About the Fragrance
The smell of leather can represent
so much in Italian culture, from a couture jacket to ancient Roman
armor. But for the Italian edition of their Cuirs Nomades series, MEMO
and Alienor Massenet chose the ultimate depiction of the
quintessentially Italian la bella vita- the leather-wrapped steering
wheel of a top-down cabriolet hugging the curves on a coastal highway,
young lovers tucked into the seats, hair whipping in the
countryside-scented wind, a sumptuous picnic packed into a basket in the
backseat.
The first impressions of Italian Leather are fresh and green:
tomato leaf and soft, lightly herbal vanilla, accompanied by a sharp,
young leather that invigorates. As the leather matures and mixes with
orris root and resinous galbanum, the warm, spicy outdoorsy qualities
give off a hint of motor oil and coastal air, leaving us relaxed and
excited all at once. Italians, as they say, are the French in a good
mood- and one sniff of Italian Leather is bound to put you in a good
mood all your own.
Green tomato leaf, vanilla, leather, rockrose absolute, galbanum, clary sage, iris concrete, vanilla bean absolute, sandalwood, tolu balsam resin, opoponax resin, myrrh resin, benzoin resin, leather accord, musk.