Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector Origins of the Collector Extrait

Description

Origins Of The Collector is the most personal entry in the Memoirs catalog — the house frames its story as a reflective walk along the River Thames, about travel helping people rediscover their roots, and builds the fragrance almost minimally to match: a single top note of olibanum (frankincense), a coffee-patchouli-caramel heart, and a base of Peru balsam, ambrette, musk, vanilla, and amber. It's a gourmand-leaning amber at its core — sweet accounts for well over half the composition — with the resinous olibanum giving it warmth rather than any actual oud material.

Scent Character

• Sweet — 57%
• Resinous & Balsamic — 29%
• Woody — 14%

No agarwood or oud note appears anywhere in the pyramid (olibanum is frankincense, a resin, not oud) — so we've labeled that share "Resinous & Balsamic" rather than "Oud."

Translation: A gourmand amber built on coffee, caramel, and Peru balsam — sweet-resinous rather than woody or oud-driven, despite what a raw accord label might suggest.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Olibanum

Heart: Coffee, Patchouli, Caramel

Base: Peru Balsam, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Musk, Vanilla, Amber

Performance

• Longevity: Long-lasting — roughly 7-9 hours on skin.
• Sillage: Moderate-to-strong for the first hour or two, then settles to an arm's-length trail.

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

Is Origins Of The Collector an oud fragrance?
No — there's no agarwood or oud material in the pyramid at all. The resinous warmth comes from olibanum (frankincense) and Peru balsam instead, in what's really a gourmand-amber composition.

What does it smell like overall?
Sweet and resinous — coffee and caramel through the heart, settling into a Peru balsam, vanilla, and musk base. Sweet accounts for well over half the fragrance by accord share.

How long does it last?
Long — roughly 7-9 hours, with moderate-to-strong projection early on before it settles closer to the skin.

What inspired it?
The house frames it as a reflective walk along London's River Thames — a fragrance about travel bringing you back to your roots rather than a specific foreign destination.