Lauren! If you like perfumes with a story behind them I’d really love to see you review scents from Fantôme. They have many niche fragrances and each one is designed with a story in mind, inspired by the founder’s experiences while traveling, some are inspired by Russian fairytales or 19th century spiritualism. They also have sample sets that I would love to see you try! No one really talks about them but I love their scents!
"Dry potato skin" 😂😂😂😂 you are such a fun reviewer. Now I am supremely curious about City on Fire and some of the other ones based on your descriptions. I think your nose is WAY better than mine
I love that you tried this brand! I initially tried them because I was seeing comparisons between Memoirs of a Trespasser and By the Fireplace. I ended up being pretty disappointed since Memoirs comes off very vanilla to me, not nearly as good as BTF imo. It actually reminds me more of Vanille Insensée by Atelier. A City on Fire really surprised me. First spray was real aggressive but as it wears, it starts to have just a nice tamped out fire smell. It’s also good mixed with something sweeter like Whiff of Wafflecone. I think I’ll be grabbing a full bottle of both. 😊
Ooooo I love imaginary authors. I have st. Julep, slow explosions, falling into the sea, and decisions decisions. My bf and I share these scents and he has yesterday haze, whispered myths and the super woodsy one I can't remember lol. They're so addictive bc they're so approachable but different. St. Julep is probly my fav, not the best lasting but can last if u spray ur clothes. Love it!🖤🖤🖤
I feel so edgy and hip for having sampled IA last year! Ended up getting travel sizes of Sundrunk and Cape Heartache, but also love The Soft Lawn. I want to sample several more and am curious about the new one they just dropped! It sounds up my alley; I love green/fresh scents. I also was taken aback by the AMAZING packaging P.S. you might also like Phlur for indie fragrance
It took me a moment to get A Whiff of Waffle Cone, I smelled the ice cream and salted caramel at first only, and a bourbon (to my nose). But when I applied it, the pine scent came in and mixed with the caramel-bourbon, vanilla smells. Then I learned that it is a collab between Imaginary Authors and an ice cream shop in Portland. Then I understood the vibe; standing in the doorway of this ice cream shop after coming in from a hike in the forests. Now I really love it! Reminds me of christmas season as well, like a blend of christmas tree and eggnog. Saint Julep is probably a perfume I'll buy over and over for the rest of my life.
i bought saint julep earlier this year and wore it everyday during the summer. it's so sweet and delicious and smells like a vacation, but not a typical "vacation" coconut-y scent. i absolutely love it.
This is the first perfume video of yours I've watched. Since I got into indies 2 years ago I've had no interest in mainstream scents. It took me about 5 months of buying entirely too many samples to figure out what worked for me but I regret nothing. I've found tons of atmospherics that trigger memories for me & it's amazing. You might really like Fantome. I could recommend a ton of houses & if you're interested in finding more I highly recommend the Indie Makeup & More Reddit - despite the name its 90% perfume talk and I've found it to be a surprisingly nice community.
Ahh- I got an 8 pack and wrote some reviews on my notes yesterday- I thought it was so interesting listening to your video and comparing what I had written about it. Cape Heartache: Winter woods and mountains Like a cabin you’ve just walked into Older masculine scent, but not too spicy A hint of sweetness from the strawberries Would be good for a more formal night out, definitely a winter scent Daddy energy A City on Fire Strong campfire notes Hearty and deep A little bit sweet Also a more wintertime scent to add to maybe a leather jacket, or sleeves Smells more natural than cologne, basically like smoke and fire, may be good for layering over a cleaner or more floral scent for complexity Saint Julep Sweet and fresh, extremely pleasant Definitely a little more floral and feminine, but the mint gives it more of a unisex punch Feels like it would be a good year round scent, or something to put on the skin to interact well with natural oils as the day goes on I feel like most people would like this one Every Storm a Serenade This does have an ocean-y smell to it, while also having a woody powdery incorporation Smells like a more traditional male cologne but is fresh enough and not spicy, so I would feel really posh wearing it A more fancy night out kind of scent A lot of masculine complexity, it’s very formal and mysterious Memoirs of a Trespasser I’m immediately into it It smells like some kind of bourbon berry desert balanced perfectly with other complex scents to bring a more formal feeling to it It does have a deeper, fall and wintertime feel to it, but I wonder how it sits on the skin So far I think this is the most unisex fragrance I’ve smelled, this would be my every day pick Telegrama This is a fresh, more cologn-ey scent. It’s not as deep, maybe a little sharper on the senses, like something you might smell in ambercrombie and fitch, but with more emphasis on the lavender and linens This is a much stronger, sexy smell. Maybe to wear on a date, or somewhere you want to draw the other person in A Whiff of Wafflecone This is definitely a layering scent, at least for me. It’s not as sickly sweet as I thought it would be, like there definitely is an alcohol component. Maybe on skin or clothes it may be different, but right now I’m not getting a scent that feels like a perfume or cologne to me Yesterday Haze Right off the bat, what I’m smelling is extremely pleasant. It’s giving me kind of a Christmas holiday shop with different dried fruits and spices, but there is a deeper undertone that drives the complexity. Maybe a little bit nutty? Or like cigar smoke or incense? I think it’s extremely well balanced, and would wear this at a social gathering to bring some fun into the palate of the atmosphere.
