Magie (La Collection Fragrances) Lancome for women

Yummy. Magie is a tasty animalic fragrance, with what smells like scads of civet and castoreum. Amber and musk give the fragrance a fleshy warmth. There is a *slight* urinous smell that I'd also describe as "warm hair", but overall, Magie is an extremely sexual fragrance. The fleshy musk smells are exactly what I want in a musk fragrance - not so much stinky as they are sensual and comforting. It also lasts a very long time. I'd probably wear this when I plan on getting laid.

One of the great perfumes of all time. Magie Noir is a disappointment in comparison. Was my signature scent until it disappeared from the shelves. Good winter perfume, soft and heady.

Magie was originally released in 1950 and this wonderful reissue is a full-bodied amber floral with all the richness and beauty I would expect from the 50s era. At first there is a tart greeness that feels sharp and assertive, however this quickly mellows and Magie morphs into a rich, warm floral with a generous helping of jasmine and amber. There is a smooth, liquid sweetness to Magie which comes from the amber note and it warms beautifully on the skin, particularly in the cold weather.

There is a soft, powdery overtone to this fragrance which adds to its vintage feel. The official notes list violet and while I can’t say that I smell violets specifically, Magie does have that dusty, cosmetic feel that old world violets provide. Beyond this point Magie stays fairly constant, only becoming slightly more musky as it dries down.

Extremely powdery warm amber floral vintage scent. Lovely, but if you don't like powder, this is not your scent.

I thought Magie had disappeared! Glad to see it's not. A wonderful gem of a perfume.

Magie Conjours a esoteric mystery Opens with the darkest
and the most animalistic note of amber pure and unsweetened, Walking though a dimly lidded cave on a
nocturnal moment threads of Calligraphic Arabic verses
of gold Dangles with an Ethereal glow, Elusive jasmine
grows in the Rock's crevice elegantly grows on the on
the bare walls with sinuous beauty with it's leafy vines. I detect Civet in it's purest form adds to the
Dark Exotica of this scent Wisp of incense smoke pierces
though the utter darkness of the cave following the smoke until you saw where the smoke is burning from
a beautiful incense burner etched in the shape of a
dragon burns with the note of dry sandalwood, as the
incense burns your transfixed by the smoke dancing
revealing our Inner thoughts.

Magie is a dark beauty delighting in sensual pleasure
a bit of danger with Civet and meditation with amber.

Lancome La Collection MAGIE opens rather intensely, reminding me somewhat of JOY. I'm pretty sure that the official note list is abridged: there's a lot more going on here than amber, musk, violet, and jasmine! Given the similarity to JOY, I was initially convinced that there must be civet in the mix. However, I ran my wrist under my resident civet detector and received no response (a positive reading is indicated when he licks his lips), thus refuting that hypothesis. Something in this composition is very deep and dark and strong, and unless I'm witnessing a case of alchemy, it's not violet, jasmine, amber, or musk...

The great news is that MAGIE dries down so beautifully that I can justify waiting through the opening in order to get to it: a thick golden layer of amber with floral notes as garnishes. This is a big-time, no-holds-barred perfume! Those who appreciate bold florientals will surely be taken in by MAGIE's spell!

I didn't like it all at first. Very musty, old smelling, but in about an hour it had dried down to jasmine and powdery violet and musk. Still not right for hot summer nights but might be OK in fall and winter.