Magazine Street

Strange Invisible Perfumes is one of my favorite houses! They are quite unique and the quality of ingredients is just a cut above the rest, in my opinion. This perfume is no exception. I find it beautiful, lasting (about 8 hours), and unique. I do get the New Orleans reference - the sweetness and beauty alongside the grubby darkness. This perfume is smokey, earthy, slightly bodily, with a soft sweetness in the background. I get ambrette and especially vetiver most strongly, with the vanilla becoming more prominent in the dry down. I'm not very familiar with Magnolia but I do get a whisper of something floral throughout the length of wear. Perfect for a vetiver lover like me, but if you don't share my love of it then this perfume might not be for you.

It started out smoky and had a weird mustiness to it that I did not enjoy (ambrette). This subsided with time, and I got far more vetiver from this than vanilla. It was like 90% vetiver and the rest was all the other notes. I really liked it! The woodiness was so real, like a freshly cut piece of wood. That's what I noticed for most of the time I was wearing it. The strong vetiver translated into a slightly masculine scent on my skin, but I liked it that way. So while I was at first "disappointed" that this was not the rich, creamy perfume that Fire & Cream was, I was still impressed and would definitely consider purchasing. I found that it was a soft perfume, but it lasted at least 8 hours on me. Men should consider sampling.

I love this unique, strange, impossibly beautiful fragrance, and I love the New Orleans of my memories, which will always be recalled within the sillage of this magical scent. This isn't just fragrance, it's a potion that influences you to see differently through your own eyes. This scent does things to places you go, and people around you. It's powerful, puzzling, and intriguing. Balahoutis uses just the right amount of witchcraft and raw talent, to ensure stunning creations will be noticed, and not easily forgotten, if ever.

Keep in mind this is a natural perfume with no synthetics, so it behaves differently than regular perfumes. Mag St. is sharp in the opening, but it does soften in the drydown. It is enjoyable and reminds me of my beloved hometown.

This is in my top 10 favorite perfumes. While I'm not ready to do a proper review, just yet... I must say this is a hundred times better dabbed vs. sprayed. It loses a lot of the creaminess upon spraying.