Inlé

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.

The opening is a burst of juicy, watery apricot and peach — like freshly poured apricot juice, with that sweet, pulpy fruit-flesh vibe and a slight tangy freshness. It feels incredibly lively. Very quickly, the fruity top transitions into a floral core built around osmanthus and jasmine. The honeyed sweetness of osmanthus and the soft, creamy whiteness of jasmine unfold together, making the scent instantly fuller and smoother. The best part here is the mate tea’s green, slightly bitter edge: it balances out the potential cloying sweetness of the osmanthus and jasmine, keeping the florals dense and present while making the whole composition feel cleaner and more layered. Jasmine also acts like a base, rounding out the slightly thin profile of the osmanthus absolute and giving it more volume and richness — almost like standing beneath a fully blooming osmanthus tree. As it develops further, the leathery facet that naturally comes with osmanthus absolute starts to emerge, becoming more and more obvious, and eventually settling into a floral scent with a distinct leather texture — like a leather jacket sprayed with perfume. That said, it’s worth mentioning that this leatheriness is almost a “built-in feature” of osmanthus absolute due to the way it’s extracted. So you get less of the real, fresh osmanthus nuance where bitterness and sweetness intertwine, and more of a thick, honeyed osmanthus with a leathery undertone. If what you want is a beautiful, rich, textured fruity-osmanthus floral — rather than a 100% true-to-life fresh osmanthus recreation — or if you’re simply here for that apricot-juice opening, this one is absolutely worth trying.

Inlé does not enter the room; it glides on a silk cloud, weightless, with the hush of lotus petals drifting across an untouched lake. It is not a fragrance, not really. It’s a mirage refracted through dew, the hush between a bird’s flight and its shadow. The opening is a ghost of bergamot, sunlight caught in crystal then diffused through cool mint that doesn’t bite but shimmers like green lace over water. Not the peppermint of candy, not the menthol of medicine, this is mint as if dreamed of by a tea leaf, brushed with silver and memory. And oh, the tea. Green, but not young; not bitter, but air-dried on bamboo trays by the river in some imagined valley of cloud. You can almost hear it crackle. Its aroma? Whisper-thin. Like ink bleeding on wet parchment, subtle, sacred, fleeting. As if the soul of the leaf had taken to the wind, swept up by a pure, crystalline jasmine. Honeyed and warm and quiet. And it floats. It floats. And somewhere, as if from another lifetime entirely, the osmanthus arrives not boldly, but like a glance held too long. Apricot-steeped, suede-soft, just sweet enough to melt into the floral haze without tipping it into decadence. The whole thing just... LEVITATES off your skin, never settling, never pressing. As if gravity has been suspended and you are left suspended too, caught in a tapestry of sun-drunk leaves, unfurling florals, and sky. Wearing Inlé feels like waking from a beautiful dream you weren’t ready to leave. So you chase it all day, you do, just to feel it again. A skin-hugging wisp of warmth remembered not because it wants to be, but because it must. Memo, you sorcerers. This one is magic.

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.

Classic - this is a white floral with bergamot, green tea, osmanthus, artemesia, jasmine, Star anise, iris, green leaves, mint, and a soft watery white musk. While it can be worn year round, I find it works best in spring and summer as it's a "happy and fresh" scent. Warm, but not unbearably hot temperatures suit it best. Warm nights will work, too. Where it's unique is the light hint of spice and mint. All the notes work to accent the osmanthus, including the jasmine. Imagine a cup of osmanthus tea, warm or iced, on a sunny spring afternoon, or duing a light rain shower in late May. For me, the sillage is soft to moderate. It won't knock down those in the same room, yet it lasts around 5 to 6 hours to those standing close. I don't need more than one or two sprays. The price is moderate if found outside of the Memo store. While some similar scents exist, they all miss one or two of the main notes, usually the anise or the artemesia, and the classier dry down. Many modern citrus tea scents have an artificial Febreze-like citrus, but not this. Inlé floats but never dominates. Since it has been around since 2007, you may find it at some fine fragrance discounters. The musk is softer in Inlé. I find this sophisticated enough for weddings and afternoon tea, but not stuffy at all as it will work for a brunch or a birthday!

You know that feeling when a fragrance reminds you of a person? Not because they wear it, but because it’s somehow close to their personal scent, and you are left with a feeling that they SHOULD wear it - that it would be a perfect match. I’ve experienced this three times. The first was Cacharel Noa. It smells exactly like my highschool BFF and even now, when I haven’t seen her for 20 years, it still reminds me of her and I won’t have it on any other person. The second was Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin. I thought it would be lovely on me, but the only thing I could smell was my husband. Even though it ressembled nothing he has worn in the 12 years I’ve known him. Fortunetaly he agreed and it’s now his signature scent. And then there is this... Inlé smells exactly like Anna. I really like it - it’s lovely! But it feels like wearing her clothes.

