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BraxBerbflelf – :
I’ve heard a lot of good about the original, but I was only able to get this one. It is a syrupy sweet fruity floral with a strong incense note.
I really don’t like incense in perfumes very well, so this is not among my favorites.
More of a winter/autumn scent and more suitable for evening.
A bit cheap smelling.
intom – :
I have been dying to try this out since I first learned about in a perfume collection video on youtube which I can’t find anymore. So finally I decided to take a risk and blind buy after I would purchase another perfume and think to myself “yeah it’s great but I still want to know what Magical Moon is like.”
With the listed accords and the name that drew me in, I was ready for this to be my signature scent. In reality, it is not exactly what I expected. I don’t get any tropical fruitiness. However the vanilla and incense is definitely present and after giving it a few days, I’m enjoying wearing it more and more. I would not necessarily say it is a favorite (yet), but it’s unique for me, very fall appropriate without being too heavy, and for some reason I associate this with the lovable movie Practical Magic.
zxzxzx4 – :
I love this perfume and the bottle. My boyfriend loves it too he noticed this one. I get a lot of mellow notes but underneath a delicate musk which doesn’t overwhelm. Maybe that is actually sandalwood but it comes across as sweetly musky to me. I get some coconut and fruitiness. Like a mai tai. Puts me in a relaxed happy mood. I’d wear this on vacation.
dokerman – :
For me it is bittersweet scent almost unisex. It has someting that i can’t really descibe bit it keeps me sniffing my hand all day. After few hours I detect sandal wood and vanilla. Very strong at the beginning and oriental after a while. I can’say it is just “sweet” because for me it is more mature and serious, not really girly kind of perfume.
Maverick – :
I’m gonna be honest – I was hopeing for a lovestory. The outcome was like a dissapointing online date sadly. I checked reviews, notes – perfect match. And then we met – nothing from the “dateing profile” matched…and no love. Short date. And its sitting on my shelf. Im a bit manic. Trying to like it, so I test it again now and then. Nope…nothing…Zero fruity balsamic intoxicateing notes…I agree with BlakAmberMoo – just harsh incense/sandalwood/ostmanthus smell and thats it.so sad…I was dreaming magical…Conclusion – you can never predict how your skin reacts to perfumes.
vdu407Negeltzex – :
I don’t think I have reviewed this one yet, but I’ve been wearing it for about a year now.
I have wonderful associations with this scent, so I might be somewhat biased, but I don’t think there’s much to dislike about it anyways.
The name is so fitting. The perfume does smell magical! It all comes together so well. This fragrance really has a personality, and it’s fabulous. Also unlike anything I’ve smelled before. It’s really unique but also very appealing to most noses, I’d think. It makes a great first impression, and no matter how often I wear it (one of the ones I reach for most), I don’t tire of it.
Lasting power and sillage are perfect and the bottle is gorgeous. Incense looks like it’s the prominent note based on the votes, but I usually don’t love strong incense (church-like incense) and I don’t think that’s what stands out the most on my skin. I mostly get the vanilla, the sugar, and some fruity notes while the incense just delicately adds the ‘mysterious’ touch. But it’s not so mysterious that it strikes you as a serious perfume.
This is the only perfume I took with me for a three week long road trip down the east coast of the U.S. with my best best friend. All we did was laugh and enjoy ourselves and I associate the scent with her and our time together, everytime I wear it. It brings me back to hotel rooms, warm weather, hungover car drives, and moments that made me laugh so hard I couldn’t breathe.
It just brings a smile to my face. Magical Moon is such a happy perfume. It’s very playful, almost ingenue. I wouldn’t wear it on a date or to the office. I reach for this beaut while I’m putting on my blue mascara and going out for cocktails with the girls. 🙂
It’s not a juvenile perfume but it speaks to my inner child. It’s pure and innocent and confident in its individuality, strong, feminine, and gentle at once. Magical Moon is like a little girl who knows who she is before the world starts asking her to be someone else. Magical Moon is the little girl inside all of us who asks for what she wants without feeling bad, the little girl who can be vulnerable, the little girl who can forgive and forget, the little princess inside us all that is every bit a princess playing Tag barefoot in the grass as she is in ballerina slippers. Magical Moon is the divine feminine, the perfume that always reminds me of who I was and proud of who I’ve become. It brings me back to basics. When life starts to feel like too much, this one puts it all into perspective.
