Love Memoir

I just received this, early this morning. I feel so bad that UPS drivers are working on Thanksgiving. I was expecting this package tomorrow. I was going to wear Cobalt Amber today but when I sprayed this perfume on my hand to test it I decided to go w/ this instead because I think it is a crowd pleaser and will be nice to wear around the people I will be celebrating the holiday with. I bought the whole kit, full bottle, travel spray and body lotion. I am very happy that this blind buy worked out so well because this is a very nice everyday, year round perfume. This opens w/ a crisp bergamot w/ a jammy black currant, and a creamy coconut. I am sensitive to bergamot but what Iman used in this composition smells very much like the bergamot in another perfume of mine called Fresh Morning by Scent Strip(s) and it smells like high quality. As the crisp bergamot and jammy black currant tame down a bit, a soft powdery orris root and delicate rose petals greet the nose. A very smooth vanilla, and earthy vetiver and patchouli join the composition. This perfume is blended to perfection. It is slightly citrus, slightly floral, slightly powdery, slightly sweet, slightly spicy, slightly creamy and slightly earthy. There is nothing ground breaking here, this is a very safe perfume that most people will like. And you could buy this for someone who isn't that into perfume and be quite sure they would enjoy it. Why I rated this perfume a love instead of a like is because while it reminds me of La Vi est Belle by Lancome, Ivanka Trump's perfume and Torn by Henry Rose, Love Memoir in my opinion is blended better than those fragrances. This is an easy, pretty, year round workhorse in a fragrance collection. The story surrounding this perfume and the name is also beautiful. Love is so important, it is everything and her love story w/ David is inspiring. I hope Iman creates more perfumes for her brand, she knows what she is doing and I think she could have a great line of fragrances like Elizabeth Taylor helped create for her time period which was more about decadence, luxury and over the top sex appeal. Where Love Memoir fits in w/ post modern tastes, it is more no nonsense, streamlined, w/ a minimalist yet still powerful approach. The bottle by the way is so freaking cool, the most unique in my collection. Edit: 11/27/21 When I wore this on Thanksgiving and my husband could not stop smelling me and rated this a 9 out of 10. I own a lot of perfumes and my collection keeps growing for him to say that it is amazing because for most of my perfumes he is so so about and only a few make it to his tops list and this is now one of them. Also Love Memoir lasts. I took the travel spray w/ me to the Thanksgiving gathering we attended and did not need to reapply. This perfume projected and I was complimented by my friend and her mother on how nice I smelled. I highly recommend this perfume. It is a easy reach crowd pleaser.

Charming. Right off, my impression is of a lovely, not-very-sweet fruitchouli, and then it dries down to a richly woody patchouli. The patchouli-black current is prominent at first, then the patchouli-vetiver. Reminds me a trifle of scents like Fancy Nights, Angel, or other patchouli rich fragrances, only less sweet. For the record, the mentioned vanilla and coconut (on me) are practically invisible. Moderate sillage and longevity. Not a powerhouse, but not wimpy either. For my personal taste, more vanilla and florals would have been welcome. This is hardly a criticism, however, as what we have is quality, mature, and mysterious! It can be layered, after all, and is in a beautiful bottle. To sum up: To me, the overall aura of Iman's release smells like Amouage on a budget or Amouage Light! The fragrance type is such that I can truly envision a stunning Middle Eastern or African woman smelling like this. However, to me the dry down is UNISEX. If you love this type but cannot abide the oud frequently featured in such scents, Love Memoir could be perfect for you. Update: It's growing on me! I'm noticing the powder more and also a touch of sweetness that could be coconut. The more I wear Love Memoir in cold weather the more I'm getting whiffs of gorgeous. So well blended that it's hard to tell where one note leaves off and another begins. Kudos - this is good. :)

OK, I love it. As a Bowie fan and someone who thinks Iman is an angel on Earth, I HAD to try it, but I wasn't guaranteed to like it. No worries - I do like it very much. It opens VERY strong, a spicy/sweet cloud of richness. The first hour you can smell the florals and something spicy, which I think is the orris. After that it's a bit of patchouli and a lot of vetiver. It's expertly blended and very wearable; I think it's truly unisex although the opening might be just a bit more feminine. Sillage is moderate depending on how many sprays you use, and longevity is fantastic - I could still smell it 12 hours later. I think this is going to be one of my new favorites.

Being a long time fan of Bowie, I got this just to have in my collection. Not really caring what the scent was like. But to my surprise, I really like this. I get a good blast of the vetiver in the opening and that fades to a milder, sweeter scent in the dry down. I don't understand likening this to Angel Muse (which I have) at all. At least to my nose. To say this isn't your typical celebrity fragrance is putting it mildly. It's unisex, as I would expect for frag inspired by the Thin White Duke.

I'm so happy I could get that perfume. Beautiful story behind this fragrance. When you smell it you really can feel nostalgic and it's s something like 80's,90's scent. Gorgeous sweet rose with coconut and vanilla. Every other note is also noticable. Masterpiece.