The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Salvador Dalí fragrances have always treated scent as a canvas for narrative and paradox, translating the surrealist's visual imagination into something you wear. DaliA More arrived in 2019, created by perfumer Raphaël Haury. The name suggests continuation, expansion, a further chapter in the Dalí woman's story. Where earlier Dalí florals were often more theatrical, this one settles into something more everyday wearable, still dreamlike, but the kind of dream you have on a good afternoon.
What makes DaliA More interesting is its refusal to commit fully to any one register. The candied apple and pear in the opening are gourmand in spirit but the Sicilian bergamot cuts through with a brightness that keeps things from going too sweet. Then the heart pivots to a more classical floral rose-and-raspberry pairing, with passion flower adding a slightly tropical edge that prevents it from reading as vintage. The base is where the Dalí DNA quietly surfaces, crystal amber and musk create a powdery, intimate drydown that lingers close to the skin, the kind of scent presence that someone notices when they're standing next to you rather than across the room.
The evolution
The opening hits immediately with candied apple and pear, a sweet, almost childish deliciousness that feels like unwrapping a hard candy. Within minutes the bergamot arrives to sharpen things, adding a citrus lift that prevents the sweetness from becoming syrupy. The handoff to the heart happens around the 15-minute mark: raspberry emerges alongside red rose, and suddenly the fragrance shifts from confection to something with more dimension. The passion flower is subtle but present, a tropical undertone that adds a slightly exotic warmth to the otherwise familiar floral heart. By hour two, the florals begin to soften and the amber starts to assert itself. The drydown is powdery in the best way, soft musk and warm amber that stays close to the skin for another two to three hours. On fabric, it lingers longer, occasionally re-emerging the next morning as a faint, pleasant trace.
Cultural impact
DaliA More sits comfortably in the approachable end of the Dalí range, less theatrical than some of the house's earlier florals, more in tune with what modern wearers want from a daily scent. The spring and summer daytime bias in its wear patterns reflects its personality: bright, sweet, easy to reach for without overthinking.
