Magical Moon

EDP: Heaven meets Earth in Hanae Mori's Magical Moon. I enjoy a whimsical, imaginative, creative, artistic, Spiritual, Otherworldly scent, that is not just the exact same smell as a bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates, or a room full of burning "oud" oil, incense sticks and patchouli. I am not one to dissect all the notes individually, as I find that defeats the purpose of Perfume. I enjoy and prefer a perfect mixture of different various scents, that in turn, create an entirely new scent; Unique to my sense of smell, and Exclusive. This EDP ticks all these boxes for me. Ms. Hanae Mori concocted this Gem under a Special Super Moon. A Magical Moon with it's many phases, and colors, and the emotions that it can stir is how this Gem translates into smell. If your more of a late night person who enjoys gazing at the stars and the moon when it shines it's light on a field of already beautiful flowers, only to make them appear even more beautiful and translucent almost, then this EDP might be for you. As the moon reflects light, this perfume reflects a particular emotion using various key notes. The emotion is indescribable, but I will try my best: as folklore, myth, and some science says, that under a Full Moon people tend to become erratic because all of their emotions reach a sudden spontaneous peak due to many arguable factors. This emotion can cause some to become hyper, confused, and have heightened sensory awareness. When a person is able to recognize the oncoming of a certain emotion, and be able to truly manipulate their own emotions, this special emotion felt under the Full Moon is actually one of Bliss. It allows for a total higher positive vibration level, and it truly is a Spiritual experience; one that can then be felt, hopefully, throughout ones life. Moon and Star gazing can be a moment in time where one is truly in the Heavens and Earth at once. As anyone who has been entranced by the Moonlight, or as an avid Stargazer would say, the rush experienced is like taking off into flight in between Earth and Heaven. Wearing Hanae Mori's Magical Moon is like experiencing these 2 phenomenons. It is truly a pleasure and something special. My Love recognizes "me" with this scent. He says "wear the blue one" I haven't smelled a perfume even remotely like it, so don't pay mind to that "reminds me of" list. At first whiff it is spicy with a hint of sweet and fruit, and then it becomes smoky, woody and fruity, with a touch of something soft and tender, almost cloud like. After spending about almost an hour with the middle notes, the EDP settles and becomes clearer and clearer, a sweet, balmy and woody smell, slightly spicy with hints of fruit and flowers and a touch of clouds and smoke, adding a sparkle like quality to the overall scent; it is honestly very hard to describe. I can not separate the notes entirely to give such an accurate description of what it is one will be smelling. The Note seems so Tropical and foreign to an American like myself, but they all come together to paint a picture of Blue, White & Silver on the same plain, just as the lovely bottle is presented. This is one of a kind, intriguing, a Scent to be remembered and cherished by. I am sure they will stop producing it someday, so I will have to hoard it while I can. I urge all to baste in the glorious Magical Moonlight. But, beware, this gem CHOOSES it's wearer. Chemistry is key here, and Ms. Hanae Mori knew this very well. This perfume really shines in the spring and summer as it allows all the notes to come out and sizzle together. In Eastern Countries where the climate is particularly hot year round, "Oriental" scents are almost always worn. Warm weather truly works best for orientals. This is not a "Spray and go" perfume for on the go people, this is a sitting in front of your vanity spray spray, finish getting ready calmly, and then go :-) Longevity: Until You have Showered and Scrubbed it Off