EDIT: review is based on the EDP
BlopSealley – :
I had a sample size of this that’s gone( sadly). Its sweet and a bit lucky in that night musk sort of way…has a blueish purple aura. I agree that its similar to Sensuous Nude. My boyfriend doesn’t always notice my scents but he liked this one…I’ve noticed, he always comments when I wear a pink pepper note. I’d like to have a regular size bottle. I wonder if TJMaxx ever sells this?
xsbkmooezl – :
@cedar_lea Did you do this in the presence of other people? I ask because when I applied it liberally it was suffocatingly strong to those around me. I even had too much after a little while. Oh, or did you try the EDT? I only have the EDP so maybe this is the difference?
RedUNS – :
I put a goodly amount of this on in hopes that it would make it stronger. No luck.
I get a floral that might have some subtle fruit notes that blend easily with flowers — maybe pinapple and guava.
That fades to a lovely sweet coconut vanilla that I like, but it’s all so very faint and disappears quickly. I am very underwhelmed.
vladimirford3 – :
This juice is indeed “magical”! I was given a full bottle as a gift from a wonderful Fragrantican in Sweden, “just because”. What an angel she was to send me this gorgeous fragrance! From the first spray I envisioned a tropical setting. I wore this beauty to bed and dreamed of taking a romantic stroll on an exotic, moonlit beach with someone special…
Several paces behind us is the restaurant where we’ve just finished dinner. The sounds of laughter and conversation from the restaurant are slowly fading with the lingering scent of something enticing cooking on the grill. The ocean waves lap calmly against the shore. A gentle breeze wraps itself around us allowing me to catch a whiff of my creamy vanilla perfume. In front of us shines the light from a bonfire further up the beach. As we draw nearer the smell of incense and smoldering ash from burning wood mingles with the creamy scent of my aforementioned vanilla perfume and the sugared rim of the guava cocktail I hold in my hand. Utterly intoxicating!
Just before my shower in the morning I could still smell the last traces of sweetness on my wrist, thus the longevity lasted about 8 hours. Sillage sits close to the skin but is noticed by others. I intend to test it a few times in winter to see how it performs in cold weather, but mostly I’ll be saving this bottle for summer. I plan to hoard it away for special occasions. It is that good!
Mr.Hurley – :
I’ve had this sample for a while as it was one I really wanted to try. It’s really interesting reading other reviews on this one as it seems to be experienced as an entirely different fragrance on one person to another. I find it ‘pleasant’ but overly sweet. The top notes are not at all obvious to me, I get no ‘tropical’ at all, aside from a rich coconut milk that smells like it’s been mixed with a can of evaporated milk and a cup of sugar and stirred with a handful of musk sticks. It’s VERY sweet, I get the occasional whiff of rose and osmanthus, but other than that, it’s all creamy coconut sugar hit. Suitable for anyone under 18 who wants to smell like a sugar high.
kasat – :
Wow. It seems like people have very different experiences with this perfume. Here’s my take.
I ordered the EDP directly from the Hanae Mori site. Oddly, I get none of the fruit, coconut, or sweet notes. On me, this is all osmanthus, incense, and sandalwood. Very rich and heady. The osmanthus is the star of the show. It’s almost as rich as tuberose or ylang ylang.
If you’re looking for a “happy, whimsical” scent, I’d look elsewhere. This is dark and brooding, but not in a harsh way. It’s quite lovely, and of course the bottle is just stunning.
