Laguna

This is definitely not your typical summer fragrance. It's not aquatic, nor fruity sweet. To me this perfume smells mature, woody, spicy and smooth. The smoothness is mainly noticable in the drydown where the santal wood, coconut and vanilla shine the most. Yes, the opening is fruity but it fades within minutes and then you are left with the most unique fragrance. I really like it because it's totally different and nobody smells like this nowadays. You can wear this all year round since it doesn't smell like a true summer. It's more of a woody, spicy fragrance so please don't get fooled by the name ,,LAGUNA"

Blind bought off FragranceNet bc of the summer beach vibes everyone said they experienced (namely from the coconut note), but I'm not experiencing that. At first spray I exclaimed, "It's like Dune!" In comparing notes, they have quite a few in common....Brazilian rosewood, vanilla, jasmine, rose, orange... It's enough for me to call them cousins (and they were "born" the same year - 1991). I love Dune and went through several bottles between high school and college so it was a nice surprise. I do think my bottle may be old bc I get little of the citrus and it's far from beast mode...I had to overspray. I don't find Laguna juicy or tropical. I find it woody and arid, creamy and lightly powdery. I get a hint of florals, and soft coconut in the drydown, but mostly sandalwood and dry vanilla. It definitely has a character that places it squarely in the turn of that decade...lingering 80s vibes with some 90s creeping in. But if my bottle is old, and therefore not representative, you'll have to take my analysis with a grain of salt. I'd love to experience what other reviewers are, so I may roll the dice and buy a second bottle, hoping to get a newer batch. It's so inexpensive, it may be worth the experiment. I'll update if I do. EDIT: Taking my shirt off this evening I got a whiff of tropical fruit (subtle but recognizable) and something like sarsparilla. A previous reviewer mentioned this would be what a devoted Hypnotic Poison wearer would don on a beach vacation. I get it now.

I bought a mini off ebay and it seems like it would be great for summer but I smell mostly surgical spirit and none of the many beautiful notes listed. Still like it though. I think the cute bottle and the green colour is swaying me ;)

Absolut 90s fresh floral+fruity one. Unisex. Nice. I probably like it more because of the nostalgia feeling than the fragrance itself. You can still buy it at normal stores / affordable price nowadays.

God I used to adore this perfume when I was barely a teenager. My older aunts and cousins wore this every single day for an entire summer and I could not wait until I, too, could be as cool-and-hip as them. Extremely nostalgic even though I have not experienced this particular juice in over 20-years. Upon reading the reviews, it seems I am not totally alone in this sentiment... will have to purchase as there are so many childhood and coming-of-age memories associated with it.

One of the masterpieces of the 90's. Vivacious, fun, feminine. It's a celebration of sweet, flowery and fruity notes that amalgam togather to beautiful fragrance. It was my go to perfume back when I was a teen and in my twenties, and I still love it. Silage and projection are great and you'll get many compliments. Since it's not new or trendy you can buy it for a fracture of other designer perfume or niche perfume, but it's really high quality perfume. I would say it's a safe blind buy if you like sweet and fruity because of the great price.

I got my hands on the first bottle after my mom mistakenly bought a different Dali variant (she's been a faithful fan since the 90s), and oh my! I was in love. It's Summer - the salt, the water, the citrus, all hugged by lovely underlying coconut with a hint of white flowers. It was out of stock in Poland for two years, and these were incomplete without this signature scent. I am so glad it's back - in 2026 it reads a bit whimsical, but that's why I love it!

(Review of a mid 1990s bottle) Bizarre. But then Salvador Dali was always a bit out there - well, the brand and the painter. Mark Buxton too. Every single note able to be picked up across the lifespan of the perfume is present in the opening. Lemons accent briefly, but the plum and tree fruit and the muguet are most immediately noticeable. The plum is watery and fleshy, the latter description only amplified by the very thick, unctuous, and heady muguet, and the tree fruit is soft and yellow. This overlaps very easily and conveniently with a jammy red rose, and the vanilla already playing up from the base. A good dose of animalic musks and starchy, cool orris slowly but determinedly make their appearances. This perfume has mass and density - its own gravitational field. It feels like an orb that hovers just over my skin, and, by getting close to it, it starts to gently but surely pull me in. It does feel planetary, a cool surface undulating from a molten core. The planet’s layers slowly peel back to reveal the amber core of those animalic musks, a vanillic and resinous and sticky benzoin, and beautifully creamy and dense sandalwood. To call Laguna beautiful is probably improper. It certainly smells good, but its character seems to have no interest in beauty except for, perhaps, the dry down and final skin scent with that heartbreaking sandalwood. Captivating is a much better word. It easily holds my attention without fail every time a wear it, every sniff making the gears in my brain turn as I approach with curiosity and questions. Excellent work.

