Laguna Homme (2001)
by Salvador Dali

I wish I could smell the quinine listed in Laguna's top notes. It would make the composition far more interesting. As it is, all I get is a very bland, anonymous, sweet, powdery accord of vanilla and amber with a cheap, careless feel to it. Laguna makes up  in power and endurance what it lacks in depth and  individuality, but I'm not certain that I'd count this in its favor. The sickly sweet, cloying, chemical drydown is especially unpleasant, and with so many fine fragrances for men to choose from in this genre (Jaïpur Homme, Habit Rouge, New York...) I can't imagine why you'd want to wear this.

1st May, 2011.

Laguna Homme is an über-synthetic tonka/vanilla bomb accompanied by the same type of sour, sweaty citrus notes found in Dali's revolting Le Roy Soleil Homme. There is also an overarching waxy or plastic element at play here (maybe the synthetic florals) that I find totally irritating. The overall effect is not unlike that of a cheap, unlit vanilla candle.

Those who say this is a good choice for summer have obviously not worn it in high temperature / high humidity climates, wherein this juice visually radiates like the malodorous vapor from Pepé Le Pew.

23rd November, 2009. (Last Edited: 2nd February, 2010.)

Doesn’t it smell quite much like Versace`s The Dreamer with additional note of benzoin plus that slightly salty metal accord….

Like The Dreamer, this indeed smells very synthetic but to my mind in a most pleasant way. Its very captivating juice. Works almost like a magnet.
Highly recommended if you like sweeter (oriental-fougere) scents and you’re not afraid of synthetic nuances.

Tasty scent and very pleasant wear with long lasting appearance.

15th February, 2009.

This is a controversial scent, as you can see from the reviews in Basenotes. It really is a strange scent. I think the quinine note in it is responsible for both the positive and negative reactions. It's not exactly aquatic, but combined with the citrus notes, it makes for a lightly smoky and slightly metallic edge to the top note. I guess this is intrigued some and puts off others. The middle is a somewhat diverse collection of typical heart notes, woods, white floral, tobacco. Where the main interest lies for me is in the base notes: tonka bean, vanilla, and musk make for a bit of powderiness there; but the touch of labdanum and clary sage take it to a different level. On my skin, the powder hangs in the background, but the clary-labdanum win out. When to wear this? Warm weather definitely; when you are in a sunny, optimistic mood, too.

13rd August, 2008.

for me its kinda like being in a glass ball of pure blue water, where sting rays are my friends and all that can be heard to aquatic sounds
i loves it
i tend to have to use it like water tho wears off quickly

7th July, 2008.

Like a boisterous speech, it is full of interesting points up front but subsequently finishes off it's tirade by simply falling off the platform into the audience. Massive vanilla/amber and absolutely NOTHING else. A political speech riddled with empty promises.

4th June, 2008.