Memo Paris · 2015
African Leather Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Mixed
spiced leather gloves with rose and warm amber
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
Top
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About This Perfume
African Leather by Memo Paris is a Leather fragrance for women and men. African Leather was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Alienor Massenet. Top notes are Cardamom, Geranium and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Patchouli, Cinnamon and Rose; base notes are Leather, Oud and Amber. Inspired by the African continent, this fragrance unveils warm spicy notes of cardamom and saffron over a floral touch of geranium, which mingle with a leather accord to give life to an exceptional wild leather. South Africa is where geranium first grew in the wild, and its presence in African Leather is a nod to its origins. Sustainably cultivated in Egypt, this particular geranium has a floral, aromatic and green character that encounters hand-picked Guatemalan cardamom, a spice with green, fruity, almost-candied accents that was used as incense in Ancient Egyptian times.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Memo Paris is a French niche house founded in 2007 by Clara and John Molloy; the concept is that every fragrance is a place, a "postcard" from Marfa, Inlé, Cuir Nomade, Italian Leather, African Leather. Scendira lists 82 Memo Paris fragrances with 38 in stock, priced $128 to $660. The catalogue leans fresh-unisex on average, but the two most-loved lines are the Cuirs Nomades leather series and the Graines Vagabondes oud-woody series. Community top five in stock: African Rose (spiced rose-leather-oud, 2019), Ithaque (citrus-cedar-blackcurrant, 2023), Palais Bourbon (vanilla incense woods, 2024), Cap Camarat (apple vanilla florals, 2026) and Shams Oud (oud incense ginger, 2011). If you want the house at its most-cited: Italian Leather, Marfa, Irish Leather, Inlé and the newer Palais Bourbon. Bottle format is a shaped square with a fabric-labelled emblem for each place.
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