Happy Spirit Magical Nights

Happy Spirit Magical Nights is not for everyone. It's certainly one of the most unusual and most powerful fragrances I’ve ever tried. It’s not a perfume you would wear just to go to office or in case you don’t want/need to be noticed, it’s a distinctive fragrance you can enjoy for yourself and for those you love but don’t spray it too generously because it could hurt others’ sensibility. The opening is just citrus juice, strong, unusual blood orange and tart raspberry. It’s not at all the best part of it. Then I get a floral, not so comfortable note which I guess is magnolia. After I while it blends deliciously with the other strong floral note I smell (osmanthus) and the perfume gets richer and richer. The floral heart of the perfume doesn’t contain any orchid to me, which is a pity as I am a big fan of it, but this contributes to the originality of the fragrance. Chopard didn’t choose obvious ingredients for their creation, they put the emphasis on unusual and strong notes. The base and drydown is absolutely the best part, it’s the gourmands’ triumph! Praline, caramel and amber take the crown and lead the perfume direction from the fruity floral side to the sweet gourmand side, making Happy Spirit Magical Nights one of the most remarkable sweet and enchanting fragrance ever! Whereas Wish Magical Nights is a just a copy of the original Wish, I think HSMN is quite different from the original Happy Spirit, it suits the name perfectly as it’s definitely a winter and night warm fragrance. The staying power is great, only one spray on your wrist is enough to smell gorgeous for many hours, it’s definitely a keeper, a special fragrance for special occasions but you have to be in the right mood to appreciate it completely. It deserves your full attention and I decided to gave it mine completely!

What a lasting power and sillage!!! After 8 hours it is still strongly noticeable!!! What a quality!!! No doubt, Happy Spirit MN is already one of my favourites, it contains wonderful notes, it is so mouthwatering! Tangy yuzu and juicy orange, my favourite osmanthus and honeysuckle on a creamy caramel base... Thanks to my Sister from Fragrantica, I now have a chance to try this little gem. I truly fell in love with it and consider it one of the best fragrances I have ever worn amongst oriental vanilla. I would recommend it for fall & winter wear only and should you be tempted to wear it in summer or spring - apply sparingly and use for evening wear. I am wearing it to office today and already got a bunch of compliments :-) Its projection is truly outstanding, a great example of a multi dimentional fragrance. A must have for oriental vanilla lovers!!!

This is such an unusual fragrance,full of contradiction as it is fresh and light,heavy oriental floral and sweet gourmand all at the same time ! Strangely, the top and base notes are detectable right from the beginning...the fresh and sour combination of yuzu and blood orange,the intense magnolia,and the undertone of sweet praline are the first impression I get,and then the osmanthus and orchid become more noticeable. Contrary to other reviewers,I don't really get much raspberry at all. The combination of praline,caramel and amber give a sweet gourmand base, but the drydown is still tinged with the sharp citrus fruits and intenseness of the floral notes. Totally unique,and totally me- I love it ! I would wear this any season,any time but some may find it too heavy for daytime use.

Balsamic orange with sweet spices, syrupy-sweet, but in a good, sophisticated, gourmand way. I don't get any florals, just praline, orange, caramel and amber. To my nose, it is familiar with Givenchy Ange ou Demon, they have the same sweetness. BUT! HappySpiritMagicalNights has a unique plastic smell added to it. Lovely plastic smell, just like those rubber-plastic fashion Barbie-dolls I wanted to look like when I was a kid. Guess that's why I love the smell so much. What makes it not just wearable but even classy is the sillage. First five minutes it is a monster, little bit too much, but after that it begins to linger around you like a silk scarf. Comforting. Longetivity is even better, two sprays in the morning to the back of my neck, and still get whiffs in the evening.

It is still very similar to original Happy Spirit but less fruity and more sweet. I used to like Happy Spirit too but when I found this I definitely fell in love!!!! This is a very high quality scent with extreme staying power. It starts with orange but it doesn't give a very fruity impression, it is more like a nice orange jam then it fades away very fast and flowers come. They are very well blended with caramel and rasberry. Rasberry is quite dominant but it is really very well mixed with flowers and caramel/praline combo. It stays on skin very long and scent has thick base with amber. A beautiful night time scent, I am in love...