Gypeexhiree – :
Softer, lighter, more feminine relative of EL Sensous Noir. This is very sweet above all else. Rotten tropical fruit is pretty accurate, but I don’t use that description in a completely negative way. It’s fruit on the verge of turning into after dinner Ruby port wine. However, there’s a heavy sandalwood and incense too. This almost gives the composition a sweet, dusty herbal hay note. The coconut and vanilla give it a heavy creaminess I can’t decide if I like or not. It’s a bizarre scent caught somewhere between tropical fruity and dark, heavy mysterious incense, patchouli and sandalwood. One minute you’re eating fruit on the beach and the next you’re ripped through a hole in time and tumble into the middle of a gathering of witches chanting in a circle in a medieval forest. I think this scent would be appropriate for Halloween. It would probably kill people if you tried to wear it in summer heat. I know this review seems negative but it’s really not. I do like the scent even though I think it’s confused. I purchased from the company website recently so it’s not been discontinued.
SASHA1967 – :
I was gifted a sample of Magical Moon and in my opinion, there is no magical at all. Powdery smokey suger. End of story. Maybe the mix with my skin, but I don’t like this one at all.
jag fick ett prov av Magical Moon i gåva och enligt mig är det inget magiskt alls över denna. Pudrig, rökigt socker. Det är allt jag får. Kanske skum mix med min hudkemi, men jag gillar den inte alls.
antoxa1911 – :
This is not discontinued. I just bought and received it within 3 days of online order from her site. Many times I see people say a perfume is hard to find but the first place I look when I decide to purchase is the companys site. It assures freshness, no markup and no dupe. I got the eau de parfum 1 oz. $128.00includes shipping. Also available eau de perfume and edt, larger size, same price
Windozavr – :
I won this in a perfume lot on ebay, and of all four I won, this is tied for favorite. In that lot was HM EDT, and that is not nearly as wearable as Magical Moon. I find Magical Moon to be more mature, while still being sweet. It has a certain mystique, and allure. The original HM was syrupy to the point of being cloying, and I tend to love sweet scents. In Magical Moon, there is balance, and there is more than just the sweet. To me, this smells like something that has some age to it. It seems like it could have been in a vintage bottle, and I’d have assumed it was vintage.
I even like the blue of the bottle. It reminds me of Evening in Paris, if anyone remembers that, or has seen a vintage bottle…..
sae4ka1 – :
Got a sample from a swap[shell_bell],EdT.This smells really nice.Its marketed for women but its unisex.I could have bought a bottle,sadly its discontinued and overpriced.
tambovulf – :
This fragrance is like a breeze of fresh air – because if its generously different note-accords – plenty to be surprised of. Its when soft sweetness of flowers such as rose, cotton flower and osmanthus contradicted by tartness of berries as guava and carambola, all dipped in pepper, incensed and residing on beautiful cedar with sandalwood base. Its has truly special development – sweet-spicy going into the herbal-woody, and on next day – oh wow – I can’t get enough of smelling my hair – its such a lipsticky sensual aftertaste. I think because of this development this juice received its name – Magical Moon – the progression in unlike any others – magical. Special enough to be hunted down.
P.S. Similarity – Nikita by Zaitsev (impossible to find)
dimon7884 – :
It opens very sweet with syrupy sugar, then a heavy savory musk and cotton flower. Its v familiar. I cant comment on the base drydown as I had to wash it off after 30 mins, because my skin started to burn where I’d put it and I got a headache.. I really wanted to smell the base notes of coconut and vanilla ;(
MartinenkoS – :
Smells magical, almost spooky. It’s my favorite scent. You can definitely smell the incense. I’ve been in love with this since it came out. It smells expensive too. Very mystical and dark, like the stars and moon above. It smells exactly like what it’s called. I love hanae mori perfume.
serrgei – :
Magical Moon is the ONLY fragrance in my idiotically large collection that I’ve chosen to have in edt, edp and parfum because it truly is THAT wonderful.
There is no other fragrance that features chili pepper (curiously absent from the pyramid above) and incense, an unlikely pairing that produces an oriental gourmand, and the combination is absolutely delicious. The aura is that of a sweet, hot and spicy dense smoke infused with a refreshingly outdoorsy/vegetal green. And all of this tasty goodness hits from the first spray! Since I love that opening so much I don’t fault the fragrance for being linear but celebrate the fact that what initially enchants remains throughout its impressive longevity.
As for all of the reviews that cite rotten fruit and dead flowers, I submit that the omission of chili as the first note in the pyramid has caused the dislike/confusion. When the nose is primed for fruit and flowers and is instead hit with chili peppers the effect is akin to forgetting you’ve just brushed your teeth and taking a long gulp from a glass of orange juice.
