Argentina

At first, the bold Damask rose opening hits hard, but it’s not your typical soft floral. This rose is deep, rich, and commanding — masculine in its confidence, yet wrapped in just enough warmth and sweetness to keep it softer and slightly more elegant. In the heat, the floral notes are vibrant and lush, but as the weather cools, the fragrance shifts gears, revealing a powerful side of oud, musk, and soft spices. It becomes darker, smokier, and grounded, while still holding onto that delicate touch of rose. As a guy in his 40's, I never expected to be so drawn to a rose fragrance, yet somehow, this took me hostage and has never let me go. For me, what makes Argentina so perfect is its evolution. It starts bold and intoxicating, then slowly softens into a powdery, spicy finish that lingers all day. It’s a fragrance that defies expectations — floral and elegant, yet undeniably versatile, refined but edgy. It’s the perfect scent for any man looking to break the mold while exuding confidence and sophistication, and any woman who appreciates a bold, spicy, rose that changes with each passing hour. For me, it's the ultimate unisex fragrance that redefines what a rose scent can be and is yet to be topped.

@Skitchune I respectfully disagree with your characterization of Memo Paris. They ARE known for their performance. I own 7 of their fragrances -- Eau de Memo, Winter Palace, Ocean Leather, Oriental Leather, French Leather, Flam and Argentina. I can smell their scent on me from the time I spray them on me in the morning on the way to work until I get home in the evening. And the overwhelming majority of "longevity" votes here on Fragrantica for all of the Memo fragrances range from "moderate" to "eternal." Their leather line is especially well-performing, almost too much in some cases (e.g. French Leather). Speaking from the perspective of a male, this fragrance, while very floral, is still wearable for guys -- you just need to get past the first 15 minutes of the strong rose opening. Eventually, the oud-musk-pepper combination adds some testosterone to the formula -- not enough to render it very masculine but enough to make it unisex. If you're a guy looking to add variety to your cologne collection and want something different from the trite woody/leather and citrus/freshie genres, Memo Argentina may be a good option.

Finally decided after years to register an account to post my parfume reviews. I guess Argentina made me do this. Context: I am a 40+ (masculine/fit/bearded) male, South-Asian heritage. Wearing it in 30°C in August. I stumbled on this fragrance while searching for a oud-like summer fragrance with good longevity. Although it's very much a rose fragrance, I just adore this parfume on me. I definitely understand that many would call this a feminine scent, but it works just as good on 'older' men. I do get just a little bit of oud on my skin. It brings me back to being a kid, drinking a rose flavoured milkshake in hot weather. First projection on my skin smelled full on synthetic, but after 10 minutes it beautifully opens up to a fresh sweet rose. But not to sweet. Guys, give it a try.

Completely accidental purchase. I was in a sort of premium department store with the wife and saw Memo Paris outlet. Never knew the brand, sample a few, and it seemed like after few samples which I liked and disliked, the store lady knew what I might be looking for. She offered me Argentina. Sprayed on paper: swept me off my feet. Sprayed on skin: fell in love. Bought it right away. Mind you: I wasn't planning for buying a new fragrance. I never knew I would like rose scent. I never thought I'd spend that much for a fragrance (my most expensive purchase before Argentina was L'artisan Perfumeur)

First off, it goes without saying but the artwork/bottle is perfection - Memo gets me every time. The scent itself is so luxurious and classy feeling. Rose and oud weaved together by the green cypriol and almost bitter leaning florals. Such a nice change from the more predominate, deeply sweet rose/oud combinations (that I also love). I will say the oud doesn't translate in a very literal way so if oud's are not always your thing you might still like this! Moderate sillage and longevity which I actually like because the bitter aspect could be irritating if overly powerful.

Gorgeous. Evocative blend of concrete imagery and delirious abstraction. Blooming red rose, stem included, growing out of a bed of fragrant wood chips. Spicy red clouds and green steam. Too many deep, “spiced” rose scents are loudly fruity and jammy; this isn’t. It’s intense, direct, and vivid without shouting. The realism of the accords and the subtlety of the blend class it several cuts above the field of wood roses, spice roses, musk roses. But I REALLY came here to say I could smell it in the crook of my elbow after showering *the next morning.*

I received a tester from ZGO and am blown away. I smell so good. :) And this stuff really lasts. Have Tamarindo on one arm and Argentina on the other, and Argentina is winning in warmth, longevity and sexiness. I have many Middle Eastern rose frags in my collection, and this somewhat falls into that category but the oud here feels less sharp, more rounded. Dries down to a slightly ambery vanilla. I agree that it is more feminine than unisex. Soooo gorgeous that I think I'm going to have to splurge on a full bottle.

Very classic and elegant parfume. Definitely not for young ages. I feel I can wear this to a meeting or official occasions. I find it more feminine than masculine. The jasmin and magnolia are there and strong. It drys down to a powdery level. It keeps developing on my skin. It reminds me of Hypnotic Poison by Dior when dry down but this one is way more beautiful. Also it has a hint from High Frequency by Initio but way more classy, feminine, smooth.. I can tell its gorgeous by itself.

