Memo Paris Red Island EDP

Description

Red Island is Memo Paris's newest Escale, a 2025 tribute to Madagascar from perfumer Aliénor Massenet built around roasted coffee and bourbon vanilla. It opens on longoza, Madagascar's wild ginger-lily, and cinnamon before settling into a warm coffee-sandalwood heart, framed by the traveler's tree on its own flacon. It's one of the most overtly gourmand scents in Memo's current lineup.

Scent Character

Red Island's fragrance record doesn't carry a numeric accord breakdown, so here's the honest qualitative read: it's a Warm Spicy Gourmand, roasted coffee and Sulawesi patchouli against a bourbon vanilla-tonka base. No oud and no strong florals; the coffee note is the signature here.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Longoza, Cinnamon, Bergamot

Heart: Coffee, Sandalwood, Carrot

Base: Vanilla Absolute, Patchouli, Tonka Bean

Performance

• Longevity: mostly strong, 6–9 hours is typical, though a minority of reviewers find it fades to an intimate skin scent sooner.
• Sillage: moderate-to-good in the opening hours.
• Projection: 2–3 ft, settling close to skin.

Best Occasions & Season

• Fall and Winter
• Everyday wear
• Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Perfumer: Aliénor Massenet
House: Memo Paris, Escales collection
Launched: 2025, Paris

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Go straight for the 2.5 oz / 75mL bottle at $143.99, or test the waters first with a $5.99 1mL sample.

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FAQ

Is Red Island a men's or women's fragrance?
Unisex, part of Memo's 2025 Escales collection.

How long does it last?
Generally 6–9 hours; performance is a bit more skin-chemistry-dependent than some of Memo's other Escales.

Is there real oud in it?
No. Red Island is built around coffee and vanilla, with no oud or agarwood in the formula.

How does it compare to Memo's other coffee/gourmand scents?
Red Island leads with roasted coffee and longoza rather than sweetness alone, giving it a slightly more bitter, aromatic edge than a pure gourmand vanilla.