A couple of years ago all formulations had become rather pricey but old stock of 30ml edp has surfaced and Magical Moon is once again very affordable, especially on “that auction site”. Highly recommended and a safe blind buy for oriental fans and those who enjoy their green in a sweet vegetable rather than bitter galbanum format.
Edit: Reviewer Pari88 has already listed the notes from the bottle but since her review from 2011 is now quite a way down the list, here they are again, listed in the order in which they appear: Chilli [sic], incense, pink peppercorns, cane sugar, white sandalwood, vanilla pod, red cedar bark, patchouli [sic] leaves, cotton blossom, white musk, pineapple pulp, guava nectar, lychee, star fruit, coco milk, rose de porcelaine [?] gardenia and finally, orange blossom. Almost looks like a recipe for an exotic smoothie!
KarlsonKiSH – :
O.K., I am reviewing the EDP the second time, since I am wearing it again after a long absence. (For actual notes, see my first review.) I had put my bottle its box in a bag in a drawer for six or seven years, due to the fact that I wanted to wear only very light scents to work, and I was working ALL OF THE TIME!! But I recently took this beauty out to wear again. I have 1/3 of a bottle left, and it is STILL exquisite and potentl!! Maybe even BETTER, since the opening notes are more mellow now. This the BEST of oriental/fruitchulli, with unbeatable lasting power. I remember when I was job hunting, and longing for a bottle. I had tested it at Sephora, loved it, but back then, I couldn’t even afford a bottle of the EDT! I treasured a few sample vials. Then, one day, I lucked upon ONE bottle of the EDP at a discount store, for a ridiculously low price. SCORE!!! I left the price tag on the plastic, because I could scarcely believe it!!
There is something of a “grande dame” feeling to this fragrance, like a bold, determined, venerable, and spirited dramatic actress or opera singer, a theatrical professional who has a complete mastery of the depth, breadth, and power of her emotional range. Yes, a *diva*, but not in the sense of a spoiled, entitled brat; more like a feminine maverick, a consummate professional who states, authoritatively, “I know who I am, I know how I feel, and I know what I’m doing.” An bottle, intensely cobalt as the immense night sky, and set proudly on the vintage fringed silk shawl which covers a backstage dressing room table. The power of her personality reaches all the way to the back of the theatre, even though this diva may speak in a voice as sweet as pineapple, as ladylike as gardenia, as delicate as osmanthus, as exotic as rose de porcelain, as rich as coconut milk, as smooth as sandalwood, and hushed as incense.
Not for the shy and retiring or entirely conformist soul.
uoker – :
Out of the 100+ fragrances I’ve tried in the past couple of months, this is surprisingly one of the very few standouts to my nose. I honestly can’t believe how much I like this one, because I didn’t think much of it compared to all the other fragrances I chose which seemed to better suit my tastes. Magical Moon contains lots of fruity notes, which can make or break a fragrance for me, but fortunately they work so well here. The fruit comes across as refreshing, and compliments the incense and vanilla nicely. Clean, fresh, fruity, sweet, and interesting.
Fredwes – :
I gave this fragrance a second shot, except this time I applied a micro-tiny, itty-bitty half-droplet of perfume.
I can now say it is rather beautiful and a bit of a contradiction. It has a soft floral powder-puff vibe with larger-than-life sillage. It’s a DIVA that is playing coy and demure and failing miserably.
There are no subtleties with this one.
My husband even said it smelled nice this time around with the micro dose!
Амвросий Каменский – :
There is a beautiful crescent moon outside and a sky full of stars. It is a cool night and a bit windy. It is a tranquil night. I spray the sample of Magical Moon onto my skin and the immediate reaction to put it nicely is that this perfume is for a very mature woman. It reminded me of the perfumes my dear grandmother wears. Too much going on with it, in terms of flowers. I felt overwhelmed. My husband was wondering with a look of disgust in his face if I had sprayed anything in the room. I made a beeline for the bathroom and washed it off. Although regretfully my senses were so overwhelmed by the cloying flowery sweetness of this that I can’t wash it off my nose yet.
