Magnetism Perfume

Escada crowds the opening of Magnetism with six separate fruit materials, an intensely layered start for a fragrance built around such an abstract, conceptual name. Red berries, black currant, cassia, litchi, pineapple and melon crowd the opening into a bright, juicy fruitiness that avoids feeling thin or single-note. Green leaves, basil, almond blossom, iris, freesia, heliotrope, jasmine, magnolia, rose, caraway and lily of the valley build an enormous floral core, the kind of density rarely attempted in fragrances at this price. Caramel, vanilla, patchouli, benzoin, sandalwood, musk, amber and vetiver wrap things up warm and layered, giving Magnetism Eau de Parfum serious staying power once fully developed. Fruity floral oriental is the fitting classification, dense enough for evening wear while remaining workable on a cooler afternoon. It suits dinners, celebrations and any cool-weather occasion calling for considerable richness. Fall and winter favor the caramel and amber close most, once that sweetness has had time to settle. Eleven materials in the core stage alone makes this one of the more ambitious structures in this entire catalog.