Amouage · 2010 · Karine Vinchon

Memoir Man

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Bitter wormwood and mint over rose and incense, on leather and tobacco.

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The drawn Memoir Man bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Memoir Man’s scent picture, a draft: artemisia, basil, mint, rose, frankincense, lavender drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Memoir Man, top notes: Artemisia, Basil, Mint

Heartas it settles

Memoir Man, heart: Rose, Frankincense, Lavender, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Memoir Man, dry-down: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Guaiacwood, Amber, Vanilla, Musk, Oakmoss, Leather, Tobacco, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet2 spices

1 more line on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell1

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares basil, rose, frankincense, lavender and 5 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Memoir Man’s $395
Interlude WomanAmouage · shares rose, frankincense, sandalwood, vanilla and 3 more
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares rose, frankincense, sandalwood, vetiver and 3 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Memoir Man’s $395
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.