Mackie Bob Mackie for women

I have just recently discovered this lovely scent and there is something so incredibly comforting about it.Apparently it came out around the time I was in middle school. It does smell a bit dated but not in a negative way....more in that it smells classic,strong,rich and perfectly blended. In the first few seconds after application there's a slight,sweet bitterness with a touch of green (which reminds me of carnation but it's not listed) then it becomes so soft,sweet and creamy as it dries down into a slightly spicy, warm and creamy floral with just a hint of the softest, well rounded fruit. I have to say that the only notes that feel slightly dominant are the ylang ylang, tuber rose, narcissus and vetiver but it is so well blended that it is not piercing in any way but more creamy than anything else. To me, this isn't sexy or fresh in anyway but just comforting. A scent I want to cuddle with. Each time I wear it, I have more appreciation for it and there's something about the hefty feel of the prizm shaped bottle that I love and the box is a fun rainbow of colors too!

My mother wore this during the 90's. Mackie is certainly signature scent worthy. You will have to truly love orange blossoms and amber to fall in love with this, it has crazy throw and longevity. I love Mackie for men too and ''Perhaps'' is distinctive. In other words, this house rocks ..I will always keep a bottle in my collection, it's way too classic and just cool..Mackie also smells great after an hour or two on my skin. It might be a chemistry thing, but it smells lovely on my mom too. Gorgeous, cozy, comforting, sensual, quirky and even classic somehow! I don't know how a perfume manages to be all of those things, but Mackie can pull it off..

Mackie falls into the same category as JPG Classic, Amarige, Boucheron and Burberry for me..As 90's releases I guess they all have huge floral fruity hearts and powerful oriental bases. But perhaps Mackie is a bit smarter and more of a tomboy by comparison. Mackie is a lot like the original Bijan too!

My ex got me this perfume cause it was his favourite. I tried over the years to wear it and like it. He was 9 years older. I never fell in love with the scent. Felt like it was too strong. Felt like it was something all the girls wore when he was in high school. Sorry if you love it. I tried.

I wear my Mackie with a sexy loose chignon piled behind my head, a black turtleneck top paired with my sleekest pencil skirt and my sharpest stilettos, it completes the look perfectly...this is one of the more affordable scents in my collection but also one of the classiest. To my nose, it's mostly a peach-tuberose scent with noticeable sour/citrusy nuances of orange blossom and a deep, dry sweetness from sandalwood. I like it more than most mainstream Chanels I've tried and Mackie is every bit as elegant a scent. It smells expensive with a sort of intellectual flair that is alluring, sensual and somewhat carefree rather than cold and biting (just for the record, I'm 27). I'd very much recommend this if you're looking for a sophisticated scent that's affordable and has fantastic longevity and sillage. The fact that it is a fruity floral also makes it hard to dislike as well, so you know you won't offend others (as long as you don't overdo it, because it is quite strong). I must say I also love wearing this in the fall, a couple of spritzes on my coziest sweater, very comforting, so warm, so rich, so juicy, and it's not at all sweet. Truly a hidden gem.

I like Magie Noire, Fendi, Luciano Soprani Strass, Jose, but Mackie 100ml Edt is not mine fragrance, really was looking forward for my delivery and a little disappointed. Too sweet, not oriental for me and base notes are too weak for my sense of smell. Just ready to exchange...?

I would classify Mackie as a comforting scent.....very pleasant, moderately sweet, something I enjoy wearing in a relaxed home atmosphere. But it doesn't have enough personality to make any kind of statement......neither sexy, bold,nor cheery.....just cozy. A great scent to fall asleep with.
Great sillage and longevity...it becomes especially pretty after about 30-40 minutes of application.

Love it! It was the only perfume my beloved grandmother would wear. I can pick it out of a crowd full of strong scent. However... I can't wear it. It just makes me think of my grandmother so much it is painful. (she died over 10 years ago) The memories are still so strong. But I LOVE to smell it on others.

Nice, I would buy again. This is a goodie and cheaply priced. The fruity vanilla woodsy dry down and lasting power reminds me of these: Estee Tuscany per Donna, Il Bacio, Davidoff Good Life and Nicole Miller original signature.

floral and creamy, kind of strong at first, the lasting scent is amazing.

I JUST got my Mackie in today, and have been anxiously awaiting for the 7-10 business days since I ordered it off line. As always, I worry about perfumes being rancid or having turned when you order from a site unsniffed or unseen, but this was a keeper.
I love to buy from Cosmetic Mall (online). They are great and have wonderful customer service.
Anyway, this perfume has wonderful staying power, silage galore, and my husband keeps coming up and nuzzling my neck and telling me how good I smell. (He doesn't do that will all of my perfumes...).
It reminds me a bit of Spellbound by Estee Lauder, and even a bit along the lines of Raffine (the old version) or Escada Margaretha Ley, or even the old Senso by Ungaro which I adore. I think it must be the narcissus flower coming out, which can often mimic (to my nose) carnation when it is intertwined with a lot of spice. I love this fragrance and will keep it in my scent wardrobe for some time to come!
This smells nothing like White Diamonds to me (which I don't hate, I just don't care for it on me), and I just can not understand the comparison there. Just goes to show that every man's sniffer is different... :)
Cheers!

