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barry65 – :
Mémo’s ‘Inlé’ at first is a supersophisticated perfume with a champagne-like fizz of osmanthus foremost just like in Dusita’s ‘La Douceur de Siam’. where trabuquera describes it (very good) as a cloud of teaishness for the first ten minutes I can certainly affirm that; that and an enveloping aromatic mintish openfolding. the osmantus meanwhile gets creamier just like Dusita’s one. I love white and indolic yellow-white flowers. here this indolic front is superhygienic (while I love J.A.R.’s Diamond Water, Dusita’s Oudh Infini, Serge Lutens’ Tubereuse Criminelle and Vitriol d’Oeillet) but the sanitary freshness makes this perfume so chic and timeless. Memo generates a lot of critique but with Lalibela (first), Luxor Oudh, French Leather and then Inlé I judge the brand to have a sophisticated portfolio, expensive but suffused with the real ingredients and all done with Parisian hauteté. I smell the lime now and the jasmine and it has a moment of similarity with Versaces ‘Eros pour Femme’ fleeting: happenstance I do not regret, I love Versace, vulgar and expensive for all the right and wrong reasons too. yet Memo is the expensive brand with the purified formulas also for the headier and smokier creations. Inlé is a perfume you have to grow into while I was also at once intrigued. this rather sharp Versace phase is interesting highlighting the lime, osmanthus and the maté to indeed, an affaire of le salon du thé. now, due to the comparison with Dusitas La Douceur de Siam, I learn about the tenacity of the osmanthus flower and how reinvigorating it must be to sense it in the tropics. jasmine definitely comes up and do I love jasmine ! of course the whole ‘composition’ bears originality and pizzazz. this is Alienor Massenets voyage to SE-Asia and we find the hypnotic quality cristallized in the scent of the Camellia fields (although in the perfume Maté is the teaish ingredient) dreamily wafting a far, far world with beautiful floral poetics buzzing around ones’ head. I notice Inlé has quite some staying power and keeps emanating the osmanthus rather dynamically in covariance with how Dusitas osmanthus perfume unfolds and lingers on and….on. perfumes beautify our world and I am glad to have become (in four decades) a parfumista dadaistic as chic.
Дмитручо – :
This starts out with the promised osmanthus and tea but pretty quickly the jasmine overwhelms everything and, as others have mentioned, it rapidly drops to a skin scent and then disappears.
adel1971 – :
Shimmering, beautiful, very upmarket, and good enough to win over even a floral sceptic like myself. It is fundamentally all about osmanthus (stunningly natural and organic-seeming osmanthus), so steer clear if you know that’s iffy for you. But the inflection around the edges, with crystal-clear, refreshing, sparkling bergamot is a tremendous partnership, deepening the sense of calm and reflection, with the odd ripple of real nature running through the reverie. Best of all is the initial green tea note, which is honestly breathtakingly good and true to life … even if it’s more evanescent than I would like in an ideal world, and is the first chord in the opening to die away to nothing. My quest for the perfect tea scent continues, but this gets a long way closer to it than almost anything else I’ve ever tried – “a cloud of tea” is just the right image for what happens during the first 10minutes or so – a real billowing, unfurling burst of genuine green-tea aromatics. The jasmine kicks in later, and is a greenish, waxy, un-sickly, sophisticated sort which also shades in beautifully.
Longevity isn’t spectacular – skin scent only by about 4h – although projection is confident. Skews feminine but any guy who loves osmanthus could wear it too. Maybe not the most startlingly original treatment of osmanthus/white flower scent you will ever smell in your life – I can think of a few things which are ‘sort of like it, but not as good’ – yet this is definitely a hugely classy and confident treatment of the theme. I really, deeply loathe fake-floweriness and cloyingly sweet scents but I honestly love this. It’s by far the most feminine, bridal-y, springlike floral I’ve ever really fallen for enough to consider an FB buy of. So it’s kind of a debate champion of scent, capable of winning over the opposition as well as being just generally pleasing and kind and alive. Truly a feast for the senses.
JATUSYSULMOSY – :
I bought this because it seemed unobtrusive enough to wear to work. But oh my Inle, after an hour it became skin scent and in the second hour it was gone. My money was gone too. I would go back to French leather than this.
