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Memoir Man vs Defy
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The scent fingerprint
Woody: Memoir Man 70 out of 100, Defy 80 out of 100. Smoky: Memoir Man 60 out of 100, Defy absent. Aromatic: Memoir Man 50 out of 100, Defy 60 out of 100. Citrus: Memoir Man absent, Defy 40 out of 100. Leather: Memoir Man absent, Defy 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Memoir Man
Defy
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Memoir Man
- It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de toilette — so theoretically more tenacious.
- It brings what the other lacks — oud, absinthe, mugwort.
- Warmth wins out, with smoky in support.
- Launched in 2010, it has 16 years of life behind it.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
Why choose Defy
- Facets Memoir Man does not have: bergamot, juniper, patchouli.
- Markedly fresher, carried by aromatic and citrus.
- More recent creation (2021, against 2010).
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Memoir Man — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
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Freshest
Defy — signature carried by aromatic and citrus
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Most enveloping
Memoir Man — signature carried by smoky
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Most original
Memoir Man — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (absinthe, mugwort)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.