Marfa wraps the skin in a luminous white floral aura where plush tuberose glows beside orange blossom before drifting into a delicious veil of vanilla, musk, and creamy woods. Imagine desert heat meeting neon twilight as soft fruits brighten the opening and a tactile, almost velvety petal effect blooms through the heart. The trail is sensuous yet polished, projecting a confident niche character that feels artistic, photogenic, and unmistakably modern while remaining wearable for evenings out, gallery afternoons, or any moment you want a signature that turns heads without shouting.
Launch and Perfumer
Launched in 2016. Perfumer: Aliénor Massenet.
Olfactory Notes
Top: Peach, Mandarin
Heart: Tuberose, Ylang ylang, Orange blossom
Base: Vanilla bean, Musk, Sandalwood, Tonka bean, Cedarwood.
Story and Positioning
Marfa is a standout of Memo Paris’s Fleurs Bohèmes collection, the house’s ode to flowers as muses and to the creative rush they inspire. The brief evokes the Texas art town that lends its name, captured as a meeting of desert vastness and electric color, with the eye motif signaling a gaze fixed on distant horizons. The line later expanded with Marfa Spices in 2018 and Marfa Oud in 2023, extending the iconic tuberose theme into spiced and oud-tinged interpretations. If you enjoy plush, radiant tuberose styles such as Armani Privé Rouge Malachite, Diptyque Do Son, or By Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad, Marfa sits in that refined yet addictive white floral space.
Bottle and Design
A tall rectangular flacon presents a warm sand-toned plaque scattered with miniature eyes and anchored by a bold central blue eye, an instantly recognizable signature on the vanity. The bottle has pleasing heft with smooth sides and a reflective gold cap that lifts to reveal the sprayer. Many editions arrive with a textured light beige presentation box that echoes the label’s palette, making it feel like a collectible design object as much as a fragrance.
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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