Fox in the Flowerbed by Imaginary Authors

I just love this fragrance. If it was possible to catch a breeze after it has crossed over a flowerbed, and added just a touch of soapiness to it, this is it. It is floral, breezy, clean, and crisp. It uplifts your spirits when you smell it. It is safe for wearing to the office without overwhelming those around you. This would make a great signature scent. If you want to be the person that just smells good all of the time, wear this! This is labeled as unisex but leans more feminine. However, I can still understand a man wearing this.

I rolled the dice and purchased a full bottle last month and I have zero regrets. I would classify it as a floral that leans slightly feminine and probably best worn on warmer days. This is a bright and cheerful fragrance. I've really enjoyed wearing it and if you are a guy into florals, then definately check this one out. On my skin, it lasts about 5 hours and projects moderately in the first hour. I tend to go easy on the trigger when it comes to florals (3 sprays max) but you may get a stronger projection if you apply more. Well blended and crafted fragrance. Josh certainly hit a home run!

Bought a sample and very likely to buy a full bottle. I was wary, as although I like jasmine, it can smell so different depending on how it's done. Here, it is as fresh, "clean" and natural as it gets, I smell nothing indolic here AT ALL. I have a candle that smells similar, and have found it rare to find such a "simple" smelling jasmine, as so often it smells "perfumey" - here it smells like a waft of flowers on the breeze. As it dries down, I get some sweetness which I guess is the honey, but I must say that I don't get any of the other notes specifically. I don't tend to like incense/spicy frags so was also a little cautious of this aspect, but on my skin I don't notice any spice or resin either. The scent had pleasant sillage, I got wafts during my working day just as I'd forgotten about wearing it, but this wasn't particularly strong and has an overall softness and airy quality about the whole experience. It lasted 5-6 hours with about 5 sprays - if I bought a bottle I would usually spray more generously so I think I will be happy with those aspects. @Irena Victoria below mentions similarity to Alien Flora Futura which I would agree with in that both frags have a soft focus quality to them - definitely not powdery, but almost pastel in their rendering. Very pretty and delicious seemingly simple scent.

Once upon a time, I was leery of this brand. I'm a writer, former librarian, current creative writing professor, and tbh the whole aesthetic just felt too on-the-nose. Imaginary Authors seemed like a fragrance house I would dream up myself, and because it already felt so conceptually familiar and accessible to me, I guess I thought I should explore less obvious and comfortable territory in the fragrance world. Oh, but I'm such a sucker for marketing and packaging, and that fox! The origin story of Chunhua Luli, her fairytales, and the students who track her down! And the combination of some of my most-loved notes! It's like IA found the precise formula to finally hook me in. I bought this as an early Christmas gift to myself, and I'm glad I finally surrendered. Lovely, lush jasmine in the opening gives way as this dries down to honey and pink peppercorn. The mountain air is kind of an atmosphere--closing my eyes I don't so much smell it directly as perceive it as the setting through which the other notes float. I honestly don't know what tulip smells like in perfume, but when I think about times I've smelled actual tulips I remember a kind of green, slightly waxy smell, which I think I can detect here. It really is a lovely fragrance. Not something I will wear in the winter, I think--I like darker, spookier fragrances at this time of year--but something to look forward to getting to know better in the spring. Thanks, Imaginary Authors. Now I'm ready to try some of your other fragrances, and I have no doubt we shall live happily ever after. The end!

I decided to sample Fox in the Flowerbed because I fell hard for the bottle, it is darling. I grew up in a rural area in PA and am very familiar w/ Foxes both the Red featured on the bottle and the Grey. Foxes are fun to watch hunt and raise their young. I love them dearly. This brand is quite whimsical and cute but none of the other stories spoke to me like this one. I am glad I sampled this perfume because it is just beautiful. Very realistic and true to nature. This smells like blooming trees in the spring, tulips and all garden florals combined. The Thistle note is very pretty and smells like a field of clover. The honey is there but it smells more like the sweetness of flowers and the sweetness of the perfumed air instead of actual honey. I can see anyone at any age who love realistic natural smelling florals loving and wearing this perfume. It is a breath of fresh air, brings a smile to your face and happiness to your heart. Full bottle worthy.