Red Island
Red Island by Memo Paris is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot and cinnamon, moves into coffee and carrot seed and dries down to bourbon vanilla, patchouli and tonka bean. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Coffee Roasted, bitter and dark. Adds edge to sweet fragrances.
- Carrot Seed Earthy, rooty and oddly powdery. Often used to echo iris.
Dry-down
- Bourbon Vanilla Richer, boozier vanilla. Darker than the standard version.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
Smells like this
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