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Lancome Magie Noire was the perfume of my childhood. I wasn’t lucky enough to own it then as it was quite a rare thing to come by, back in the Soviet times. My friend’s mother, however, somehow managed to obtain a bottle, and I have such vivid memories running over to her place after school just so we could smell, and, even better, put on a drop of this potion which on rare occasions she allowed us to do. All of that was done completely unbeknownst to her mother, of course. It was a moment to be cherished! It was indeed a perfume of magic.
Just the other day I was in a department store and witnessed a conversation between a sales person at the Chanel counter (why it was not a Lancome counter is a mystery to me) and a customer. I didn’t hear the entire conversation but what I could hear was the sales lady saying Lancome had stopped making Magie Noire, and she had no idea where to find it, and perhaps you should check the internet. I was so tempted to interfere and say that you could still find it fairly easily but only in the eau de toilette concentration. In fact, most Lancome counters I’ve seen still carry eau de toilette. Quite a few internet discount perfume sites do, too. What’s lamentable, though, is that Magie Noire is superb in parfum, and, as far as I know, that’s what has been discontinued. If you’re lucky enough, you can still find it on ebay.
It’s a gorgeous floral oriental that reminds me a lot of Chanel Coco minus the spicy notes. According to Osmoz, the notes are: blackcurrant, hyacinth, bergamot, raspberry, honey, tuberose, narcissus, rose oriental, patchouli, vetiver, civet, and castoreum. The florals blend in harmonoiously, sweetened by honey and skillfully balanced by slightly animalic vetiver-patchouli mixture. The parfum has amazing sillage and an excellent staying power. I don’t have Magie Noire eau de toilette handy to compare to parfum but from what I can recall, it has a distinct bitterness about it and a gutsy attitude. I also believe it’s more potent than parfum. I’m seriously contemplating writing a petition to Lancome to reissue this beauty in parfum.
Image source: www.lancome-usa.com
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Today I’m wearing L’Instant parfum by Guerlain. The notes are: mandarin, bergamot, magnolia, jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris, vanilla, benzoin, musk, amber. I must say I only prefer this in the parfum concentration as both eau de toilette and eau de parfum are too sharp on my skin. The parfum, however, is smooth and creamy, stays close to skin and makes me feel pretty.
Image source: www.osmoz.com
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