French Leather Rose

velvety rose tea with peppery suede leather
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The full profile.
Memo Paris French Leather Rose comes across as velvety rose tea with peppery suede leather. It opens with lime and pink pepper, moves into rose and rose water and settles on white musk and suede. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. A good pick for date nights. Released in 2016.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for date nights.
- Sample first if: rose is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike musky fragrances.
Around $340.
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Best for
- Date
Memo Paris is a French niche house founded in 2007 by Clara and John Molloy. Memo Paris: 63 perfumes on Scendira, from about $128 to $660.
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Community chatter about Memo Paris centres on African Leather, Marfa and Sintra.
What to expect from the picks
African Leather (Eau de Parfum, 2015) carries spiced leather gloves with rose and warm amber, opening on cardamom and pink pepper and drying down to leather, amber and patchouli. Peach-orange cream with powdery vanilla warmth is what Marfa (Eau de Parfum, 2016) delivers; peach and mandarin orange up top and sandalwood, white musk and vanilla underneath. Sintra (Eau de Parfum, 2020) reads as citrus red fruits, sugared orange blossoms, caramel-vanilla, starting with petitgrain and bergamot before caramel and Bourbon vanilla absolute take over.
Moving on from here? The brands page covers every house, while floral perfumes and warm and amber perfumes group perfumes by scent family.
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Common questions.
It smells like velvety rose tea with peppery suede leather. It opens with lime and pink pepper, moves into rose and rose water and settles on white musk and suede.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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