Definitely just gonna write a run-on comment as I enjoy the video, because long-time watcher and fellow fraghead here. First off, I'd love to see you make some palettes from your single shadows inspired by the scent stories from IA or any other perfume! That would be so cool! I've been wanting to try Yesterday Haze foreverrr! I might blind buy a bottle. I bought a sample off of someone but it had gone off, I could tell it was expired. :( I'm obsessed with anything tonka, cream and fig. I'm going to have to go back and revisit my sample of O, Unknown! because of how you described it. I LOVE Replica Lipstick On so I'm curious. I blind-bought a bottle of Whiff of Waffle Cone but it smelled *too* burnt to me, more like vanilla but with a Whiff Of Burnt Hair. Like when you're done straightening your hair but your ends are kinda fried.... Cobra and the Canary is def on my list to try. Slow Explosions also sounds great, I love apple. A City on Fire scared the crap out of me and I had to promise my family never to wear it again. It's a little much. Well, it's a lot much. I agree with the hot dog 'accord!' It's like a bay leaf/laurel or something, I find bay leaves smell like hot dog water. I actually love how plasticky the orange/neroli is in Sundrunk, but I wish the drydown was a bit more complex! Or even just that it lasted longer. I know citruses fade quick but dang, this lasts 45 minutes on me. OMG on your impression on Memoirs of A Trespasser. Now I'm scared I've been traipsing around the office smelling like a potato. I'm wearing my sample of Falling Into The Sea right now and I agree that it's a great one. Cape Heartache is another one I have a full bottle of. It smells exactly like my childhood, and it literally brings me to tears sometimes! I grew up spending every summer on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, and this smells like standing in the coastal ring of cedar trees that me and my little siblings had dubbed our "magic forest". We would sit and eat wild strawberries and rasperries in there and play make-believe. If you read this comment, thank you so much!!! I live for all of your content but especially scent sunday!!
I couldn't agree more on Cape Heartache! I grew up near the Adirondacks and that is exactly what it smells like to me: picking berries in the pine woods on a sunny day
Thank you for this review-I’ve been so curious to try this brand! Also, if you like the idea of stories behind scents, have you tried Penhaligons? They have a whole Downton Abbey-style dramatic series of scents.
This is the first time I heard about the brand. I enjoyed hearing about them. I work in a school and don't get to wear perfume at work but I like to hear about them. The last scent I bought was from the Ofalctive Studio. But my favourite is Russian Caravn Tea from cb I Hate Perfume. My husband used to wear Mr Hulots Holida and he smelled like very nice soap
I’ve also tried all of these! Yesterday Haze is my favorite, but I’ve also grown to love City on Fire, The Soft Lawn and Cape Heartache. I have a travel spray of Fox in the Flowerbed on its way to me - blind! - and I’m so excited!
I’ve been mulling the idea of trying Imaginary Authors (especially A Whiff of Wafflecone) for quite a while now, but based on this, I’ll definitely try the sample pack first! Thanks so much for this overview!
I ordered this sample set after watching your video. They arrived today! My favorites, and ones I'll be purchasing, are The Soft Lawn, Cape Heartache and Falling into the Sea. I was pleasantly surprised those were my favorites of the eight I chose. I thought I'd be more drawn to The Cobra and the Canary and Every Storm a Serenade. Thanks for introducing me to this brand!
Love these videos!!! Want to get one of these sampler sets for sure!! I keep stopping the video to look up words!! Lolol for instance… when you were describing Every Storm A Serenade, this is in it… Calone is an unusual odorant which has an intense "sea-breeze" note with slight floral overtones. It has been used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords, and as a more dominant note in several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s. So interesting!!
Imaginary Authors is one of my favorite fragrance houses! I own A City on Fire and Memoirs of A Trespasser, with Cape Heartache on my list to buy as well.
Omg I just heard of this brand!!!! I cannot wait to hear your thoughts because the note combos are really interesting!!!!!! I’m going down the rabbit hole for real!
I keep seeing ads for this brand on Instagram and I’m super intrigued by it! I’ve never really been a perfume wearer, but I think I’ll order a sample set. Loved hearing your descriptions and I also like that they seem to be intentionally gender neutral, that’s very cool.
You inspired me to finally buy their sample sets! You should check out some of my favorite indie perfume houses - Poesie and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab 💙
yay thank you for reviewing this brand!! been wanting to try it forever, the whole concept is sooo intriguing. would love to see you review Rook Perfumes! they have two excellent green-y forest-y ones and one that is reminiscent of cathedral incense and it's so vibey.
Okay I am so excited to hear you describe O, Unknown as makeup-y! I LOVE that. My favorite was Maison Margiela Replica Lipstick On, but they discontinued it! And you also said there was a Juliette Has a Gun scent like that. Which one is it?! I must know!! 😍
Yay!! I’m so glad you posted this when you did! And that Olfactif is still on their Black Friday sale… I realized I had overlooked several samples when I did an order the other day - specifically Every Storm A Serenade, Yesterday Haze, and Cape Heartache (which sounds especially up my alley). I did already have a sample of Fox In The Flowerbed coming. I love florals but not in the way that most mainstream perfumes do them, so I’m hoping that Imaginary Authors has some thing unique to offer in that department 🌸🥀🌷🖤
If you want to try an ice cream kind of fragrance, go for Solstice Scents Blackburn Parlor. It's delicious! Smells like vanilla ice cream, a fresh waffle cone, and a chocolate drizzle. I'm not a huge gourmand lover but this is beautiful and so cozy.
Imaginary Authors is such a cool brand! I think you'd have fun sampling Zoologist Perfumes too (and I'd be very curious to hear your opinions on them)!
Yes, they’re so good! Something about Chameleon is delicious, it’s not normally my scent profile but dang. I also like Moth, Bat and Squid. T-Rex is good too - really super sexy on my husband.
