The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Magic Mushrooms came from a place deeper than trend research or market timing. Michał Gilbert Lach has spoken about magic and spirituality as compass points throughout his career, forces that steered him away from fashion and toward scent as his primary medium. The 2024 release is his most explicit statement yet on that relationship. Rather than hinting at transformation through metaphor, he named it directly: Magic Mushrooms. The fragrance embodies the idea that fragrance itself can function as a portal, a way of carrying something otherworldly into the everyday.
What makes this composition structurally interesting is how it handles expectation. The name suggests funk, suggests something animalic or unconventional. The actual construction is more disciplined than that. Cypress and grapefruit open with genuine freshness, not the generic citrus of mainstream compositions, but something sharper, more resinous. The heart introduces the mushroom and blackcurrant alongside davana, immortelle, and hemp, but these don't arrive as a single block. They emerge in waves, the green notes arriving first, then the blackcurrant's fruity tartness, then something deeper and more atmospheric underneath.
The evolution
The opening is the most immediately striking phase. Grapefruit cuts through with a clarity that almost contradicts the earthy promise of the name. Twenty minutes in, the hand-off begins, green notes arrive, then blackcurrant's sweet-tart presence, then the mushroom materializes from underneath. This is the phase where the fragrance earns its title. Not a mushroom soup, not a forest floor cliché, something cooler, more atmospheric. The heart holds for roughly three to four hours, shifting as different elements surface. The hemp and davana add an herbal depth that keeps things grounded. Then comes the drydown: moss and vetiver asserting themselves, patchouli adding a final earthy flourish. On fabric, this phase lasts into the next day, a faint green-earth trace that confirms the spell was real.
Cultural impact
Magic Mushrooms occupies an unusual position in the niche fragrance landscape. Mushroom as a named heart note is still rare enough to attract attention, but the composition itself is disciplined enough to sustain wear beyond novelty. The fragrance appeals to the collector who owns multiple Bohoboco releases and wants to see how the house handles something more atmospheric than confrontational. Its earthy-green character positions it as a seasonal option, strongest in cooler months when the damp-forest quality feels appropriate rather than aspirational.
