Eau de Memo
Green tea leaf and jasmine make this smell like the inside of a tea house, bitter and floral at once, with bergamot and coriander keeping the top light and a little peppery. It doesn't try to be sweet or heavy, which is unusual for a house known for African Leather and its richer siblings.
Leather shows up in the base but it's a soft, worn-in version, more old book than motorcycle jacket, and it sits under musk and iris in a way that reads powdery rather than smoky. Memo made this to mark ten years of the brand, and it wears like a distillation of everything quieter in their catalog.
Why We Carry This
Memo built its reputation on loud, travel-inspired leathers. Eau de Memo is the anniversary release that goes the other direction, proving the house can do restraint just as well as spectacle.
Scent Pyramid
Top: bergamot, mandarin, coriander
Heart: green tea, jasmine, cyclamen
Base: leather, musk, iris