Maybe someone would like to swap a different sample with me?
romariote – :
This is one interesting scent, when I’ve tried it one summer evening I was picking up a lot of fruit notes and vanilla and was wondering how is anyone getting incense here, now it’s winter and the incense is on top of sugar and vanilla, with a light evergreen edge. It’s like you have two frangrances in one botlle!
kila – :
This one I got as a sample never having smelled the original Hanae Mori It has a resemblance to Sensuous Nude, especially in the middle. The beginning is sweeter and the ending is muskier. All in all I like it but I still want to smell Hanae Mori the original.
ТИТОТИК – :
Oh how I love you Magical Moon. I’ve reviewed this so many times, but here I go again. This is so versatile. In the Summer I picture a tropical paradise, oriental, pacific ocean, tropical fauna that glow in the dark. In the Autumn I picture the imaginary world pictured through Navajo tales, midwestern, romance in a pastel colored dessert land. In the Winter this becomes a luxe world, glitter dust and fancy dresses, holiday balls in a luxury home on Park ave, in the Spring its the land of Fairy’s. 🙂 During the day it is Strong, Bold, Powerful. No holds bar, at night it is Sexy, Delicate, Mysterious, Romantic, Loving.
I feel as if it was made just for me, my chemistry, my skin, sent from heaven. Magical it is, and it has stolen my heart forever.
paxan85 – :
I love the candlewax note in this. I want to say its akin to a scent of dragonfruit, mulberry and /or cider candles, but its not exactly any of those. I can’t get the description quite right. It is probably scented by the tropical fruit notes listed, of course, but I’m just not familiar with them. There’s a nice vanilla here too-I’m glad I’m not picking up on the babypowder note that another reviewer mentions in her very descriptive and well written review.
Ordinarily I wouldn’t want this much sandalwood in the drydown (sandal and even sandal-vanilla often get a stinky tone on me. But Moon’s drydown is fine; the sandal is somehow cleaned up for me by the incense and tart fruits (I agree with those reviewers who spoke of dried fruits). I love the beginning 20 minutes best. I find Magical Moon to be beautiful and mystical and very romantic ( like in an Americana kind of way. Like a Norman Rockwell, joyful young love and drive-in movies kind of way.)
For the EDT
Serj16021009 – :
Imagine the moon alternately brightly visible and shadowed by shifting clouds: that is Magical Moon. It shifts between an incensey-patchouli note and a plummy sweetness. The incense and patchouli is fairly heavy; papery, rich, slightly tobacco-ish, a little smokey. It reminds me a bit of Fancy Nights, a little milder. The plummy sweetness is fruity and round; it reminds me a bit of Natori Natori with its purple opulence.
Magical Moon would be great if you want a multifaceted, patchouli-heavy scent that is also sweet (fruitchouli has been coined here). It is not so much balanced as it is alternating; it doesn’t get boring. However, I do think the longevity leaves something to be desired–by 3 hours, it is barely there. The sillage is fair, it won’t knock anybody’s socks off but they will probably notice; for the style, though, you might want more sillage.
koc_18 – :
Magical Moon totally surprised me. When I first applied it, I thought, eh, pretty nice. The dry-down is really, magical. I love it so much that I think I’ll track down a bottle of the edp. So Pretty… smoky, vanilla, fruity, yummy stuff. Somehow it all works beautifully on me.
dochkosmonavta – :
Magical moon is such a strange scent for me. It’s so unique and I want to love it so badly. Every once in a while, if I’m in the right mood, I do totally love it for a few moments, but most of the time it is a bit too sweet and too much, a bit sickening. I think I’d probably prefer smelling it on someone else, rather than having it around me like a thick cloud that I often end up wanting to escape.
I don’t know if I’m just fooled by the name, but it somehow reminds me just a little bit of sun, moon and stars by lagerfeld. They both sort of suit a mystical but sweet female. And honestly, I almost do feel tempted to try it while dancing naked under a full moon!(sun, moon and stars did not have that effect on me!). There is something magical and a little “witchy” about it, and it’s so heavy that I think you’d have to be pretty confidend -maybe even a little different/special- to pull it of (I mean that in a good way!)
