Night Magic Evening Musk

I used this years ago when a friend gave me a bottle. Nostalgia made me want to try it again when I spotted a review for it here, and I am so glad I did. I have the new bottle and maybe my memory is off, but it pretty much smells the same as the black bottle I had. A very floral, particularly ylang, powdery musk with amber and a soft incense note. Despite the name, this isn't a dark fragrance, or even a dark, animalic musk. It's actually a clean musk that is a lot more floral than something like the Body Shop or Body Fantasies, with amber, sandalwood, and a touch of incense tossed in on the dry down, though not enough where it would make it seductive or vampy. If a dirty jasmine had been used, (which I might layer this with), or even some leather notes, as it is in JHAG's Citizen Queen, it might have fit the name of the fragrance. As is, this is really just a white musk fragrance. Since musk is a favorite of mine, I really like it. Just a word of warning though. The aldehydes are super heavy on first spray. So, unless you don't mind feeling like you just had an ice pick shoved up your nose, I would suggest not smelling this right after spraying.

Since I didn't sleep well last night I'm hoping I'll make it all up this night. I'm going to take Night Magic Evening Musk in the literal way and be floated off on a powdery cloud of this pretty fragrance. I have an older bottle like in the photo and I also have the newer version. They are pretty much the same but the older one may be just a bit deeper, richer. Night Magic is one of my favorite powder bombs and I love me some powder. It is also reminiscent of Soft Musk but with more oomph. The last few times I wore Night Magic the remnants on my sweater the next day smelled like a wealthy ladies cashmere cardigan, the richest most powdery perfume ever. It smelled 10 times more expensive than it is! I keep this in the same drawer with Lorenzo Villoresi Musk and my other musky, powdery frags as they have similar qualities and effects when I wear them. Someone compared this to Perfect Veil and I suppose it is along those lines. This would be my grown up sexy baby powder! Sweet dreams!

I have such a love hate relationship with musk, a lot of musks people claim are clean actually smell skanky to me, I have no idea why. There are a few I really love, all the Narciso Rodriguez have been loves , as is SJP Lovely Those ones smell clean to me , this one goes on the love list, its spicy, musky and softly smokey. In this one, I do not smell skank nor do I smell clean, it is really well blended and balanced This is something I could see myself wearing anywhere, any time and it would never be inappropriate and I highly doubt I would ever get sick of it. I am so happy that another Fragrantican gave it to me to try out , I think this will more than likely replace SJP Lovely. I tested out another Avon perfume a few days ago, and was also very impressed, I think I need to pay more attention to the Avon reviews and place some orders!

Soft, Fluffy WHITE-MUSK, Powdered-SUGAR & ALDEHYDES. Opens with a white-floral burst of neroli, aldehydes & lily-of-the-valley with fluffy, fresh, powdery, smoky & soapy nuances, that deepens into a velvety floral heart of rose, jasmine & ylang, all resting on a fluffy musky base with shades of wood & incense touches. Overall I get a soft, fluffy white-musk & powdered-sugar scent with some woodiness. The aldehydes here are not as forward as the notes would suggest. When I was a kid, my mom gave me a sample of this which I would sniff with wonder from time to time, thinking it was so mysterious. Some reminders for me of White Musk The Body Shop, but this is a little sweeter and a little less sharp. Seekers & collectors of musk scents will not be dissappointed. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Aaah...the most beautiful, sensual, powdery musk I’ve ever smelled! My grandma wore this sparingly (she wore Jōvan and Tabu more), but I do remember my mother also wearing it. I don’t smell aldehydes in the typical Arpège or Chanel No. 5 way. It opens with a spicy almost ambery musk that is buttered with sandalwood. The modern bottle is quite bulky and generic, but the scent remains relatively the same. I own many vintage bottles such as the one pictured above and that one is my favorite! It has a stronger spice note and the drydown has a slight sharpness to it. The vintage is easy to overdo if oversprayed. Still a quality Avon scent! Pairs well with Avon Skin So Soft for that cozy, dreamy, musk smell!