Memo Paris

Red Island

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  • Eau de Parfum

Red Island is a playful and enveloping gourmand fragrance signed Memo Paris. It opens on longoza, bergamot and cinnamon, reveals coffee, sandalwood and carrot seed at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, patchouli and tonka bean.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Longoza · Bergamot · Cinnamon

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Coffee · Sandalwood · Carrot seed

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Patchouli · Tonka bean

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Longoza: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Red Island is the only one to use this material.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Gourmand, woody, citrus and spicy: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 3 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 Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.

If Red Island by Memo Paris seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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