Reviews of Night Magic Evening Musk by Avon
Night Magic Evening Musk by Avon (1981) was the night time counterpart to Avon's popular Soft Musk by Avon (1981), released in the same year as it, but never going on to enjoy anywhere near the same level of success. In fact, Night Magic was often discontinued for years at a time, then brought back as a tease for a single campaign brochure only, leading to the devout fans of it buying multiples and stocking up; some people in the online fragrance community might recognize this behavior as the dreaded "backup syndrome", leading to someone neurotically owning way too many bottles of a single perfume, and at least for Avon, it lead to a lot more Night Magic being sold than there otherwise would. For the most part, the difference between Soft Musk and Night Magic really boils down to how much actual musk is in the base, as Soft Musk veers more floral while Night Magic lays on powdery sandalwood, amber, tonka, and creamy musk notes more heavily. I have a bit of personal history with this fragrance, as many of the women in my life wore this, some bad and some good.
One particular person I shall not name who is responsible for a lot of trauma I endured as a teen, wore this yet on the very same token, my mother and several others all had bottles of this at one point or another as well; even my ex-wife was a fan of this stuff while we were married; in the end I have no emotional attachment to it other than just being a very familiar pleasant smell that gives my brain an express train to the 80's, 90's, or 2000's, depending on who I am thinking of wearing it. The opening is simple enough with soft aldehydes and a sort of neroli muguet rose soapiness a la an old beauty bar, combined with jasmine and ylang to cream it up, before an overwhelming base takes over. Most of your time wearing Night Magic will be spent with that base, which is sandalwood, tonka, amber, olibanum, and a fat white musk accord that made the rounds in several Avons. If you've smelled Soft Musk, this same base is there, just dialed down considerably to allow the florals more room to blossom, so to speak. Performance is also much better than you might think of a "cologne", hence the 50ml size.
Here. the florals form mostly a soapy accord that the musk merges with to make a smooth, somewhat powdery, fatty, but ultimately clean finish; this is sexy in a light demure sort of way, hence the name "Night Magic", but there also isn't a whole lot about this in the modern era that reads explicitly feminine if you don't have the associated scent memories. In particular, I've smelled many niche unisex musks that do a similar opening then end up on a clean/dirty dichotomy base of musks just like this does. I've also heard stories of men buying this "by accident" and using it. Avon knew that teasing Night Magic got sales, so they often sold it in two-packs, and a lot of women in my family seemed to think this was a secret weapon of seduction in the same way "cologne bros" view fragrances. The oldest bottles have a cursive logo on them, then later ones reuse the bottle but add something in more of a then-modern impact font. When Night Magic finally went away seemingly for good in the early 2000's, it would eventually return by 2016 in a new bottle. Thumbs up
One particular person I shall not name who is responsible for a lot of trauma I endured as a teen, wore this yet on the very same token, my mother and several others all had bottles of this at one point or another as well; even my ex-wife was a fan of this stuff while we were married; in the end I have no emotional attachment to it other than just being a very familiar pleasant smell that gives my brain an express train to the 80's, 90's, or 2000's, depending on who I am thinking of wearing it. The opening is simple enough with soft aldehydes and a sort of neroli muguet rose soapiness a la an old beauty bar, combined with jasmine and ylang to cream it up, before an overwhelming base takes over. Most of your time wearing Night Magic will be spent with that base, which is sandalwood, tonka, amber, olibanum, and a fat white musk accord that made the rounds in several Avons. If you've smelled Soft Musk, this same base is there, just dialed down considerably to allow the florals more room to blossom, so to speak. Performance is also much better than you might think of a "cologne", hence the 50ml size.
Here. the florals form mostly a soapy accord that the musk merges with to make a smooth, somewhat powdery, fatty, but ultimately clean finish; this is sexy in a light demure sort of way, hence the name "Night Magic", but there also isn't a whole lot about this in the modern era that reads explicitly feminine if you don't have the associated scent memories. In particular, I've smelled many niche unisex musks that do a similar opening then end up on a clean/dirty dichotomy base of musks just like this does. I've also heard stories of men buying this "by accident" and using it. Avon knew that teasing Night Magic got sales, so they often sold it in two-packs, and a lot of women in my family seemed to think this was a secret weapon of seduction in the same way "cologne bros" view fragrances. The oldest bottles have a cursive logo on them, then later ones reuse the bottle but add something in more of a then-modern impact font. When Night Magic finally went away seemingly for good in the early 2000's, it would eventually return by 2016 in a new bottle. Thumbs up
My mother's scent, second to Chanel 5.
It has a strong chemical quality to it that I don't like
If it weren't for that I would like it more.
It has a strong chemical quality to it that I don't like
If it weren't for that I would like it more.
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One of my all time favorites. If you love powder and musk, this is a very affordable luxury. Stock up before it's discontinued!
A guilty pleasure--dated as hell, but soft and warm as velvet bedsheets.
i think this scent rich and round and sexy. Unisex but not the orange or water fresh style but like Toffee. i'll be attracted if a guy wear this.
My Husband use to wear this when we were first going out. I didn't know what fragrance it was and had no idea that he was wearing what was supposedly a lady's perfume. I just thought he was wearing a cologne. But it suited him. Gave him an added sex appeal.
Why is it when fragrances/colognes are so readily available we don't often appreciate them until the get put on the to be discontinued list? Thanks Avon
Why is it when fragrances/colognes are so readily available we don't often appreciate them until the get put on the to be discontinued list? Thanks Avon
i really like this stuff and i know it's wrong.
not sure how else to express it.
it smells cheap and soft and has nothing to say.
it's very comforting in that love's baby soft way.
not sure how else to express it.
it smells cheap and soft and has nothing to say.
it's very comforting in that love's baby soft way.