An underrated gem indeed. Like most perfume of the era, this smells like an explosion of notes that you can't completely discern. On me it skips citrus and goes all in on the pineapples. Afterwards, the mid notes i sensed are iris, florals, cinnamon, and something balsamic. Dries down to a quite refined amber with a hint of coconut milk. Would say that in the current zeitgeist, this is closer to a unisex fragrance rather than the advertised female. Incredible budget summer gem; glad i pulled the trigger on the 100 ml

On me its really sweet. Breezy citrus when it opens, then it kind of meanders into a lovely powdery iris, sometimes the coconut wanders in and out. There's a woody vanilla note in the base that keeps the sweetness going without veering into sickly. Its almost old school with a lot of notes that just play together really well. I bought this on Ebay partly because if the bottle, it smells beautiful as well!

I just received my 100 ml bottle of Salvador Dalí Laguna, which I haven’t smelled in about 30 years. One spray and I was instantly nostalgic—college days, being in love, and that feeling that life was beautiful, sexy, and adventurous. But I have to say: the “tropical beach” marketing doesn’t match what my nose gets. To me, Laguna smells like wedding cake. Seriously. A coconut–pineapple cake vibe, like sweet glaze and creamy frosting. I even asked my mom and she agreed. It still has that sunny, summery energy, but the comfort factor is real—warm, cozy, and sweet, like walking into your grandma’s house when something is baking. If you like tropical notes that turn gourmand and creamy on skin, Laguna is a true gem.

I would describe it as salty, aquatic, and unisex. I get a little citrus but it's not overpowering like some other fresh fragrances I've tried. And I love that this one is floral too. The dry down is warm and appealing. I'm not gonna lie, the bottle is what got me, though. I love love love the design. Can we get more weird bottles, please?

So love this. I'm a model 1973 😅🌟 and this is pure nostalgia for me. As long as it is possible, this will be in my collection. This scent is like no other.... None smells like this.

Salty floral fluorescent synthetic, the start of a new genre. I like it a lot because it paints a dream the exact color of the bottle and the picture on the box. It's still water and vegetation, but painted in psychedelic colors. There's a sweet layer of juicy tropical fruits and deeper shades of tonka and vanilla, but the overall feeling of open space near a strange salty lake remains. I get total, almost impossible stillness from this - like, a vividly-colored stillness. It's a personal favorite for its wearable surrealism. On another note, I just recently wrote about Secretions Magnifiques and upon smelling it, I realized how close its salty aspect is to Laguna, if you get rid of the metallic stuff recalling blood. Salt is vital, and a the same time anti-life. It gives the fragrance the perfectly natural idea of artificiality. When I wear it on my way to the beach though, it gets pretty much alive. A real gem.

This perfume smells like a combination of freshly washed cotton towels dried under seabreeze and a virgin pina colada. It feels niche, yet familiar. For anyone who likes gucci gorgeous orchid, this feels like the marine cousin of that ozonic sea breeze. I try to resist over buying perfume (1-2 a month) , but for this one I simply couldn't resist for £13 despite gaining a bottle of Arpège by Lanvin cheaply (£25) yesterday for my winter tray.

The Creature From the Blue-Green Lagoon. This phantasmagoric beast lives in a warm, tropical, freshwater lake, constantly replenished by riverine cataracts flowing down from distant forested tepui. (Cue up a sample of Enya's "Orinoco Flow") Occasionally, a tidal bore comes in from the sea, adding the barest tang of salt. but the ever-gushing inflow fom the mountains keep the waters from ever becoming brackish or stagnant. The waterfalls also bring an endless tropical assortment of scented blossoms and succulent fruit salad, which the full-lipped, (and variably nosed) Lagoon Creature ravenously consumes with savage satisfaction. A paradisiacal watescape for an alien, aquatic race, where humanity may only viist at their own risk (and reward). A startling strange bottle for a strangely startling scent. Laguna is linear and long lasting. I could still detect its watery cocktail on my wrist 12 hours later.