I don't think I have reviewed this one yet, but I've been wearing it for about a year now. I have wonderful associations with this scent, so I might be somewhat biased, but I don't think there's much to dislike about it anyways. The name is so fitting. The perfume does smell magical! It all comes together so well. This fragrance really has a personality, and it's fabulous. Also unlike anything I've smelled before. It's really unique but also very appealing to most noses, I'd think. It makes a great first impression, and no matter how often I wear it (one of the ones I reach for most), I don't tire of it. Lasting power and sillage are perfect and the bottle is gorgeous. Incense looks like it's the prominent note based on the votes, but I usually don't love strong incense (church-like incense) and I don't think that's what stands out the most on my skin. I mostly get the vanilla, the sugar, and some fruity notes while the incense just delicately adds the 'mysterious' touch. But it's not so mysterious that it strikes you as a serious perfume. This is the only perfume I took with me for a three week long road trip down the east coast of the U.S. with my best best friend. All we did was laugh and enjoy ourselves and I associate the scent with her and our time together, everytime I wear it. It brings me back to hotel rooms, warm weather, hungover car drives, and moments that made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. It just brings a smile to my face. Magical Moon is such a happy perfume. It's very playful, almost ingenue. I wouldn't wear it on a date or to the office. I reach for this beaut while I'm putting on my blue mascara and going out for cocktails with the girls. :) It's not a juvenile perfume but it speaks to my inner child. It's pure and innocent and confident in its individuality, strong, feminine, and gentle at once. Magical Moon is like a little girl who knows who she is before the world starts asking her to be someone else. Magical Moon is the little girl inside all of us who asks for what she wants without feeling bad, the little girl who can be vulnerable, the little girl who can forgive and forget, the little princess inside us all that is every bit a princess playing Tag barefoot in the grass as she is in ballerina slippers. Magical Moon is the divine feminine, the perfume that always reminds me of who I was and proud of who I've become. It brings me back to basics. When life starts to feel like too much, this one puts it all into perspective. EDIT: review is based on the EDP

I've been wanting to find and sample this fragrance for so long, having read the many reviews that describe it as pure magic, and I'm really sorry to say this is a scrubber. I have EDT which isn't sweet at all. Sugar, vanilla, fruits, tropical, exotic? Yeah no. And there's nothing alluring or magical about it. It smells like the worst date of your life with a really miserly guy who smokes cheap menthol cigarettes and uses his dad's dated cologne because he thinks it gives him sex appeal. He has dull jokes and grabby hands and makes you pay for your own cocktail which you don't care to finish because the place was chosen solely for its affordability and you're not even sure they wash the glasses properly. You come home and want to wash the whole evening off, not just the scents of it. Yikes. The longer I wear it the more I feel like it's just not suitable for women. Mishmash of potent unclean patchouli and an in-your-face sour accord of most likely starfruit makes it smell like bitter citrus rinds which is... kind of stomach turning, literally. All the harsh notes were turned up to the maximum at the expense of the gentler and milder ones being significantly toned down which is how they usually go about men's frags to make them edgy. What I imagine when I smell it is a 70s cologne that had turned due to the passage of time and bad storaging. It really has that "gone bad" quality on top of everything. The base is largely different, tamer. It pulls soapy on me, and I also detect very old fashioned powder (like 50s iris) which I would wear on its own because the scent is traditionally delicate and comforting, but it's many long hours of suffocating dryness and bitterness to get to that stage. What part exactly is supposed to be magical? Old man's cologne, ever-present menthol or vintage soap? I would argue all of these things are pretty basic, and even as an ex-smoker I never went for those menthol cigs, they were always considered super tacky, there's no way it's suddenly magical in perfume. But I guess that gives you "unique" just for the sake of it. Suppose whatever magic it might have had must've leaked out on the way here. Or maybe it's a new magic-free formula for those allergic to it. If anything changes on my end there'll be a follow-up but so far my high hopes for this fragrance only lead to disappointment and disgust.

Magical Moon is the ONLY fragrance in my idiotically large collection that I've chosen to have in edt, edp and parfum because it truly is THAT wonderful. There is no other fragrance that features chili pepper (curiously absent from the pyramid above) and incense, an unlikely pairing that produces an oriental gourmand, and the combination is absolutely delicious. The aura is that of a sweet, hot and spicy dense smoke infused with a refreshingly outdoorsy/vegetal green. And all of this tasty goodness hits from the first spray! Since I love that opening so much I don't fault the fragrance for being linear but celebrate the fact that what initially enchants remains throughout its impressive longevity. As for all of the reviews that cite rotten fruit and dead flowers, I submit that the omission of chili as the first note in the pyramid has caused the dislike/confusion. When the nose is primed for fruit and flowers and is instead hit with chili peppers the effect is akin to forgetting you've just brushed your teeth and taking a long gulp from a glass of orange juice. A couple of years ago all formulations had become rather pricey but old stock of 30ml edp has surfaced and Magical Moon is once again very affordable, especially on "that auction site". Highly recommended and a safe blind buy for oriental fans and those who enjoy their green in a sweet vegetable rather than bitter galbanum format. Edit: Reviewer Pari88 has already listed the notes from the bottle but since her review from 2011 is now quite a way down the list, here they are again, listed in the order in which they appear on my tester bottle: Chilli [sic], incense, pink peppercorns, cane sugar, white sandalwood, vanilla pod, red cedar bark, patchouli leaves, cotton blossom, white musk, pineapple pulp, guava nectar, lychee, star fruit, coco milk, rose de porcelaine [?] gardenia and finally, orange blossom. Almost looks like a recipe for an exotic smoothie!

