Umé Keiko Mecheri 2006

This is so sweet and heady, I became unable to think for several minutes after application. Umè is true to its name a sweet plum liquor that reminds me of the golden hued Umeshu beverage Choya that has a little salted/pickled plum in the bottom of the glass bottle. The contrast between the intense sweetness and the pickled fruit balancing perfectly. Here the woody oakmoss and subtle spiciness of the base help to take the edge off of the syrupy sweet boozy plum, but still I think of this creation more as an art piece than a wearable scent. It wears you and you are its drunken fool, dizzy and wandering aimlessly until the woody earthy base sober you up enough to call a cab. The sillage is decent, about 1 ft. (approximately 30 cm) for the first hour and falling back to 6 inches (approx. 15 cm) for the next 3-4 hours. To me this is pure romantic,seductive evening wear, definitely geared to the sweet plum and osmanthus lovers.