It just arrived at my door—I ordered it online, a blind buy. Honestly, I was expecting something softer based on the descriptions I had read. Here’s how it is: it smells like summer, like the beach, somehow… I don’t really know how to describe it. Maybe it’s musk, powdery, strong fig… I don’t detect any lemon or similar notes… I don’t pick up any woody notes either. It hits the nose hard—sharp and heavy, absolutely. I’m not sure it’s really a daytime scent; it feels more suited to late summer nights. Still, I have to say this perfume reminds me of something… something I’ve already smelled: a feminine perfume, a boring perfume, a standard perfume—I don’t know how else to put it. Somehow, it lacks uniqueness; it seems like too many women’s fragrances smell exactly like this. In any case, I’m a man, and I got the recommendation to wear this because I’m an artistic soul. And I will wear it, but definitely not every day (it’s good it’s only 30 ml). It’s an interesting scent, but again—I was expecting much more uniqueness and much softer notes. Now I even sprayed it on my mother’s wrist. On her, it smells different—more masculine, ha! Very interesting. I can confirm it’s true: a perfume “lives” differently on everyone. Not every skin is the same.

Now THIS is a bottle design.

This was a favorite of mine when it first came out but I never actually bought a bottle. I was then living in Florida and I always stopped to sniff it at our local museum. Recently I’ve been buying older scents strictly for the nostalgia so I found this for a good price on EBay and ordered it. It arrived today and although it’s not as fruit forward as I remember it’s still a wonderful scent, even without the iconic collector Dali bottle. Production date seems to be 2014 from what I can find. Those of us who love powdery iris notes will appreciate this. The middle notes are what seem to stand out the most to me. I don’t really notice the lemon or grapefruit but I do detect the peach, pineapple, lily of the valley, jasmine and sandalwood floating on that familiar powdery iris and vanilla blanket. It’s a classy classic but I wouldn’t call it “old lady” or too mature. Back in its day it was created for the younger lady and there really isn’t anything similar to it sold today. I love it! However, I can’t help but notice that, at least on my skin, I keep getting whiffs of the original Egoiste for men from Chanel. Not the Platinum version but the OG Egoiste. It’s not as heavy and the notes are very different but this feels like what I’d envision an Egoiste Summer version to be had it been hosed down with iris and fruit. Egoiste has always been a true favorite of mine so I’m not complaining in the slightest. As it wears longer on the skin that softens and more of Lagunas facets come alive. This is definitely more unisex because of that. Must be the Brazilian rosewood, rose, vanilla and sandalwood that they share. Highly recommend this to anyone on the fence about ordering it to go ahead and try it. It can found at a very inexpensive price point now and soon it will be impossible to find. The bottle alone is worth having on your shelf, even if you don’t love it as much as I do.

*review based on a vintage sample bottle from the early 90's acquired in 2025* A tropical wonder. I can see - or rather, smell- why this was such a hit back in the day. While many celebrity fragrances have that mix of florals with fruits leaning tropical, few can achieve it with such elegance. The notes stated here are spot-on, and it's sweetness mellows down as the day progresses. Feminine, yes, but very pleasant (and some men could pull off wearing it too)

Ta cena? Tohle je něco tak krasnýho a stojí to míň, než jedno posezení v kavárně. Začátek je hodně vodní, lehce citrusový, ale během pár minut je z toho krásná, krémová, slaná, kokosovo-vanilková vůně s tóny kosatce a ananasu. Vodní tóny jsou stále cítit, ale nejsou ostré a s vanilkou a kokosem se skvěle doplňují. Určitě letní vůně. Byl to nákup na slepo a nelituju.

All I can smell in this is really old powder, forgotten in an attic for half a century. And maybe a little bit of vanilla. Not my cup of tea as i’m more into fresh scents. Although I find the dry-down to be more pleasant. Feminine, baby-powder kind of scent.

This was my favorite perfume back in my teenage years. It's not everybody's cup of tea. I,happen to love it.I purchased a new bottle again after so many years because I always felt like missing this smell so much!!!

