Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea Extrait

Description

Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea is the most abstract entry in the Memoirs catalog — not a city or a person, but, per the house's own copy, "a coordinate that doesn't exist on any map," the point where sky and sea become one. Perfumer Harry Sherwood (Tales From Zanzibar, A Night in Marrakesh, Origins Of The Collector) built it as an aquatic-leathery composition: sea salt and musk open it, iris, mimosa, and heliotrope carry a soft, powdery heart, and it settles into ambergris, suede, leather, vetiver, and cedar. Independent listings describe it as evoking standing at the ocean's edge looking outward — the vastness of two infinite things meeting.

Scent Character

We sourced the notes and character below from independently cross-verified fragrance references to make sure everything listed here is accurate.

This one leans aquatic-leathery rather than gourmand or floral-heavy: a salty, mineral opening gives way to a soft powdery iris-mimosa heart, before settling into ambergris, suede, leather, and cedar. It sits closer to the house's woodier, oud-adjacent fragrances (New York, A Night in Marrakesh) in overall weight, without any actual oud material in the pyramid.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Sea Salt, Musk

Heart: Iris, Mimosa, Heliotrope

Base: Ambergris, Suede, Leather, Vetiver, Cedar

Performance

• Longevity: We won't put a precise number on it here — but based on its Extrait concentration and ambergris-leather-cedar base, expect wear in the moderate-to-long range typical of the house's other Extraits.
• Sillage: The aquatic top and powdery iris heart suggest a fragrance that sits closer to the skin than the house's heavier oud-forward releases, though we'd rather you sample it than take our word for exact throw.

Best Occasions & Season

• Season: Fall, Winter
• Occasions: Evening, Special Occasion
• Gender: Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: Harry Sherwood
House: British niche house Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector, London
Year: 2022

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FAQ

What does "Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea" smell like?
Aquatic and leathery — sea salt and musk at the opening, a soft iris-mimosa-heliotrope heart, and a base of ambergris, suede, leather, vetiver, and cedar. It's one of the more abstract, conceptual releases in the catalog rather than a literal place.

Is there oud in it?
No — despite sitting alongside oud-heavy siblings like A Night in Marrakesh and New York, this one's base runs ambergris-suede-leather-cedar rather than agarwood.

Is it a men's or women's fragrance?
Unisex — the iris-mimosa heart is balanced by suede and leather in the base.

How does it compare to New York or A Night in Marrakesh?
Those two lean oud-heavy and smoky. This one stays lighter and more aquatic — ambergris, suede, leather, and cedar, with no oud material in the pyramid at all.