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Shams Oud

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Amber · Balsamic.

4.16 / 5Rating · 640 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Memo Paris / Our story · Checked 2026-09-21
The official story explicitly states that Clara and John Molloy founded the perfume house in Paris in 2007.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2011
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerAlienor Massenet

Collection: Graines Vagabondes

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Shams Oud by Memo Paris has a listed woody, amber, balsamic profile, with notes of Pepper, Ginger, Cypriol, Cashmeran, Oud.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Pepper ↗Ginger ↗
02

Heart notes

Cypriol ↗Cashmeran ↗
03

Base notes

Oud ↗Peru Balsam ↗Styrax ↗Vetiver ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · US listing · 75 mL bottle

Alcohol denat. • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Coumarin • Benzyl benzoate • Limonene • Citral • Benzyl cinnamate • Cinnamal • Benzyl alcohol • Geraniol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Linalool • Citronellol

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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.87 / 5

279 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
9
2
11
3
58
4
129
5
72

Projection

2.75 / 4

338 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
29
2
91
3
152
4
66

Value perception

2.50 / 5

149 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
20
2
53
3
63
4
8
5
5

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

665Own it
228Previously owned
773Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
13
2
66
3
29
4
228
5
304

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Memo Paris Shams Oud bottleShams OudMemo ParisLost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom Ford

Both list Peru Balsam and Vetiver. Explore Shams Oud’s woody direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Memo Paris Shams Oud bottleShams OudMemo ParisSauvage bottleSauvageDior

Both list Pepper and Vetiver. Explore Shams Oud’s woody direction alongside Sauvage’s fresh spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Shams Oud smell like?

Shams Oud by Memo Paris has a listed woody, amber, balsamic profile, with notes of Pepper, Ginger, Cypriol, Cashmeran, Oud.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Alienor Massenet.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.87 out of 5, from 279 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Shams Oud?

Its listed notes include pepper, ginger, cypriol, cashmeran, oud, peru balsam, styrax, vetiver. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Shams Oud

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Memo Paris Shams Oud bottle
Leading accords
woody
amber
balsamic
oud
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Pepper · Ginger · Cypriol · Cashmeran · Oud · Peru Balsam

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