Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
African Leather
Eau de parfum · Aliénor Massenet
The savannah at dusk: cardamom, geranium and warm leather.
- House
- Memo Paris
- Family
- Leather
- Perfumer
- Aliénor Massenet
- Year
- Not disclosed
African Leather opens on a luminous, spicy warmth: Guatemalan cardamom, Egyptian geranium and pink pepper, like golden dust lifted by the wind. The heart darkens with patchouli and cinnamon, a rose in filigree.
The base unfolds a supple leather, carried by oud and amber. A sunlit rather than smoky leather, evoking wide open spaces more than the drawing room.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Day
- Night
African Leather in detail
Memo Paris conceives its fragrances as travel journals: each creation keeps the memory of a destination. African Leather, signed by Aliénor Massenet, sets out from the savannah at dusk to compose a warm, spicy leather, sunnier than it is dark.
The official pyramid begins with an aromatic, sharp top: cardamom, geranium and pink pepper. The heart pairs rose, patchouli and cinnamon, which warm the composition. The base brings together leather, oud and amber, a deep and slightly animalic foundation.
African Leather is worn in autumn and winter, by day or by night: a cold day, a journey, an evening when you want a fragrance with presence.
Three leather fragrances in our catalogue resemble it: Opera Grande by Sospiro shares its rose, leather and patchouli; Smoke Show by Vilhelm Parfumerie brings together pink pepper, rose, leather and oud; 1740 Marquis de Sade by Histoires de Parfums finds patchouli, cardamom and leather again, with a more liqueur-like opening.
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