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Amouage · 2010
Memoir Man
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
leather-forward
aromatic
signature
fresh herbs brushed with leather and warm tobacco smoke
Scent Notes
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Green and bitter-edged, Amouage Memoir Man smells like fresh herbs brushed with leather and warm tobacco smoke. Absinth, wormwood, mint and basil make a sharp, herbal opening. Frankincense, lavender absolute and rose form the heart, and the base is layered: amber, gaiac wood, leather, musk, oakmoss, sandalwood, tobacco, vanilla and vetiver.
This masculine-leaning scent, released in 2010, is tagged for evenings in spring, fall and winter, though the community wears it casually too. Wearers describe it as leather-forward, aromatic and signature-worthy. It lasts a long time and projects to about arm's length. At this price, value scores lower than most bottles we track, although opinion on the scent itself is only mildly split and blind-buy safety sits just above the middle for a niche leather.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone who wants a herbal, smoky leather signature for cooler months.
- Sample first if: wormwood or absinth notes sound bitter to you; at this price, test first.
- Skip if: you want a sweet or fresh-clean scent.
Around $395.
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Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Amouage
Amouage has 151 perfumes indexed on Scendira, spanning launches from 1983 to 2026, the longest history of any brand in our catalogue. Across that same mapped set, woody is the top accord (47%), followed by amber (37%), warm-spiced (25%), fresh-spicy (19%), and aromatic (19%), giving the house a rich, resinous, woody-amber signature typical of niche luxury perfumery. Sandalwood, rose, and patchouli lead on notes, with frankincense and labdanum close behind. Prices run $80 to $590, with a $395 median, the highest of any brand on Scendira and well above mass-market Arabic houses. The range leans unisex (52%), with feminine (27%) and masculine (21%) behind. By community mentions, Guidance leads with 284 mentions, ahead of Reflection Man (111) and Outlands (110). Filter by note or vibe below, or ask Dira to match a specific Amouage perfume to what you actually want to smell like.
Filter Amouage Perfumes by Dominant Note
- Woody: 70 perfumes
- Amber: 55
- Warm-spiced: 37
- Aromatic: 28
- Fresh-spicy: 28
- Rose: 27
Is Amouage Right for You?
Best for: shoppers who want niche, prestige-tier Arabic perfumery, with a resinous woody-amber-incense signature and a $395 median price. Sample first if: you're new to niche pricing; Amouage sits well above mass-market Arabic houses, so a decant or sample is the lower-risk way in. Skip if: you're working with a budget under $80; Amouage's entire catalogue starts above that floor.
Most-Discussed Amouage Perfumes on Scendira
By community mentions across Scendira's data, Guidance is the most-discussed Amouage perfume with 284 mentions, ahead of Reflection Man (111), Outlands (110), and Guidance 46 (104). Interlude Man, Interlude Black Iris, Reflection 45 Man, and Lilac Love follow closely, reflecting a catalogue with several well-known names rather than one runaway favorite. Each has its own page here with real community sentiment and the honest downside.
Every Amouage perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like fresh herbs brushed with leather and warm tobacco smoke: absinth, wormwood, mint and basil on top, frankincense, lavender and rose in the heart, and leather, tobacco, oakmoss and vanilla in the base.
It is rated long-lasting, with projection to about arm's length.
Spring, fall and winter, in the evening or casually.
It leans masculine.
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