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Magic Woman 2009

5.6 / 10 130 Ratings
A perfume by Bruno Banani for women, released in 2009. The scent is sweet-fruity. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Sweet
Fruity
Floral
Synthetic
Fresh

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Top Notes Top Notes
MelonMelon VioletViolet Wild berriesWild berries Passion fruitPassion fruit
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Lily of the valleyLily of the valley Woodland strawberryWoodland strawberry
Base Notes Base Notes
SandalwoodSandalwood MuskMusk
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Scent
5.6130 Ratings
Longevity
5.888 Ratings
Sillage
5.379 Ratings
Bottle
5.992 Ratings
Value for money
7.225 Ratings
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ElysaShades

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ElysaShades
Very helpful Review 8  
Hmmmmmmmmmmm... *head scratch*
Magic Woman has been living a pretty shadowy existence for me lately. It just sits there... But now my mom has gotten the fragrance, and I’ve come back around to it, or rather, I remembered why I wanted it so badly back then.

The opening is somewhat reminiscent of Bruno Banani for women. The top note is very intense, piercing. Although there are no similarities in the fragrance notes, both have that quality. Only with Magic Woman, it’s fruity, not floral like the other one.

The individual components of the fragrance are fairly balanced. You can still smell the strawberry the most, but it blends wonderfully with the blackcurrant, melon, etc. However, I really wonder what this piercing quality is supposed to be. It’s not necessarily disturbing, just very noticeable. If you took that away, the fragrance would surely have no recognizability. As it is, it’s very clearly identifiable as Bruno Banani. But I would like to know what that is.

There isn’t really a scent development with Magic Woman. Overall, it dissipates very quickly, even though it smells very intense at first. After two and a half hours, it’s over.

I have to say that I find Magic Woman quite special, precisely because of this penetrating piercing note. Therefore, it is absolutely not an everyday fragrance for me. I really only like something like this now and then, even if it doesn’t bother me. It’s just loud and unbalanced.

I would recommend the fragrance less to younger women than to young-at-heart ladies exclusively as a casual scent. I don’t find it sweet in a typical teen fragrance way at all, but rather relatively shrill. Too shrill for teenagers. For me, it would be wearable at equally extravagant occasions. A themed party or a bachelor party, something like that. The wearer wants to stand out but doesn’t take herself too seriously.

I really struggle with rating this. The fragrance isn’t bad, but somehow it’s a bit trashy. Like a strange song on the radio where you don’t know whether to find it cult or embarrassing.
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EdithLyri

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EdithLyri
Very helpful Review 6  
Somehow... banana-like?
Contrary to the reviews, I find that the scent has an incredible sillage and longevity. I can immediately smell when someone enters the room wearing Magic Woman or when someone has recently been in the room with Magic Woman. However, this might also be because I don't particularly enjoy the scent. I have the feeling that you can almost reflexively detect things you have a strong aversion to in the slightest concentration, in order to escape in time. With this fragrance, I need to escape. And then thoroughly ventilate the room to get rid of the scent.
I've known the fragrance for a long time, but I'm only now seeing the notes for the first time.
To me, the scent has always smelled very indefinable, sweet, somewhat fruity, but rather synthetic, like a general fruit accord created by someone who has never really smelled real fruit, leaning towards "tropical" or something like that. I've always stored the overall impression as "somehow banana-like." But not the good kind of banana, rather one that leans towards vomit.
The scent has also caused me nausea. Its heaviness makes the entire air around me stuffy. I attribute this property to what, as I now see, is included, lily of the valley. I love lily of the valley in reality - but this synthetic version in fragrances always smells like fabric softener and causes nausea, even when you can't smell it distinctly, but it acts secretly.
I can't imagine anyone for whom this scent would be suitable. I feel like nothing fits together, the banana-like aspect doesn't match the soapy, the entire confusing tropical-vomit scent impression doesn't match the purple of the bottle, the title doesn't match the synthetic fruit jumble.
Sorry, but this one really makes me feel sick.
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Marie2010

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Marie2010
Very helpful Review 7  
A Magical Scent
The scent of the perfume:
Top Note
The top note is extremely fruity and somewhat exotic, in my opinion. A scent I fell in love with immediately when I first sniffed it. You can clearly smell the passion fruit, which also gives it a sweet scent, I think. I can also smell the melon very well that is included. Overall, it feels beautifully fruity and sweet. But not overly so in scent, rather nicely subtle, yet still noticeable. I find this top note of the perfume simply wonderful and fell in love with this scent right away.

