MEMO PARIS
RETBA

2020

PERFUMER
Alienor Massenet
Philippe Paparella-Paris

saffron
cinnamon
amber
pink pepper
raspberry
rose
ginger
oud
myrrh
cinnamon
nutmeg
guaiac wood

‘A lake, pink as a blossoming rose. Or as a raspberry. A cheeky smell, a composition driven by audacity, like the color of this astonishing lake which refuses to behave like the other ones. Retba is a pink rose fragrance twisted by warm spices. A lake chose pink as its colour. Pink pepper. Raspberry. Pink. The intensity of the magenta shade depends on the sun and its reflection on the water. Bright sunlight, bright pink, in response to ultraviolet light. Is it a flower? Is it a plant? This lake is like a field, where the most delicate species could grow and provide a surface of pure visual beauty. A field of saffron. Ginger. This lake is a salty kingdom and to calm the white fire, it is now possible to find on its shores oud, amber, myrrh, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and guaiac wood. Like a balm. Memo dedicates a fragrance to this unique place.’ – Memo Paris