Une Nuit Magnetique

I’ve got this sneaking suspicion that when Hermes hired the great Christine Nagel as Jean-Claude Ellena’s successor for the in-house perfumer position, they asked her “could you make us Une Nuit but... just... lesser?” And then Twilly was born. The “tuberose” of Twilly and how it’s presented to us is strikingly familiar, and, of course, the whole of Nuit (and Twilly) smells like Nagel’s style in spades. An experienced perfume connoisseur could easily guess Nuit is a Nagel composition. There’s the ginger at the top. Check. The tuberose in the middle. Check. Milky, peppery, sandalwood at the base. Check. But, these notes are properly flanked, unlike in Twilly, with a supporting cast that creates a beautiful, harmonic, choral ensemble versus the crude and vulgar rock-n-roll of Twilly. The ginger at the top is given bergamot and a quick shot of blue fruit as costars. The bergamot and the ginger together do much to pull out the greenness and hesperidic qualities of the floral heart, while the blue fruit rounds it out and gives it missing depth in addition to a pleasant non-cloying sweetness, all if only for a few moments. The tuberose of the heart is given its favorite long-time and historical costars of jasmine and rose. They accentuate the white and red floral qualities, with jasmine doing duel duty of keeping proceedings from going too far down the creamy and sweet route with its indoles. The final dry down is sublime. As opposed to a straight shot into sandalwood like in Twilly, sandalwood has benzoin, patchouli, and musks at its back. The benzoin keeps the base rounded and sweet in an airy and breathable manner. The patchouli gives it a gentle earthy depth. The musks keep it light and fresh. Every title star and supporting character know their roles in this film, and hit their cues every time. As with all Nagel compositions, there is a density and elasticity to everything, the texture of cling film, but it’s always transparent, always lightweight, and easily maneuverable. In my opinion, this is one of the best perfumes she’s composed. This is the modern feminine fruity-floral-woody perfume that adult women will want to wear, not the teenage girl plonk hogging our retail perfume counter space; elegant, sophisticated, sufficiently complex whilst being simplistically beautiful, loud enough to be noticed but quiet enough to never be perceived as screaming, and it doesn’t sillage like biochemical warfare. As its name suggests, it’s magnetic.

I find this so special and beautiful. It has a disarming and precious, feminine character. I can't overstate how much the blueberry is such a head-quirking surprise while the white florals are fresh and sensual, absolutely enchanting, and slightly musky for the first three hours and powerfully so after the 4+ hour dry down. The base notes read warm (amber-musk) and blend very, very smoothly and roundly beneath the blueberry florals stationed at the top. Something about this communicates a shy bravery.Tthe sheerly oriental base informs you that it isn't your "florals-floral"; I know that as someone who dislikes floral-dominant scents, somewhat because of their boneless and accessible connotation, Une Nuit Magnetique speaks to my desire to enchant through vulnerability. Its sweetness is apparent, but in more of a fresh, true, juicy way rather than a sugared, overripe, or gourmand, making it the perfect middle ground between solicitously sweet and too reserved. Sheer, fresh, and robust. I think it is a decidedly feminine scent and has an excellent 8-hour wear time with very workable projection. The "creative young woman who doesn't wear fragrances to impress goes on a first date" type energy. I'm the last person to be impressed by a white floral, but this captures a character so loveable I can't help but embrace it!

This is marvelous--the best blueberry perfume I have ever smelled. The perfume is rather linear on me, which is fine since I loved it right from the start. I am so impressed that I could smell blueberry strongly all the way to the end! I would describe this perfume as juicy blueberry jam, just the right sweetness, with a nice woody/benzoin base. Not nearly sweet enough to be a gourmand nor immature scent. The florals are abstract; they are there somewhere in the background. Ginger seems a bit strange here. It is earthy and dry, more like jatamansi (spikenard) or ginseng, which helps cut any sweetness from the blueberry. Seems strange to mix this earthy element with blueberry, but the end result speaks for itself. It's fantastic! It is also very feminine, a little flirtatious. Sillage is just right. It wafts up to my nose from my wrists all day long without bombarding those around me. Lasts easily 12+hours. This is a beauty!

My current crush. I tried it for the first time more than an year ago, and it was love at first smell. I was searching for a nice tuberose (I'm in love with this flower, but most of the tuberose based scent I tried turned acidic on my skin after 15 minutes), and the lady shown this. I simply had to buy it. Smells like heaven, intense and intoxicating but not too strong. It's sensuous and complicated, pleasant and different. The tuberose is nicely tangled with the deep scent of benzoin. The plum gives it some gourmand taste. Fall- winter fragrance, it warms you with its unique balance I think of this as "my perfume".

May have tried this because Luca Turin gave it a bunch of stars in his book even though I’m usually not a fan of florals. Turns out there’s enough ambery backbone in this to keep things interesting. The blueberry top note in this is great - addictive, fun, and fruity without feeling too twee. For someone whose usual wardrobe is amber resin patchouli and woods this is the perfect summer weight perfume. Une nuit magnetique is substantial without feeling heavy, with excellent longevity and sillage. My skin eats up most perfumes plus I typically under spray, but this one has gotten me several compliments!

