Magia

Fragrance -Magia Bois 1920 Bottle from - 2017 Magia opens with fresh,bright,pleasant,natural and charming citrus notes of mandarin and bergamot fused with a romantic jasmine,followed by amber.Than as it lingers on the skin,it slowly moves to a little bit spiritual,powdery,woody and musky scent with a hint of animalic notes and a wisper of mysticism.This fragrance has a calming effect on me and reminds me of a forest elves casting a healing spells.It has some similarities to Silver Mountain Water by Creed,Silver by Al Rehab and Mefisto by Xerjoff. Longevity - 7/10(7+ hours) Silage/Projection - 7/10(moderate projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours) Weather - For more or less any time of year.Best in spring and summer.I personally wouldn't wear this on a really cold winter days. Versatility - 9/10 Age - 20+ Compliments - 8/10 Scent - 9/10 Main notes according to me - mandarin,bergamot,jasmine,musk,amber,sandalwood. The drydown is a little bit powdery and i get some - woodiness,musk and animalic notes. Emotions - healing spells,magic,fresh,bright,pleasant, natural,transcendent,spiritual. Occasion - For more or less any ocasion. Nice for signature scent.You'll get compliments with this fragrance.

I received a sample of Magia during a recent order and I tried it this morning for shits 'n grins not knowing what to expect. Very nice!...a mostly citrus and white floral fragrance with a bit of a metallic-fruity twag, for lack of a better word. But wait, where have I smelled this before? Okay, it does have a bit of at Silver Mountain Water thing going on, but this fragrance not a SMW clone by any means. It's just a refreshing Spring/Summer fragrances IMO. Performance wasn't stellar in that it lasted 4-5 hours and sat softly, although not a quite a skin-scent, on my fragrance friendly skin. The drydown was pleasant (sort of a white musk) but I had to bury my nose into my skin to find it. Overall, I like it but it's not bottle-worthy for reasons mentioned above. But it is a nice fragrance so judge for yourself because I do like it.

This one is a beauty and embodies the full experience of perfumery. Citrus and florals mixed with a musky-ambery base. It’s unique, for sure. I’ve had such a strange experience with this one... It’s my most worn fragrance - and probably my most beloved fragrance - and yet I never think of this. I never talk about this. It’s fairly middle of the road unisex. I think the sweetness of the opening may lean femme, but the opening lasts every bit of 2 minutes. If you’re truly looking for a unique, uplifting take on citrus - this should be on your radar. The mixture is stunning. This is a happier, sweeter version of silver mountain water - but I’d reach for this over that every single time. This is fantastic. 7/10

JKyle081's assessment is right; this feels like a tall and refreshing class of water infused with bright and fresh citruses, mint, with a dash of amber. Gets more powdery and woody as it dries down, but still leans very fresh. I see the comparison to SMW by Creed, and that leans much more metallic than this. This is perfect for warm/hot weather, I wore this morning for a hike and will be decanting some to take along with me to run errands. Projects just above the skin.

It has Nothing to do with Siver Mountain Water by CREED. This one is less green and more zesty, especially in the opening, sadly it fades away pretty quickly. It’s an excellent pick for scorching summer days.

Imagine being intensely thirsty and finally taking a gulp of fresh, clean, invigorating, ice-cold water. If that experience could be a represented as a scent, Magia would be that.

When I tested this one out the SA presented me Magia as well as Ancora Amore, and insisted I (a woman) would like Ancora Amore more. Well she guessed wrong. Magia wins me over instantly with its citrusy but slightly oriental nature. The perfume opens with orange and spices in a very fresh way. It is by no means salty, like their former release Verde di Mare(2014) or even the famous Hermes Eau Des Merveilles. The floral note is quite subdued to my nose. The listed "animal note" really comes across as leather than the true animalic smell, and it shows up half an hour after Magia begins to dry down, giving it a "leather shoes" note as well. At the base I can smell the amber. It is a tiny bit powdery, but doesn't bother me. Like Cyrus Smith said, a good everyday scent that is well-rounded and very pleasant. Depending on what you seek in your cologne (e.g. leather) this might tickle your fancy. I also tested this on paper, so it might behave much more interestingly on skin. Good job Bois 1920!

A refreshing change of pace for me, who doesn't usually go for citrus. I got this as a bonus with a sample order (twistedlily) and found it surprisingly enjoyable. A realistic, juicy orange is on top, supported by musk. It doesn't last super long or project that far, but it's a pretty light scent, so that's understandable.

Nice fragrance but I found it to be low sillage and longevity. After a few hours or less it became a skin scent. Not sure worth the extra $$ for this one.

Second try and better....not a beast but a very pleasant scent.

In the same vein as Silver Mountain Water, but unfortunately less interesting (at least to me) as the rest of the fragrance feels all too familiar. The Bois DNA is here again with the same backbone as Sandalo E, Bois Extreme, Amari Di Sicilia, and so on. It's evident this is their signature sandalwood base, and only a handful don't seem to have it -- at least from what I tested so far. Parana, for example, is one offering that doesn't. It all comes down to preference in the end. I, for one, am a fan of Silver Mountain Water, as there's really nothing else quite like it.

In my experience Bois 1920 is a glorified "inspired by" house. And this is Silver Mountain Water, but with screechy super ambers in the drydown that ruin all

This is just mediocre, not worth one third of the price. (But their Real Patchouly EDP is the one of the best patchouli I've tried.) 6.5/10

I got a bunch of samples from twistedlily to try some new summer scents, and this is one of the only ones that captivated me right away. I'm getting a refreshing citrus with a warm base. A grapefruit margarita that's been sitting on the beach for a bit; the ice has melted and some of the salt from the rim has made its way into the cocktail. The animalic element is subtle and just adds a unique warmth to the base. Simple, natural and very refreshing. update: After several wears and reading some reviews comparing this to Creed SMW, it is now mostly what I get when I smell it. Undoubtedly it is a smoother, better blended SMW, with a more naturalistic and animalic warmth to it, and a juicy orange top note. Unfortunately, I also agree with wxmath on its weakness. I hate to say it but once the $2 Al-Rehab Silver dries down it would be 95% there, and you'd probably have a chance at being noticed with that one too. Very nice, but it would be hard to pay the price with that in mind

Just got a bottle of this perfume on the secondary market as I was looking for a good substitution of Silver Mountain Water by Creed. In my opinion, they share the same concept but not execution. Magia is unique and nothing I've smelled before perfume. Someone here described it as a gulp of ice-cold water, but I'd describe it as a cloud of cold freshness in the middle of a desert. Overall, it smells minty with a bitter-amber-ish twist, and it's perfect for warmer months. I'm not sure if it's discontinued now, but I'll enjoy the bottle with a magic trick inside.

A Real Beauty If you found Gypsey water not bright enough and a little too feminine , then this is what you always wanted. Beautiful and classic, similar to creed smw, but without the metallic edge and smoother, brighter and even smells of higher quality I get 3 to 5 hour longevity and fair to poor projection sadly, but this is a romantic scent This would work magic on a picnic,spring days and summer days This is better than reflection man, less performance, but a better smell. Sorry, not sorry