I've been so inspired by your fragrance videos Lauren. I rearranged by scents to be front and centre on my vanity last night. My fave scents are by Bath House (UK indie) Commodity, and now MM Replica after trying the men's discovery kit recently 🤗 I miss Dior Midnight Poison and Body Shop Altaro. They were my faves til they got discontinued 😭
Great video! I got my short story collection a few months ago and INSTANTLY feel in love with Cape Heartache and O, Unknown. I ended up buying a traveler's size bottle of O, Unknown because there's just something I find very cozy and comforting about it. I agree with you about the Whiff of Wafflecone...it's not quite what I expected. It's definitely a dessert gourmand, but on my skin there's just this strong smoky, burnt quality to it that kind of ruins the drydown for me. My sister loves Yesterday Haze and wears it from time to time, but it smells a little too masculine for my taste. I would love to see you do some other discovery sets as well...like maybe the Bohoboco line! You would probably fall in love with their Vanilla Black Pepper fragrance...it's kind of been my go-to this year. 🙂
I have had a bottle of falling into the sea for the last couple years and I’m almost done with it, I love it. :) I bought it after getting samples of it and sundrunk, and I also hated sundrunk for some reason!
Just saw an ad for fox in the flowerbed and came to see if you had reviewed the brand. Happy to know this actually wouldn't be a scent I would enjoy. But did just order a sample set of some of these others!
I've been eyeing a whiff of waffle cone for a while now as someone who looooves sweet gourmands. I like "realistic dessert-y" gourmands even more than perfumey gourmands so I'm more tempted now lol
If you want a good gourmand scent, get Bonbon or Bonbon Couture, or maybe Candy Yum Yum from Mac, Sweet by Lolita lempika. Don’t waste your money on any of these, they aren’t good.
Ok this is crazy…my dad was a firefighter for a very long time and I remember going to visit him at the firehouse and smelling all the gear, the hoses, and the smoke lingering in the air. That ‘burnt hot dog skin’ thing is the guys literally walking out of a burning building and taking their oxygen masks off, and their sweaty smoked skin. WILD. The way you describe A City on Fire throws me right back into these memories and now I MUST get my nose on it.
I love your fragrance reviews. I just watched the one on the commodity sampler. They're back at Sephora so I'll be ordering today. You have mentioned a number of the niche fragrances I've recently got into. I have a few from Olfactive Studio too, so it's a sign. Also you're so pretty!
ok - long time subscriber here - I have to say that when I clicked this video I was like "i'm not going to like this video on fragrance." because i'm all makeup all the time, but I'm on my second time through and I'm about to order for gifts from this company! Thanks Lauren!
I've tried O Unknown, Yesterday Haze, Memoirs of a Tresspasser, and Saint Julep. Surprisingly, my favorite was Saint Julep, which was a freebie in my order.
I loved watching your review of IA. They were the first fragrance sample set I ordered that I loved enough to commit to a full bottle. I feel like IA scents are great for both beginner and seasoned fragrance nerds. I bought 3, and have 2 more coming from the Black Friday sale. I have almost finished O, Unknown -it's an easy reach for me. I like a good iris/powdery scent, and it dries down to smell like an iced tea on a sunny porch. Yesterday Haze is the love of my fragrance life - I fell in love with the creamy, fig that wasn't too sweet. I really enjoyed Soft Lawn, but my boyfriend LOVES it, so I bought him a bottle for Christmas. This Christmas, I'm buying US a bottle lol.
I got these for my husband. I was reading the stories to him while we tried them on. We both liked the Canary & Cobra, but loved City on Fire, especially on him. He’s used it up and is working on another one, but he definitely wants more of City. I’m cracking up about the hot dog skin/BBQ smell. 🤣 Cape Heartache smells very PNW on a late spring morning when wild strawberries are ripe. It’s lovely. We also tried the Zoologist perfumes. I loved reading other peoples reviews along with the descriptions- they’re so fun! And wow - amazing creative perfumery! T Rex, Elephant, Panda are good on him - Rhino is too but it’s VERY leathery. I like Chameleon, Squid, Moth and Bat on myself - Chameleon was #1 which isn’t my usual scent profile.
These look so interesting but I kinda want to bind buy some samples and add my own stories to them. Like Yesterday Haze I already have the idea in my head it's Bailey's Orchard from the Night Circus and I would want to decorate the bottle accordingly. One of the sample packs might be on my wishlist
Ahhhh the Night Circus! I’ve always wished there was a perfume line to match the detailed descriptions in the book, and the circus tents. I want one that smells like the tent full of dreams, that had all the bottles. And a scent that smells like the tent with stars, where she went and saw the future. And the circus itself- I distinctly remember the apple cider, chocolate mice with licorice tails, crisp leaves, misty night air. Someone has to make this a perfume line. It’s got to happen. Anyways, Bailey’s orchard is a lovely idea!
The potato skin was interesting 😅 I have a bottle of memoirs of a trespasser and to me it’s all about wood and smoke and a delicious vanilla.it reminds me of a campfire and marshmallows 👌🏻 a bit similar to maison Martin Margiela - by the fireplace, but sweeter and a bit less smokey. I also have Yesterday haze, just love it 🥰 and a bottle of fox in the flowerbed 🌸
Have you tried any of Demeter's fragrances? They have unique scents like Rain, Dirt, and Funeral Home, and more "normal" scents like Lilac, Amber, and Cucumber. It's so fun trying them.
