tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8082953101000083985..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Lancome Magie Noire: fragrance review of the perfect Halloween scentPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56966060747955880512019-10-05T17:22:17.266+01:002019-10-05T17:22:17.266+01:00Is there MN body cream anywhere in the world? I N...Is there MN body cream anywhere in the world? I NEED ITAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017313557727283158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64133404754754358562017-01-22T23:15:09.743+00:002017-01-22T23:15:09.743+00:00Thank you very much for your answer :)
RomusThank you very much for your answer :)<br />RomusRomushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823145384335501221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46337188222913385192017-01-21T13:07:41.482+00:002017-01-21T13:07:41.482+00:00Thanks Romus for your comment!
I believe a 1986 p...Thanks Romus for your comment! <br />I believe a 1986 perfume bottle should be practically perfect. As a rule of thumb anything predating 2000 (with few and far between exceptions) is bound to be great because the major changes happened after that date. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21148148193942700562017-01-18T12:37:56.388+00:002017-01-18T12:37:56.388+00:00Hallo everybody,
it's a very interesting rewie...Hallo everybody,<br />it's a very interesting rewiev of this beautiful perfume. But I would like to ask if someone knows when more or less MN has been reformulated for the first time. A round bottle from 1986, for instance, shoud be considered an early reorchestrated version?<br />Thank you<br />Best<br />RomusRomushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823145384335501221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41843495737491581802012-11-06T09:33:20.733+00:002012-11-06T09:33:20.733+00:00Anon,
thanks for sharing with us your initiation ...Anon,<br /><br />thanks for sharing with us your initiation to this marvelous scent! <br />And thanks for the kind compliment too! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17210723526586650232012-11-06T09:32:36.470+00:002012-11-06T09:32:36.470+00:00Solanace,
you know, I wonder whether the "ol...Solanace,<br /><br />you know, I wonder whether the "old lady" derogatory term came to being exactly during that grunge period that produced those "clear" limpid scents that everyone doused on in the (false) hope that they were "light" (they assuredly were NOT!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23434403560770971932012-11-06T09:31:05.545+00:002012-11-06T09:31:05.545+00:00Nadine,
funny and eerie. Wow!Nadine,<br /><br />funny and eerie. Wow!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22688514064937499542012-11-06T09:30:08.292+00:002012-11-06T09:30:08.292+00:00Rose red,
I hear you...There's nothing worse ...Rose red,<br /><br />I hear you...There's nothing worse than having to face a change to something that stood for a beloved's fondest memories. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30482430209573373082012-11-06T09:29:28.469+00:002012-11-06T09:29:28.469+00:00Jill,
indeed...Jill,<br /><br />indeed...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50858071102549498802012-11-06T09:29:14.640+00:002012-11-06T09:29:14.640+00:00Anon,
difficult question. Maybe try Ormonde Woman...Anon,<br /><br />difficult question. Maybe try Ormonde Woman? (by Ormonde Jayne brand, searchable on Google). Not the same but reprises some of your beloved themes. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55232471365664444792012-11-06T09:28:17.447+00:002012-11-06T09:28:17.447+00:00L,
cat endorsement stands for something! :-D
The...L,<br /><br />cat endorsement stands for something! :-D<br /><br />The bottle..well, it's at least a sign of the new against old. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45059482124463404612012-11-06T09:27:25.203+00:002012-11-06T09:27:25.203+00:00Mals,
LOL, who knows! It's always hard to see...Mals,<br /><br />LOL, who knows! It's always hard to see what happens to a beloved perfume through the ravage of different editions/batches/sellers etc. <br /><br />Thanks for the chuckle!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1313510145604434322012-11-05T05:58:04.968+00:002012-11-05T05:58:04.968+00:00Ps love your blog and you completely captured Magi...Ps love your blog and you completely captured Magie Noire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47365358327275555132012-11-05T05:55:06.868+00:002012-11-05T05:55:06.868+00:00When Lancome discontinued the original I was liter...When Lancome discontinued the original I was literally heartbroken like a bad breakup. I loved the body cream. It was my signature sent for 20 years and I wore it everyday. It was a head turner and I was stopped frequently by people inquiring about it but was never made to feel it was "too much". Always got wonderful comments on it. On special occasions, I would layer it with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23713007496890453542012-10-31T08:28:54.635+00:002012-10-31T08:28:54.635+00:00This was my signature scent when I went to Univers...This was my signature scent when I went to University. My bottle was black, too, and I'm pretty sure