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    Side by side

    Lava Rose vs. Memoir Man

    Lava Rose by Strangers Parfumerie bottle

    Lava Rose

    Strangers Parfumerie
    Eau de Parfum2019
    Moderately similar
    New comparison

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

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Lava Rose vs. Memoir Man
    Lava RoseMemoir Man
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20192010
    GenderUnisexMale
    PerfumerPrin LomrosKarine Vinchon-Spehner
    Best seasonFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Lava Rose

    Rose
    Earthy
    Smoky
    Mineral
    Plastic
    Woody
    Leather

    Memoir Man

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Amber
    Green
    Smoky
    Tobacco
    Warm Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Green Notes
    AbsintheMintBasil
    Heart
    Rose Leaf AbsoluteSmokeTea RoseRose de MaiMineral NotesPlasticBirchLitchiVetiveryl acetateLychee
    FrankincenseLavenderRose
    Base
    VetiverGuaiac WoodElemi ResinLavaEarthy Notes
    AmberGuaiac WoodLeatherMuskOakmossSandalwoodTobaccoVanillaVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Lava Rose vs. Memoir Man
    Lava RoseMemoir Man
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This one doesn't play by rose rules. Smoke, mineral, earth that remembers heat, not the usual bergamot-and-musks you'd expect. The people who love it love it hard. The ones who don't?Lava Rose
    Memoir Man opens like a dare. That absinthe, sharp, bitter, not for everyone. But the people who get it? They wear nothing else. The wormwood isn't a quirk. It's the whole point.Memoir Man