This opens with very strong white floral scent with some green notes in the background. This is driven primarily by the osmanthus and the jasmine. I didn't detect any mint or bergamot directly but that could have been some of the "Green" that I smelled along with the artemisia. No strong or distinct "tea" like smell. Just the faint green with white floral. This probably turns most guys off from wearing it especially if smelled on strip. About an hour in though the cedar and musk become far more dominant and the floral fades to the background. The dry down is distinctly more masculine but you have to hang in through the white floral and green to get there.

You already know....I received this as a sample to test. When I sprayed it a few months back it was a no for me. But now that it's warming up, I've fallen in love. I'm currently wearing this to bed and I smell divine. Definitely feminine leaning. The osmanthus in simply stunning and is the real star. The dry down is exquisite. 1 spray is more than enough to leave an intoxicating scent trail. And that's from a sample! Do I really need to purchase a FB of this??? (rolls eyes) Ummm, yes. UPDATE: Purchased a FB at Neiman's for less than the Memo website. Worth it!!!!

Some days this smells more medicinal in nature and other days (like today) it smells of fresh osmanthus and tea, with a little mint thrown in. Overall I like it and it's beautiful for spring. I don't find it as sweet as others do, but if you're sensitive to sweet fragrances you might not like it. I find the sweetness comes from the inherent sweetness of the different ingredients and not any "added" sweet notes. The dry down is a bit woodier while retaining some of the florals. Not a groundbreaking fragrance by any means but clearly high quality.

This is a very subtle, beautifully understated perfume with creamy lightweight white florals and musks. The white florals have like little glints in there, like little shards of brightness. There is some white tea in there but it's very subtle. This is a very delicate perfume. If you like Creed's Love in White, you might like this one since they are both along the same vein. I prefer this one to Creed's. Smelled at Bloomingdales. Smell: 10 out of 10 Feminine For reference, I'm female.

This one does give the impression of water. Not an ocean or a river, but more like a pond. Lukewarm, still water. The florals with the fruit are a beautiful, fresh combination. And the musk ties everything together to a fresh, clean out of the shower feel. It also pushes the scent from unisex to more feminine, in my opinion. I'm also finding out that I have difficulties with a lot of different types of musk. Interesting. 7/10 on me. 9/10 on someone else.

I "accidently" tried out this perfume, and love, love, loooove it! It quickly became my absolute favourite. Not synthetic at all, as some mention, I find it to be sophisticated, fresh and flowery. I can still smell it on me after 3-4 hours, and can also smell it close to my skin when I go to bed in the evening. I have searched for a true flowery perfume like this, no I've found it!

I adore this fragrance! It's such a light, fresh floral. Almost a little aquatic, and a hint of sweetness but keeps it sophisticated. My only issue is that it doesn't last very long at all on me and very little sillage as far as I can tell, but maybe I need to go a little heavier with the application - I'd rather that than overpowering. Not a head turner, but gentle and intimate.

Inlé is gorgeous. The osmanthus smells like you are smelling a real flower-sweet floral, kind of fruity, light and airy. I don’t get a lot of projection from this, but that’s okay, I can smell myself just fine. It lasts on my skin around 4 hours. It’s so feminine, and perfect for summer. If you are looking for a light, airy osmanthus perfume, definitely get your nose on Inlé!

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.

Super fresh, a great balance of osmanthus and mate. Love it. As a huge fan of osmanthus flower, i've spent a lot on trying osmanthus theme perfumes, and this one is my absolute favorite.

This is not a perfume scent I usually go for, but it brings about nostalgic childhood memories that make this a full bottle purchase!

mate is quite strong to my nose. would be perfect without it cuz i simply love osmanthus so much. i decided not to buy it.

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! :)

Inlé is an interesting take on a floral-fruity scent, reflective of its era, but managing to be unusual. Equal parts sweet and fresh, it is a breezy, feminine scent for everyday use. The florals are initially dewy, becoming increasingly powdery as this scent progresses. Inlé features an unusual combination of notes, beautifully balanced - a testament to the perfumer. Inlé opens with sheer, green-tinged florals, lightweight and slightly aquatic. Clean jasmine leads the way with freshly-plucked, herbal mint adding brightness up top. The mint isn't overpowering here, as is so frequently the case - instead, it makes for an refreshing alternative to citrus. The bitter angelica tempers the camphorous mint to perfection - the green undertone is nuanced and balanced as a result. It is an interesting, unusual accord that really works. As it develops, the peachy, powdery osmanthus comes to the fore, its hazy sweetness quickly becoming prominent. The tea note adds herbal freshness, a seamless development from the minty opening. The jasmine lingers but is not the focal point here. It becomes increasingly powdery as it progresses, likely thanks to the soft iris note. Warm, sweet spices follow, making for a slight L'Heure Bleue-like quality alongside the iris. It becomes increasingly musky as it dries down, sweet and powdery until final fade. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is a feminine scent in my opinion, best worn on spring/summer days. A more clever scent than its prettiness suggests, Inlé is an elevated floral-fruity whose risks pay off. While it is not the kind of scent I gravitate towards, I have much admiration for this composition. Impressive stuff. 4/5.