I remember smelling Memoirs of a Trespasser for the first time in June of 2020 and I was immediately blown away. Its warm cozy smoke immediately wrapped itself around me and I was under its spell. It had a sweetness that was beguiling but it was on the outside edge of the smoke , a bit of spice like baking far away. It’s like sitting at a campfire, chatting with your friends, watching the kids roast marshmallows, waiting to go inside and get fully warm again before the chill hits your bones. How could you not like it?
Ambery woods dressed up with smoke, vanilla, a sprinkle of cinnamon, a fleeting wisp of zingy zest, gone but buoying the heavy notes. Very long-lasting and easy to wear, thanks to a touch of sweetness.
If you like Replica By the Fire but not the marshmallow, this might be more your thing. If you like Silky Woods but you wish it was smokier and outdoorsy, maybe you see yourself as a trespasser in this realm, making your way back to where you really belong, then you would like this.
Does it smell like the memories of a trespasser? It smells like the setting of The Sun Also Rises. Smoky, boozy, woody… disillusioned and disheartened.
I simply adore this one. The smokiness, woodiness, and (at least, to me) intense booziness of it is just magical. Also, that weird clay note. Perhaps my almost-favorite vanilla, second only to Eau Duelle.
Still my favourite from this brand.