Memo Paris
Shams Oud
About
**Memo Paris Shams Oud** opens with saffron, ginger, and orange, then settles into a velvety oud with rose, patchouli, cedar, and a warm amber trail.
**Memo Paris Shams Oud** opens in a warm, spicy flash: saffron and ginger create a dry heat that is quickly softened by a bright orange accent. Within minutes, the fragrance moves into a denser heart where rose feels shaded rather than sweet, touched by the earthy depth of patchouli. Cedar and vetiver give the composition a firm vertical structure and keep it from slipping into anything edible or overly soft. In the base, oud appears gradually—not medicinal, not aggressively smoky, but velvety, with a calm amber richness. Labdanum adds resinous warmth, vanilla rounds the edges, and musk leaves a clean, even trace on the skin. On fabric it feels drier and more woody; on skin it becomes warmer and fuller. This is an evening oud with a golden spicy aura, especially compelling in cool air.
Top notes
saffron, ginger, pepper, orange
Heart
rose, patchouli, cedar, vetiver
Base
oud, amber, labdanum, vanilla, musk