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African Leather is probably the most famous fragrance from the house of Memo, and I can understand why. This is a cardamom-based scent and overall I feel it’s done very well, it doesn’t convey luxury or exclusivity to me but it’s a nice fragrance and a fairly easy wear. The cardamom is very smooth and warming, which combines with the sharper spiciness of cumin very nicely with sweet saffron running through them both - each in perfect balance. The leather is dark and soft, perpetuated by the brown earthiness of patchouli, Vetiver and an oud accord. I must say I have a lot of respect for Memo admitting when an our accord has been used rather than pretending to use real oud like a lot of houses do. I like this scent, I’m enjoying my sample and I can see why this is popular. Would I buy a bottle? I don’t think so - mainly because it’s not my ideal sort of scent profile, but perhaps if it was more affordable I would consider it.
There's a negligible difference between this and Homme Idéal Intense de Guerlain EDP, and I already own the latter, so it's redundant for me.
I'm looking through the reviews here and the amount of fragrances this is compared to is quite staggering, but usually that speaks to a degree of creativity, inevitable tropes which are being carefully negotiated to create something reasonably 'new'. I first got a sample of this years ago and I'm only just getting around to wearing it, the short review would be...yeah. I quite like it. The slightly longer review would say that the opening is mixture of flattened Terre d'Hermes minus any pepperiness or vetiver but with that bitter orange and a lightly spoiled vintage Eau Sauvage, just to add to the list of comparitors and confusion if you're trying to get a feel for this perfume by reading Fragrantica reviews...which is never something I'd advise, especially of they're mine! lol After that settles it's a bit like a fresher Hope by Agonist a sort of translucent, woody accord with that candied orange presence. However, the drydown and remnant on my clothes is a completely different and reveals a base which does indeed give some credence to mentions of Tauer's LDDM and even faintly Obsession for women. It's a faintly sandy, waxy, floral wood. I quite like it. I'm wearing it today and it's not been boring or anything. I mean I tend to like the style of this brand it's kinda modern but I don't like the prices. That's not necessarily me declaring they're not worth it, just if they were about a third of the price I might be more interested in owning one myself.
