Graines Vagabondes

Shams Oud
Shams
Memo Paris 2011

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7.6 / 10 155 Ratings

Shams Oud is a popular perfume by Memo Paris for women and men and was released in 2011. The scent is smoky-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Smoky

Spicy

Woody

Resinous

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Styrax absolute

Labdanum absolute

Pepper

Cashmeran

Tolu balm absolute

Tonka bean

Ginger

Oud

Cypriol

Rose

Saffron

Perfumer

Aliénor Massenet

Ratings

Scent

7.6155 Ratings

Longevity

8.2122 Ratings

Sillage

7.7128 Ratings

Bottle

7.8133 Ratings

Value for money

6.332 Ratings

Submitted by TrueBlood, last update on 27.03.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Graines Vagabondes" collection.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/03/2023

0
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 6
Longevity 0.5
Scent

Shemsmeller
175 Reviews

Shemsmeller

1

Désert in bottle

Je l ai testé et découvert cette année.

Ce parfum donne une sensation de chaleur étouffante ,on a l impression d être dans un désert rocailleux aride que votre bouche s assèche.c est un sensation désagréable,l impression d etre entouré de serpents et de scorpion.

Originale mais qui procure un mal etre peu enviable.

Je m en suis vite débarrassé le seul point c est la bouteille magnifique donc le seul intérêt c est un pour un collectionneur qui pourrait l acheter vide

10/26/2022

Kevinoud6969
14 Reviews

Kevinoud6969

1

Strong

Shams does something I thought was unique to Royal Oud by Creed, in that the oud treads lightly, looming over the rest of the composition. Shams leans more toward the spices and away from the sandy desert quality of Royal Oud, but they're both very dry fragrances with high quality ingredients. I find Shams to be softer, warmer and more casual.

03/13/2015

3
Scent

ScentedSalon
96 Reviews

ScentedSalon

1

Barnyard

Strong barnyard oud bordering on medicinal. Reminds me a lot of the horrible Dorin Oud. The other notes really do not make an entrance. They are very much in the background. Sillage and lasting power are soft.

11/01/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Dolby
68 Reviews

Dolby

Helpful Review 6

Drumroll ... Just for once, it's good to be a Shams.

Shams is the Arabic word for “Sun”.
I guess it makes perfect sense since this fragrance is all about hot and spicy ingredients, mingling together to form a rather attractive masculine.
My friend K had been insisting so much that I test it that I decided to keep it for last.
Not in any way to be awkward, but simply because I was having such an underwhelming experience with the house's offerings that I chanced on the opportunity to perhaps keep the best for last.
Sorry about the wait K xx

The first thing to hit is an energising burst of black pepper nicely supported in its piquancy by a touch of ginger.
It soon goes away and is seamlessly replaced by a complex and wet woody aroma, reminiscent of the cool and pungent undergrowth of a forest during its autumnal phase.

What I specifically enjoy is the unusual choice of incense note here, namely Russian Paper (and not papyrus).
I suspect (and hope I’m not wrong) that it is another name for Papier d’Armenie, a very traditional air purifying method born in the late 19th century whereby a piece of paper soaked in styrax and benzoin and left to dry would be set alight and left to burn out.
Oddly enough, the resulting odour would be a strange mix of charred smoky paper and dusty incense.

Shams could have quickly descended into a potentially problematic stuffy and linear vibe caused by a measurable dose of the above, but thankfully, it is alleviated by the grounding multi-facetted addition of Oud.

Probably wouldn’t wear it, but certainly interesting and I can imagine, rather lush on the right man.

One word to you Memo: Alleluia!