Magie Noire

“OMGGGGGGG. So I have a winter sweater/pullover that smells like Magie Noir. I wore it a month ago, and it still has Magie on it... a soapy woody incense. Not rich, very light, but undoubtedly MN.Today I put on that sweater and put on original Prada Infusion D'Iris over the old MN. Perfection. I'm in heaven. PID'I has pitiful potency/sillage, so the two meshed together is fabulous!”

“I owned Magie Noire in the 90’s. It was never a favorite as it just did not work with my chemistry. I have been amazed by how lovely it smelled on others and wished it did on me. It was piercingly green and raw in the opening, simply turning to a ground herbs b/o dirty scent in the drydown. In my case it was a downside that it had such great longevity and massive sillage. I have always loved chypres. To me, the entrancing and beautiful Fendi Fendi was the best of them.SuzanneS’s review of MN below is in my top five favorite fragrance reviews of all time.”

“corkscrewcurly's review is dead on, what's sold as Magie Noire now is an atrocity. Even the bottle is ugly compared to the vintage. Why put something so inferior on the market? Well, for money of course, but I wonder if it weren't better to retire some fragrances rather than spoil the wonderful memories of the vintage original.The original MN was wonderful, one of a kind. Mysterious and yet approachable, MN was loved even by many who didn't usually care for perfume. What's been done to this iconic fragrance is appalling. My advice: try the vintage, it's worth the search and money.”