Well damn...I received a sample of this with my last Memo Paris purchase and ugghh...I love it! So much depth with this rose-oud combo. How they made a rose - oud fragrance smell so light and feminine is beyond me. I'm smitten and I can't stop smelling myself. I do agree with a previous post about it being similar to TF Noir de Noir (which I have), but this is much more beautiful. Is it FB worthy? Perhaps..Will I buy it? Yes! UPDATE: Bought a FB. I'm happy.

A beautiful take on rose; Slightly reminiscent of that found in Tom Ford’s Noir de Noir, however, the truffle/chocolate vibe of the latter is here replaced by a beautiful magnolia and lively jasmine. Gorgeous juicy, uplifting rose, white floral fragrance. I get about 8 hours of longevity with good projection and sillage for around 5. Needless to say, it’s gorgeous- I ran to buy a bottle after just 1 day of testing.

Gorgeous English gardeny rose with a slight green stem underneath ( perhaps from the base note or maybe even the lemony magnolia?) The oud is barely there but I believe it plays the role of tempering the floral so it doesn’t become cloying. This was a blind buy for me and my expectations where met ( which as you probably know doesn’t happen a lot) . Looking forward to trying more from this house.

If I say the most beautiful oud rose combo when it comes to a luxurious and light rose Oud combo ! No vanilla bc if you include vanilla OSM by MFK is the best! No resins if you include them Goudh by Fugazzi is the best! No raspberry bc if you include it Ombré Nomade is the best! But compared to Noir De Noir ? This is by far the best and way better smelling!

Certainly not the rose I expected. Nice but out of expectation in a not too nice way. Smelled bitter to my nose but not in intolerable way. So it became like instead of love. Edit. Towards the dry down, this came very close to being Noir de Noir. So I change from like to love. Compared to this, NdN’s longevity and silage sucks bad.

Tired of rose/oud scents all smelling the same? This is different, interesting and very well blended. Sample first - not a safe blind buy.

Rose oud plus. Plus lovely soft musks. Plus beautiful florals. Just wow! I was still getting whiffs from my arm 12 hours after applying.

I liked it! But it better fits hot weather A good example of WARM oud perfume

Memo copied Noir de Noir and thought no one would notice... ... but they did a good job so I'm not complaining. Really the only difference I can tell between this and Noir de Noir is the lack of a truffle note. It's a weird smell that I don't know how to describe other than a sweet, pulpy fruitiness I personally don't like, so in a way I appreciate it not being here at all. During the opening hour there is a noticeable patchouli earthiness up close on skin, definitely not oud nor an oud accord to my nose, that contrasts very well with the rose. After that first hour this earthiness is gone and you're left with a nice powdery rose. This smells high quality and refined, it's totally worth checking out if you're getting into Memo as a house. I prefer darker and earthier rose scents so I wouldn't own or gravitate towards this but I like it a lot. Performance is really good overall. Projection started off strong but mellowed out to a more moderate one after a short while from what I could tell. Sillage is dense and I could smell myself for several hours without a problem. Longevity is great too, lasting 8 hours without a problem.

Argentina is a "daywear" take on Noir de Noir. It is soapier and cleaner, while retaining that same earthy patchouli note, which makes for a "lighter" but not necessarily brighter take on it. The opening smells much more stronger of rose, but the dry down really is just a more watery (not watered down) NDN. There's also a white floral sort of creaminess that peeks in somewhere along the dry down. [If you actually want an even airier and almost waxy sort of NDN, you can try Dior Privee Gris Dior.] I do think they are redundant if you are thinking of buying this or Noir De Noir. My bet would be to just get NDN, but I do see the "daywear" aspect of it could be something one could take into consideration. The projection isn't as strong nor does it stay long, but I think there are times when you don't want something to last as long as you want, like in the office, for instance. So, this could be a good pick, but just remember to weigh in what you value like performance. MEMO isn't really house known for powerhouse fragrance, though Winter Palace is certainly a beautiful example of their better performing ones.

Soft. The oud is barely detectable. Leans feminine. Smells like a classic rose perfume. Pleasant. The smell of a red rose, associated with women in their 30s or 40s. Not a dewy fresh rose, but not the rose of an older person either. If you like rose scents I'd check it out, don't let the oud scare you. If you are looking for a rose/oud combo and you actually like oud, this isn't going to satisfy you. I was told that from a distance of about three feet, this smells like 'biscuits.' Up close you get roses, though. You do wake up after wearing this with a sweet vanilla trace on your body. But there's no vanilla listed here. That might account for the biscuit-accord people get when I wear this. It's very soft and stays close to the body, so don't expect a lot of projection and sillage from this one.

When it comes to dark, mysterious rose scents; especially rose-oud pairings; nothing has topped this one for me, which is why I saved it for last. It has exactly the right dose of oud, a surge of deep, blood-red roses, soapy jasmine, and a pronounced nagarmotha note. Curiously, I don’t detect the ambrette at first, but it reveals itself in the drydown. You really have to be comfortable with nagarmotha to enjoy this fragrance, because it’s unmistakable here. (Rose of No Man’s Land has a similar papyrus nuance, but this perfume takes things further with the addition of jasmine.) To my nose, it’s a truly unisex scent, and its longevity is excellent.