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Prohibited vs Magie Noire

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 5,407 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Magie Noire takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Prohibited

    Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.

  • Magie Noire

    Choose it for a woody and green character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Prohibited0/1
Magie Noire1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Magie Noire

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
ProhibitedKingly
Magie NoireLancôme
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
4.08/ 5 · 5,407 votes
Have 57%Had 43%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

44%Love
37%Like
2%Ok
16%Dislike
1%Hate

5,407 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity82
〰 Sillage74
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value53
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
warm spicy92%
woody84%
fruity77%
musky69%
balsamic61%
woody100%
green92%
earthy84%
aromatic77%
amber69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match39%Some overlap · both woody, amber and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
CassisRaspberryCinammon
Heart
PatchouliTurkish Rose
Base
SandalwoodIncenseMuskAmbroxanBenzoin
Top
GalbanumCassisCassiaHiacynthBulgarian RoseRaspberryBergamot
Heart
HoneyNarcissusCedarOrris RootYlang-YlangTuberoseJasmineLily-of-the-Valley
Base
OakmossSpicesCivetPatchouliIncenseMyrrhAmberVetiver
InformationalShared notesCassis, Raspberry, Patchouli and Turkish Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring33
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men2
Unisex27
Women71
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#76,908

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#484

PerfumerGerard Goupy, Jean-Charles Niel, Yves Tanguy

Launched—

Reviews205

Category winnerMagie NoireHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Prohibited by Kingly is a unisex chypre with dark berries, warm spice, rose, patchouli, and a resinous woody base. The opening should read fruity and slightly tart from cassis and raspberry, with cinnamon adding warmth before the rose and patchouli give it a deeper, more textured heart. The dry-down looks warmer and s…

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Magie Noire is a dark green chypre with moss, smoke, incense and an animalic undertow. It opens sharp and bitter, often with cassis and galbanum up front, then settles into a damp, resinous, woody drydown that many wearers find far more beautiful than the first spray. This suits shoppers who enjoy vintage-style perfum…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Prohibited and Magie Noire smell similar?

Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, amber and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Cassis, Raspberry, Patchouli and Turkish Rose.

What are the notes in Prohibited and Magie Noire?

Prohibited has top notes of Cassis, Raspberry and Cinammon, heart notes of Patchouli and Turkish Rose, a base of Sandalwood, Incense, Musk and Ambroxan. Magie Noire has top notes of Galbanum, Cassis, Cassia and Hiacynth, heart notes of Honey, Narcissus, Cedar and Orris Root, a base of Oakmoss, Spices, Civet and Patchouli.

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