White Diamonds? Really?
I don't get any soap or stuffiness like I do from WD.
Mackie is a great sexual scent that my hubby always buys me! Love the peach & raspberry, slightly fruity without being foody. Just sensual.

Reminds me more of Ciara than White Diamonds. The patchouli and vetiver are verry smooth in this one, and very deep.

Good stuff....lasts verrrrry long.

Hmmm, I just got a 3.4 oz tester today. I haven't tested it on my skin, yet, because I have a scent on (Maja EDP)... Anyhow, I sprayed it on a tissue and it's an hour later, and HMMMM it smells like WHITE DIAMONDS.... I'll try it on my skin, maybe tomorrow, once I've scrubbed today's scent away. If it still smells like WHITE DIAMONDS on me, I might end up buying a bunch of empty roll on vials and see about trading it with people on this site, perhaps for something I'm really interested in trying. UNTIL then, fellow olfactory addicts, HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE.

Its a classic. Like fine wine , better and better as we age. A little strong on first pump but settles down to a wonderful floriental. I remember the first time I smelled it on a girl on the elevator. As she came on it was just heady and beautiful. I agree with others that it smells like a million bucks and cannot get over the price.

This is the only Mackie I have and while it's certainly affordable and nice enough (not offensive), I now find it utterly boring. Also a bit sour, as overripe peaches can be sometimes. The florals are all jumbled together - again, nice enough, but still...

I purchased it unsniffed when I was new here & gullible enough to buy without trying after reading a rave review by a member who later left in a major snit after removing all of her reviews.

I'd be really hesitant to buy another Mackie unsniffed. I actually use my tester bottle as my warm weather air freshener in my car... (in winter I use a Shalimar knock-off I got for $1.00!!)

If there's even one other fragrance on your wish list I'd advise you to skip Mackie and put the money aside for something else.

This is really nice for me, a great bargain deal. It smells very similar to Chloe on me, I don't get any pineapple or berry in the top notes, it seems to go right to the tuberose and amber at the end is so warm. Longevity is fantastic, 2 sprays lasts all night and feels great.

The opening starts off fruity with tangy
Pineapple and ripe raspberries then dries
in a few minutes to an to an Honeylike sweetness of Tuberose to dry off the tuberose is spicy orange blossom turns
deep with the note of Narcissus with it's
Intoxicating properties sharp semi masculine greenish note of jasmine slowly
steeping though the sweetish narcissus
dries with the velvet texture of Ylang Ylang and the powdery finish of rose

The base is a bit spicy with Vetiver
musk and amber if synthetic is a bit impressive and ends with dry sandalwood.

I like it, it smells kind of nostalgic to me, like a childhood spent rummaging through old clothes and vintage dolls in wooden chests...Mackie smells like a dated, forgotten perfume discovered in the attic of a rustic old home. No particular note stands out to my nose, it is strong with a sharp opening, and there's this thick soapy/musky/dusty quality to the perfume which is more clean than dirty, blended with woodsy-earthiness, and sweet, fleshy notes of white flowers, and fruits. Fascinating. To be honest I don't see myself wearing this, unless the mood strikes and the weather agrees...it's just not 'me'. It is old-fashioned and intriguing, a potent, no-frills scent...don't be fooled by the ugly, tacky packaging...I don't find this to be a timeless or contemporary fragrance, rather it is lost in time (in a good way), and it's not particularly feminine either (not by today's standards atleast)...but if you love retro strong floral scents, check this one out, the price is great and the lasting power is phenomenal. The fragrance is just rich, elegant and comforting when worn in cold weather, such a pleasure to catch whiffs of this stuff on someone else...BUT it smells cheap, cloying, with 'rotten' fruit notes emerging when worn in the heat...you have been warned. It also has monster sillage, so take care not to over-spray, it can suffocate and induce headaches.

Update:: I'm wearing it for the second time, and I get comments that it smells like strong, heady jasmine more than anything else, indeed it does (on my skin) the longer I wear it, with some woodsiness and a smattering of warm animalic notes glowing in the background...I think I could get used to that, I love jasmine. Still not an everyday scent.

I must be tuned to a different radio station because all my skin is hearing is complaints.

The fruits in here are just not working for me. They are quite heavy and smell a bit rank.

As the perfume progresses it becomes more floral and powdery sweet but that rankness is still lurking underneath. It makes me feel very uneasy.

The omnipotent skin chemistry strikes again!

Are you kidding me??? Even you guys are raving about this perfume! "I've been lurking on this site for a while" and noticed you some of you guys gave bad reviews even for ESCADA. I've REAALLY got to try THIS one if most of you guys are saying this is great!!!

This could be a dead ringer sister fragrance to Ceasars Woman! A lighter version but just like it.

