Black Magenta
Black Magenta by DS & Durga is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with pineapple, galbanum and black pepper, moves into iris, carnation and orange blossom and dries down to amber, tobacco and sandalwood. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Pineapple Tangy, boozy and tropical. Loud and hard to hide.
- Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Carnation Spicy, clove-like floral. Old-school and a bit peppery.
- Orange Blossom Sweet, soapy and sunny. Neroli's warmer sibling.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
Smells like this
- Guy Laroche Fidji
- Carner Barcelona Sweet William
- Byredo Animalique
- Parfums de Nicolaï Poudre de Musc
- Lattafa Asad Zanzibar
- Gucci Bamboo
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