Memoirs Of A Perfume CollectorMeet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea

Description Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea is the most abstract entry in the Memoirs catalog — not a city or a person, but, per the house's own copy, "a coordinate that doesn't exist on any map," the point where sky and sea become one. Perfumer Harry Sherwood (Tales From Zanzibar, A Night in Marrakesh, Origins Of The Collector) built it as an aquatic-leathery composition: sea salt and musk open it, iris, mimosa, and heliotrope carry a soft, powdery heart, and it settles into ambergris, suede, leather, vetiver, and cedar. Independent listings describe it as evoking standing at the ocean's edge looking outward — the vastness of two infinite things meeting. Scent Character We sourced the notes and character below from independently cross-verified fragrance references to make sure everything listed here is accurate. This one leans aquatic-leathery rather than gourmand or floral-heavy: a salty, mineral opening gives way to a soft powdery iris-mimosa heart, before settling into ambergris, suede, leather, and cedar. It sits closer to the house's woodier, oud-adjacent fragrances (New York, A Night in Marrakesh) in overall weight, without any actual oud material in the pyramid. Fragrance Pyramid Top: Sea Salt, Musk Heart: Iris, Mimosa, Heliotrope Base: Ambergris, Suede, Leather, Vetiver, Cedar Performance Longevity: We won't put a precise number on it here — but based on its Extrait concentration and ambergris-leather-cedar base, expect wear in the moderate-to-long range typical of the house's other Extraits. Sillage: The aquatic top and powdery iris heart suggest a fragrance that sits closer to the skin than the house's heavier oud-forward releases, though we'd rather you sample it than take our word for exact throw. Best Occasions & Season Season: Fall, Winter Occasions: Evening, Special Occasion Gender: Unisex Concentration & Provenance Concentration: Extrait de Parfum Perfumer: Harry Sherwood House: British niche house Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector, London Year: 2022 Try Before You Commit Not ready to commit to the full bottle? Sample sizes are poured from the same batch as the retail bottle: 1mL Sample — $7.99 100% Authentic Every bottle at Venba Fragrance is 100% authentic — over 200,000 orders shipped and a 4.9★ Trustpilot rating. Free US shipping on orders over $100, with hassle-free returns. FAQ What does "Meet Me Where The Sky Touches The Sea" smell like? Aquatic and leathery — sea salt and musk at the opening, a soft iris-mimosa-heliotrope heart, and a base of ambergris, suede, leather, vetiver, and cedar. It's one of the more abstract, conceptual releases in the catalog rather than a literal place. Is there oud in it? No — despite sitting alongside oud-heavy siblings like A Night in Marrakesh and New York, this one's base runs ambergris-suede-leather-cedar rather than agarwood. Is it a men's or women's fragrance? Unisex — the iris-mimosa heart is balanced by suede and leather in the base. How does it compare to New York or A Night in Marrakesh? Those two lean oud-heavy and smoky. This one stays lighter and more aquatic — ambergris, suede, leather, and cedar, with no oud material in the pyramid at all.