Chad Murawczyk | MiN NEW YORK Voodoo Fragrance Review

If you're looking for a Christmas gift that will blow someone's mind, congratulations: you've just found it.

Voodoo by MiN New York - a niche, luxury brand based in the Big Apple - is described by its creators as entrancing, carnal and potent. It is the latest in MiN's Scent Stories, a collection of fragrances designed to evoke memories that transcend time and place.

The individuality of this scent will turn heads. It is complex and original. It starts life intense and heady with a strong muskiness and woody base. Within an hour on the skin it has mellowed into something deep, sensual and totally addictive. Once worn you will never want it to fade. It is unforgettable and almost hypnotic.

I could, in all honesty, marinade myself in it.

Only the finest raw materials are blended by master perfumers in Grasse, France, to create Voodoo which features top notes of cardamom, galbanum, lime, pink-pepper; the heart is geranium, olibanum, Turkish rose and base notes are patchouli, leather, sandalwood and oud.

Opening the packaging is, in itself, a wonderful and exciting experience. Unfolding the black casing reveals a signed certificate of authentification while the distinctive and beautiful black bottle containing the scent itself is nestled in a satin bed. Even the lid has a unique magnetic closure system.

Voodoo is the single most expensive scent I've ever worn and the proverb 'You get what you pay for' has never been more true.

Chad Murawczyk, founder and CEO of MiN New York, has two decades of experience in beauty trade and grooming products' manufacturing.

He said: "The world doesn't need more products, it needs better products. A well lived life is the compilation of well lived moments. Creating the best possible objects for discerning individuals around the world is my passion."

I can only imagine that if you present Voodoo to someone special on Christmas Day it will be exactly one of those well lived moments. Buy it and let me know.