VTG 1980s 1986 CONFIRMED ORIG Lancome MAGIE NOIRE EDT 1.7 Oz 50ml Splash Cosmair

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Available for immediate purchase is this new with slight evaporation, vintage June of 1986 CONFIRMED, made in France, guaranteed original and authentic (Batch Number: CE6L; Pre-UPC), Magie noire eau de toilette splash in a 1.7-ounce (50ml) size by Lancôme, Division of Cosmair Inc. This bottle design features a glass stopper. All photos were taken at 40x magnification to best confirm item condition. The buyer will receive the exact item pictured.

Please note: many sellers are unaware which formulation of Magie noire they have and erroneously list their products as original, old formula, and/or vintage when they clearly are not. If the product features the wording “MAGIE NOIRE” in all caps, versus the lowercase, “Magie noire” then the product was made after 1986. Many sellers attribute the “1986” printed on the boxes as meaning the contents were manufactured in 1986 which is incorrect. This date refers to the year the new packaging design was copyrighted. Equally, this is why the original 1978 packaging design (two-tone rounded gold/butterscotch/rust detailing on black) states 1978; as that is the copyright date of the packaging, not the year of manufacture, which can only be ascertained by the batch number and bottle style.

In addition, if the box (if included) has a bar code, the product dates to 1990+. If there is a green dot (double arrows) recycle symbol present, the product dates to 1992 at the earliest. If the product dates to after 2005, then the box will feature a long list of ingredients and the bottle/box may contain one or more of the following: a PAO (period-after-opening) symbol which looks like an open cosmetic pot, a flame symbol, and/or a refer-to-insert symbol which resembles a hand pointing to a book. It may also include a green dot symbol (described above). None of these products are original formulation or vintage yet they are commonly listed as such. Be cognizant of the formulation actually being purchased as a highly reformulated Magie noire remains in current production. This packaging features an all caps “MAGIE NOIRE” with the “A” in “MAGIE” and the “O” in “NOIRE” printed in a larger font than the other letters.

The bottle in this listing can be confirmed as being manufactured in 1986 based on the batch number: CE6L. The first letter, “C” indicates where the product was physically manufactured and can be disregarded for the purpose of dating. The second letter from the left, “E” refers to the manufacture year of 1986. For products made from 1978 to 1992, the third digit, 6, refers to the month in which the contents were produced. Thus, this product is from June of 1986 (which was made before the “uppercase” packaging change). However, beginning in 1993, the third digit refers to the day of the year (out of 365 days) in which the contents were produced. In addition, the “Z” digit was no longer used after 1981.

Lancôme Corporate History
1935: Armand Petitjean, a French fragrance merchant, launches Lancôme.
1964: L’Oréal acquires Lancôme.
1967: Cosmair (founded in 1953, and a distributor of L’Oréal) becomes the US licensee for Lancôme.
1971-78: Lancôme is unprofitable in the American Market.
1978: Magie noire is launched.
1979+ Lancôme experiences meteoric growth of 40-50% a year and is one of Cosmair’s strongest divisions.
Latter 1986: Magie noire packaging style changes from uppercase “M” only (“Magie noire”) to all uppercase (“MAGIE NOIRE”) lettering. New packaging rolls out by early 1987.

Launched in 1978, Magie noire (black magic) is classified as an oriental chypre scent; however, its unique composition does not follow the traditional top note, middle note, base note development. Instead, it resembles a figure eight; opening and revealing its character, then moving in the opposite direction and, finally, curving back to where it started – circulating from green and earthy fruity notes to those that are more animalic in nature. Fragrance notes include oakmoss, patchouli, Bulgarian rose, black currant buds, jasmine, tuberose, honey, ylang-ylang, lily of the valley, amber, natural musk, civet, and incense.

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