WHAT I SMELL:  Black Magic casts a spell with an initial big blast of tonka that is sweetened with a green blackberry and jammy rose.  One spritz is all that is needed as Black Magic has some incredible projection. Very quickly, the perfume warms with the addition of a light amber.  The perfume is a buzz with a mix of fruity florals that when combined smell a bit like grape jelly.  At this point, the perfume is all fruit…with grape and blackberry front and center and in combination are juicy without being too thick.  After some time, a woody note and light leather start to appear which pulls back the overt sweetness.  But as soon as I mentioned this, the fruit comes back full force.  Here the perfume remains for a long time…full, rich and full of juice.  Finally, in the end, the perfume turns to more of a sweetened patchouli, topped with a grassy vetiver.  Spell cast.

From the Sebastiane website:

Top notes are tonka bean, vanilla and amber; middle notes are jasmine, rose, blackberry and frangipani; base notes are patchouli, leather, grass and vetiver.

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME:  A grape cocktail.

THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE BLACK MAGIC:  big, bountiful, juicy

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT BLACK MAGIC:  None to be found except for the comments on Fragrantica.

BOTTOM LINE:  Black Magic is full on fruit, make no bones about it.  As such, don’t expect a perfume that’s quiet and demure…it’s big, fun and not shy in the least.

• Bone Rating:  3 out of possible 5 bones
• Scent:  Oriental
• Nose: Robert Elder
• Classification: Unisex
• Expense: $85 for 60 ml eau de parfum available from the Sebastiane website and other retailers.