French Leather — Memo Paris
Memo Paris

French Leather

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum

French Leather, signed Memo Paris, is a crisp and energetic aromatic fragrance. It opens on juniper, lemon, bergamot and pepper, reveals rose, clary sage and hay at its heart and rests on a base of cedar and leather.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Juniper · Lemon · Bergamot · Pepper

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Clary sage · Hay

  3. Base Several hours

    Cedar · Leather

What its composition says

  • 4 materials on top for 2 in the base: the pyramid plays the opening more than the trail.
  • Hay: a niche material, declared by only 16 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Aromatic, citrus, floral, woody, leather and spicy: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with aromatic supplying 2 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

The success of French Leather by Memo Paris comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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