today I chose it for its name and imagery. It turned out to be a fortuitous stupid choice (go do that today!), since this distinctive scent got me hooked into 'serious', or not too easy perfumes as the ultimate expression of elegance as I view it. It was the early 90's, so I heard solanacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8297181047571984742012-02-09T22:12:56.635+00:002012-02-09T22:12:56.635+00:00I still have a little lotion bottle in my junk dra...I still have a little lotion bottle in my junk drawer. I was given some kind of little gift that had a small perfume, or EDT bottle, and a lotion, and maybe even a soap. I gave the kit to my secretary at the time as it was too, too it wasn't me. It seemed evening, and I had Mitsouko. I felt I couldn't get away from it. I would test it by putting some of the lotion on my instep, andNadineisthatUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014282612899951591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40379184881566699262011-12-11T13:37:52.098+00:002011-12-11T13:37:52.098+00:00This perfume is what reminds me of my childhood. I...This perfume is what reminds me of my childhood. It's my mum's scent too and I've been looking for the EDP version for quite a long time now. Shame it's been replaced by EDT, would have been a great Christmas gift for mumRose-Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888762213160132829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80791966076375372932011-05-29T00:46:02.155+01:002011-05-29T00:46:02.155+01:00So miss the original. The "toned down" v...So miss the original. The "toned down" version is not the same!Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47950799613096974132011-03-05T07:36:18.018+00:002011-03-05T07:36:18.018+00:00I have been faithful to this scent for years. I wa...I have been faithful to this scent for years. I was one of the lucky ones who had success with this scent(lancome's MN) BUT now it has changed and the second notes are a bit sour and I never get the same reaction I recieved before the change of the formula. So I am looking for another scent with the likes of this the woody, flower, fruity, type......any suggestions???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53078612082764865132009-11-03T19:12:28.881+00:002009-11-03T19:12:28.881+00:00The System ated my comment!
I fell in love with MN...The System ated my comment!<br />I fell in love with MN when I was 17-ish, smelled it in the perfumery and it was oh-so-like-turpentine. I loved turpentine and all things resiny then as now. I couldn't afford it then and I only got it for last Christmas in the new version. Admittedly, the new bottle is a major design improvement.<br />Surprisingly enough, my cat loves it too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32797198123410981272009-11-03T15:37:20.828+00:002009-11-03T15:37:20.828+00:00Magie Noire absolutely blew my socks off when I tr...Magie Noire absolutely blew my socks off when I tried it last spring. I'm sure I *looked* as gobsmacked as I felt - eyes wild, hair tornadoed...<br /><br />I put it away until fall. It is beautiful and amazing, and I cannot wear it often because it eats my thought processes. <br /><br />I reviewed it on my own blog last week as well. It does seem quite chypre-ish to me, but it may just be Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35108039999879582832009-11-03T06:44:17.489+00:002009-11-03T06:44:17.489+00:00Anon,
you're most welcome and thanks for stop...Anon,<br /><br />you're most welcome and thanks for stopping by!<br />You seem like a very assured of yourself person and for the sake of anyone like you, I wish the very same thing. If only Lancome is paying attention...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71606677981967288442009-11-02T00:47:51.155+00:002009-11-02T00:47:51.155+00:00Thank you for revisiting this magical brew at the ...Thank you for revisiting this magical brew at the most appropriate time of the year. My personal gateway scent many years ago - it's still my first choice for a bit of mystery. The reformulation is milder but still Magie Noire. You just have to spray a lot more to get it. Every time I visit the Lancome counter, they're either out or down to a few bottles. I hope Lancome figures out what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73563657193767834902009-11-01T21:26:04.967+00:002009-11-01T21:26:04.967+00:00Gretchen,
I can feel your pain, it is a difficult...Gretchen,<br /><br />I can feel your pain, it is a difficult scent, to be sure. I often consider it too much myself, which is why I rarely ever wear it. And your nose isn't "broken" (LOL), there is a cat pee note (ammoniac) in there, especially in the current reformulation I'm afraid (where the blackcurrant buds note isn't too well balanced by the plusher elements and woods)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83637760866583959632009-11-01T21:24:19.318+00:002009-11-01T21:24:19.318+00:00Prosetry,
it must have been really glorious!! You...Prosetry,<br /><br />it must have been really glorious!! Your choice to accompany a log fire with such a scent speaks of your great taste; it is often that perfume clashes with the enviornment, but not this time, eh? <br />Happy you liked the review! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.com