Citrus brightness meets a toasted sesame glow in this luminous travel note, where sparkling grapefruit, mandarin, bergamot, and ginger ride a light tea breeze before a distinctive sesame heart unfolds, airy and slightly nutty rather than sugary, finally resting on clean cedarwood, white musk, and a touch of moss for an elegant day through night signature.
Launch and Perfumer
Launched in 2014. Perfumer: Aliénor Massenet.
Olfactory Notes
Top: Orange sweet, Mandarin, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Tea, Ginger.
Heart: Sesame absolute, Aromatic accord.
Base: Cedarwood, White musk, Moss.
Story and Positioning
Kedu is named for the fertile plain on Java shaped by the Merapi volcano and the temple of Borobudur, where a sesame motif symbolizes luck and renewal. Memo frames the perfume as a meeting of sesame and grapefruit, placing it within the Graines Vagabondes line dedicated to botanical energy and wandering seeds. Kedu introduced this collection in 2014 and later inspired a flanker called Kedu Sesame in 2017. If you admire bright citrus greens with tea and soft musks, think of the easy-wearing territory shared by Pomelo-centric or tea-laced signatures while Kedu keeps a singular sesame twist.
Bottle and Design
The flacon is a tall rectangle in satin white glass with a polished gold cylindrical cap. A golden faceplate carries a rhythmic field of small diamonds in black and white that shimmer like light over tiles, with the collection name printed near the base. The bottle has satisfying weight, squared shoulders for a steady grip, and arrives in a sturdy cream presentation coffret that complements the gilded plate on the front.
Country of Origin: Paris
Manufacturer: M/s MEMO International S.A
Address: 24 Rue Cambon, 75001 Paris, France
Country of Manufacture: France
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