Description
Magic Circus is part of Volume 1 of the SCENT STORIES Collection which debuted in 2014. Volume 1 consists of 11 fragrances to be released on a members-only basis for the first year. The fragrances’ notes and concepts are reserved for members only. The fragrances are planned for release to the general public in a year, when Volume 2 of the collection is released.
“Olfaction is the sense that’s hardwired to your brain. A direct, subconscious passage to memory and emotions, a memorable smell is rarely forgotten. In SCENT STORIES, each perfume is a potion and an abstract work of art. We invite each guest to spend time with each aroma. Engage, reflect, project, and allow each to transcend your moment. Like a good book, we hope each chapter takes you somewhere captivating. An exchange in the creation, alchemy is achieved in this dialogue and we hope that you find the stories interesting. The collection is rare, exclusive, and made from only a single batch of the best ingredients in the world. We encourage true connoisseurs to collect their favorite chapters.”—Chad Murawczyk and Mindy Yang of MiN New York
Nazar007 – :
This scent opens unisex but the drydown is feminine. Longevity is long lasting but the projection is limited. It is suitable for spring and fall, day and night. Also it would be wonderful for summer evenings.
Dominant notes are mild cotton candy, geranium, pineapple and caramel. There is also a strong woody patchouli note which works like a platform embracing all those ingredients.
At the opening dominant notes are labdanum, geranium, woody notes and incense with a light rubbery vibe. All these die as time passes.
This is a beautiful scent if you don’t carre about the projection.
LordMarvin – :
A playful and lively parfum, evokes in me a fanciful atmosphere… a magic circus, a melody from afar sounds, resounds in your subconscious a feeling of joy and peaceful. An alternation of sweetness and spices/woody meet… the patchouli is very evident in the drydown but very well balanced. This is a memorable perfume, with a childlike beauty. Beautiful!
Sillage: 7./10
Longevity: 8.5/10
Scent: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Bagiev – :
MiN gets a bad rap. My main problem with almost all their scents is the lackluster performance but let’s get real: Perris Monte Carlo and most Clive Christians are just as soft and short lived, so come off it ok?
Anyway, Magic circus: this is a warm and unique scent. It is peanut and caramel forward to my nose with some confection sugar sweetness in the background that reminds me ever so distantly of Profumum Roma’s Dulcis in Fundo. The scent comes and goes and it is soft but i can catch whifs every now and then.
This is a good movie theater or “Netflix and chill” scent for spending close time with other people. Not a beast at all.
Scent: 8/10 this is truly unique and if you want a good scent memory fragrance, give this a try.
Projection: 2/10 it is very close to the skin. Nuff said.
Sillage: 2/10 it does waft a bit when you move but leaves no train. Slow dancing distance at best.
Longevity: 4.5/10 Five hours is pretty low for usable longevity, but it still may have a place for certain nights out or for brief encounters.
Would I buy a full bottle? Dunno. It is a fine choice for a scent memory to be imprinted on, I just wish it projected more for the higher price.
rexkrab – :
Piu’ che un circo sembrano…fuochi artificiali.
La prima ora avverto bubblegum,bergamotto,il salato,e una nota introversa di arachide.
tutto spalmato su un tappeto polveroso di patch.
Costantemente piccante,esce fuori un geranio un po troppo aspro al mio naso.
Dolce,amaro,agro,salato,piccante con legni.maturi.
Non per me, lo vedo bene su una donna in dopo cena.
Good longevity ,good drydown ,but for me..
superfluous.
nie451Diobtetty – :
I honestly expected Magic Circus to be way worse that it actually is. 90% of the notes involved speak about nemesis to me but, as a matter of fact, this is nowhere as bad as it could have actually been. Good news…I guess.
Yes, it’s a roasted cotton-candy / caramel bomb but the sweetness, while being definitely the main focus here, it’s somewhat in check and the fragrance doesn’t smell too juvenile or overly foody. The main accords are very realistic, bordering almost into *scratch’n’sniff* gourmand territories and yet, somehow, the fragrance doesn’t feel like you’re kissing your baby girl on the forehead after she ate a lot of pink cotton candy while visiting Disney World. It has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes of Magic Circus, a plausible fragrance for anyone into straight-forward gourmands. Also, there’s a nice juxtaposition provided by aromatic geranium notes and citruses together with smooth woods and patchouli, that give this delivery by MiN, its very own credibility. It’s almost an element of *disturb* that definitely plays in the fragrance’s favor.
Downline: Nothing I would even remotely consider buying (or wearing, for that matter), but if you like the genre, it’s worth checking out.
Rating: 6.5/10
donn09 – :
I can’t help but wonder why all the MiN scents have a ton of dislikes on Fragrantica. This one is extremely likable and interesting, slightly polarizing but definitely not the stink bomb that the love/like/dislike ratio would imply.
