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ptadenis – :
Sigh. Save your pennies and your sense. Nice. Not OMFG GOTTA HAVE IT.
Basic sweetness with a little chypre action. Oakmoss. Kind of reminds me of the 80s and big hair, blazers, and shoulder pads.
Fellow fragcomm member pointed out that 40 years later, this baby probably just ain’t what she used to be. I think I’ll wear out my bottle, just to be perverse, as well as to see if something else develops, but as of now #notimpressed.
Merqh502elipseskism – :
Check out the reviews for Lanvin My Sin and you will see the entire troupe of crazies echoing each other’s reviews…yes, they’re all there…Gigi & Co, capitalising on the good nature of Fragrantica members by subjecting us to their attempts at writing projects.
About Magie Noire, I have already reviewed it. I love it so much even though we had a slightly rocky start. It’s the one I reach out for most of the time before bed. Smoky, mysterious, dark and alluring.
vlad02009 – :
What the Hoobastank is going on with fake fragrance reviewers? I actually went off of some of Gigi’s reviews and blind bought a few perfumes to my dismay. Paris Hilton’s St. Moritz was blech and Paul Sebastian’s white floral hot mess. Sadly, the only one I could return was PS.
On the bright side, Konga5000’s recommendation on Sonia Kashuk’s fragrance line was right on the money. Yellow Alluriana, Pink Innocencia, White Etheriana, and Red Promisia have all found homes with me. Thank you!!
Oops, forgot to review Magie Noire (LOL)…. if my memory serves me correctly, it was an intense floriental with woodsy undertones. And I bet longevity matched its sillage.
poonyPelp – :
Iconic! in the La Nuit by Paco Rabanne, Diva, Knowing, First style… Really a poison, complex and intoxicant: a powerfull magnetic field, a marvellous such a bit licqueor. Amazing fragance. In my country there is an specialistic laboratory in fragances, one of them is a really similar fragance for men
super.cricket2010 – :
This is terribly good. I’m a man, and like this at the point of use it often. I’m a fan of powerhouses like Polo, Kouros, etc. But this, is really Magie. Awesome, really awesome.!
adrenalins – :
For real about Gigi aka Southern Blonde aka whoever else?? Seriously??? That explains so, so much. I wondered why Southern Blonde the cruise ship dancer always seemed to review whatever Gigi the New York designer reviewed, always glowingly. One thing I wondered was who has time to write and read all that…and how come everything smells so much better to them. Hence, a couple of years ago I stopped reading their reviews because they seemed insincere. Maybe I will come back and post as Therese, the Montreal set designer, or Genevieve, the Swiss performance artist, or Karly the Arizona department store manager….
Wow, wow, and wow. Just when you start thinking cynicism is unfounded. Fragrantica just got a lot more interesting.
Oh hey duh…all these pseudonymous reviewers consistently confuse /it’s/ and /its/. Confusion of these expressions is a shibboleth of illiteracy. It does link them, however.
(Apologies for not posting a review of Magie Noire…It was lovely. I remember it from the early eighties. I actually just came here to read about whether it had been reformulated.)
Nightughtem – :
All this time I though GiGi The Fashionista was a real person! Also; she never makes remarks in the forum section – which is odd for such a fragrance fanatic. She’s always too busy “shopping with her mother in NYC”. Wow. Crazy lady (or man). Or Norman Bates.
dubro66 – :
There was a thread in the forums about him/her. As I recall, he/she was indeed found by Fragrantica moderators to be the same person. And he/she won more than one of the editor’s choice awards last year. I don’t really care about that, but it’s pretty obvious to just about anyone that it’s the same person, and I think that sort of makes the site look less valid or something. In any case, if enough people downvote his/her reviews (which I personally was doing before this all came to light sheerly because that pointless rambling is a waste of space), the reviews will no longer show up except on his/her profile.
kopiwm – :
Note to Fragrantica. I do NOT agree with members being able to have multiple names and using this site as a form of a ‘Vanity showcase’ to display their very lengthy and often off topic writing talents! Get a job as a writer in a magazine or even better start your own blog! This site is voluntary and provided to give a ‘review’ of a fragrance to aid others not a 10,000 word disitation!
артемка86 – :
My first love….even my cats attracted to this beautiful smell!
ziyos999 – :
A Classy scent. It’s held it’s own through the years. It is a sophisticated beauty, that will continue to stand the test of time. Sensual, and romantic. Sillage is nice, evening wear IMO, fall, winter scent.
nanot3ch- – :
If I were to sleep my way to the top, Magie Noire is the fragrance I would wear. Popular in the 80s, I didn’t wear it to the office because others in my cube were wearing it. It does have the quality of being both sexy and elegant at the same time. Distinctive. Delicious. I’d second Magie Noire is probably the best Lancome fragrance.
kalderZloi – :
Vintage Magie Noire is simply an addiction for me. I am helpless to its magical effects. I wear it exclusively in the winter season. The spell of this perfume is indescribable. I have to resist more than one spray. It makes me think of black velvet, medieval tinkling bells, sparkling lights, deep green forests, and wet kisses. Lancome’s Magie Noire is complex, mysterious, and stands alone as the most inexplicable fragrance ever.
TA-881 – :
The best parfum in my opinion! Always recognize it, even in a big crowd. Exceptional combination of notes. Long lasting with excellent sillage. It’s very sensual and almost addicting – the more you wear it, the more you crave it. My mom’s favorite and mine too as I get older (and wiser?) I am talking about the pure parfum vintage version, which is very hard to find nowadays. Still have unopened bottle I cherished!
riot – :
Magie noire è stupendo in tutte le sue sfumature e in tutte le sue varie formulazioni.
Magie noire è molto ambivalente,alterna momenti di intensità a leggerezza, morbido, vellutato, delicato, sensuale,non è invadente,confortevole e accattivante.
Nebuloso,a momenti grigio,o vellutato,blu notte, oppure dorato, o verde e freddo,pungente,oppure piccante e nero.
Fiori gialli,fiori rossi,fiori bianchi,fumo di incenso,mirra ardente, dolce benzoino e scie calde di patchouli,cisto,sandalo,avvolgente e coinvolgente.