Fleurs Bohèmes

Tiger's Nest Memo Paris 2018

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8.0 / 10 264 Ratings

A popular perfume by Memo Paris for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is smoky-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Smoky

Spicy

Resinous

Woody

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Absinth

Aldehydes

Lime

Heart Notes

Frankincense absolute Amber

Amber

Saffron

Osmanthus

Rose

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Tolu balm

Papyrus

Vanilla

Perfumer

Karine Vinchon-Spehner

Ratings

Scent

8.0264 Ratings

Longevity

8.2224 Ratings

Sillage

7.7224 Ratings

Bottle

8.5220 Ratings

Value for money

6.8120 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 05/29/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Fleurs Bohèmes" collection.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/12/2025

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Omnipotato
276 Reviews

Omnipotato

4

Incense offering in a monastery

Named after the Tiger's Nest monastery in Bhutan, here we have a really nice and wearable interpretation of a dank, resinous incense. It is austere, but approachable. The namesake monastery complex has a series of caves, which were used for meditation. One can imagine the lighting of incense offerings in these caves by the guru and his disciples who founded the monastery - a really nice fragrance-poem conjured by this scent.

Opening with peppery aldehydes and a slightly jarring boozy absinthe, the fragrance settles into the airy yet potent incense. The incense note is supported by resins and dry woods. Despite the inclusion of vanilla and amber notes, there isn't a lot of sweetness. And though it is part of the "Fleurs Bohèmes" collection in Memo's catalogue, the florals are not that apparent, either. Performance is great. Price is good too, it is available for ~$125 on discounters. Definitely worth a try for incense lovers!

05/12/2022

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Dan93
27 Reviews

Dan93

2

Good morning Viet Nam!

A dusty smog cloud of heat lays over the market. There are all kinds of shops selling fruits, meat and animals. The mixture of all different smells combine and find their way into your nose.

For those of you, who had the luck to experience a trip the Far East will exactly know what I mean. Its this undescribeable smell of spices, animals, motorcycles and huge masses of people that were caught and put into this bottle!

The history of Memo is giving you the needed additional information here. A journalist couple who brought there experiences and smells from all over the world into fragrances.

For me its a time capsule. Each time I smell this beautiful scent, I am stand right in the middle of this market and seeing all the people rushing around feeling the vibe of the moment.

A true masterpiece!

01/25/2025

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Madeliv
6 Reviews

Madeliv

3

Wear your stripes

When looking for a sample of a smokey and floral scent I found a sample of Memo’s Tigers Nest.

Immediately after spraying, the scent is beautiful. Leaning towards masculine and very powerful, I get the balm and smokey frankincense. It wraps me ups every time.
Osmanthus, saffron and ylang-ylang are next and give it a lovely twist towards the more spiced and sweet path this perfume will take.

The florals that unfold during drydown, make you feel sexy. Tiger’s nest is a unisex perfume if ever there was one, but everyone will feel sexy.
Strong and powerful, lying on a bed of flowerpetals, you are perhaps worshipped with precious frankincense? And to top it off, the vanilla glows like a halo around you.

You are the Good God today!

04/19/2025

10
Bottle 6
Scent

Telekinec
437 Reviews

Telekinec

3

A drink of absinthe with a stick of incense

I'm going to be honest, Tiger's Nest was a filler for my discovery set. I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it due to the absinthe note and the incense (not my kind of fragrances) people kept referrring to. Glad to see my intuition was right.

It came claws out, roaring with all it had and my nose was definitely not prepared for it. Among the more gentle and nice Memo Paris, this one stands out for being a sharp, straight, in-your-face monster. Absinthe is the strongest, with its sharp freshness, alcoholic and green. It smells tart and bitter, absolutely off-putting for someone like me who doesn't drink alcohol. Then there's the straight resinous incense that comes through and adds another level of off-putting to the scent. It's smoky and very realistic on that front, I'll admit. I did get some sort of very subtle and underlying roses and saffron, but the king notes were incense and resins. Drydown became a bit more palatable with the sweetness of vanilla, although the incense still remains, but it's more like the smoldering remains of incense that is slowly dying away.

This is one of the rare Memo Paris I did not like, but might be due to my personal preference and not because of the scent itself. It's definitely not a blind-buy and you have to have a certain taste for the absinthe note and the strong incense that follows. Has great longevity and projects very well (at least on my skin). Sniff at your own risk!

11/16/2023

Theobserver
4 Reviews

Theobserver

2

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest is surely one of the best interpretations of incense that I have been able to try.
As you can imagine, incense is the main ingredient in this composition, but what really makes it special are its travel companions.
In the first minutes, the absinthe and a subtle touch of citrus impel creation. Once that initial 'punch' goes down, floral nuances dance with the incense, always in the background but present. These floral tones (I insist that they are very very subtle) give the composition a more cheerful point.
The final phase becomes the most interesting for me. Up to this point, incense has not yet been domesticated, but with the arrival of amber, resins and a touch of vanilla, it begins to lose some of its prominence to create a warm and extremely pleasant end of evolution.
Sublime fragrance of incense and amber that I am sure lovers of the genre will love.

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