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8.2 / 10 39 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Memo Paris for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is spicy-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Floral
Oriental
Leathery
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CuminCumin SaffronSaffron BergamotBergamot CardamomCardamom Geranium absoluteGeranium absolute
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Rose absoluteRose absolute PatchouliPatchouli
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather OudOud MuskMusk VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.239 Ratings
Longevity
8.535 Ratings
Sillage
8.135 Ratings
Bottle
8.459 Ratings
Value for money
6.126 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 09/18/2025.
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Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Escales Extraordinaires collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to
African Leather (Eau de Parfum) by Memo Paris
African Leather Eau de Parfum
Lumière Noire Femme (Eau de Parfum) by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Lumière Noire Femme Eau de Parfum

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It's great but I'm conflicted.
I made a blind buy of African Rose and while I like it a great deal, I am a bit disappointed. It has been described as African Leather with rose. I think there is not enough African Leather shining through. The rose heavily overpowers this fragrance in its opening. On it's dry down on my skin, it smells much more like Irish Leather than African Leather. I had actually sold a bottle of Irish Leather because it was too leathery. Yes, leather is in the name, but what makes African Leather great and a little divisive is it isn't overly leathery. I would argue that African Leather has superior floral scents and is an overall superior scent. There's just more variety in the scent profile. If I didn't own Danse Sauvage by Chris Collins, this would be my top rose fragrance. A great fragrance definitely, but I would reach for African Leather or Danse Sauvage first.
Updated on 05/28/2024
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This is a Gem. You can say,a close cousin of African Leather but much more creamy and rosy . Rose matches very good on AL- DNA. High Price !
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Luxurious rose-leather blend, balanced and refined with strong performance; beautiful but overpriced
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A beautiful rose embedded in the scent DNA of its more famous brother. It feels so successful, as if the DNA was made for the rose.
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Is this artificiality? Is this art?
Artificial art? Artful artificiality?
Where is my nose glasses?
I don't recognize you!
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Heavy scent that really smells like roses... unfortunately, artificial roses. Oud and leather don't help...
Ouch... my head!!!!
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The name says it all!
soft, fruity rose in a dry, slightly leathery setting
Later, the savannah blooms, hazy outlines of agarwood.
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