They REEK! I bought that same variety pack of scents and I HATED THEM ALL. I don’t understand how anyone could smell one of them and say, “Yes. This is my new signature scent!” And if they did, I would stay far, far away from that person. I’ve never had a fragrance make me feel like I was going to honk before! I had to go take another shower because it was really making me sick to my stomach.
I LOVE your perfume reviews. I’d love to see you review some Sucreabielle scents (I think that’s how you spell it?) I have a hard time putting their scents into words and you do such a good job of it.
Fun review of the lineup! I've rated 354 fragrances thus far and only nine have earned an "F". Unfortunately, Whispered Myths was one of them. A "melon oud stank bomb"... gawd no. Horrible. But Saint Julep and Cape Heartache are worthy.
I have tried all but the newest two or three. I have found that sometimes a brand just doesn’t work for me - perhaps something consistent throughout the base notes? This is one that is borderline- I thought some were nice but not enough to buy. Great review!
You’ve definitely piqued my interest in this company, they sound so interesting! I’ve never heard of the company, but I’m not a huge fragrance enthusiast.. yet.♥️
Thanks for the great review. I hope you know how outstandingly creative you are. You would be a great professor of poetry. My grandaughter will be thrilled with her unique and sensual gift.
I just tried one of their sets and my nose is so confused. The one thing I’m not confused about is that sundrunk smells like that orange pumice soap lol. I’m a fragrance newbie and I didn’t find these accessible at all. I’m thinking I’ll tuck them away for a while and see what I think about them in a couple months.
forgive me if you have already done this and i just missed it but i'd love maybe an "all time favourites" (not necessarily in your collection, wishlist frgrances, ones you've used up etc) perfume video or something along those lines so i can get a general baseline for what you do and don't like. i love watching these perfume videos but i suspect we have VERY different tastes overall!
I plan on doing a year favorites type of video in Dec. but I think the most similar video to get an idea of what I am liking right now is a video I did 2 Sunday’s ago about my top 10 faves right now! It should be in the playlist! Haha I have been really liking sweeter scents at the moment with the weather but I am more recently getting into perfume so I can definitely see my taste changing and evolving! 😊
@@LaurenMaeBeauty oooh, i'll look out for the favourites video and i'll go watch your top 10 in the meantime thanks! maybe a "favourite notes" video would be fun too, i recently noticed i'm very drawn to specific notes and usually not the ones i think i like!
My friend got a few of these samples just the other day! I got to smell O, Unknown (which I loved) and A City On Fire (which totally smelled like smoked meat to me too hahaha). Now I want to smell them all!
Looking into this brand just now because I find out they are cruelty free and I would of totally blind bought memoir of a trespasser just based of the note because that’s totally my type of note haha i’m glad I watched your review first I don’t wanna smell like a vanilla potato skin 🤣
Okay, but I want the "witch is running after you" scent you made up. What a fun video!
Hahahah, I read your comment before she said it and when I heard it, I couldn't hold in my ridiculous laughter! Ugly laughing for minutes!! 🤣😂
Lauren! If you like perfumes with a story behind them I’d really love to see you review scents from Fantôme. They have many niche fragrances and each one is designed with a story in mind, inspired by the founder’s experiences while traveling, some are inspired by Russian fairytales or 19th century spiritualism. They also have sample sets that I would love to see you try! No one really talks about them but I love their scents!
Sounds intriguing!
I didn't see your comment but also just recommended Fantome. 🖤
Thank you for recommending them, just looked up their brand and 100% will be making an order next time they're open!
Fantôme has some stunning scents! Kinmokusei and Astaroth are my faves 💗
I love this brand - such cool & weird fragrances!
i LOVE imaginary author fragrances. they’re absolutely my favorite house right now
Fox in the Flowerbed is such a beautiful bottle! I was captivated by the bottle alone lol
"Dry potato skin" 😂😂😂😂 you are such a fun reviewer. Now I am supremely curious about City on Fire and some of the other ones based on your descriptions. I think your nose is WAY better than mine
I love that you tried this brand!
I initially tried them because I was seeing comparisons between Memoirs of a Trespasser and By the Fireplace. I ended up being pretty disappointed since Memoirs comes off very vanilla to me, not nearly as good as BTF imo. It actually reminds me more of Vanille Insensée by Atelier.
A City on Fire really surprised me. First spray was real aggressive but as it wears, it starts to have just a nice tamped out fire smell. It’s also good mixed with something sweeter like Whiff of Wafflecone. I think I’ll be grabbing a full bottle of both. 😊
Oh, no. I have and LOVE Vanille Insensee, Memiors smells like ass!
I love mixing City on Fire with sweeter scents, it makes them so sultry and interesting in the evening!
Ooooo I love imaginary authors. I have st. Julep, slow explosions, falling into the sea, and decisions decisions. My bf and I share these scents and he has yesterday haze, whispered myths and the super woodsy one I can't remember lol. They're so addictive bc they're so approachable but different. St. Julep is probly my fav, not the best lasting but can last if u spray ur clothes. Love it!🖤🖤🖤
So excited about this video! I am treating myself to cape heartache, every storm a serenade, and saint julip for Christmas!
I feel so edgy and hip for having sampled IA last year! Ended up getting travel sizes of Sundrunk and Cape Heartache, but also love The Soft Lawn. I want to sample several more and am curious about the new one they just dropped! It sounds up my alley; I love green/fresh scents. I also was taken aback by the AMAZING packaging
P.S. you might also like Phlur for indie fragrance
It took me a moment to get A Whiff of Waffle Cone, I smelled the ice cream and salted caramel at first only, and a bourbon (to my nose). But when I applied it, the pine scent came in and mixed with the caramel-bourbon, vanilla smells. Then I learned that it is a collab between Imaginary Authors and an ice cream shop in Portland. Then I understood the vibe; standing in the doorway of this ice cream shop after coming in from a hike in the forests. Now I really love it! Reminds me of christmas season as well, like a blend of christmas tree and eggnog.
