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AttaftLit – :
I don’t get much oud. Here’s It’s not overpowering but a very minor note. This is much better than the original Lalibela. Less cloying notes. The original just seems like a bad test run. This is a gourmandy floral vanilla. I also smell cinnamon.
v017xx – :
I wore this today to give it a test run. At first the patch and rose are in the front. fresh and bright but quickly melt away and the vanilla and oud begin to warm everything up. To me this is skin warmed by the sun and moisturized with coconut vanilla sun tan lotion. The oud is soft and adds a little sweetness.
its subtle and delicate
MASIK – :
On a warm afternoon I tested this perfume in Barcelona.
In the shop there was a suitcase with all the MEMO fragrances presented in it, before each bottle there was a little MEMO card with 3 or 4 key ingredients described. I tested some and then I saw a card with rose/patchouly/oud and incense listed and I tried this one, initially for the rose…
Well!, very special!
A deep perfume which behaves almost like an extrait, very strong but soft and persistant. After a while the incense comes in and together with the rose, patchouly and oud if forms a well blended whole.
The little sweetnes comes from the oud. The rose is not very prominent, but that was no dissapointment after all.
It lingers on clothes very well, the following day still present.
I was impressed, by the strength and softness at the same time.
For me it has the perfect balance of oud, incence and patchouly. None of the 3 is screaming or dominating.
I think also high quality ingredients are used.
Later in the afternoon I got back to the shop and asked for the price, 370 euro for 75 ml. I did not bought it but that was because I have other bottles to finish/sell first at home.
What strikes me most is that I consider the price is high- but no too high for the quality you get and that surpises me because I would normally never say that. I think it also stands on the top within the assortment of Memo perfumes.
So it comes on my list and maybe one day….
Because of the high price the SA showed me also the “normal” Lalibela (without the oud, 160 euro) I tested that one too but that is a real different perfume and was not my taste, by the way I did not recognise it as the Lalibela Oud but now without the oud.
If I would compare this to another perfume I would say KM Amber mirabilis, only that one has a strong cumin note which Lalibela Oud has not (therefore I prefer Lalibela Oud).
Ofcourse it’s not he same but it has a bit of a same vibe (although for me)
The Amber mirablis has also the perfume extrait feel strong, soft but persisent
Verdict: Lalibela Oud is a true masterpiece!