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Memo Paris

Lalibela

EDP · 2007

Lalibela by Memo Paris

Olfactive Profile

vanilla · warm spicy · amber · woody · balsamic · patchouli · tobacco · coconut · sweet · floral

About the Fragrance

A veil of incense, rose and patchouli, your hair as if suspended in weightlessness, as you feel the heartbeat of a mystery shaped by stone and spirit in ancient Ethiopia.

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The composition

Composed by Alienor Massenet. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • coconut
    coconut
  • orchid
  • rose
    rose

Heart notes

the soul
  • jasmine
    jasmine
  • patchouli
    patchouli
  • vanilla
    vanilla
  • labdanum
    labdanum
  • incense
    incense

Base notes

the trail
  • tobacco
    tobacco
  • sandalwood
    sandalwood
  • myrrh
    myrrh

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity4/5
Sillage3/5
Projection3/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
Familyamber vanilla

Main accords

vanillawarm spicyamberwoodybalsamicpatchoulitobaccococonutsweetfloral

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

Textures

  • — Warm wax
  • — Spun sugar
  • — Tonka resin
  • — Beeswax
  • — Honeyed resin
  • — Warm wool

Materials

Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak · Labdanum · Benzoin · Brass

Atmosphere

The room

A candlelit kitchen, dessert wine, late conversation

Weather

The air

Warm rainy evening, 16°C

Interior Design

Warm gilded

Wide oak floors, brass sconces, velvet sofa the colour of cognac

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Lisbon balcony, ginja in a chocolate cup

Also at home in New Orleans, Mexico City, Vienna.

Literary Match

Esquivel — Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate — Esquivel · The God of Small Things — Roy

In one line

Memo Paris

Lalibela — boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.