It’s an extremely unique take on the gourmand genre. Super sweet (but not cloying somehow?) with interestingly inedible nutty nuances. The wood, geranium and patch add a heavy, almost old school masculine undertone. In a way it reminds me of ELDO’s Divin Enfant with the juxtaposition of sweet “fun” notes with heavier traditionally masculine notes. However this is much more wearable and fun imo. I definitely get caramel in the top, as well as a roasty peanut note. The drydown is mostly a sweetened patchouli woody thing that lasts a good couple of hours but doesnt project in the least bit (I kind of prefer that with my sweet scents, maybe Dzing! has conditioned me but I hate sugar bombs).
Ive loved both of the MiN scents I’ve tried (moon dust being the other) and I wonder if I just got lucky or if this line is really under-appreciated. I’m looking forward to testing the other fragrances for a definitive conclusion!
7.5/10
EregeFeepinue – :
Magic Circus! What a perfect name for this fragrance. I don’t think this is as gourmand a fragrance as I imagined it would be. I suppose it really is gourmand but with the wood chip, patchouli and pink pepper it really helps to give this fragrance a multi layered effect. Its such a beautiful “experience” from the very beginning its like walking into the circus tent with cotton candy, and peanuts, the wood chips scattered on the ground. It just continues to evolve on me throughout the day. I can’t stop sniffing my arm where I applied it. I applied one spray from a sample 5 hours before and I can still smell the fragrance up close and if I move my arm around I still have a decent scent trail. It is a very comforting happy scent that takes you to a place and time in my head when life was much simpler and I was in awe of all the excitement of the circus. I must have this!
saskthoto – :
As a huge lover of gourmand fragrances, I knew I had to try Magic Circus. A friend of mine very graciously acquired a sample for me, and I’ve spent the past couple of days testing the fragrance and seeing how it wears.
This fragrance is very sweet, dark, and heady. There is a very prominent labdanum note which combines with patchouli and woods to create a deep, leathery tone. Magic Circus is an interesting type of gourmand scent that does not smell entirely edible — it has gourmand elements, but the overall composition does not make you think “I want to eat that.” The bergamot, pink pepper, and geranium notes allow this fragrance to pass as a more mainstream men’s cologne and almost disguise the gourmand notes, allowing them to slip in unexpectedly.
I very much enjoy the way this smells, although the longevity is disappointing. The projection is good, but it is too short-lived to justify the hefty pricetag. But I know that this will make an amazing signature perfume for some lucky person out there.
sergei8376 – :
MinNew York sent me a sample of Magic circus.
I have to say that before smelling it I read the notes, and it’s not really my cup of tea.
But…it does smell like no other fragrance. The opening is like a blend of coffee, vanilla and burned sugar. Sort of like an aromatic crème brulee.
It’s abover everything else a sweet fragrance, but the woods, spices and nuts are present too.
It’s almost like a literal translation of a circus or carnival in the form of perfume.
As I said before, this is not the type of scent tht I tend to like. But the originality and quality are impressive.
Iren__1003 – :
Ok this one is awesome!
It starts like a cotton candy with a little nutty smell accompanying it. It’s kind of flinty smelling throughout. .difficult to explain and great to smell
Full bottle worthy 9/10
Very creative!
Tosol007 – :
All the circuses that I’ve attended have smelled invariably of damp hay and camel shit, but thankfully “Magic Circus” doesn’t try to recreate that aspect of the memory.
It’s kind of hard to pick out the notes, they seem to gel together in one big sticky ball. While not as overpoweringly sweet as say “Fantasy” by Britney Spears, it does smell a little bit like the inside of a candy floss machine, furniture polish and toffee popcorn mashed into a fluffy carpet.
It’s not the worst in this line, but undeniably childish.
teran123 – :
This is a maltol-driven sweet scent with citrus notes upfront over a somewhat buttery base. Unlike Long Board where the connection to the name eluded me at first, this one is very literal: cotton candy, fried candy, syrupy sodas, fried soda, soda candy etc. With that said, any cavity-inducing sweetness is undercut by a subtle peppery note that keeps the scent from becoming a saccharine warzone. Also, an impish wood note of unspecified species haunts the backdrop, smelling a tad out of place but suggesting the presence of a boardwalk—which, once again, is very literal. As the scent progresses, the sweetness subsides to reveal a trenchant sour floral note that struck me as perhaps on loan from Momento. Despite this, the scent’s overall impression is of jocular sweetness with a slight vegetal edge. While I’d say it would best appeal to fans of more candied scents, it sustains an ominous and disconcerting tone throughout—which is perhaps the most non-literal, creative evocation of a carnival type space.
cheapestwowgoldhez – :
Magic Circus and it is definitely magic on me, a gourmand that swirls on your skin, never to sweet, perfection, cotton candy, peanuts, popcorn, sawdust, happy children and laughter. FB is a must for me.