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Ruby 30 vs Magie Noire

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

Updated 5,418 ratings analysed
Clearly different
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Magie Noire takes 3 of 5 categories.

  • Ruby 30

    Choose it for a white floral and fruity character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, day or night wear.

  • Magie Noire

    Choose it for a woody and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Ruby 302/5
Magie Noire3/5
Ratings & consensus
Magie Noire
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Ruby 30
Sillage & projection
Ruby 30
Value for money
Magie Noire
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
Ruby 30Miguel Matos
Magie NoireLancôme
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.82/ 5 · 11 votes
Have 15%Had 6%Want 79%
4.08/ 5 · 5,407 votes
Have 57%Had 43%Want 0%
Category winnerMagie NoireRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
55%Love
9%Like
9%Ok
18%Dislike
9%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

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
⏱ Longevity100
〰 Sillage88
♥ Love / hate70
⏱ Longevity82
〰 Sillage74
♥ Love / hate77
Category winners

LongevityRuby 30

SillageRuby 30

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value31
¤ Price value53
Category winnerMagie NoireBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family
white floral100%
fruity92%
sweet84%
rose77%
musky69%
animalic61%
woody100%
green92%
earthy84%
aromatic77%
amber69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match7%Clearly different

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
RoseRaspberryTuberoseJasmineHoneyGingerCitrusesCuminAngelicaAnimal notesMuskSandalwood

No top / heart / base split published

Top
GalbanumCassisCassiaHiacynthBulgarian RoseRaspberryBergamot
Heart
HoneyNarcissusCedarOrris RootYlang-YlangTuberoseJasmineLily-of-the-Valley
Base
OakmossSpicesCivetPatchouliIncenseMyrrhAmberVetiver
InformationalShared notesRose, Raspberry, Tuberose and Jasmine. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring0
Summer75
Fall25
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring33
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men0
Unisex67
Women33
Men2
Unisex27
Women71
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#60,192

PerfumerMiguel Matos

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

Ruby 30 is a big, fruity white floral with rose, raspberry, tuberose and jasmine pushed into a sweet musky base. The fragrance has a deliberately unusual backstory, built from lab trial leftovers and then balanced with more tuberose, ginger and cumin. Expect something expressive rather than quiet. Its strongest eviden…

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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.

Which is better, Ruby 30 or Magie Noire?

Magie Noire takes 3 of 5 categories. Ruby 30 is rated 3.82/5 from 11 votes; Magie Noire is rated 4.08/5 from 5,407 votes. Choose Ruby 30 for a white floral and fruity character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Magie Noire for a woody and green character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Ruby 30 or Magie Noire?

Ruby 30 lasts longest (Ruby 30 100/100, Magie Noire 82/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ruby 30 or Magie Noire?

Ruby 30 projects furthest (Ruby 30 88/100, Magie Noire 74/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ruby 30 and Magie Noire smell similar?

Clearly different: a 7% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Rose, Raspberry, Tuberose and Jasmine.

Is Ruby 30 or Magie Noire better for summer or winter?

Ruby 30 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ruby 30 and Magie Noire?

Ruby 30 features Rose, Raspberry, Tuberose, Jasmine and Honey. 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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