Saint Julep is probably a perfume I'll buy over and over for the rest of my life.
Yes!! Its amazing!!
i bought saint julep earlier this year and wore it everyday during the summer. it's so sweet and delicious and smells like a vacation, but not a typical "vacation" coconut-y scent. i absolutely love it.
This is the first perfume video of yours I've watched. Since I got into indies 2 years ago I've had no interest in mainstream scents. It took me about 5 months of buying entirely too many samples to figure out what worked for me but I regret nothing. I've found tons of atmospherics that trigger memories for me & it's amazing.
You might really like Fantome. I could recommend a ton of houses & if you're interested in finding more I highly recommend the Indie Makeup & More Reddit - despite the name its 90% perfume talk and I've found it to be a surprisingly nice community.
Ahh- I got an 8 pack and wrote some reviews on my notes yesterday- I thought it was so interesting listening to your video and comparing what I had written about it.
Cape Heartache:
Winter woods and mountains
Like a cabin you’ve just walked into
Older masculine scent, but not too spicy
A hint of sweetness from the strawberries
Would be good for a more formal night out, definitely a winter scent
Daddy energy
A City on Fire
Strong campfire notes
Hearty and deep
A little bit sweet
Also a more wintertime scent to add to maybe a leather jacket, or sleeves
Smells more natural than cologne, basically like smoke and fire, may be good for layering over a cleaner or more floral scent for complexity
Saint Julep
Sweet and fresh, extremely pleasant
Definitely a little more floral and feminine, but the mint gives it more of a unisex punch
Feels like it would be a good year round scent, or something to put on the skin to interact well with natural oils as the day goes on
I feel like most people would like this one
Every Storm a Serenade
This does have an ocean-y smell to it, while also having a woody powdery incorporation
Smells like a more traditional male cologne but is fresh enough and not spicy, so I would feel really posh wearing it
A more fancy night out kind of scent
A lot of masculine complexity, it’s very formal and mysterious
Memoirs of a Trespasser
I’m immediately into it
It smells like some kind of bourbon berry desert balanced perfectly with other complex scents to bring a more formal feeling to it
It does have a deeper, fall and wintertime feel to it, but I wonder how it sits on the skin
So far I think this is the most unisex fragrance I’ve smelled, this would be my every day pick
Telegrama
This is a fresh, more cologn-ey scent. It’s not as deep, maybe a little sharper on the senses, like something you might smell in ambercrombie and fitch, but with more emphasis on the lavender and linens
This is a much stronger, sexy smell. Maybe to wear on a date, or somewhere you want to draw the other person in
A Whiff of Wafflecone
This is definitely a layering scent, at least for me. It’s not as sickly sweet as I thought it would be, like there definitely is an alcohol component. Maybe on skin or clothes it may be different, but right now I’m not getting a scent that feels like a perfume or cologne to me
Yesterday Haze
Right off the bat, what I’m smelling is extremely pleasant. It’s giving me kind of a Christmas holiday shop with different dried fruits and spices, but there is a deeper undertone that drives the complexity. Maybe a little bit nutty? Or like cigar smoke or incense?
I think it’s extremely well balanced, and would wear this at a social gathering to bring some fun into the palate of the atmosphere.
YAAAAY I can't wait to watch this! Memoirs of a Trespasser is my signature scent, and I was one of the commenters who asked you to check them out!
Definitely just gonna write a run-on comment as I enjoy the video, because long-time watcher and fellow fraghead here.
First off, I'd love to see you make some palettes from your single shadows inspired by the scent stories from IA or any other perfume! That would be so cool!
I've been wanting to try Yesterday Haze foreverrr! I might blind buy a bottle. I bought a sample off of someone but it had gone off, I could tell it was expired. :( I'm obsessed with anything tonka, cream and fig.
I'm going to have to go back and revisit my sample of O, Unknown! because of how you described it. I LOVE Replica Lipstick On so I'm curious.
I blind-bought a bottle of Whiff of Waffle Cone but it smelled *too* burnt to me, more like vanilla but with a Whiff Of Burnt Hair. Like when you're done straightening your hair but your ends are kinda fried....
Cobra and the Canary is def on my list to try. Slow Explosions also sounds great, I love apple.
A City on Fire scared the crap out of me and I had to promise my family never to wear it again. It's a little much. Well, it's a lot much. I agree with the hot dog 'accord!' It's like a bay leaf/laurel or something, I find bay leaves smell like hot dog water.
I actually love how plasticky the orange/neroli is in Sundrunk, but I wish the drydown was a bit more complex! Or even just that it lasted longer. I know citruses fade quick but dang, this lasts 45 minutes on me.
OMG on your impression on Memoirs of A Trespasser. Now I'm scared I've been traipsing around the office smelling like a potato.
I'm wearing my sample of Falling Into The Sea right now and I agree that it's a great one.
Cape Heartache is another one I have a full bottle of. It smells exactly like my childhood, and it literally brings me to tears sometimes! I grew up spending every summer on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, and this smells like standing in the coastal ring of cedar trees that me and my little siblings had dubbed our "magic forest". We would sit and eat wild strawberries and rasperries in there and play make-believe.
If you read this comment, thank you so much!!! I live for all of your content but especially scent sunday!!