After reading all the positive comments from other fragranticans I was still surprised: Eventhough I expected something good, I'd never expected something this good: Fresh and sweet juicy fruits in the start like a mix of both Gucci Accenti and the lovley peachy beginning of Chanel N°5 edt. Then follows soft and sensual rose, tuberose and jasmine, all supported by gentle and slightly spicy basenotes.

On me, Mackie becomes a bright and mild floriental with a tiny mote of Poison and original Chloe dancing around in the middle. It is so easy to wear, has a good staying power and is totally breathtaking in all it's simplicity. So well worth buying considering the fair price. It's not a classy fragrance, rather a cuddly floriental that makes you feel both beautiful and comfortable.

edit: The bottle is kind of outdated and close to ugly. But trying Mackie is like kissing a frog - that instantly transforms itself into a beautiful (and sexy!) prince - who offers you a really big diamond ring and... happy ending :)

i sprayed,and outburst a mothwatering fruit salad.sweet,juicy.in the 2nd note,i was aware of lots of tuberose,wonderful jasmine.as the dry down came,i smelled a incense woody,musky end.more than worth the money.little as it is.out preforms more expensive ones

One of my top oriental!sensuality and sophisticated!woman frag and well made oriental.mwahrvellous!

Is it really ok to buy such good quality perfumes for such low prices? I somehow feel like the cheap priectag is a sacrilege to the divine potion inside. But how much more lucky for those who know about it, no?

Mackie is a gregarious oriental, perfect for those fearful of the overwhelming spices typically associated with oriental perfumes. On my skin, Mackie is mostly about fruits, with happy peach drunkenly leading the tune. The rose, vetiver, and other spices not listed compliment it adorably. I'd describe Mackie is the youthful signature scent of a funky 20-30 year old artist/dreamer who lives in the moment and doesn't take life too seriously. She would liberally apply this cheerful and spicy scent for a daytime of frolicking, before switching to more heavy-duty perfumes for a night of partying.

Mackie has decent staying power. I stop noticing the sillage, but people around me can smell it. I guess Mackie is a smell that doesn't like being ignored.

I can really easily compare Mackie to Gucci Accenti's spicy peach or to Coco Chanel spicy character, watered down and minus the animal notes and plus the fruit.

Highly recommend.

This is a juicy & exotic potion,the citruses, peach & raspberry are sweet & bright but in a natural way - as far as the florals go , rose & jasmine stand out , tuberose lends perfect creaminess to this perfume, the whole effect is splashy in a very good way.
The resins are in perfect harmony here, there's even some earthiness which I personaly gravitate to in scents , a perfect base for this rich aroma - this fragrance is ambrosia for the nose - it really is that divine in my opinion. A lovely perfume ,long lasting too! - a treasure that has the bonus of being very affordable.

This one surprised me - I tried it because I expected it to be amusingly outrageously awful, like Cher in that huge black feather headdress - but the joke is on me because It's actually quite lovely!! The opening is strong but not the blast I was prepared for and moments later it mellows into a rich but pleasing scent - reminding me a little of Badgley Mischka in that 'fruits in brandy' phase. The drydown is amber/vanilla and very long-lasting. I hate to mention money,but at less than £10 for 100 ml, you could do a lot worse!!

I've read so many good reviews on this one amd I'm a big floriental fan, so I purchased it unsniffed.
It is a typical 80'/90's frag, right down to the orange color. It's in line with Red but smells almost exactly like White Diamonds with more fruit and no aldehydes. A very nice fruit and floral mix. Until the drydown...
The drydown is odd. I get wintergreen lifesavers. It's pleasant enough, but a little unusual and not all that feminine. So, even though I like the top and middle, the base kills this one for me. I'll finish the bottle, but probably won't repurchase.

Mackie IS and will ALWAYS be my fav scent!...

I really like this fragrance however the staying power just isn't there for me. The note combination is genius. It smells fantastic and my husband went wild for it but as stated it just doesn't last on me.

I love this perfume.This is MY perfume. About 12 years ago my daugter and I went shopping for my signature scent. We smelled so many perfumes and I gave up. As we were leaving the store I quickly sprayed this perfume on one of the sample cards. I forgot about it until we were almost home.As soon as I smelled it I knew it was my scent. We turned around and drove all the way back to that store to buy it.I have tried and worn other perfumes but this is by far my very favorite.

I first smelled it as a child. I though it was the most beautiful fragrance and it still is. Absolutely lovely, fruity and feminine. A very delightful fragrance to wear.

My new signature scent.I am so glad I bought this and a lady at the store kept telling me it was a good one and said she had received compliments and I basically ignored her suggestion and I finally bought it and wore it and smelled it ALL day! Lasting power is very good and that is how I like it! Mackie is such a nice fragrance and I highly reccomend. Although my sister hates it and says it is old fashioned I don't care I proudly display this one on my dresser and I have a lotion and a back up bottle! This my s*@*!

I love this fragrance. It's a fruity floral with the rose and jasmine coming through nicely. I also love the musk note in this. I have gone through about three bottles,it is that lovely to me.