09/15/2025

xtermn8
79 Reviews

xtermn8
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Memo signature blending, but not my thing.
Personal: 5.5/10 – I respect the quality and depth, but it’s not my kind of fragrance. Way too dark, herbal, and earthy for me to enjoy. And the rose isn't for me.
Mass appeal: 5.5/10 – This isn’t trying to be likable. It’s moody, brooding, and polarizing, with depth that only a specific set of noses will appreciate.
Performance: 8/10 – Strong longevity and projection, as expected from something so resinous and earthy, despite its floral qualities.
Value: 4/10 – The pricing is insane, even if the blending is exquisite. Not worth it unless you LOVE this DNA.
Uniqueness: 9/10 – Very unique execution of dark woods, herbs, and florals. Feels like walking through a ritualistic incense chamber. Nothing compares.
SCORE: 64/100
Full bottle buy? NO, I can’t stand wearing it, but I like occasional whiffs.
Blind buy? NO, it’s way too expensive and polarizing to gamble on. Sample.
Recommend? YES, but only for collectors who want something dark, niche, and VERY moody. Not for everyone.
Date night? NO, unless your date is a vampire.
Office safe? NO, way too heavy and weird for a professional setting.
Pros: Incredibly well blended, high quality, dark, mysterious, artistic. Extremely unique expression of bright notes turned dark.
Cons: Crazy expensive, overly dark and brooding, very niche taste. Worth smelling, not owning.
This is one of those fragrances that’s more about respect than love. I don’t want to wear it, but I understand what it’s doing. The blending is unmatched, and is clearly the quality you would expect from Memo, but it's just too dark and floral and... weird... for me to wear. It almost makes sense as a fragrance, but it has deep twists and turns like a long-lost tunnel that's somehow still filled with ritualistic incense.
A high-art dark niche fragrance. I respect it, but I’ll never wear it.
Review #75 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant
Mass appeal: 5.5/10 – This isn’t trying to be likable. It’s moody, brooding, and polarizing, with depth that only a specific set of noses will appreciate.
Performance: 8/10 – Strong longevity and projection, as expected from something so resinous and earthy, despite its floral qualities.
Value: 4/10 – The pricing is insane, even if the blending is exquisite. Not worth it unless you LOVE this DNA.
Uniqueness: 9/10 – Very unique execution of dark woods, herbs, and florals. Feels like walking through a ritualistic incense chamber. Nothing compares.
SCORE: 64/100
Full bottle buy? NO, I can’t stand wearing it, but I like occasional whiffs.
Blind buy? NO, it’s way too expensive and polarizing to gamble on. Sample.
Recommend? YES, but only for collectors who want something dark, niche, and VERY moody. Not for everyone.
Date night? NO, unless your date is a vampire.
Office safe? NO, way too heavy and weird for a professional setting.
Pros: Incredibly well blended, high quality, dark, mysterious, artistic. Extremely unique expression of bright notes turned dark.
Cons: Crazy expensive, overly dark and brooding, very niche taste. Worth smelling, not owning.
This is one of those fragrances that’s more about respect than love. I don’t want to wear it, but I understand what it’s doing. The blending is unmatched, and is clearly the quality you would expect from Memo, but it's just too dark and floral and... weird... for me to wear. It almost makes sense as a fragrance, but it has deep twists and turns like a long-lost tunnel that's somehow still filled with ritualistic incense.
A high-art dark niche fragrance. I respect it, but I’ll never wear it.
Review #75 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant