Irish Oud
Irish Oud by Memo Paris is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with pink pepper and juniper berry, moves into mate, clary sage and iris and dries down to tonka bean, birch, amber, leather and oud. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
Heart
- Mate Dry, smoky, bitter green tea. Toasted rather than fresh.
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Birch Clean pale wood. The leaves, not the tar.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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