1968sustavov – :
Speaking of Osmanthus notes, as a native Chinese I’m no stranger to this sweet flower, though I can’t say how authentic the osmanthus note here is.
It begins with a slightly sour dry-tea-leaves notes, and at some point the sourness become fresher, like oxidized fruit nut.
Wrapped deep inside this sour/woody pile of mates, you can sense the soft-sweet-fruity core. Given time to develop, this osmanthus accord gradually take over. On the scale of 0 to 10, the level of sweetness is on 3.52. I feel like stepping on sweet cotton cloud. It kept that way until the end.
A real flower always have a lively hint of moisture, and that’s what most of perfumes lack. However authenticity is not the sole standard when review ing a perfume. I’d say Inle has a nice smell anyway. I like the beginning, I adore the dry-down.
Dr.On. – :
comes on with mint, osmanthus and iris in a strong wave of fresh summer scent launched by bergamot.after the top notes settle the heart and base work their way up so you have more iris/cedar and florals in tight balance w/ the opening. really lovely. i’d say that the citrus has a second wind in the middle moment. quite “wow”. working well with humidity which is a plus and not something i’ve found in other tea dominant scents. the tea element is well balanced by the artemisia and iris. on me not a sweet scent — i tend to turn other perfumes to cumin or sugar rather fast and have come to appreciate a complex blend of tart and leather notes. my preference is for iris — neither powder nor carrot and my favorite is Mythique by del rae. i really hate white musk aka laundry detergent and have not had a wiff of that which puts this memo production way ahead of all the tom fords and several of the PG’s that in fact i love and wear. i mention tom ford because santal blush was made by the same perfumer who did mythique (my favorite iris). to sum up: neither too sweet nor too tea, a fresh and compelling summer scent that lasts and lasts. i’ve been wearing Granada and Marfa and thought that between them i’d identified a “guerlainade” of memo w/ an orange creamsicle signature (i prefer granada to marfa, more complex w/ the jasmine). But! Inle has an extraordinary control over the so-called ‘white florals’ and the herbacious/iris. it is really interesting and just as wearable as Granada and Marfa for hot weather.
vitaliyxe – :
Something happens in Memo’s Inlé between bergamot, osmanthus and artemisia that is sparkling and effervescent. The slightly fruity character of osmanthus, the bracing nature of artemisia and the refreshing bergamot surround the wearer like an iridescent cloud. An inedible sweetness is tempered by a healthy dose of ionones and mate (green tea) absolute, lending a cosmetic or soapy tonality, perfect for warm weather. It feels clean and fresh. Too, there is a cooling sensation of mint, perhaps Japanese varietal, clinging to that sugary crystalline cloud mentioned above. Moderate tenacity and sillage on skin, much extended on hair or fabric (as is usually the case, but here even more so).
I highly recommend this out of all Memo’s offerings. A good solution to those wishing to break the Flowerbomb habit.
nujedabun – :
Inlé by Memo is intended to represent the quiet lake Inlé in Burma: “Times stands still over lake Inlé in Burma. The women gather their silk embroidery and the men begin their dance above the waters, in boats that resemble floating palaces. The fruit and vegetables market is coming alive in the fresh mist. You can see the first light of the day; hear the first sounds of festive celebration – a farewell to night or a welcome to the dawn.”
So a scent which sounded for me contemplative, quiet, intricate. Key notes are indicated as Jasmin absolute, Mate absolute and Osmanthus absolute.
It starts quite sweet on my skin, I get the peachy fruitiness of Osmanthus right away, not much Bergamotte, maybe some mint, yes, but almost no citrus freshness, at least on my skin.
A few minutes later, I get something herbaceous, could be the Artemisia – a little like fresh cut carrots like someone else mentioned, accompanied by a strong, powdery tea note which lingers for a few hours in the dry-down.
Reminds me a bit of the Jo Malone Tea series scents which came out this year (2016), though those don’t have such a strong floral component, they are purely tea (like Oolong, Darjeeling, Jade Leaf, Silver Needle Tea…). Though I’m a tea lover, in a perfume it’s something I obviously need to get used to.
