Composition
Magie Noire Parfum is a feminine parfum from Lancôme, launched in 1978. It opens with Cassis, Cassia, Galbanum, Bulgarian Rose, Hyacinth, Raspberry and Bergamot. The heart reveals Honey, Narcissus, Orris Root, Tuberose, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and Lily-Of-The-Valley settling into a base of Oakmoss, Myrrh, Incense, Spices, Civet, Patchouli, Ambergris, Sandalwood, Vetiver and Musk. Its character is defined by Woody, Green and Amber accords.
To me this smells like a spell being cast in a Paris apartment in 1978 — and the spell is working. Cassis and raspberry and bergamot, dark berries with claws; galbanum green and dangerous; honey poured over everything, thick and golden. Bulgarian rose and tuberose and jasmine bloom like flowers in a haunted greenhouse. And then the animal: civet, musky and feral, with incense and myrrh and ambergris smouldering underneath. Oakmoss and patchouli and vetiver, dark as forest floor. It's black magic in the most literal sense — beautiful, terrifying, utterly unrepeatable. They broke the mould. Not for beginners — beginners stay away.
⚠ Not for beginners
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