Memo is a new Paris-based niche line of personal and home fragrances created by Claire Molloy. The range includes a quartet of perfumes under the name Les Echappées: Lalibela, Siwa, Sundance and Inlé:
They are all based on three key values; spontaneous partying, thirst for travelling and an ability for dreaming, that come together to delight and stir the imagination.
The four fragrances were developed in collaboration with perfumer Aliénor Massenet:
Lalibela, with rose, peony and jasmine, evokes pilgrimages and festivals in Ethiopia. [Notes: coconut, orchid, rose, peony, jasmine, patchouli, cistus, vanilla, tobacco leaf, incense and woods]
Siwa is a floral vanilla, evoking a night in the Egyptian desert. [Notes: cinnamon, aldehydes, narcissus, whiskey, popcorn, musk and vanilla]
Sundance is inspired by Sundance, Utah, and features tuberose softened by pear. [Notes: bergamot, pear, lemon, tuberose, pimento, tiare, iris, sandalwood, musk and tonka bean]
Inlé is osmanthus on a cloud of tea, at a lake in Burma. [Notes: bergamot, artemisia, mint, osmanthus, jasmine, maté, spices, flour essence, musks, iris and cedar]
The Memo Les Echappées fragrances are available now at Harvey Nichols in the UK, £75 each, size and concentration unknown. (quote via harveynichols, additional information via obstyles)
Update: The Memo fragrances listed above are all in 50 ml Eau de Parfum. The notes have been added in brackets above. (via memo)
Nautica has launched My Voyage, a new fragrance for women:
Inspired by the serenity and strength of the ocean, My Voyage For Her exudes confidence, independence and elegance. This aquatic floral fragrance contains notes of bergamot, key lime, dewy peony and golden amber.
Nautica My Voyage For Her is available now at Dillards in 50 ($47.50) or 100 ml ($59.50) Eau de Parfum. (via dillards)
Update: additional details on Nautica My Voyage ~ the scent is fronted by actress Katherine Heigl, and was developed by perfumer Ellen Molner. The notes feature grapefruit, bergamot, key lime, bitter orange, aquatic notes, peony, Nantucket lotus, muguet, musk, orris, golden amber and pink peppercorn. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Inle sounds lovely. . .”osmanthus on a cloud of tea, at a lake in Burma.” Oh, take me away from this dreary grey day in the Pacific Northwest!!!
It does sound pretty, although it is the 3rd osmanthus-tea scent we've had recently so it will have much to live up to!
Is Osmanthus the new iris, I wonder? Tee hee. Speaking of Iris, R., I want to thank you for turning me on to iris in general! I never knew it, never really “got” it, but it's really starting to get under my skin!! What IS it about iris? And I DO love osmanthus. I wonder why Shanghai never lasted? Did anyone ever smell that one? It came out in '05, and was gone soon after. It was an osmanthus-rich frag that was more prettily “Asian” than heavily oriental, as the name might suggest, and it seems to have disappeared into the ether.
Is there a Perfume Rule that osmanthus can only be paired with tea, maybe? Osmanthe Yunnan, Osmanthus Interdite and now this one. It's like the rule that fig must be paired with coconut.
Spontaneous partying is certainly one of *my* key values.
*snork*
Re: fig and coconut. I always wondered about that too, because I dislike coconut in my fragrance, but love fig. Then, this summer I actually got to hang out at a house with a huge fig tree in the yard. I crushed one of the big leaves in my hand to smell and — you guessed it–there was that coconut note!
Not that perfumers are normally restrained by verisimilitude, but maybe that's where the impulse for coconut comes from?
I'd be very surprised if osmanthus became that much of a trend, but we'll see! I know I smelled Shanghai but can't remember much about it…you're right, it sort of disappeared!
LOL — true! Of course, osmanthus tea — the real thing — is lovely stuff, maybe that is why?
True, I don't think they're going for coconut as much as they're going for the smell of fig & fig leaves.
Yah, me too
I haven't smelled enough Osmanthus to be able to identify it in fragrance, but I do remember smelling Shanghai and liking it very much. Too bad it seems to have vanished.
I am with Robin on wanting to escape the gloomy Pacific Northwest. God the weather has been just awful for the longest stretch of time! I'd love to try the perfume with lime – I need something citrusy and happy!
The winter gloomy hasn't settled in here yet at all, happily…we're still in the 70s and sunny on most days. Hope you'll get some relief soon!