Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector Trouble in Paradise Extrait (Tester)

Description

Trouble In Paradise, from perfumer Shadi Samra (who also created the house's Bond Street Leather), is built around Maldivian sunsets and the feeling of a dreamy island vacation — but with an edge. Mango, bergamot, cognac, and cardamom open it with a tropical-boozy rush, then leather, caramel, rum, and violet build a heart that Fragrantica describes as inspired by "dreams of ripe mangoes," before oud, amber, animal notes, sandalwood, and moss close it out. The result is a genuinely sweet, gourmand-tropical fragrance — sweet leads by a wide margin — with real oud and wood providing the "trouble" underneath the "paradise."

Scent Character

• Sweet — 40%
• Oud — 20%
• Woody — 20%
• Floral — 10%
• Fresh — 10%

Oud is a named base note alongside sandalwood and animal notes, so the accord is genuine.

Translation: A sweet, boozy tropical gourmand — mango and rum up top — resting on a real oud-woody-animalic base that keeps it from reading as purely a beach-vacation scent.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Mango, Bergamot, Cognac, Cardamom

Heart: Leather, Caramel, Rum, Violet

Base: Oud, Amber, Animal Notes, Sandalwood, Moss

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: Shadi Samra
House: British niche house Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector, London
Year: 2023

Try Before You Commit

Not ready to commit to the full bottle? Sample sizes are poured from the same batch as the retail bottle:

• 1mL Sample — $7.99
• 5mL Sample — $29.99
• 10mL Sample — $49.99

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FAQ

What's the concept behind Trouble in Paradise?
A Maldivian sunset with an edge — the house pairs a boozy mango-rum-caramel opening with leather, oud, and animal notes in the base, so it reads more "tropical evening out" than beach-day fresh.

Is there real oud in it?
Yes — it's a named base note alongside sandalwood and moss.

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 size samples are available?
This is one of the few fragrances in the line currently available in all three sample sizes — 1 mL, 5 mL, and 10 mL — alongside the full 75 mL bottle.