Inspired by the decadent mien and genius of the 19th Century French poet, Charles Baudelaire, Amouage embarks on a deep and inquisitive voyage to unlock the unfathomable mysteries that reside within human nature. The Memoir Man seeks to uncover his identity by seeking the underworld where he meets his other self and alter ego, the Black Swan. Represented as the female gender in this story, the Black Swan is Memoir Woman. They are separated and reunited by the memoir they share.

In Memoir Man, it begins with a seductive green sensation of mint paving the way for a much more intoxicated journey of absinth and wormwood, which opens the door to the underworld of self discovery. This fragrance continues to express the complexity and philosophy of the Black Swan with the very sophisticated vetiver. Like a memoir, the construction of this fragrance is pieced together with contradictory fragments of accords.