Magical Moon is unique, powerful and very underrated. It's a creamy oriental that smells like night air in moonlit tropics. I agree with the description from Perfume Revolution (which I'll preserve here because I can't find it elsewhere): A floral oriental fragrance, Magical Moon features a constellation of balmy notes including tart pineapple, litchi and guava blended with the smoky sweetness of sandalwood, white musk, vanilla and sugar cane. Coconut milk adds creamy smoothness while pink berries deliver a peppery perk like a comet shooting through the night sky. Allegedly, each Magical Moon ingredient is harvested according to the lunar calendar, a nod to ancient Japan (cannot confirm accuracy of these claims). It's difficult to similarities with this unusual fragrance but it could be described as a much more rich and exquisite Ghost. The packaging is absolutely right to fit its deep blue/purple profile. It's incense-y and distinctly nocturnal, and for that reason, this is not a go-to office scent. I agree with luciennemily's assessment and sundayinheaven's assessment (except for the sillage). I've found the longevity to be powerful. This is not a perfume I have ever needed to reapply. It's well formulated. The sillage is strong, you can smell it when the bottle is closed. It will stay on your clothes, skin, and really anything. It settles down well. The character softens beautifully in its twilight. I have both the EDP and the EDT. The EDT is more fruity and subtle but misses some of the depth and complexity of the EDP. Longevity is much higher than most EDTs. When I bought a bottle from the Hanae Mori online store, it came with some samples of Butterfly and HM (which is always appreciated but I was not blown away by either of these).

Magical moon is a lovely, smooth, and smokey vanilla. It's my first hanae mori that I discovered I really liked. The first few seconds of magical moon always makes me wonder if my memory is wrong and I've made a mistake. Very sharp and (IMO) ugly fruit notes like pineapple shriek, then as soon as I'm ready to complain it totally transforms (like magic obviously :P). This gorgeous fragrance is touted to be linear by hanae mori themselves, and it really is a beautiful consistent creamy smoked vanilla. There is a sweetness and a sourness due to the top fruit notes that stick around like star fruit. The cotton flower adds a clean element, the juniper berries make the fragrance a tad piney although I don't really get the juicyness of the berries. I do get the sugaryness in my nostrils as the final smell I experience before I pull away from smelling my arm. I think I can smell the osmanthus and coconut, but the overall fragrance is it a bit vague and soft, in a dreamy way. Modeled after Japanese perfumery, the fragrance has a very musky and powdery component. For me this is a skin +1 fragrance. And what I mean by that it's a fragrance that gives me a feel of a sexy, perfumed version of a my own skin. Some more neutral smooth vanillas give me that impression and this is one of them. The description of all the special things they do for this fragrance is really cool to me, you can read about them at hanae mori's website. I also heard a rumor that they bottle this perfume during full moons only, I can't remember the source to verify it true, but I like to think it is! Oh, and the bottle is so cute. I have a crush on this fragrance.

