Memoriam Alkemia Perfumes

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2010

At a glance

Is Memoriam Alkemia Perfumes worth trying?

Memoriam by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Evening wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Moderate longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile
smoky, rose, woody with Smoke, Rose, Ash

The first impression

Memoriam by Alkemia Perfumes is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

What shapes the scent

smoky 100%
rose 85%
woody 70%

The perfumer behind it

Sharra Lamoureaux

Sharra Lamoureaux

Sharra Lamoureaux is a perfumer whose work appears under Alkemia Perfumes, with a portfolio that includes evocative names like 1891, A Darkness Burning, and Absinthe And Laudanum In The Afternoon. Their fragrances often explore historical, literary, and darkly romantic themes. Lamoureaux's style is known for its narrative depth and use of unusual, atmospheric accords.

Notes pyramid

All Notes

Complete scent profile

Smoke Smoke
Rose Rose
Ash Ash

The mood it creates

The Mourner Archetype: Portrait of Memoriam Alkemia Perfumes

Essence

The Mourner carries the weight of lost love like ash in their pockets. Memoriam is their elegy-a fragrance of roses blackened by smoke, beauty tempered by grief. They are the keeper of relics, the one who lights candles for ghosts and writes letters to the dead.

Style & Aesthetic

They wear mourning jewelry with hidden compartments, wool coats that smell of cold earth. Their palette is monochrome, save for the occasional blood-dark rose pinned to a lapel.

Philosophy & Values

They believe in the sanctity of memory. To forget is to betray; to grieve is to love beyond the grave. Their sorrow is a companion, not an enemy.

Relationships

They attract melancholic poets and widowed musicians. Lovers must accept that their heart is a mausoleum, every chamber filled with echoes.

Lifestyle

Their rituals are quiet: pressing dried flowers into books, brewing tea over a single candle. The house is always slightly too cold, the curtains perpetually half-drawn.

Shadow

They risk drowning in the past. Some days, the smoke is so thick they forget the rose ever bloomed at all.

Conclusion

Memoriam is the scent of a hand brushing dust from a forgotten portrait-the moment when loss becomes something almost like tenderness.