I couldn't agree more on Cape Heartache! I grew up near the Adirondacks and that is exactly what it smells like to me: picking berries in the pine woods on a sunny day
I tried the whole set and the only one I feel in love with was Saint Julep. Such a unique and wonderful summer scent!!
If you haven’t yet, you should spray memoirs of a trespasser on skin. It’s so rich & long long long lasting. Really worth a wear test.
Thank you for this review-I’ve been so curious to try this brand! Also, if you like the idea of stories behind scents, have you tried Penhaligons? They have a whole Downton Abbey-style dramatic series of scents.
No way! I am checking that brand out now, thanks!
This is the first time I heard about the brand. I enjoyed hearing about them. I work in a school and don't get to wear perfume at work but I like to hear about them. The last scent I bought was from the Ofalctive Studio. But my favourite is Russian Caravn Tea from cb I Hate Perfume. My husband used to wear Mr Hulots Holida and he smelled like very nice soap
I’ve also tried all of these! Yesterday Haze is my favorite, but I’ve also grown to love City on Fire, The Soft Lawn and Cape Heartache. I have a travel spray of Fox in the Flowerbed on its way to me - blind! - and I’m so excited!
I’ve been mulling the idea of trying Imaginary Authors (especially A Whiff of Wafflecone) for quite a while now, but based on this, I’ll definitely try the sample pack first! Thanks so much for this overview!
They do ship super fast! I love all their scents! Really a great buy for the quality you get! Fox in the flowerbed is really great for the ladies..🙂
I ordered this sample set after watching your video. They arrived today! My favorites, and ones I'll be purchasing, are The Soft Lawn, Cape Heartache and Falling into the Sea. I was pleasantly surprised those were my favorites of the eight I chose. I thought I'd be more drawn to The Cobra and the Canary and Every Storm a Serenade. Thanks for introducing me to this brand!
Love these videos!!! Want to get one of these sampler sets for sure!! I keep stopping the video to look up words!! Lolol for instance… when you were describing Every Storm A Serenade, this is in it…
Calone is an unusual odorant which has an intense "sea-breeze" note with slight floral overtones. It has been used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords, and as a more dominant note in several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s.
So interesting!!
Imaginary Authors is one of my favorite fragrance houses! I own A City on Fire and Memoirs of A Trespasser, with Cape Heartache on my list to buy as well.
Omg I just heard of this brand!!!! I cannot wait to hear your thoughts because the note combos are really interesting!!!!!! I’m going down the rabbit hole for real!
I keep seeing ads for this brand on Instagram and I’m super intrigued by it! I’ve never really been a perfume wearer, but I think I’ll order a sample set. Loved hearing your descriptions and I also like that they seem to be intentionally gender neutral, that’s very cool.
You inspired me to finally buy their sample sets! You should check out some of my favorite indie perfume houses - Poesie and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab 💙
yay thank you for reviewing this brand!! been wanting to try it forever, the whole concept is sooo intriguing. would love to see you review Rook Perfumes! they have two excellent green-y forest-y ones and one that is reminiscent of cathedral incense and it's so vibey.
So excited for this! I’ve been super intrigued by this brand and I love the artwork they use!
The names and descriptions sound wonderful. I’m very intrigued by “unique and interesting fragrances”. Thank you for sharing.
I love your fragrance videos!
i just looked at their bottles on the website and they look stunning😍 im excited to hear your thoughts on them!!
I laughed so hard when you said there’s a fig video on the way, but I also genuinely want to see it😆
Okay I am so excited to hear you describe O, Unknown as makeup-y! I LOVE that. My favorite was Maison Margiela Replica Lipstick On, but they discontinued it! And you also said there was a Juliette Has a Gun scent like that. Which one is it?! I must know!! 😍
I think it’s probably Lipstick Fever!
Coming back to watch your thoughts again. I have smelled more of their fragrances and they are so intriguing!
I love you! You have the best vocabulary when it comes to describing scents. Thank you for the genuine descriptions! 🤍
I love this brand! Every Storm a Serenade, Cape Heartache, and A Fox in the Flowerbed are my faves.
Yay!! I’m so glad you posted this when you did! And that Olfactif is still on their Black Friday sale… I realized I had overlooked several samples when I did an order the other day - specifically Every Storm A Serenade, Yesterday Haze, and Cape Heartache (which sounds especially up my alley). I did already have a sample of Fox In The Flowerbed coming. I love florals but not in the way that most mainstream perfumes do them, so I’m hoping that Imaginary Authors has some thing unique to offer in that department 🌸🥀🌷🖤
This came up on my suggestions, and I'm SO glad. I've always been so curious about this company, and this is such a useful, informative review!
If you want to try an ice cream kind of fragrance, go for Solstice Scents Blackburn Parlor. It's delicious! Smells like vanilla ice cream, a fresh waffle cone, and a chocolate drizzle. I'm not a huge gourmand lover but this is beautiful and so cozy.
Do they ever restock?! I can’t find it anywhere 🥲
Imaginary Authors is such a cool brand! I think you'd have fun sampling Zoologist Perfumes too (and I'd be very curious to hear your opinions on them)!
Zoologist is definitely on my list to try!! I love their bottles!!
Yes, they’re so good! Something about Chameleon is delicious, it’s not normally my scent profile but dang. I also like Moth, Bat and Squid. T-Rex is good too - really super sexy on my husband.
I've been so inspired by your fragrance videos Lauren. I rearranged by scents to be front and centre on my vanity last night.