Oh how I love you Magical Moon. I've reviewed this so many times, but here I go again. It starts with heavy incense and white florals, then morphs into this creamy white floral, with a whisper of incense, almost like a haze over the ocean at night, then the tropical fruits and this almost tanginess appears, all mixed with the creamy white florals and incense. It is so difficult to describe, truly almost impossible, it’s so well blended and so many notes and layers, and very complex. In the Summer it’s a secluded tropical island at night, palm trees on the ocean under the stars, an intimate fire burning on the beach. In the Autumn, it is the imaginary night sky pictured through Navajo tales in the dessert. In the Winter this becomes a gluttonous world of fancy dresses and holiday balls in a luxury home in the gilded era, with a wood burning fire and a feast, ceiling to floor windows that look out in the twinkling starry skies of winter. In the Spring this is the twilight land of Fae, strong and powerful, majestic and wise, wearing long white or blue gowns traveling across the oceans to Valinor under starry skies. I feel as if it was made just for me, my chemistry, my skin, sent from heaven. Magical it is, and it has stolen my heart forever. *This takes a very long time to develop from top to bottom-longer then majority of the fragrances I have tried in my lifetime. It is very complex. This is also very powerful, and 3 spritz will last all day and night. It can become overpowering to your neighbors if you overspray. This is a unique special journey from beginning to end, and a wild magical one.

I've been putting off reviewing this one because I've been afraid of not being able to do it justice. It's blended so well and smells so good that it's hard to describe, but I'll try. Magical Moon opens with slightly tart tropical fruits, the thick somewhat waxy feeling of the starfruit standing out in particular. This lasts only a few minutes, but really sets up the entire feeling of the scent for me. It quickly becomes very smooth and creamy, warm sandalwood and sweet and dry incense, but that light tropical feeling is still there. It doesn't feel heavy, just very even. This is the core of the fragrance, this delicious woody incense blend accented with fruits and I think a fairly strong osmanthus note. As it wears a fresh cotton pops out, balancing out the sweeter notes in the base nicely. Everything about this scent is very well put together for me, the dry incense and tart fruits playing with the creamy sandalwood and the sweet notes, keeping it from becoming too much of any one thing. While if I could imagine this scent in colour I would think of that luminous glow of a full moon, this scent makes me think of white sand and palm trees, sunshine and starfruit, of relaxing on a tropical island beach. And yet, it's not a beachy scent. I think this wears well all year and is versatile without being safe. And there's something so comforting about it. I just love it really. Worth trying, I think this is one that lots of different fragrance tastes could enjoy.

This juice is indeed "magical"! I was given a full bottle as a gift from a wonderful Fragrantican in Sweden, "just because". What an angel she was to send me this gorgeous fragrance! From the first spray I envisioned a tropical setting. I wore this beauty to bed and dreamed of taking a romantic stroll on an exotic, moonlit beach with someone special... Several paces behind us is the restaurant where we've just finished dinner. The sounds of laughter and conversation from the restaurant are slowly fading with the lingering scent of something enticing cooking on the grill. The ocean waves lap calmly against the shore. A gentle breeze wraps itself around us allowing me to catch a whiff of my creamy vanilla perfume. In front of us shines the light from a bonfire further up the beach. As we draw nearer the smell of incense and smoldering ash from burning wood mingles with the creamy scent of my aforementioned vanilla perfume and the sugared rim of the guava cocktail I hold in my hand. Utterly intoxicating! Just before my shower in the morning I could still smell the last traces of sweetness on my wrist, thus the longevity lasted about 8 hours. Sillage sits close to the skin but is noticed by others. I intend to test it a few times in winter to see how it performs in cold weather, but mostly I'll be saving this bottle for summer. I plan to hoard it away for special occasions. It is that good!

Wow where do I start? With this perfume I'd have to say there are two sides to it. Upon first spritz, you are transported to a tropical island at sunset, then you're soon in this island at dusk surrounded by airs of mystery. It's hard for me to explain, but one side is light, the other is dark. The zesty pineapple and incense are what I first noticed. It somewhat reminded me of Poison by Dior? But not as overpowering. Just a hint. Then the sugar cane and cotton scent starts to develop, making for a light and sweet aroma. This is the island at sunset. Then after about 10-15 minutes in, when the air settles on your skin, the sandalwood and litchi come through. Suddenly it starts to smell very soft, mysterious and intoxicating. The rose, pink pepper and patchouli make a discreet appearance. This is the island at dusk. I'd say it's a 'dark tropical gothic' perfume, which I ADORE. I don't think I've been this excited about a perfume in a long time, and I can imagine it becoming my signature scent. The sillage is great, and so is the longevity. I don't think I can find any fault with this perfume. I'd say it's definitely a late summer/fall perfume, and is suitable for any woman of any age. She who wears this perfume is an enigma!

