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Salvador Dali Aphrodite's Lips bottle

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Salvador Dali bottle with lips and nose, found it at a local store , its an old bottle, boxed, about ten years old, and they sold it to me for $9.00. The bottle is a funky piece of sculpture and the juice is potent, a bit syrupy sweet for me, but not displeasing. Not sure how age has affected it, but it has an exotic, spicy scent to it, a kin to opium, perhaps. Parfum de toilette spray, whatever that is, 100mls in a box with a painting of Aphrodite. cool. My blind guess of notes would be clove, sandalwood and amber.
When I checked on some sites, I see that jasmine, rose, sandalwood, myrhh , amber, oakmoss are among those listed. Classified as a floral chypre. Had to share this interesting find with you all. Anyone try , like or dislike this frag?
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I have it! I discovered it lurking POL for smell-alikes. Someone said it was similar to Montaigne. I don't think it's anything like the Caron but I love it. I get lots of aldehydes & ambery sweetness. My little daughter loves the bottle.
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I have the mini of this, and, though the fragrance isn't my style, I still like it. Very aldehydic, and of course great bottle. Sounds like a good find!
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Must be the Salvador Dali 'Le Parfum' for woman, 1983 (Basenotes) or 1985 (Nigel Groom)
I really loved that scent and used it for many years.

The same design is used for Dali's Laguna, only there the bottle is made in aqua-green glass.

Dali played a big role in the design of the bottle. The nose and lips are taken from his painting 'Apparition du Visage de l'Aphrodite de Cnide'

Enjoy your bottle and fragrance!
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Was my SotD yesterday, only the older version coming from the black bottle. Easily my favorite Salvador Dali, where I get aldehydes, flowers (narciss, carnation, orange blossom, rose) and sweet woody-ambery drydown. Not much of moss though. The longevity is superb and everyone is commneting on how good it smells. Please enjoy your find!
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I just bought this blind. I was pleasantly surprised. It might be the cedarwood in the base that gives it that spicey kick which is so definitive. I got mine for $20 plus ship. for 3.4oz! Very wearable.
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thanks for your replies, ladies! love that bottle. the fragrance is very redolent. (?not sure if I am using tha t word right)
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I LOVE this scent, it is one of my top favorites. I am very lucky to own one of the limited edition 10oz crystal "Le Parfum" bottles. The bottle is HUGE (ten ounces of pure parfum) and very beautiful. Mine is #979/5000 and is still in mint condition, in its original double boxes, and full of the original juice, which thanks to proper storage is still perfect. I even have the hardback "Le Parfum Salvador Dali" book that came along with it. Those bottles retailed for $1,500 in 1983, I wonder how much it is worth today? I cant find much info on this bottle, If anyone has any info or an idea of its value please let me know. Thanks!
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