My fave scents are by Bath House (UK indie) Commodity, and now MM Replica after trying the men's discovery kit recently 🤗
I miss Dior Midnight Poison and Body Shop Altaro. They were my faves til they got discontinued 😭
Great video! I got my short story collection a few months ago and INSTANTLY feel in love with Cape Heartache and O, Unknown. I ended up buying a traveler's size bottle of O, Unknown because there's just something I find very cozy and comforting about it. I agree with you about the Whiff of Wafflecone...it's not quite what I expected. It's definitely a dessert gourmand, but on my skin there's just this strong smoky, burnt quality to it that kind of ruins the drydown for me. My sister loves Yesterday Haze and wears it from time to time, but it smells a little too masculine for my taste. I would love to see you do some other discovery sets as well...like maybe the Bohoboco line! You would probably fall in love with their Vanilla Black Pepper fragrance...it's kind of been my go-to this year. 🙂
I absolutely love this house! Yesterdays Haze, Memoirs and Whiff of Wafflecone. I blind bought Saint Julep and Fox in a Flowerbed last night 🤞
Ohhh I wanna try that Baltic Sea Mist note, I'm gonna check it out.
I have had a bottle of falling into the sea for the last couple years and I’m almost done with it, I love it. :) I bought it after getting samples of it and sundrunk, and I also hated sundrunk for some reason!
Just saw an ad for fox in the flowerbed and came to see if you had reviewed the brand. Happy to know this actually wouldn't be a scent I would enjoy. But did just order a sample set of some of these others!
I was at a bookstore the other day that had these and I was soooo tempted, but I can't afford to shop for perfumes right now. So fun though!
My favourite day of the week! You could literally describe the odour of rot and I would somehow be tempted to try it 😂😂.
I've been eyeing a whiff of waffle cone for a while now as someone who looooves sweet gourmands. I like "realistic dessert-y" gourmands even more than perfumey gourmands so I'm more tempted now lol
I love gourmands, too. Don’t do it! It’s not good. None of them are.
If you want a good gourmand scent, get Bonbon or Bonbon Couture, or maybe Candy Yum Yum from Mac, Sweet by Lolita lempika. Don’t waste your money on any of these, they aren’t good.
Ok this is crazy…my dad was a firefighter for a very long time and I remember going to visit him at the firehouse and smelling all the gear, the hoses, and the smoke lingering in the air. That ‘burnt hot dog skin’ thing is the guys literally walking out of a burning building and taking their oxygen masks off, and their sweaty smoked skin.
WILD. The way you describe A City on Fire throws me right back into these memories and now I MUST get my nose on it.
I love your fragrance reviews. I just watched the one on the commodity sampler. They're back at Sephora so I'll be ordering today. You have mentioned a number of the niche fragrances I've recently got into. I have a few from Olfactive Studio too, so it's a sign. Also you're so pretty!
ok - long time subscriber here - I have to say that when I clicked this video I was like "i'm not going to like this video on fragrance." because i'm all makeup all the time, but I'm on my second time through and I'm about to order for gifts from this company! Thanks Lauren!
I've tried O Unknown, Yesterday Haze, Memoirs of a Tresspasser, and Saint Julep. Surprisingly, my favorite was Saint Julep, which was a freebie in my order.
The zoologist samplers are super fun. They aren’t wearable enough for me to buy a full size but I have worn them to costume parties and funky events.
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video! I've wanted to try these for so long now. Definitely gonna buy something now. :)
I loved watching your review of IA. They were the first fragrance sample set I ordered that I loved enough to commit to a full bottle. I feel like IA scents are great for both beginner and seasoned fragrance nerds.
I bought 3, and have 2 more coming from the Black Friday sale. I have almost finished O, Unknown -it's an easy reach for me. I like a good iris/powdery scent, and it dries down to smell like an iced tea on a sunny porch. Yesterday Haze is the love of my fragrance life - I fell in love with the creamy, fig that wasn't too sweet. I really enjoyed Soft Lawn, but my boyfriend LOVES it, so I bought him a bottle for Christmas. This Christmas, I'm buying US a bottle lol.
I’ll be waiting for that fig video! Philosykos by Diptyque is one of my absolute favorite fragrances!
I love Philosykos! It’s a great green fig scent! I am eating in a few samples but will definitely do that video soon!
@@LaurenMaeBeauty yay! I’m excited to see your finds!
I think I sampled 6 of them and I really liked them. They didn't give me headaches like a lot of colognes at Sephora and they're more complex as well.
would love to see your full collection now!
I got these for my husband. I was reading the stories to him while we tried them on. We both liked the Canary & Cobra, but loved City on Fire, especially on him. He’s used it up and is working on another one, but he definitely wants more of City. I’m cracking up about the hot dog skin/BBQ smell. 🤣 Cape Heartache smells very PNW on a late spring morning when wild strawberries are ripe. It’s lovely.
We also tried the Zoologist perfumes. I loved reading other peoples reviews along with the descriptions- they’re so fun! And wow - amazing creative perfumery! T Rex, Elephant, Panda are good on him - Rhino is too but it’s VERY leathery. I like Chameleon, Squid, Moth and Bat on myself - Chameleon was #1 which isn’t my usual scent profile.
Id love to see your reviews on 7 Virtues and Aerin.
I love the Soft Lawn.
