Eau de Memo

My third purchased and reviewed Memo scent, and another Memo love at first sniff. This is a very light, delicate, clean and professional smelling citrus green scent. What I like is that the main notes are very easily identifiable and balanced. It’s strength is in the relatability to the ingredients. The opening is a sparkling fresh burst of lemon / bergamot zest, with the fresh green tea leaves following just a second later. A few minutes in, the citrus settles down, and the white floral jasmine reveals itself, backed by the other floral notes. The fresh green tea is present still. It’s important I feel to note that the green tea accord is more a plant like, fresh, green leafy note, rather than dried green tea leaves for drinking. Once the perfume dries down, the beautiful, delicate and subtle Memo style leather note arrives, supported by some deeper green accord (must be the moss note), which further intensifies the green and floral notes, adding richness. And again, the fresh green tea note is still present, as it has been throughout - the binding ingredient and note, bridging between the citrus, white flower and leather. This is such a tranquil and calming scent, yet it’s bright citrus notes are refreshing and energising. There is a real yin yang harmony here. The way the fresh green tea plant note binds everything together is amazing. The leather adds sophistication to this scent, elevating it far beyond any “freshy” scent I have experienced before. The quality of the product is high, as you would expect from Memo - from the packaging all the way through to the dry down of the perfume. Unisex. Spring / summer more, and daytime more. Lasts a decent amount of time, but it is by nature a very delicate scent, so I would say it’s quite close to the skin after 6 hours. Spray generously, you will not offend anyone. Fast becoming my second favourite scent of all time, after Memo Ocean Leather. Beautiful, peaceful and joyful.

To put it bluntly, this is like if you put a baggy of peeled clementines into a brand new leather bag and then walked past an auto body shop. And oh my GODDD it's SO GOOD. It delivers on its promises: citrusy and leathery with an airiness that prevents it from being too heavy, and the hint of floral and musk that keep it from coming off as cold. And yes, there's almost something reminiscent of gasoline to me, which I know isn't for everyone but is 1000% for me. It's soft, it's sensual, completely unisex and just... lovely. This could easily find itself in my top five. My only complaint would be that I wish the citrus notes lasted longer, it fades into mostly leather quite quickly--but it's not a big deal because I can imagine this would layer beautifully with almost any citrus scent (I have it on with an orange lotion and it helps those top notes shine). This isn't really in my price range at the moment (don't mind if you hear sobbing in the distance), and you can believe I'll be yearning after a full size until I get my hands on one.

I wore this for 5 years straight because no other fragrance so consistently brought me the joy that this one does. It's the perfect balance of fresh and elegant. Yes, it's citrus, green tea and expensive luggage. But it harmonizes those notes far more beautifully than any of its near cousins with similar notes. There is no season or time of day that doesn't feel right for this one. On the elephants: Yes, they do appear. It's a particular way the green tea and leather tilt their heads sometimes, seeming to morph into trodden hay and sun-warmed elephant skin. Oddly, this happened to me most often when spending a long time outside in weather that was both cold and humid. But even in that mode, it wasn't unpleasant. The only reason I no longer wear it is that I'm saving the precious last drops in my bottle. But I may just need to buy another bottle of this instead of waiting to find a suitable replacement for something so lovely.

FB worthy to me! My tea-scent quest led me to this gem. It is already available in Zurich so I could sample it...I am wowed by this leathery-refreshing tea perfume. Makes me feel confident, when I wear it. Refreshing bergamot-green-tea opening, slightly sweet but just a tiny bit. Might be the saffron but generally, I cannot detect it on my skin. After approx. 2-3h tea vibe disappears more and more and what remains is a sexy leather scent. It joins the opening already but the refreshing ice green-tea-burst wakes you up nicely before it settles down with the leathery note. Gorgeous and amazing longevity - especially for a tea scent! Loving the leather notes in this, which makes it very unisex. Sillage is moderate.

Holy smokes! I love this. Def different on paper than on my skin, but so gorgeous. Clean and fresh and sophisticated, with a healthy dose of classic Memo suedey leather. I feel like a different person with this on--and she's got her life together. Not soapy, just beautiful. Gentle. Unisex. Lovely. EDIT: I've worn this every single day since I got my sample. Longevity is crazyyyyy good, I smell great all day long. I smell expensive (probably because the FB is...) Wild how people will comment "It's basically Elizabeth Arden Green Tea" if tea leaves or green tea are in the notes of ANY fragrance. Just say you don't like green tea, and move on! This is lovely <3