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Memoir Woman
meets Desert Suave.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Cardamom · Mandarin Orange · Rose

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with sweet. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Amouage Memoir Woman bottle
Amouage

Memoir Woman

Concentration not recorded

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Les Liquides Imaginaires Desert Suave bottle
Les Liquides Imaginaires

Desert Suave

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originOmanNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102018
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · smokysweet · citrus · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordWormwood, Pink Pepper, Incense, Clove, Woodsy Notes, White Flowers, Pepper, Jasmine, Leather, French labdanum, Castoreum, Styrax, oak moss, MuskDates, Sesame, Orange Blossom, Cedar
Longevity / 54.06 · 1,819 votes3.56 · 688 votes
Projection / 42.90 · 2,174 votes2.47 · 733 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol denat
  • Coumarin
  • Limonene
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Eugenol
  • Linalool
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Farnesol
  • Geraniol
  • Citronellol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Citral

Listed only on Memoir Woman

  • Parfum
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Isoeugenol

Listed only on Desert Suave

  • Aqua [water]
  • Parfum [fragrance]
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Methyl 2-octynoate

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Memoir Woman

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat, Parfum, Coumarin, Limonene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Eugenol, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl salicylate, Farnesol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Benzyl cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Citral

Source: Amouage official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Desert Suave

Concentration not specified by source · US listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua [water], Parfum [fragrance], Benzyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Coumarin, Limonene, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Methyl 2-octynoate, Citronellol, Citral.

Official US storefront declaration. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Les Liquides Imaginaires official US product composition · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed sweet and citrus direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.