I've worn the original HM since it's launch and it is one of my "wont be without" fumes. I've been curious about this for some time until I got a generous decant from a lovely fragrantican. This is heavenly but very unlike the original!! It is rather strong and has super sillage and lasting power, I recommend a VERY light trigger finger. (especially with the EDP) I get LOTS of sweetened dried fruit but I can't decipher them individually. It is smokey, balmy and warm (some might even say "dark") No spice or woods to my nose. The supporting notes (coconut, osmanthus) blend well without being distinctive in and of themselves balancing the fruit and keeps them from going "rotten". This is a cooler weather and definitely an evening scent. The name is perfect. I now have both the EDT and the EDP as they are quite different in the way they present on the skin. the EDP is definitely way heavier and richer, bordering on headache inducing if too heavily applied. The EDT is a bit fruitier and fresher. For lovers of heavy fumes the EDT is great for summer. I'm still loyal to the original HM but I REALLY like this. Its nice to have a cool weather fruit scent in my collection and a fruity scent that is elegant for evenings.

I reviewed this forever ago in 2008, so it's about time I revisit this, since I finally bought a bottle of this in its EDP form! (Took a while, huh?) I have a sample of the EDT, and the lasting power is nowhere near as good as the EDP, of course. Magical Moon is a gothic lullaby. Like fresh, homemade marshmallows in your cottage home, with sandalwood incense burning in every room. Moonlight is coming through the window, slightly obscured by the cedar trees reaching for its lunar essence. The scent of the cedar trees is mingling with the incense, and there couldn't be a better evening to wrap up in a freshly laundered blanket, while pondering the magic of a comfortable, peaceful midnight alone. I get the most out of the middle and base notes. The fruit is there, but they are very gentle. The strongest note on me is the sandalwood. Magical Moon EDP is basically a metaphorical comfort blanket for me, which I wear when I need soothing. Dreamy, sweet, and alluring. Note: This is not discontinued. You can find it on the official Hanae Mori Parfums website for a good price - and it only took 4 days for it to come from France to Texas!

At first spray you get a blast of a scent of sugarcain and a warm scent of coconut oil reminisent of ancient Egpyt when they massage it into thier hair. in a few minutes the sweet scent of guava and the semi-tangness of starfruit to make it presence to the senses hard to notice the orange blossoms. the drydown is the greatest esoteric masterpiece with the offering of rose note to the to the Goddess Isis The Goddess of Love Aphroditie and the mother goddess Uma. the flower of feminity. and the veil of sandalwood dances around giving thanks for the creators for the fertilty. the patchouli is very soft and mild. with one spray Riding though the deserts of egypt and the color of the flacon of Dark Lapis represent the Twilight sky driving though the pyrimids and the big Giant sphinx glowing it's errie glow so you with in your curiousity with a flashlight into the tombs of the ancient masters and try to deschyper the most famous of their whrighing the Hierglyphics and into the dark caves where the mysterious & Ominious moans appear This will give you an Spirital Awakining.

Whaddaya know, Magical Mood had its redemption arc pretty quickly. Eureka! It pairs well with warm climate and high humidity specifically which is what I've had for a while now. In these conditions I get smooth woods coming through and a more complex coniferous incense scent with hints of guava and osmanthus and something indescribably exotic which makes me think of amazon rainforests after the rain. Maybe garden of Eden too. The first woman. All kinds of unfamiliar mystical places. It still pulls partially bitter but not repulsively so, and it leaves a faint trail that's like if your own skin were an aphrodisiac. I'm very interested in trying out the EDP now since EDT underperforms in every scenario. But high humidity is kind of a must for this one, I'm talking at least 80% in my experience. I started testing it out during the heatwave and it wasn't working for me at all. Then vs now is like night and day. This is something Debbie Jellinsky would wear during her Addams marriage, a perfect blend of Malibu Barbie and black widow. I love.

