Queer Magic

Queer Magic is a floral amber that the brand calls mysterious and other-worldly, inspired by opalescent self-expression and the shape-shifting mystique of queerness. It is about freedom and uninhibited spontaneity, and the fig leaf in it is a deliberate reclaiming of a symbol once used to cover up. It opens bright and fizzy with cardamom, Brazilian lime and Calabrian lemon. The heart is a risqué blend of jasmine, carnation and fig, with the carnation giving a faint chypre ghost. The base is dark and smoky: tobacco leaf, labdanum, sandalwood and vanilla, with palo santo and oud under the woods. Customers describe it starting smoky and deep and turning into a seductive fig after a couple of hours, plush, indulgent and sultry in the dry down. It reads as unisex to almost everyone who votes. Reports of wear vary. Most call it moderate, many report hours or all day, and a few find it fades fast. The projection is close to moderate. It leads in autumn and winter, holds in spring, and works from a day out into the evening. The brand sells the 50 ml bottle at 115 pounds, and its own customers rate it very highly. It suits wearers who want a warm, spicy-sweet scent with a smoky edge and a story.