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Amouage · 2010
Memoir Woman
Longevity
EternalFills a room
Projection
Enormous8-12 hours
Polarising
CharacterVery sweet, dense
spicy
confident
mysterious
warm leather and spice with smoky amber undertones
Scent Notes
Woody / SmokyAffiliate link. We earn a small commission, you pay the same.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Memoir Woman by Amouage is a Chypre fragrance for women. Memoir Woman was launched in 2010. Memoir Woman was created by Daniel Maurel and Dorothée Piot. Top notes are Wormwood, Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Incense, Clove, Woodsy Notes, Rose, White Flowers, Pepper and Jasmine; base notes are Leather, French labdanum, Castoreum, Styrax, oak moss and Musk. The perfume arrives on the market in September 2010 and belongs to leather-animalistic-chypre fragrances. Perfumers Daniel Maurel and Dorothée Piot built it around central note of absynth. Top notes are cardamom, mandarin orange, pink pepper and wormwood; middle notes are clove, incense, pepper, woodsy notes, jasmine, rose and white flowers; base notes are musk, french labdanum, oak moss, styrax and leather. It is a part of fragrant pair along with edition for men. Available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Best season
Autumn / Winter
Occasion
night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Night out
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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