Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector California Love Extrait

Description

California Love is Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector's newest release, from perfumer David Chieze — a bright, tropical-citrus fragrance built to feel like the first hour of a vacation. Passionfruit, orange, bergamot, and lemon open it with sun-on-skin brightness, a mojito-and-blackcurrant heart adds minty, sugared-lime, cocktail-bar energy, and it settles into clean musk, ambroxan, and a whisper of oakmoss for a warm, skin-close finish. It's an aromatic-fruity summer fragrance in the classic sense — light, upbeat, and built for daytime rather than an evening statement piece.

Scent Character

Fragrantica classifies this as an Aromatic Fruity fragrance, and that tracks with the note list: bright citrus and passionfruit up top, a minty-sweet mojito-blackcurrant heart, and a clean musk-ambroxan-oakmoss base. It reads lighter and fresher than the house's oud- and amber-heavy city fragrances — closer in spirit to the Cologne Intense releases (Pacific Grapefruit, Indian Vetiver) than to New York or Abu Dhabi.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Passionfruit, Orange, Bergamot, Lemon

Heart: Mojito, Blackcurrant

Base: Musk, Ambroxan, Oakmoss

Performance

• Longevity: Going by its bright citrus-musk-ambroxan structure, expect the moderate performance typical of a fresh, fruity Extrait rather than the longer wear of the house's amber and oud fragrances.
• Sillage: Likely moderate and fairly close-to-skin given the citrus-and-musk build.

Best Occasions & Season

• Season: Spring, Summer
• Occasions: Casual, Leisure
• Gender: Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: David Chieze
House: British niche house Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector, London; newest release in the catalog
Year: 2026

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FAQ

What does California Love smell like?
Bright and tropical — passionfruit, orange, and lemon up top, a minty mojito-blackcurrant heart, and a clean musk-ambroxan-oakmoss finish. It's classified as Aromatic Fruity and built for warm-weather, daytime wear.

How long does it last?
Based on its citrus-musk structure, expect moderate wear typical of a fresh fruity Extrait rather than the longer-lasting amber and oud fragrances in the rest of the line.

Is it a men's or women's fragrance?
Unisex — the citrus-mojito-musk build is designed to wear on any skin.

Who is the perfumer?
David Chieze, the same nose behind this release; it's his first credited fragrance in the Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector catalog per our research.