FRAGRANCE | Memoir Woman EDP by Amouage is devilishly beautiful

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Amouage Memoir Woman is just beautiful, a dark fragrance consistent with its black bottle. The opening is spicy-sweet and fruity, a bit succulent and with an underlying bitterness. The bitterness is likely from wormwood, which is also present in Memoir Man. It's not as in-your-face here, though, because of the more prominent fruity sweetness and spiciness casting a veil over it, filtering it yet still allowing its essence to sift through. 

A surrounding dark, incense-y smokiness slowly develops, imparting the scent with a mature and sensual character without really dominating the whole composition. Its interaction with the other notes gives me Dior Poison vibes without being exactly the same scent. The bitterness grows after several minutes while the combination of fruit and spices renders it almost boozy but doesn't really commit to it. It actually becomes sweeter after a while even as the smokiness continues to swirl around ominously. 

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This is a complex fragrance that may not appear as such on the surface but there are several nuances at play. I can't particularly make each one out, probably because I'm completely smitten by Memoir Woman's rather devilish allure, but I don't think it matters. In its late drydown, the scent melts on your skin as a warm and sweet embrace, with traces of fruit and smoke still noticeable up close. 

Memoir Woman starts strong but eases into moderate territory for the most part. It's a long-lasting scent, no doubt, that's best suited for colder temperatures and for evening and formal affairs. However, because it's not really that heavy, it's still fairly wearable in warmer climates. And while it's marketed to women, its general scent profile makes it arguably unisex. All said, this is one solid offering from the house of Amouage. 

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