Amouage

Memoir Woman

Oriental Resinous · 2010

wormwoodcardamompink peppermandarin orangeincenseclovewoodsy notesrosewhite flowerspepperjasmineleatherFrench labdanumcastoreumstyraxoakmossmusk

Longevity

Long

Sillage

Strong

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Winter

4.20community rating

Wormwood and cardamom over a dark rose, deepening into incense, leather, styrax and oakmoss. A brooding spiced chypre, smoky and resinous, the florals threaded through shadow.

Taste Profile

The Original archetype

The Original

The Open Journey

Knows exactly where you're going and makes it look effortless.

Eyes wide open and ready to go somewhere different. That kind of curiosity is infectious. You're on a journey and want to take people with you.

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How Memoir Woman smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Memoir Woman leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears, and carries across a room and announces itself.

Warmthwarm, close0.67

Memoir Woman reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 72nd percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.80

Memoir Woman carries across a room and announces itself. That is among the highest in the catalogue for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.66

Memoir Woman sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is among the highest in the catalogue for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Textureexposed0.81

Memoir Woman leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Memoir Woman keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 29th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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