"Laguna" By Salvador Dali Perfumes: A Little Magical, Mystery In Such A Stunning Bottle!! 😍 I Firstly Discovered This "TRUE" Gem Of A Fragrance, Way Back In The 90's Whilst On Holiday In Lanzarote!! We Arrived There In Early September, (Thinking The Weather Would Be A Little Cooler, Than The Usual Blistering Heat) But Alass We Arrived In The Middle Of A Horrendous Heatwave!! (50°+ Degrees) And No Matter What Perfume I Brought With Me To Wear Out, At Nightime Just Wasn't Suitable, Nor Light Enought!! And A Girl, Just Can't Survive Without Some Nice Smelling Perfume After Her Daily Evening Shower!! (Well I Most Certainly Can't Anyway) So While Out Shopping One Day In The Capital Arrecife (Way To Hot To Even Think Of Trying To Sunbathe, And Warnings Out About The Very Sand Being To Hot, To Even Walk On!!) We Discovered This Quint Little Perfumery Tucked Away In One Of The Shaded Side Street's, It's Beautiful Aroma Waiting Outside Onto The Street's Sidewalk, Enticing You To "Come In For A Nosey Around"!! I Remember The Beautiful Young Spanish Sales Assistant, And Her Welcoming Smile, As We Entered The Store!! Everything/Every Bottle Placed Immaculately In It's Place Etc!! Wow, It Sure Was A Perfume Collector's Dream Come True!! lol "I Just Hadn't Got A Clue Even Where To Start"!! Anyhow, I Was Glad When She Came Over, And Politely Asked, If She Could Try And Help Me!! Well It Was Her, That Recommended That I Try Out This One, And Her Telling Me How Different It Smelt To Anything Else She Herself, Had Ever Encountered!! I Remember My Laughter, When I Saw The Style ( 💋 Lips & 👃 Nose Bottle) Not Really Knowing What To Actually Expect!! But That Very First Spray Of Laguna, Had Already Me Totally Hooked!! And How Right She Was!! This Perfume Was Indeed Something New And Something Very Special Indeed!! I Was In Total Love ❤️ There And Then!! I Also Remember Her Kindness, In Giving Me A Few Extra Sprays Of It, And Asking Us, If We Where Going To Stay And Eat That Evening In Arrecife? And When We Said "Yes, We Would Very Much Like Too", Her Going Out Of Her Way, To Recommend A Nice Restaurant To Us!! She Then Placed A Little Sample Of Laguna Into My Hand, And Her Telling Me, To "Try It Out Firstly, Give It Length Of Wear On My Skin, And See How It Wear's On You!! This Girl Really Did Indeed Know Her In's And Out's Of Perfume Etc!! I Asked Her What Time Her Shop Closed At, And Again Her Beautiful Smile Saying 10pm Every Night!! That Night We All Did Indeed, Ate In The Restaurant She Highly Recommended To Us!! And The Charming Spanish Waiter That Was In Charge Of Serving Our Table, Actually Serving Our Meals, And Whilst He Lent Over My Shoulder, Serving My Food, Onto My Dinner Plate, Him Actually Complimenting Me On My Choice Of Fragrance I Had Chosen To Wear!! And Actually, Another Lady Sitting Behind Us, Said To Her Friend, That She Was Also Getting The Most Stunning Smell Of Someone's Fragrance/Perfume Wafting In The Warm Evening Sea Breeze!! And Her Actually Tapping Me On My Shoulder, And Asking Me The Name Of The Perfume I Had Chosen To Wear That Evening!! lol 😆 The Waiter Then Actually Bringing Me Over His Note Pad, And Him Asking, If I Could Write The Name Of It Down For Him, And The Lady Sat Behind Me, Asking That I DO The Same For Her!! Wow, My Mind Was Already Made Up There And Then, I Was Indeed Going Back To Buy Myself That Perfume Before We Caught The Bus Back To The Resort We Where Staying In!! Now On My Skin: I Certainly Get A Heady Uplifting BLAST Of Fresh Citrus/Lemons/Grapefruit, Followed By A Salty Freshness, Galbanum Leaf, There's Definitely Iris/Jasmine (White Flower's) Lily Of The Valley, Tropical Coconut, Cedar, And Finally A Dry Down Of Pure Patchouli!! And As You ALL Already know, I Just Adore Any Fragrances That Contain Patchouli!! My Advice: "DEFINITELY DO NOT BLIND BUY THIS FRAGRANCE WITHOUT GIVING IT A GOOD TRIAL RUN"!! You MUST See If It Fully Agrees With Your Own Skin Chemistry!! And When It Does, Well Oh My Goodness, Your Definitely Onto A Real Head Turner!! This Still Remains One Of My ALL Time Most Favourite Perfumes After All The Year's I've Owned And Worn It!! Simply "PURE MAGIC IN A STUNNING MASTERPIECE BOTTLE"!!! Dali I love"Love"LOVE YOUR LAGUNA!!!!!