It would totally fit someone who uses tarot cards and gemstones, like myself, unfortunately it just doesn’t rock my world. But, I’m not giving up on it and I will continue to use it on those special occasions where I find it suited and when it’s enticing and magical properties lures me to apply some
podkep2 – :
Magical moon is a lovely, smooth, and smokey vanilla. It’s my first hanae mori that I discovered I really liked.
The first few seconds of magical moon always makes me wonder if my memory is wrong and I’ve made a mistake. Very sharp and (IMO) ugly fruit notes like pineapple shriek, then as soon as I’m ready to complain it totally transforms (like magic obviously :P).
This gorgeous fragrance is touted to be linear by hanae mori themselves, and it really is a beautiful consistent creamy smoked vanilla. There is a sweetness and a sourness due to the top fruit notes that stick around like star fruit. The cotton flower adds a clean element, the juniper berries make the fragrance a tad piney although I don’t really get the juicyness of the berries. I do get the sugaryness in my nostrils as the final smell I experience before I pull away from smelling my arm. I think I can smell the osmanthus and coconut, but the overall fragrance is it a bit vague and soft, in a dreamy way. Modeled after Japanese perfumery, the fragrance has a very musky and powdery component.
For me this is a skin +1 fragrance. And what I mean by that it’s a fragrance that gives me a feel of a sexy, perfumed version of a my own skin. Some more neutral smooth vanillas give me that impression and this is one of them.
The description of all the special things they do for this fragrance is really cool to me, you can read about them at hanae mori’s website. I also heard a rumor that they bottle this perfume during full moons only, I can’t remember the source to verify it true, but I like to think it is! Oh, and the bottle is so cute. I have a crush on this fragrance.
funt113 – :
I really, really adore this scent. It isn’t subtle, that’s for sure but it is definitely elegant. For all of it’s vanilla-sweetness and fruitiness, it still maintains a sense of class and palatability. It’s lovely yet has depth. Not what I normally wear, but when I used to when I was younger I would constantly receive compliments.
luw739speagoessenda – :
Testing EDP & edt side by side. EDP is (a lot) more incense & sweet pink pepper, Actually a creamy pink ppr vibe reminiscent of Signorina (-the berry) in the drydown.
The edt has more fruit (pineapple/litchi mostly on me) and is sweeter, less incense/ppr. Honestly they’re pretty different scents on me in the drydown. Edt didn’t last as long otherwise I think I’d actually prefer it. Also the incense type reminds me of that in L’Agent (just that note) & it’s deliciously warm and smoky, with no sharp, soapy tones like some incense.
Will restest but if sillage/longevity remain the same I’ll have to skip a fb; close to skin after 30 mins and only 4 hrs tops is a deal breaker usually… But it is lovely, warm, sweet, and inviting!
Because the EDP reminds me of elements of 2 I already own I’d probably go with the edt but both are great.
EDIT to ADD:
After testing em side by side no less than 3x, I prefer the EDP by a smidge. It’s richer and creamier smokiness wins in my book by juuust that much over the sharper (but not in a bad way) citrus fruit appearances of the EDT. Also, if you’ve smelled B&BW Sea Island Cotton & other such ‘cotton’ scents, the EDT has more of that just-out-of-the-drier fabric softened cotton synthetic than the EDP. (Not a bad thing, just different!)
васёк 51 – :
I think I like it! It’s pretty easy to wear. The incense is kind of heavy but the fruitness makes it a bit more fun. The fruit to me = raisins? There’s something about it the reminds me of HM Butterfly but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Anyways, it’s not bad and kind of grows on you. Possibly going to get a full bottle!
Update: the dry down is glorious creamy grown-up tropical! This is getting added to my collection on pay day! Absolutely stunning! You did it again, Hanae Mori and executed a beautifully blended and feminine scent that makes me swoon!
zorinka_motor – :
I’ve been putting off reviewing this one because I’ve been afraid of not being able to do it justice. It’s blended so well and smells so good that it’s hard to describe, but I’ll try.
