BergamotOpens with
CarnationHeart
TobaccoDries down to
Annick MénardoThe nose · 109 fragrances · also made Bottled Absolu (2024)Portrait →Will you like it? Mark a few fragrances you own or love and we'll tell you.
Une Nuit Nomade · Sold as unisex
Memory Motel
The dimly lit rehearsal room where the Rolling Stones prepared for their legendary tour, filled with the scent of tobacco and warm spices.
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Memory MotelPremium · $100–250
48%Similar accords, often for lessTobacco Sublime · ZaraBudget tier, under $40 · shares 4 of its 5 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2017 by Une Nuit Nomade, Memory Motel is a Woody Chypre fragrance created by perfumer Annick Ménardo. This composition pays homage to the restless and turbulent times of Andy Warhol and the Rolling Stones at the iconic Memory Motel in Montauk. The scent opens with bergamot before leading into a heart of carnation, iris, and incense. It settles into a base of tobacco, leather, vanilla, oakmoss, and patchouli, creating an androgynous blend that evokes both warmth and smokiness.
Memory Motel is a fragrance that blooms over time. A single spritz on pulse points allows the smoky base notes to emerge gradually. It pairs well with warmer weather but can also be worn year-round as an intimate, close-to-skin scent.
Fig. 01 — Memory Motel, Une Nuit Nomade
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Annick Ménardo
Three decades at FirmenichAnnick Ménardo is a French perfumer who has worked for the fragrance house Firmenich since 1991, building a long career within one of the industry's major laboratories.
Designer Une Nuit Nomade
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What people
are saying.
Respected, if divisive: loved by 36%, disliked or hated by 13%.