Sun and femininity in a bottle. Smooth, slightly warm sweet floral suitable for autumn or early spring. It is like being in the sun surrounded by sunflowers and a flower garden sitting on a warm yellow blanket eating the smoothest honey you ever had. It radiates on arm' length so most suitable for special times with your loved ones. The sweetness must be coming from the plum, it's as if flowers were swimming in fruit syrup, I can't smell any fresh notes listed here. There is nothing screechy about it, it must be the smoothest scent that I own. Christine Nagel is one of my favourite perfumers.

I'm a man who loves masculine scents and I count this as one of them--albeit in a unique way. It's a seduction fragrance. It's not gourmand, but... You make a simple dessert to share with the woman you love. It's a ramekin of freshly baked blueberries and ripe plums, drizzled with honeyed amber and Crème Anglaise, lightly spiced with stem ginger, with white jasmine tea steeping on the side. That's a magnetic night. The room smells like love. Longevity, Sillage, and Uniqueness are off the charts. More men must try this. It's a hug around you, a comfort, and a cozy sexy night.

Exceedingly pleasant sweet-fruity-floral. This fragrance must have a dozen stages of development; there are also so many notes that it smells almost entirely different each time I take a whiff. My nose is simply not well-trained enough to tackle this hydra. The experience of wearing this left me baffled but consistently engaged. Is it dominantly fruity? Wait, no, this is a white floral, right? Balsamic, really? Now, that must be some kind of rose... I will leave up to you whether this is a masterpiece of chaos or a chaotic mess. It definitely smells GOOD.

I don't usually go for "fruity" fragrances, but I love this. I don't find the fruit notes to be domineering or even particularly individually identifiable - all the notes and accords are so completely merged and harmonized. The overall effect is a well balanced, delicious soft summery vibe. Somehow I think of a carousel at night, a sense of excitement and anticipation and magic, music in the air, the happy energy of the other people around you, soft breezes, a slightly floaty feeling as your body is carried along.

Parfum Very beautiful!! I like so much.. Now I'm loving it, is well-balanced, and the blueberry ginger together is something magical and hypnotic! the opening is really nice, modern and magnetic! Catches you,it drags, without being too intrusive, it stays with you, like a magnet... Sensual and warm, this parfum makes me feel alive,gives me energy and happiness! I love. The sillage is normal, longevity on me about 5-6 hours..advice for the cold months! Good!. Sillage: 6/10 Longevity: 7/10 Scent: 9/10 Overall: 9/10

Une Nuit Magnetique is truly deserving of its name - a perfume in which plum, ginger, airy amber, woody accords, and some other magical notes which I can’t pinpoint, are so seamlessly blended that it is extraordinarily mesmerising, elegant and feminine. Perfect for this time of year, but it smells so delicious that I’m sure that I’ll be wearing it in all kinds of weather. I can’t believe that The Different Company were hiding such an underrated gem of a perfume, this is the perfect autumn amber-floral scent.

Sophisticated, beautiful, fruity-floral and wrapped in warm amber. A fragrance for the mature, leaning perhaps even slightly vintage. It is so well blended and beautifully balanced. Not too gourmand, although the dry-down does remind me a little of a classic French berry syrup dessert, with a sweet, lightly powdery trail. But it never becomes food-like. This is very much a proper perfume, grounded by its base. Absolutely wonderful. And thanks to Nathan’s glowing review below, which made me blind-buy a FB.

I blind bought this in my search for something interesting and fortunately, it's lovely. It has similar vibes as Decadence or Poison or even my love Mirage from Oriflame. This is another interpretation of that dark mysterious energy. It's a boozy tart dark fruit jam done well. Packaging vise - the heavy bottle cap gives it luxurious vibes. Update: Is there a skank note in this? I don't even know what that smells like, but there is definitely something alternative going on here. Still a love though.

After further experience, I get a plum-tuberose accord reminiscent of the original Dior Poison. But with the added balsams, ginger, and prominent jasmine, and hints of earthy patchouli and abstract warm woods, with just a hint of deep rose encircling all, this is its own masterful blend. The fruit, balsams (very ambery ones), and florals are so well done that I spritz this on each night before bed, as it’s a Dream Fragrance. Cozy Comfort, Draws Me Into Itself. Magnetic Subtleties.

To me this is NOT a blueberry dominant frag, but plum and ginger are quite pronounced. I find it both uplifting and energizing. A somewhat abstract melange of pleasant notes that come together quite artfully, in keeping with Christine Nagel creations. Great sillage, moderate longevity. For me it is reminiscent of Twilly.

I'm a 38 year old female and wear Caron Tabac Blond in winter. I was looking for a summer fragrance and this is the one. For me it feels warm, is not as bold as Tabac Blond, but I would not describe this as subtle either. It smells delicious and sweet, in a sophisticated way.

Gorgeous. Smells like an ultra-expensive shampoo. Like the kind where people beg the company to make a fragrance that matches their $88 haircare. Fun, feminine, and flirty. Lightly skanky florals, fruits, and a good ambery woody backbone. More of a daytime thing.

Love from the opening to the dry down, hands down one of the best fruity orientals. Warm plum and blueberry, acompanied by sweet and soft ginger. With all this laying on an ambery, rosey benzoin base. Definitely leans masculine and its for the colder weather.

Really lovely scent. Not so unigue ( it is similar to many trendy scents ) but is is really a magical perfume. I can feel bergamot but it is not a typical fresh fragrance. It is rather heavy scent, available for night :)

It's a deep, creamy, balsamic, dark berries. Very beautiful, but, unfortunately, only about 2h on skin. On clothes stays much longer, with some spiced notes.