Heart Note
Actually, I couldn't imagine that a scent could really smell great with strawberries, as I don't like strawberries and have never had a fragrance that contained strawberries. But one should always try something new. I must say I was really surprised. The heart note has a lovely sweet scent of strawberries and is simply heavenly, a charming fragrance.

Base Note
Now let's talk about the finish of the perfume. I find it somewhat spicy but still very pleasant. I can smell the scent of sandalwood very well. However, I think you can also occasionally smell something sweet, but I can't describe exactly what it is, as I couldn't identify it. Still, a very good finish for this perfume.

Personal Opinion:
As already mentioned, I really love the bottle of the perfume and enjoy looking at it. But the scent is simply outstanding and enchanting. I never thought that a scent of strawberries could smell so great, and somehow I've been told that the whole thing also smells very seductive. So, this is truly a perfect scent for going out dancing in the evening, as it allows for good flirting and you know you smell simply wonderful and enchanting. I can recommend this perfume if you like sweet scents; however, I think one should be under 30 when wearing this scent, as it is somewhat youthful and might not be well received at a certain age, which is not meant to be negative but just a tip. But I really enjoy wearing this scent right now in spring and often.
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UnicornCoco

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UnicornCoco
Very helpful Review 2  
Beautiful Spot
I remember when I discovered in 2011 that perfume is a really great thing, I was browsing on idealo (because I didn't know Parfumo yet) and put together perfumes that I thought I might like based on the scent notes. Then I searched for them on eBay and tried to bid on them. Unfortunately, as I thought back then, I rarely succeeded, good as I know today, because otherwise "Angel" by Thierry Mugler and "Magic Woman" by Banani would be at my home. And that just because there is supposed to be strawberry in this purple bottle, well.
"Magic Woman" starts with a scent that totally reminds me of multivitamin juice, it smells absolutely similar to that dark orange juice made from apple, orange, grape, lemon, banana, and passion fruit juice - even though none of these fruits are in the scent notes.
It smells pleasant but in the end just as insignificant as "Made for Woman" by Banani. At least it's a sweet commercial and in the end, the strawberry even comes out along with a note that smells like pleasant soap or bath foam.
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Woelfin

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Woelfin
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I wanted it! Now I have it!
As if my dear friend had read my mind, she gifted me "Magic Woman" today, which I had been eyeing for a while.

Both the packaging and the bottle are super pretty, and the scent smells just like the bottle looks. For your information: I had never smelled it before. It was more of that "Looks cute! I want it!" principle on my part.

First thought after just a small spritz: Smells sweet like an Escada fragrance. If you poured it into an Escada bottle, no one would notice. If you're not into extremely sweet and extremely fruity scents, then you're definitely in the wrong place here. The berries are clearly noticeable. Delicious, fruity, and incredibly intense.
Unfortunately, it does lean a little bit towards the "soapy" side. However, it's at a healthy level that I can and will tolerate.

At a certain age, one should definitely steer clear of this sweet little potion.

For everyone else: Enjoy!
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Ich rieche sofort, wenn jemand den Raum mit "Magic Women" betritt - vielleicht, weil ich den Duft nur in meinen Teenagerjahren mochte-süß :/
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Bold, sensual, and yet fresh. For me, the most prominent notes are tiger melon, a hint of strawberry, and the base notes. Nice, affordable fragrance.
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Synthetic multivitamin juice from the Tetra Pak with a hint of flowers and musk aroma. Still not bad compared to some mainstream scents.
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Could be an Escada. Beautiful, fruity summer scent.
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4 years ago
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"Just because something is artificial doesn't mean it's art." - 4ajbukoshka
No, please don't, unless you're 14.
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For me, the worst of all Bruno Banani fragrances... smells like a toilet freshener.
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Not magic but yawn...!!! Fruity mush like thousands of other scents... :(
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2 years ago
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Cute teen scent.
Floral clean.
Brave and sweet.
A bit artificial.
Quite nice, you can have it, but you don't have to.
You can't go wrong with it.
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I always liked the scent quite a bit. But now it’s not exciting enough for me anymore. It lacks sensuality and that special something.
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Fresh and fruity scent. Not particularly special but filled with love in memory. It reminds me of my teenage years...
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