Tom Ford) were copied as well and at least once on my own The fragrance now gets the same good rating as the Lancôme, because I like the design despite Rose-Oud-weariness, but the fragrance will not be absorbed. It would be the cheaper alternative to Lancôme, but in the end it offers a little less and additionally a feeling that you are rather presented with a deceptive package with great self-confidence, cannot be denied.
I still have 5 fragrances from the Jewels Collection waiting to be tested and see what they have to tell me. Maybe other fragrance twins will be revealed or there will be big surprises.
The sample sets will be passed on soon and I am looking forward to the following opinions.
Cofinluxe, based in Paris, was founded in 1976 by Jean-Pierre Grivory, initially under the name Cofci, which was then changed to Cofinluxe in 1985.
This company launched fragrances with names like Taxi or Watt. These didn't mean anything to me now. And after having a look, they don't seem to be very well known here either In 1983 "Dali" was the first fragrance under the leadership of Salvador Dali to be released, initially as a limited edition. This oriental cracker was then already quite remarkable. Mr. Dali personally had a say in the way the fragrances smelled and the flacon design with the famous Dali lips was also created by him.
1987 followed with "Dali pour Homme", the first men's fragrance, an equally outstanding and extraordinary scent and an early work of Thierry Wasser.
Another very nice scent is Laguna from 1991.
Dali's eccentric personality was very well reflected in the first fragrances, because they are certainly not shallow works.
The company is still in family hands and independent of the large luxury goods groups such as LVMH or Coty.
Even after the death of Salvador Dali, Cofinluxe retained the license to continue to sell fragrances under the name Dali.
Since I was now interested in other fragrances of the relatively newly launched Dali Haute Parfumerie and I had the opportunity to already get to know 4 fragrances from the 5-part Daligramme series, I ordered sample sets to also deal with the other fragrances.
So now I took the series The Fabulous Collection, which also consists of 5 fragrances.
At Fabulous Bukhara I got stuck for the time being and here I noticed something relatively quickly The fragrance is one of those modern opulent scents with oriental notes, present rose, gourmand notes and oud tones.
Well, the Rose-Oud theme has been a bit overused for my taste lately and I have recently had quite a few Rose-Oud scents come to my mind. I can't deny certain symptoms of fatigue anymore and I like to take a Rose-Oud break. This may also last longer ;-)
But now the following:
Fabulous Bukhara is in fact a flawlessly pure fragrance twin of Lancôme's Ôud Bouquet. There is no doubt about it. I have Ôud Bouquet in my collection and have tested both fragrances in parallel. They are practically identical Everything is there, the spices, the palatable rose, the chocolate or praline note, the light oud note, the same course. Exactly the same.
With one difference: The Dali is a little lighter, less intense and has a shorter shelf life.
But other than that, I can't make out any striking differences.
This leads to a certain disillusionment with me, because in my opinion, things have been made a little too easy here. Because the website promises somewhat pompously "luxurious collections with the knowledge and requirements of the high French perfumery". But in my opinion one leans there for my terms a little far out of the window.
Although it is common practice that successful concepts are copied here and there and that fragrance twins are always put on the market, I would have wished for a little more independence and inventiveness. Especially with a series marketed as exclusive, I think one could gladly come up with something of one's own instead of copying something already existing 1:1.
Fabulous Bukhara is also not the only copied fragrance. After sniffing through the other 4 scents, I could see that other scents (e.g. by Tom Ford) were copied as well and at least once on my own The fragrance now gets the same good rating as the Lancôme, because I like the design despite Rose-Oud-weariness, but the fragrance will not be absorbed. It would be the cheaper alternative to Lancôme, but in the end it offers a little less and additionally a feeling that you are rather presented with a deceptive package with great self-confidence, cannot be denied.
I still have 5 fragrances from the Jewels Collection waiting to be tested and see what they have to tell me. Maybe other fragrance twins will be revealed or there will be big surprises.
The sample sets will be passed on soon and I am looking forward to the following opinions.
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