Memo Paris Marfa and French Leather Rose

by: Sandra Raicevic Petrovic

MEMO PARIS is a French niche house inspired by the journeys of the owner Clara Molloy. With each creation she reflects on her inspiration and impressions and translates her sensations of the places she visited into fragrances. The house offers several subcollections: Cuir Nomades (leather collection) Graines Vagabondes, Les Echamppees, Art Land, Escales Extraordinaires. During last year Clara Molloy included two editions Ilha do Mel (a honeyed and a bit exotic white flower fragrance) and African Leather to her fragrant journey collection followed with the two new editions MARFA (Art Land Collection) and FRENCH LEATHER ROSE (Escales Extraordinaires).

Inspired by a trip to Texas, Clara presents a new fragrance Marfa named after the town recognizable as a cultural center of artists and contemporary art. Marfa is a city in the high desert of far West Texas recognizable as a tourist destination and a major centre of Minimalist art. Some of the attractions of Marfa include the contemporary art museum Chinati Foundation, historical architecture and many artisan galleries and shops. 

Clara Molloy Instagram profile - claramemoparis,
Photo by Clara Molloy

 

 

 

 

Marfa takes us on a new  journey in which "your eyes riveted on the sky, the desert is forgotten. Tuberose is your star and your shepherd. There will be mystery, the infinite hidden behind the decor, silence beneath the cacti. As the Milky Way blazes an azure trail, you fly by so quickly; the road, half-cedar, half-sandalwood, rises before you. Notes of orange blossom absolute, tuberose absolute and white musk are the heady and addictive notes to create your storybook. Marfa: your theatre, your poem, your creation, your invention."

 

Perfumer Aleonor Massenetchose the notes of orange blossom, tuberose, iris, sandalwood, cedar and white musk to create a special athmosphere and relfect the artistic spirit of Marfa, Texas. 

 

Memo Paris Marfa is available in bottles of 75 ml Eau de Parfum at the price of 175 pounds.

 

 

 

Another novelty for the house is FRENCH LEATHER ROSE announced as "deceptively casual, but not quite nonchalant – like leather that rises up beneath the rose. A sparkling accord, it captures the heart and soul of an intoxicating Paris – a sparkle in the eye. Stylish, even offhand. Having a table of choice in a favourite café. The smell of suede. Talent. Just one cigarette. Lime. Knowing how to combine opposites. The glimpse of a shoulder. Kissing."

 

The composition gathers fresh and sparkling lime juice, rose absolute, rose water, pink pepper, cosy and sensual musk, and soft suede accords. 

French Leather Rose is available as a 75ml Eau de Parfum at the price of 500 pounds in Harvey Nichols.