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Inlé is named after a stunning lake of the same name located in what is now Myanmar, and aims to portray the serene elegance of such a beautiful setting. I would say it definitely heads in this direction, but overall falls a bit short of the brief in my opinion. The scent is dominated by a smooth and almost fruity osmanthus, with its dry elements furthered by the addition of Mate tea. The earthy green aspects of this soft tea is elevated by gentle spices and hints of green mint alongside a zippy bergamot. A hefty dose of jasmine then brightens everything up very nicely. The combination of osmanthus and mate is one that has been done a number of times, and this is far from the best. But it’s not a bad scent at all, it’s actually rather pleasant and definitely relaxing to wear.
Pretty opening a sort of high intensity, high contrast, fruity floral, Inle turns up the colour balance on the world for a moment there. Primarily a bergamot and very peachy and thick osmanthus, it's tropicality is giving it more of a 'from concentrate' vibe than the cooler, breezier and dryer feeling. I often think of osmanthus as almost the fruity more exotic version of geranium, carrying the same airy feel captured in many Osmanthus themed perfumes, this is much denser and almost clumsy for it, seems a little immature in that sense. Reminds me of the original Herbal Essences shampoo, maybe the green one? from the 90's? Not sure they still make that shit, haven't had hair since then pretty much so I wouldn't know! haha! That's not really a diss! I'm not saying it's awful and in actual fact as it dries down it becomes more of a rounded perfume and out of the realms of the laundry or scented bath product and smells much more fitting to the 'luxury' perfume it is. Still It's expensive this and doesn't have the subtlety of an Hermes or Crivelli Osmanthus (just some ones I can recall) not bad though. I like the smell, it's feminine, summery, happy clappy stuff.