Madurai
Madurai by Memo Paris is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with lemon, bergamot, turmeric, clary sage and peach, moves into sambac jasmine, tuberose, jasmine and marigold and dries down to sandalwood and suede. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Turmeric Earthy, bitter golden spice. Dusty and slightly medicinal.
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
- Peach Fuzzy, warm and slightly creamy. Soft rather than sharp.
Heart
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
- Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Marigold Bitter, green and herbal. Nothing like the flower looks.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Suede Soft, powdery leather. Much gentler than the real thing.
Smells like this
- Byredo Flowerhead
- Memo Paris Lyra Peach
- Hermès Twilly d'Hermès
- Lattafa Lujain
- Heeley Bubblegum Chic
- Ormonde Jayne Bukhara
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