Purple Mémoire is a sophisticated fragrance that opens with a fresh top note of aromatic lavender, bergamot, mandarin and a hint of coriander. The soft floral heart note unfolds with calming lavender and warm jasmine, with rich notes of white flowers, green cyclamen and gentle orris. A sensual base of amber, creamy sandalwood, rich labdanum and powdery musk, layered with the soothing notes of vanilla and tonka bean, gently conclude the fragrance.

Distant memories left to time and faint summer feelings bring out the beauty of Purple Mémoire. A tribute to the English charm of Ivy Lodge, the family home of Mary Anne Floris and James R.D. Bodenham for more than 50 years in the late 1800s. Ivy Lodge was a union of love and devotion, surrounded by sprawling gardens in harmony with nature, lavender scents swaying in the gentle breeze, and treasured herb gardens of coriander. Their fragrant scent greets you even before you arrive at Dear Old Ivy Lodge.

Mary Anne and James acquired the family business in 1878 with the intention of bringing elements of home to the bustling center of London, perfectly capturing the olfactory feel of family summers and the sensation of vibrant flora spreading under warm, sunlit skies.

Attention. This item is a hand-filled sample of the fragrance, in a 2ml jar without a spray attachment! This product image does not show the actual bottle of the fragrance sample!

Top notes: bergamot, orange blossom, iris, camphor
Heart notes: tuberose, jasmine, pink pepper
Base notes: benzoin, musk, amber

Alcohol Denat, Aqua (Water, Eau), Parfum (Fragrance), Diisopropyl Adipate, Benzophenone-2, Linalool, Eugenol, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Benzyl Cinnamate, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Juan Famenias Floris came to England in 1730 from his native island of Menorca via Montepellier in France, where he had learned to mix fragrance essences, and settled in Jermyn Street, near the Royal Court of St. James and in the heart of gentleman's "club land" as a "barber" and "comb maker", where he soon became the talk of London society with his products and was successful. He created individual fragrances for his customers, the recipes for which he carefully stored so that he could resupply them when needed. He married Elizabeth Hodgkiss, with whom he had seven children.

The company is now run by the eighth generation of the family, John Bodenham and Christopher Marsh, who are both great-great-grandchildren of Mary Anne Floris, herself a great-granddaughter of Juan, the founder. Mary Anne Floris had married James Bodenham, hence the change of surname. The company has been awarded the title of Purveyor to the Court over sixteen times and is now "Perfumers to HM The Queen Elizabeth II" and "Manufacturers of Toilet Preparations to HRH The Prince of Wales".