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    Side by side

    DEN vs. Memoir Woman

    DEN by RUIK bottle

    DEN

    RUIK
    Eau de Parfum2017
    Moderately similar
    New comparison

    Memoir Woman rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: DEN vs. Memoir Woman
    DENMemoir Woman
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20172010
    GenderUnisexFemale
    PerfumerNoëlle Dorenbos, Boye DorenbosDorothée Piot, Daniel Maurel
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    DEN

    Cinnamon
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Conifer
    Fresh
    Sweet

    Memoir Woman

    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Smoky
    Woody
    Leather
    White Floral
    Aromatic
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    CardamomAbsinthePink PepperMandarin Orange
    Heart
    Balsam Fir
    FrankincenseCloveBlack PepperDark WoodsPrecious WoodsJasmineRoseWhite Flowers
    Base
    CinnamonFir ResinWoody Notes
    FenugreekFrench LabdanumOakmossStyraxCastoreumLeatherMusk

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: DEN vs. Memoir Woman
    DENMemoir Woman
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity2-4 hours10+ hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This is a fragrance for people who want scent as argument, not wallpaper. The concept is extraordinary, city monument, distilled. But here's the thing: it also simply smells good.DEN
    Memoir Woman is uncompromising. The absinthe and clove make it aggressive at first, and the oakmoss drydown is unapologetically vintage. This is not a safe blind buy.Memoir Woman