Magical Moon opens with slightly tart tropical fruits, the thick somewhat waxy feeling of the starfruit standing out in particular. This lasts only a few minutes, but really sets up the entire feeling of the scent for me.
It quickly becomes very smooth and creamy, warm sandalwood and sweet and dry incense, but that light tropical feeling is still there. It doesn’t feel heavy, just very even. This is the core of the fragrance, this delicious woody incense blend accented with fruits and I think a fairly strong osmanthus note. As it wears a fresh cotton pops out, balancing out the sweeter notes in the base nicely.
Everything about this scent is very well put together for me, the dry incense and tart fruits playing with the creamy sandalwood and the sweet notes, keeping it from becoming too much of any one thing.
While if I could imagine this scent in colour I would think of that luminous glow of a full moon, this scent makes me think of white sand and palm trees, sunshine and starfruit, of relaxing on a tropical island beach. And yet, it’s not a beachy scent. I think this wears well all year and is versatile without being safe. And there’s something so comforting about it.
I just love it really. Worth trying, I think this is one that lots of different fragrance tastes could enjoy.
bolvankaru – :
Sample review:
Magical Moon, you’re such a mysterious Moon!
Like a Moon struck by lightning your body lit up bright and sparkling, slowly revealing the smoky, sensual warmth that you have captured deep within you…
This mystery starts with fresh exotic fruits sweetened with sugar cane that slowly, but surely transforms into the blooming heart of sensual rose, orangeblossom & osmanthus and gently settles on an exotic, smoky base of incense, vanilla, coconut & creamy sandalwood.
Added to my wishlist 🙂
Orillotly – :
This review is for the Parfum.
Reviews for this fragrance are really mixed, some say its a rotten fruit smell, others a smokey comforting scent. My impression is that the EDT has more of the fruit notes in it (and therefore more of the rotten fruit people say they are smelling) and the EDP has more smoke. I’ve never smelled either so I can’t tell you my judgement, but the Parfum begins as a rather confusing mix of both at first, and then drys down to something pretty and soft. Much like what I imagine the EDP smells like.
At first spray I was utterly befuddled by this scent. My brain was sending out simultaneous messages of disgust and “Oh, how pretty.” And there is something very pretty about this scent. Its like a smokey take on Sweet Tarts candy. If you’ve ever had them you know they have a soft, baby powdered sugar scent with a pop of tartness all blended together. There’s something really comforting here too, almost like clothes fresh out of the dryer. If you smell this from afar its a really pretty, comforting scent. But the closer you get to application point is when the problems start happening.
While this has got a powdered sugar, soft and smokey sweetness to it, along with that freshly washed and dried clothes scent, there’s something… rotten happening with the tartness. If it was possible to have a clean rotted fruit scent, then I guess that’s what this has managed. Its not a full out ripe rotten fruit, but its the tartness of that rot. Sounds disgusting, I know, and that’s where this can be off putting. Thankfully, it fades as time goes by, but if you’re really sensitive to fragrances your nose will probably be picking it up.
Eventually it becomes just a pretty scent, smokey Sweet Tarts and clean laundry, and rather soft. Its very comforting and warm. A very interesting fragrance and surprisingly wearable.
rumer – :
This review is for the EDT:
I was excited to try this fragrance, especially since I love incense and smoky perfumes. But sadly, this was a miss for me. I do like the opening—it’s fruity and playful and innocent. The guava and starfruit are what I smell the most in the first hour. There’s something about it that reminds me of my childhood. I don’t get any orange blossom or rose, which is disappointing. Eventually, sandalwood and patchouli take over with a little bit of vanilla around the edges.
I actually don’t get much incense or smokiness. It’s basically fruity in the opening and sandalwood at the end. Before the sandalwood dominates, the fragrance actually smells very nice because there’s an interesting balance and mixture of notes. But I dislike the scent of only sandalwood, which is what I smell in the last couple of hours. It lasts about 4 hours and has weak sillage. It’s been advertised as being linear, but it’s not.
Overall, I really wanted to love this. I was so attracted to the description of how the scent embodies a moonbeam, but that was not well-executed. I’ve read that Magical Moon was mysterious, unique