These look so interesting but I kinda want to bind buy some samples and add my own stories to them. Like Yesterday Haze I already have the idea in my head it's Bailey's Orchard from the Night Circus and I would want to decorate the bottle accordingly. One of the sample packs might be on my wishlist
Ahhhh the Night Circus! I’ve always wished there was a perfume line to match the detailed descriptions in the book, and the circus tents. I want one that smells like the tent full of dreams, that had all the bottles. And a scent that smells like the tent with stars, where she went and saw the future. And the circus itself- I distinctly remember the apple cider, chocolate mice with licorice tails, crisp leaves, misty night air. Someone has to make this a perfume line. It’s got to happen. Anyways, Bailey’s orchard is a lovely idea!
The potato skin was interesting 😅 I have a bottle of memoirs of a trespasser and to me it’s all about wood and smoke and a delicious vanilla.it reminds me of a campfire and marshmallows 👌🏻 a bit similar to maison Martin Margiela - by the fireplace, but sweeter and a bit less smokey. I also have Yesterday haze, just love it 🥰 and a bottle of fox in the flowerbed 🌸
So happy to see a review of this brand. I sampled them and bought a full size of sun drunk. I liked it but it has low sillage, wouldn't buy it again
thank you for doing this! have been loving your fragrance content. also i would love to smell like a witch running through the woods.
Silly me didn't realize this is a Sunday series now, huzzah!!!
Ooo. I might have to add the samplers to my wishlist!
Have you tried any of Demeter's fragrances? They have unique scents like Rain, Dirt, and Funeral Home, and more "normal" scents like Lilac, Amber, and Cucumber. It's so fun trying them.
They REEK! I bought that same variety pack of scents and I HATED THEM ALL. I don’t understand how anyone could smell one of them and say, “Yes. This is my new signature scent!” And if they did, I would stay far, far away from that person. I’ve never had a fragrance make me feel like I was going to honk before! I had to go take another shower because it was really making me sick to my stomach.
I LOVE your perfume reviews. I’d love to see you review some Sucreabielle scents (I think that’s how you spell it?)
I have a hard time putting their scents into words and you do such a good job of it.
Thanks so much!! I will have to check those scents out! ❤️
I just received my first sucreabielle order yesterday and WOW! they are definitely very different kinds of scents
Fun review of the lineup! I've rated 354 fragrances thus far and only nine have earned an "F". Unfortunately, Whispered Myths was one of them. A "melon oud stank bomb"... gawd no. Horrible. But Saint Julep and Cape Heartache are worthy.
I have tried all but the newest two or three. I have found that sometimes a brand just doesn’t work for me - perhaps something consistent throughout the base notes? This is one that is borderline- I thought some were nice but not enough to buy. Great review!
I am very intrigued by the Tuesdays 4160 (I think that's it?) brand, too!
Cape-heartache is my all time favorite perfumes!
Wow they have a lot of new scents since when I tried them
Can you do an update on this brand and the fragrances you bought! Have you tried their new one?!?
I’d love to see a video showing us what perfumes you have blind bought
The new version of whiff of waffle cone is so much better to me
Potato skin. Awesome. 😆 I could listen to you describe fragrances all day. Also, you’re costing me money. 🤣
99k! Letsss go!
You’ve definitely piqued my interest in this company, they sound so interesting! I’ve never heard of the company, but I’m not a huge fragrance enthusiast.. yet.♥️
Thanks for the great review. I hope you know how outstandingly creative you are. You would be a great professor of poetry. My grandaughter will be thrilled with her unique and sensual gift.
I just tried one of their sets and my nose is so confused. The one thing I’m not confused about is that sundrunk smells like that orange pumice soap lol. I’m a fragrance newbie and I didn’t find these accessible at all. I’m thinking I’ll tuck them away for a while and see what I think about them in a couple months.
Orgeat is an almond simple syrup, I believe.
I've been really interested in trying Memoirs of a Trespasser and O Unknown.
Ooh I've been looking for a hot dog scent 😂
rewatching this for like the sixth time in 24 hours 👁👄👁
forgive me if you have already done this and i just missed it but i'd love maybe an "all time favourites" (not necessarily in your collection, wishlist frgrances, ones you've used up etc) perfume video or something along those lines so i can get a general baseline for what you do and don't like. i love watching these perfume videos but i suspect we have VERY different tastes overall!
I plan on doing a year favorites type of video in Dec. but I think the most similar video to get an idea of what I am liking right now is a video I did 2 Sunday’s ago about my top 10 faves right now! It should be in the playlist! Haha I have been really liking sweeter scents at the moment with the weather but I am more recently getting into perfume so I can definitely see my taste changing and evolving! 😊
@@LaurenMaeBeauty oooh, i'll look out for the favourites video and i'll go watch your top 10 in the meantime thanks! maybe a "favourite notes" video would be fun too, i recently noticed i'm very drawn to specific notes and usually not the ones i think i like!
I loved O’Unknown when I tried it a few years ago, not sure if I will still like it
Great vid can u get them in 100 mls I woukd love to try whiff of whaffle cone and memories of a tresspaser x
My friend got a few of these samples just the other day! I got to smell O, Unknown (which I loved) and A City On Fire (which totally smelled like smoked meat to me too hahaha). Now I want to smell them all!
Please do a fig scent video! I looooove fig too!💕
Ooooooh ✨ I loved this video, Lauren.,,,
Have you tried the new version of whiff of a waffle cone yet?
Should check out black Phoenix alchemy lab too! So good!
I sampled IA a few years ago and great house I think
You’re so cute. I love watching your videos. Your sense of humor is awesome.
Looking into this brand just now because I find out they are cruelty free and I would of totally blind bought memoir of a trespasser just based of the note because that’s totally my type of note haha i’m glad I watched your review first I don’t wanna smell like a vanilla potato skin 🤣