Laguna By Salvador Dali: "Such An ALL Time Masterpiece Of Pure Fragrance Magic" ✨️ This Has Remained One Of My ALL Time Favourite Fragrances, From I Discovered It Back In The 90's, Whilst On Holiday In Lanzarote, And Actually Out Shopping Looking For A More Appropriate Fragrance That Could Deal Better With The Scorching Heat We Faced On Our Two Week Stay There!! I Actually Remember My Initial Reaction When I Saw, Then Lifted Up The Bottle For The First Time, And Then When I Sprayed It On Me, It Sure Was The Absolute "WOW" Factor!! Although I Didn't Purchase It There And Then, Rather Waiting To See How It Preformed And Wore On My Skin!! Later On That Night Whilst Out For Our Dinner, All Seated At The Restaurant Dining Table, The Waiter That Served Us, Upon Leaning Over Me, Actually Mentioned Three Times, The Fragrance I Had Chosen To Wear That Evening!! Actually Bringing A Wee Note Pad Over For Me To Write The Name Of It Down For Him!! After We Had Finished Our Dinner, We Hurried Back To The Perfumery, So That I Could Purchase That Little Piece Of Perfume Magic!! And All These Year's Later, I Still Always Make Sure, That I Indeed Have At Least Two Large 100ml Bottles Of Salvador Dali "Laguna" In My Vast Perfume Collection!! It Simply Is "DEVINE"!! Although DON'T Blind Buy It!! As You Definitely Have To Make Sure That It Is 100% Compatible With Your Skin Chemistry!! And I'm Really Pleased To Say That Laguna Is Indeed Compatible With My Own Skin Chemistry!! Whilst On Holiday That Year, I Also Bought And Discovered Two Other Fragrances: "Chanel N°19 Edp", And Also "Oscar de La Renta" And How Nice They Both Also Smelt On My Skin!! It Is Rather Sad, That Laguna Is Becoming More Harder & Harder To Sorce n Purchase!! They Sure DON'T Mke These KindA Fragrances Anymore, And Such A Shame It Is Too Loose Them!!!

My favorite perfume!

Eu ganhei o Laguna da minha irmã mais velha. Ela tinha comprado um kit com dois. Vamos dizer que como uma Artista Visual eu estava mais de olho nele mais pelo design do que pelo cheiro. Mas como meu antigo tinha acabado, ela me deu o seu extra de presente. O cheiro é bem cítrico, me traz uma vibe meio verão e talvez um pouquinho de outono. O cheiro de bergamota é bem presente no momento que se espira e com tempo vai se tornando um pouquinho doce (não algo exagerado, algo mais como uma baunilha). Não sinto nada de amadeirado nele, mas talvez um atalcado. Não sei se é o cheiro da minha pele já que todo mundo fala que tenho cheiro natural de talco de neném KKKKK Ele não exala muito. No momento que espirra sim, mas depois fica um cheiro que só se sente se você for abraçado ou alguém te der aquela cafungada no cangote. Minhas amigas elogiam ele muito e atualmente estou na procura de um que seja igual, mas exale mais

O Laguna era meu sonho de consumo desde criança, via minha tia usar e achava chic demais. Quando tive a oportunidade de comprar já não lembrava muito do cheiro, mas eu me encantei com ele gosto muito de usá-lo para passeios ao ar livre. Em mim fica um leve amadeirado, mas o frescor dele é indescritível para mim. Não é um perfume para todos.

i'm not sure if it's my skin chemistry, the weather or the fact that i likely have an older mini bottle, but i don't read this as aquatic. tonka is the strongest note along with lemon, plum, patchouli and amber. it has a greenness as well, but a sweetness from the fruits and patchouli. it's more like a tonka fruitchouli with hints of citrus. i like it, it reminds me of the 90s and makes me think of a less sweet angel. if it was made today it'd be more unisex but from its time it leans feminine.

It starts as a leaning-masculine bitter lemon or lime. Very refreshing with marine notes. Then it turns Chypre floral for a short while only to dry down to a calming holiday like coconutty vanilla. It’s definitely a hot weather and holiday scent. It is not sweet, definitely not gourmand. Could be unisex. No artificial or cheap leaning after-smell.