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Imaginary Authors
Smells like a GNO
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The backstory is a fictional 1982 novel following reckless, joyful teenage girls through Miami nightclubs and roller discos, praised for painting young women as fun and unapologetic rather than cautionary tales. Raspberry, coconut palm sugar, and stardust make it genuinely fun and universally flattering. One of the most...
Imaginary Authors
Smells like the scent wafting out of an ice cream shop
Gourmand
Imaginary Authors
Smells like the scent wafting out of an ice cream shop
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A real collaboration with Salt & Straw, Portland's beloved ice cream brand. The founder became obsessed with Imaginary Authors before realizing they were neighbors, and the two brands teamed up to capture the exact smell of a scoop shop. Our team says it smells like walking down Main...
Imaginary Authors
Smells like you're curled up in a cabin with a book
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like you're curled up in a cabin with a book
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Inspired by a fictional explorer-writer who spent his life on a remote Madagascar ranch, this one is built entirely around Madagascar vanilla; dark, boozy, and rich with guaiac wood and oak barrels. Our team says it smells cabin-y!
Imaginary Authors
Smells like ripe fig, soft iris, and warm tonka drifting through a hazy California orchard
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like ripe fig, soft iris, and warm tonka drifting through a hazy California orchard
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Set in California's San Joaquin Valley, the fictional story follows a farmer's wife's decades-long affair. Fig, iris, and tree bark give it a hazy, golden-hour warmth that matches the story's dusty, dreamlike setting.
Imaginary Authors
Smells like Douglas fir, pine resin, and a surprise hint of wild strawberry deep in a PNW forest
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like Douglas fir, pine resin, and a surprise hint of wild strawberry deep in a PNW forest
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The story behind this one traces back to 1881: a fictional explorer's memoir about building a homestead in an old-growth Pacific Northwest forest and falling for a woman from the Nehalem Tribe. Douglas fir, pine resin, and mountain fog make it read like an actual walk through that...
Imaginary Authors
Smells like a fluffy, juicy peach
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A playful, tongue-in-cheek romance about two literature students falling for each othe. Ripe peach, chantilly cream, and honeydew melon make it genuinely juicy and sun-warmed, a true peach lover's fragrance.
Imaginary Authors
Smells like sweet mint and a sugarcube dissolving into bourbon
Green
Imaginary Authors
Smells like sweet mint and a sugarcube dissolving into bourbon
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The tale here is a hidden juke joint outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, built from a repurposed church and lit up with stolen neon signs, where locals danced their troubles away. Sweet mint, tangerine, and bourbon are built to smell exactly like the mint julep the place was named for.
Imaginary Authors
Smells like the Amalfi coast
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The story follows a young woman's short, intense summer romance on the cliffs of the Gulf of Naples, one that ends dramatically with her lover diving into the sea and never resurfacing. Lemon, bergamot, and warm sand keep it bright and sunny; built to feel like standing on...
Imaginary Authors
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THE COMPLETE WORKS is the best way to sample every fragrance Imaginary Authors offers. Updated yearly, this new version includes 2mL glass spray vials of all 20 fragrances in our regular line-up, plus one extra special surprise, and comes packaged with a deluxe 45-page booklet full of art...
Imaginary Authors
Smells like a struck match, berries, and cardamom smoke drifting through a city at night
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like a struck match, berries, and cardamom smoke drifting through a city at night
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A noir graphic-novel concept about two reclusive matchmakers who witness a murder and become unlikely partners. Smoky cade oil and spikenard give it a genuinely urban, burnt-match intensity. It's one of the house's boldest, most divisive scents.
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