Whether you like it or not, this scent is memorable and unique. The first time I sniffed it, I was in college and just couldn't appreciate it, even though Butterfly by HM was my favorite. When I smelled it years later, I was intrigued--I kept thinking about it until I found a great deal online and had to buy it. To me, it smells like dried pineapple and other tropical fruits, incense, and a hint of a very dry vanilla. There is nothing wet or glowing about this scent--it's very dry and makes me think of white sand beaches under a dark, star-filled sky. The sillage and longevity are above average. And on another note, I sprayed Mariah Carey M on one wrist and Magical Moon on the other to see how similar their incense notes are, and they are definitely related. M is very sugary, but if you took that away and added a pinch more dry fruits, they would be fairly similar. So if you liked the incense note in M but found it too sweet, try Magical Moon!

I adore the EDT version of this scent which feels sweet and balanced as it dries down. (I found the EDP nauseating for some reason.) But this scent is really only best in cold weather for me! In warm weather, the tropical fruits in the top notes, and the coconut/sandalwood in the base notes become too intense on my skin, and that can feel a little suffocating. But in cold weather, everything feels in perfect balance, and the incense note really comes out to soften the scent. For some reason, I cannot sense Magical Moon's incense note in warm weather, although that's when I usually prefer my other incense scents! I also can't really categorize this as a floral-oriental on my skin. To me, it is fully oriental, and not one I want to go without during any winter in the foreseeable future. The EDT also has massive sillage (especially in the beginning) and excellent longevity, so not many sprays are needed!

Magical Moon EDP was my very first perfume, purchased years ago when it first came out. I bought it blind. Mainly because I liked the pretty bottle... heh. This is a linear, very dense "oriental gourmand" perfume that starts off very girly and ends on a surprisingly grown-up note. It's the olfactory equivalent of a pink tweed skirt suit and smells like a dessert. The sugary lychee top note is very strong, but doesn't last long. The main scent is creamy-tropical-floral -- coconut, vanilla and rose (it reminds me of rose syrup and coconut ice cream) that's layered over a very pronounced and long-lasting sandalwood and patchouli base. Putting rose and coconut next to sandalwood may seem a bit weird, but I think the transition is quite smooth for Magical Moon. The EDP is super strong stuff and 2 to 3 sprays will last you most of the day. Projection is not bad too. I'm very fond of this perfume.

WOW! I just received this bottle out of blind buying it the other day and, boy, this is nothing short of amazing, extraordinary, superb, etc. This is me in a bottle. If anyone ever asked me, what would I be if I were a perfume, I would probably say this one. I have it on right now. It is very complex, mysterious, totally night potion. This is heavy, syrupy, a magical concoction of seductive witchery. This is a femme Fatale, but not an obvious one. This one lurks in the night, watching. She's very smart, she waits in the dark; she waits for her man to be at his most vulnerable, then she takes action when he's free and no one is around. This is The Phantom of the Opera in female form. The night, the drama, oh I'm in love. The bottle, the name, the scent, all are dead on, even the font on the bottle with the way it curves up, all add to the allure of the fragrance.

Beautifully composed, a sophisticated, definitely adult perfume which is much more about the flowers and the woods than the fruit and the dessert. The initial scent after spraying is somewhat odd (the fruit cocktail madness?), but it develops quickly and fabulously into an original and beautiful osmanthus, woods and incense perfume, which I can easily see myself repurchasing. An utterly lovely summer nights perfume, with a pleasant surprise in the packaging - this is the only bottle in the contemporary part of my perfume collection that has a GLASS top - a sapphire glass flattened ball with a moon imprint - and the only glass top I have seen in ages! Fabulous - a 9/10 for the scent, sillage and lasting power, as well as the added touch of the real glass moon on the stopper.

Ohhhh...I ordered Magical Moon without trying it on first and was worried that it will not be something I expected.But it turned out to be a magic in a bottle! It is definitely a perfume with a little bit of potion in it.Though it is very sweet and luscious, there is a certain bitter note in it - may be it`s juniper, that doesn`t let it become yet another dessert perfume. Instead of sweet tooth thoughts, I see a valley under a full moon,aromatic herbs and flowers galore,some secret witch celebration of the moon power,where their potions and balms are being made right there, over fire pits.Juniper note I see as a circle of tall dark cypresses surrounding the valley. I honestly have a warm sensation on my skin when wearing Magical Moon - what else can it be other then magic?