Meloe

a lavender fragrance predominantly with lots of citrus and musk; bergamot second then lemon and musk with a little neroli but not sweet and honeyed, just enought to provide a floral element but the lavender and citrus dominate the fragrance; really digging this one

I have a sample of the eau de legere. This is just fantastic. A very creamy lemony opening. I normally hate lavender and this is just so well done. If I put it on too heavily it loses its greatness, so go easy. A favorite citrus scent.

When I read the notes I thought "another insipid fruity floral" but actually Meloe was better than I had expected. It is a delicate, very pleasant, fresh fragrance of fruity floral notes with an ambery sillage and aquatic nuances. (Meloe is actually an eau fraiche) The top note, a gentle and luminous lemon aroma (the most beautiful creamy lemon aroma what I've ever experienced and it doesn't turn into masculine on me, hurray!), mingles with the delicious freshness of mandarin orange zest to add more sparkle to the fragrance as it gently blends with the mild spicy bergamot note. The lemon keeps lingering, even when the sweet seductive orange blossom reveals itself in the heart. Like a summer day falling into the evening, the initial sumptuousness of the citruses softens into the gentle ambery base; it also includes just a little pastel wood and white musk note, making the fragrance a bit powdery and still sensuous. I could imagine Meloe blossoming in the balmy summer air, and it seems like perfect choice those days.

MELOE is a floral fruity you will surely remember. It lasts for good 8 hours and gives a really nice silage lingering around freely, but not becoming overpowering. MELOE is like a windy summer day, it started with a sugary citrus and mandarin orange combo with bits of neroli and orange blossom. It was not too sweet, but more fresh fruity. The heart arrived with warm jasmine and amber. It dries down to a beautiful amber/citrus base, very light, but noticeable. I think MELOE is a very good floral fruity choice for summers for those who are too tired for synthetic mess most current floral fruity perfumes offer. This is a nice, natural, breezy and simple perfume. I really cannot imagine someone being offended by this.

Middle-of-the-road gently herbalised citrus with fleeting, discreet, French-watercolour charm. The light hand with the lavender, jasmine & basil are just right, everything really nicely balanced and nothing popping out too hard to make itself obnoxious. Clean, bright and calm all over. It could almost be an Ellena Hermessence but for the pitiful performance; its full spectrum lasts barely half an hour and the rest sadly boils away to nothing bar the odd tantalising whiff for maybe 2h maximum - if you're lucky. Lovely but underpowered and really not that unique. One for the super-sensitive or ultra-low-profile minimalists maybe.