EDP Russian Leather - Memo Paris

Russian Leather by Memo Paris: an ode to the wildest and most mysterious leather of the frozen north

Olfactory Family: Leather

Top Notes: White thyme essence, lily of the valley, cypriol essence

Middle Notes: Lavandin essence, clary sage essence, rosemary essence

Base Notes: Patchouli essence, vanilla extract, vetiver essence, leather

Perfumer: Alienor Massenet

Launch Year: 2016

Russian Leather by Memo Paris is not simply a perfume; it is a direct passage to the remote and icy landscapes of the Russian tundra. With a powerful and enveloping olfactory architecture, this unisex fragrance pays homage to the purest leather, intoxicated with wild, fresh, and woody aromas. It is a sensorial journey that combines the ancestral with the contemporary, the untamed with the sophisticated.

From the first spray, Russian Leather awakens the senses with a surprisingly fresh and intense opening. White thyme provides a herbal, balsamic, and revitalizing note that, when fused with delicate lily of the valley, creates an intriguing tension between the wild and the pure. The earthy and slightly spicy cypriol adds a layer of depth that anticipates the richness of the heart.

In the mid-length, the heart of the perfume becomes more aromatic, wild, and lively. The lavandin essence, more herbaceous and dry than traditional lavender, establishes a clean and robust backbone. Surrounding it are clary sage, with its green and musky character, and rosemary, reinforcing the fresh, almost minty soul of the whole. Together, these notes create a soundscape of untamed vegetation and polar wind.

The base of Russian Leather reveals itself like the weathered skin of an adventurer: warm, deep, and persistent. Patchouli essence adds earthy, damp nuances that evoke the cold ground beneath your boots. Vanilla extract, far from being cloying, acts as a creamy veil that softens the perfume's raw character, while vetiver essence introduces dry, smoky, and slightly bitter notes. And finally, leather, the absolute protagonist, presents itself with a dark, rough, and noble texture, imbuing the skin with its wild imprint.

This Memo Paris fragrance pulls no punches: it is powerful, dense, and deeply evocative. It doesn't seek to please everyone, but rather seduces those who dare to try perfumes with a strong identity, capable of telling a story from the first second. Russian Leather doesn't whisper, it roars. It doesn't accompany, it conquers.

Conceived by the talented Alienor Massenet, this composition remains true to Memo's philosophy: to travel without moving, to evoke remote landscapes and intense emotions through the alchemy of essences. Here, the north becomes perfume. A cold, untamed, majestic north.

Ideal for cold climates, nights where mystery accompanies warmth, and moments when you need your fragrance to speak for you. It's a second skin for those who see perfume as emotional armor, an aesthetic statement, and an art form.

Russian Leather is much more than a fragrance with leather notes. It's an aromatic expedition that traces routes on the skin, etching olfactory memories of a wild and ethereal world. It's the symphony of a frozen forest, the rough caress of a fur coat, the shadow of a wolf among the birch trees. An olfactory gem for explorers of the soul.