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 🦊 🌸

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.

I love how subjective scent is, and after reading the reviews, I'm certainly glad I'm testing all of these for myself. I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS SCENT!!!! I was just beginning my journey into florals as I'm in my thirties now and my tastes are changing... This to my nose is a strong blast of sweet jasmine. I don't get honey per say, but I do get a very faint sweet smell of banana bubblegum. I typically smell that when there's tuberose, and although it's not listed, I smell it. Dry down is much softer, with more of the floral notes brightening up, but this stays a sweeter perfume, and I really really enjoy it. I'm 3 hours in and the sillage is still going strong. I say this house is worth investing in the whole discovery set. It's been so fun going through each of these stories and being transported somewhere. And these are all so unique. I stand by this one and will be grabbing a FB for the spring/summer coming up.

I think this is one of those perfumes that makes honey tolerable to my nose. It borders on that stickiness as camphor does for me, most of the time, but the white floral in this rescues it. It's quite addictive to breathe in slowly. It's medicinal but not in any negative way. More like... the scent of being healed, if that makes sense. Not Vick's VapoRub, but in that spirit of 'this is invigorating and soothing at the same time.' Of course, my knee-jerk reaction is to say springtime, dressed in light colors for an outdoor activity, but there is something dead of winter about this, too, and I imagine this would be refreshing in summer and autumn as a reprieve from the other sensations of the seasons. Just... yeah. It's a good fragrance, plain and simple. Really concerning when something this good gets bombed with low ratings.

really weird how there isnt one male vote. this is definitely unisex. good performance, to be honest great perfromance for what this scnet is. such a beautiful floral. alot of scents like this are dominant, bad performance, or could lead cloying or sickly especially with the honey note. not this. this is defintiwly one of the best florals i have smelled, and its because of the alpine air note. the air note literally airs this out so well man. the floral the honey the air, all beautiful notes, and beautifully blended. id be surprised if u didnt like this. and again u would expect this to be generic and linear, it really fucking isnt. absolute stand out, amazing perfume man. this is for me in the house, kind of what u want ur life to be.

Fox in the Flowerbed is quite an intriguing fragrance. This scent truly lives up to its promise of amplifying the beauty in everything with its beautiful airy floral notes. As it settles into the drydown, a soapy quality emerges, giving it a clean and elegant twist. It's a long-lasting fragrance, and its projection is undeniably strong. It's so powerful that it might be a bit overwhelming and potentially headache-inducing for some. While I genuinely like Fox in the Flowerbed, I find it has a similar vibe to Secret Gardenia by Miller Harris, which is more ozonic and less soapy. In my case, Secret Gardenia takes the crown. But if you're on the hunt for a versatile and potent floral fragrance, Fox in the Flowerbed is worth giving a try.

the first note of this is a garland of white flowers, strung about the neck or the head, redolent and all-encompassing. although overpowering at first, the lovely floral scent dries down to a crisp, fresh greenness, the green of tangy sour grass and cold sunlight streaming through willow leaves. i find myself really enchanted with it, these flowers all at once plucked + pungent, living + sharp-edged. in a way, everything i have wished from a floral scent. i recommend pairing this with early-morning hikes in the mountains + ice-cold water + tart apples

Living for this scent. I'm a huuuggeee fan of white florals/florals in general. Many have said this scent is soap-y and that's true; but, it's not an overly sweet/powdery scent in my opinion. The pink pepper and (I'm assuming) alpine air make this scent a little musky at the same time. Definitely delivers on the "fox in the flowerbed" vibe. Many people have said it's quite a feminine scent, and while I agree that it leans that way on me at least it reads more unisex than feminine. obsessed.

Animalic jasmine scent. A very photorealistic fragrance that reminds me of sniffing the jasmine blossoms around my childhood neighborhood. I find it to be a very comforting nostalgic scent, but in terms of wearability for me it leans too feminine for my liking and like others have said, it is a more mature scent. I really love the bottle design, and the fragrance is really great too for the right person. I'm tempted to purchase just for its aesthetic value...

She gets the job done. She's the strongest jasmine and tulip perfume I know. If she was a song, it would be "Love You" by Free Design. Does it smell like old ladies and baby powder? Yes. But does she smell good? Yes. Do I get complimented on it because it perfectly smells like Chicago spring? Yes. I think if you're searching for a perfect spring perfume that doesn't fade quickly, I think you should get a sample of this.

I tried this from the Beach Reads sample set. I absolutely love the fragrance. It's quite polarizing. At first, it's a strong hit of white florals and florals all the way. I was quite bored when I first tried it. And after a couple of hours I smelled the spicy drydown on my hands and fell in love with it. Stays true to the name - the fragrance changes its demeanor like a fox. Just wish it lasted longer!

A very beautiful jasmine note with a unique note of mountain air. I don't get that soapy smell that everyone else gets. This is an amazing fragrance and as a guy I love it on myself. This fragrance punches you with those florals and makes it very likeable with the combination of that mountain air note and the honey note, as it makes it very sweet and calming.

Lovely, heavy floral with a very strong honey note. I also purchased this with my own money ^ and I really enjoy it. My brother is a fan too, but my sister gets that "pee smell" a lot of other people are mentioning, although at first she described it as an animal scent. I don't really understand what could be making it smell like pee to so many people ?

This smells so pretty on my skin! It's very floral, powdery, and slightly soapy which sounds like it shouldn't work, but it's blended so well that it does. It's light, fresh and airy without feeling generic. It honestly feels like being transported into some kind of lush, fragrant, soapy flower dimension. There's something almost otherworldly about it.

Definitely in the same neighborhood as California Reverie, but VC&A does it better. Absolutely pleasant, sunny, happy, florals. Very wearable. But other reviews are right that it dries down into soapy laundry musk. Not unpleasantly so, but just be aware that the sunny airy florals will turn into "really nice jasmine scented laundry detergent"

This doesn't smell animalic or indolic on my skin. Instead, it smells soapy and quite creamy. I was planning on getting a full bottle of J-Scent's Aurantium Jasmine, but I think I prefer FITF, even though Aurantium Jasmine smells like photorealistic jasmine plant. I can also picture that mountain air accord on the dry down. 8/10