Fox in the Flowerbed

I HAVE to rewrite my review for a couple of reasons. I need to give this fragrance a real, fair shot, and when I found out that my last bottle performed terribly because it had spent almost a month in transit in the mail in the dead of summer. Now after getting halfway through my second full bottle, I feel like I now can be truly fair, and I’m glad that those little vials kept the hope alive that my first, ultra heat exposed bottle failed to live up to, because this second bottle has me completely and utterly convinced that this is my signature fragrance. This is opens with a very strong, aldehydic floral burst. A lot of people describe it as a fake floral that is almost nauseating, or that the aldehydic is so strong that it just smells like laundry detergent. I actually kind of agree with this to an extent. The floral isn’t all that realistic in the sense that I can make out very specific florals like I have been able to with the Gucci Flora line. There’s a reason the bottle list's Jasmine and Tulips as the only two floral's, jasmine is the only floral I can truly make out and tulips are essentially fragrantless, so their being used in place for a fantasy floral that makes up the rest of the floral, similar to the alpine air which is the aldehydic. Speaking of the aldehydic, this is very very clean. It makes me feel like I just showered and put freshly laundered clothes, and I LOVE that. That honey note definitely is there to help cut down on that aldehyde, but I feel like it’s not always present or sometimes take lots of body heat and even sweat to bring that soft, subtle musky scent of the honey, and that’s saying something because I really don’t like the smell of actual honey. Lastly, this lasts decently. It lasts way better on skin than on clothing, around 3-5 hours on skin compared to the couple of hours it might last on skin. This is all considering you’re wearing it in warm weather, like I said, this loves body heat and heat in general. This basically gets murdered by the cold though, so summer/spring only for sure in that aspect. A beauty of sorts. It communicates what the name is, and as soon as I found out there was a fragrance Fox in the Flowerbed, as a florals lover, i was in. 100% pleased with what this delivers. Other florals are beautiful and realistic, but this accomplishes to make me feel like myself as a person, and whenever I wear this and someone tells me I smell good, it’s the best feeling in the whole world.

I have a sample of this from 3 years ago that's been kept in storage, and much prefer it to when it was freshly bought. This review is from sampling on neutral fabric over the course of 8 hours to let the notes unfurl: It seems to just be upon the initial spray that it has an iffy note, but that fades fairly quickly as the scent evens out. The result is a rounded, mellowed, vivid patch of flowers that seems to get fresher as it progresses. It's a truly immersive floral, it never gets sharp or bitter, it's sweet, creamy yet light, with a little powderiness underneath. I don't find it cloying. It's the kind of scent that I would find comfortable to be around if someone else was wearing it because it's uncomplicated, the silage is polite, and it gives friendly vibes. It's definitelty a positive atmosphere scent. It reminds me of someone with their heart on their sleeve who you can look up to. This one is for the fairy godmothers. For me it's evocative of having all the windows in the house flung wide open to let the fresh air stream in on a sunny spring day. Innocent yet instinctually wise, optimistic and playful in a light-hearted way. This scent is a fox in the flowerbed, for sure! update: 55 hours later, the scent on the fabric has barely faded, the silage is closer but i catch some wandering notes here and there; it's lighter and breezier in weight, and the fragrance has cooled down. Reminds me of a low key, demurely lit powder room. I haven't gotten tired of smelling it at all. As it develops it becomes softer and airier. 7.9/10

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.

So happy. To me it smells like sweet peas, but that could be the tulip note since tulips don't grow down here in the Southern US. The opening is grassy but floral, like you ran a weedeater through a flowerbed. The honey and florals meld into a candy type smell, like jasmine flavored Pez would smell. It's the stuff dreams smell like, gossamer, fairy glitter, completely enchanting. It changes as you wear it, developing sometimes the floral candy note and other times the grassy smell. I am glad they left out the actual fox smell, a note I am familiar with, and stuck to the flower bed + honey accords. Just when you thought florals could not be utterly original...there's this. I haven't smelled anything else like this. Puts me in mind of the Yeats poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree." It's that poem, put into a sprayer so you can wear it. After a few hours, the dry down reminds me of Tocade 2013 (Rochas). What starts as a whimsical aldehyde ends as a resinous floral vanilla, almost a floral chocolate smell. Where did THAT come from? I don't know, but it's great. 10/10

This is just so LOVELY. I ordered 5 trial sizes of perfumes from Imaginary Authors because their descriptions and fragrance notes were just so unique, and this was my favorite from the bunch. It’s light and sweet, but also modest and clean. Makes me think of drinking jasmine tea on a rainy street in San Francisco, or doing house chores in a cute apron with the windows open while my cat basks in the sunlight. Or petting a fox in a flower bed! Something cozy and innocent you wish you could attach a scent memory to. This made me realize I love jasmine in perfumes. On my skin it dries down very soapy, but there are certainly worse things to smell like! I’ve noticed spraying it on my clothes lets the jasmine shine through throughout the day. The first time I wore this I kept getting whiffs of myself and thinking “who smells so good??” all night (spoiler: it was me). If I continue to wear this like I have been I will spring for the full (adorable) bottle 🦊 🌸