In total, Inlé is a well-blendend, but quite sweet and very Osmanthus-plus-tea-dominant perfume with a nice transition phase. I would have liked it a little less sweet and a little more intricate (whatever that means :)). Perhaps more like “Oh my god, I want to bathe in this!” and a little less “Hm, yes, not bad.” It’s not bad by all means, but I’m a perfectionist, always searching for “THE SCENT”. 😉
You get what it says on their website: “An osmanthus submerged in a cloud of tea”. Not bad! 🙂
masham – :
If Dolores Umbridge wears a perfume, it’s this one. Cloying, synthetic, stifling, pervasive, tenacious–like a sitting room or parlor of an older couple that hasn’t been aired out in two decades– aerosol hairspray, yankee candles, and Airwick plug ins.
sjyyufjmaqf – :
What a mood-lifter! This is happiness in a bottle. It also calms me.
It’s very strong for the first few minutes. After it calms down (pretty quickly), it’s just a soft scent that lingers for a long time… very little sillage. This is a scent you wear for *you* (though, to be fair, I have only tried this on my wrists and not my clothes).
It’s so well blended and smooth that the notes just kind of play peek-a-boo. But I can pick out mate, osmanthus, and mint the most.
Scent: 10/10
Longevity: 6/10
Sillage: 1/10
amigo71 – :
Inlé starts very sweet. I immediately get jasmine and a hint of bergamot. A fresh undertone keeps the florals in control. Then, the scent becomes softer with iris and a bit of osmanthus and some minty freshness. The musk appears and makes the scent a bit heavier, still with osmanthus and mint on top. It is still quite sweet. The mate starts to tone down the sweetness. The drydown is a woody-musky with white florals on top and a bit of grassiness on the side.
Sillage is soft to moderate, longevity moderate.
This scent is very sweet and it smells completely different on the tester strip than on my skin. The scent alters between very sweet and grassy fresh sweet, and is quite delicate. The white florals are quite prominent, the osmanthus wins. It is not a creamy osmanthus though, it is quite fresh and grassy but still very much out there. I don’t get any artemisia out of this scent, it is probably overpowered by the florals. This could become quite cloying if oversprayed. I will test this one again in warmer weather to see how it behaves.
zhuravliov-rom – :
This is soft, angelic feminine tune. Silky, but potent enough to be noticeable. The tea is truly beautiful touch, not overdosed or overbrewed, but gently murmuring. This could be a beautiful starting perfume for any young lady.
eskadraboss – :
To my nose it’s mostly mint and osmanthus. Pleasant, if not a bit boring. Certainly doesn’t smell like it costs.
irrivitly – :
Sweet and lovely but the musk needs a push. Maybe layer with Serge Lutens Clair de Musc or Santa Maria Novella Muschio Oro.
brefi – :
Oh, such a nice surprise, this perfume. Such a tender combination of osmanthus, which is dominating on my skin, with a softly-softly iris, a totally unobtrusive mint… all the notes are so tender, subtle, a real olfactive surprise and delight! I feel really happy that I tried this perfumes which are introduced just recently on our market here (Russia). Recommend to everybody at least to try!
Queuefahnen – :
Memo INLE is a gentle, calming fragrance with a dominant tea note and just enough herbal greenness to balance the touch of sweetness. To my nose, INLE is not so much a fruity floral as it is a tea fragrance, a light cologne-like composition with only a bit of florality and a clean, clear musk drydown. This creation could easily be worn by women or men.
On my skin, the longevity of INLE is just okay and the sillage is low. This would definitely be appropriate for the hot summer months and for those who prefer to maintain a discreet perfume profile. (-:
yulyguz – :
Inle is a light summer fragrance for my nose. It is green and fresh, featuring some white flowers in the middle notes and the calm musky base. It really makes me think of a calm warm evening by the lake 🙂
Inle is a must try for everyone who likes Loewe Quizas, quizas, quizas. They both have something in common.
The staying power is good.
P.S. A friend of mine noticed that there’s a scent of fresh cut carrots in the top notes. That’s true 🙂