In Love With Everything

I instantly fell in love with this fragrance upon first spray! Haha! - I ordered a sample first & just purchased the full size bottle because it’s that yummy. I sprayed the tester on a napkin in front of my brother and he said, “Whoa what is that? That smells amazing!”. Opening notes for me are juicy, sugared, red berries, tart cherries, tropical boozy fruit punch & a very subtle warm sandalwood. It feels like you just drank sangria on the beach and had the best day ever, and now you’re watching the sun set on a warm, wooden lounge chair with friends, toasting your fruity cocktails. It’s so indescribably unique beyond words for some reason. It’s incredibly interesting & delicious & I can’t wait to wear it! Edit: After wearing all day, I do have to admit that a sort of rotting smell developed on my skin. It reminded me of rotting mangoes left on the ground in a forest in Hawaii I came across once while traveling. It really has intensely strong staying power but the sparkling, electric berries that I love so much about it start to lose its freshness. I still really do like this fragrance for its dazzling & mouthwatering fruity opening, it’s longevity & its unique, fun personality. I just don’t know if I would wear it on my skin all day. I’d rather have a very light spritz on my clothing away from my face.

I reallyyy love this fragrance. I'm about halfway through the discovery set and this is honestly one of the best to me. At first spray, it's raspberry, rose and punch, with a slight citrus edge. The punch isn't exactly a Hawaiian/Hi-C fruit punch, it's more like a generic punch they serve in the big plastic bowls at school dances or church dinners. Despite the sugar in this, it's not super noticeably sweet as it blends into the background to support the other notes really well. The sandalwood is even more subtle, ever-so-slightly providing some stiffness that further edifies the overall scent. Altogether, the notes become a rose-infused punch to cool you down on a hot day. It all feels very bright, fun, refreshing and flirty—like a summer fling on an extended vacation that you never want to end but know that it must once August rolls around. Over the first few hours, it gets a little punchier but then, over the latter half of the wear, the fruitiness backs down while the rose holds steady. This lasted for about ten hours on my skin. Overall, I cannot praise this perfume enough. It's just really fun and if you enjoy fruity florals like me, this should be right up your alley. Each Imaginary Authors perfume has a note I've never tried before and the punch note in this was amazing.

This is a beast of a fragrance, and it is absolute perfection. I remember the first couple times I sprayed this, as a beginner in my fragrance journey, and the thing I distinctly remember about it was how plasticky it smelled. A year later, it doesn’t smell plasticky to me anymore (although I wish it did!), but it’s just as perfect as it was. I would go as far as to call this IA’s magnum opus. This is a beast of a performer, a uniquely blended, yet interesting fragrance, and has one of the best sandalwood notes I’ve ever smelled. It’s cliche, but this has been a real compliment getter for me, and this is coming from a man. The opening is a very citrusy, berry-punch burst. If you’re not used to fragrances or this, it might have this odd dirty, plasticky smell when first sprayed, if you don’t like that it does quickly go away. At this point its so well blended with the fruity punch smell that the sandalwood might be hard to make out, but trust me it is there and will come around. This responds extremely well to body heat, and I’ve been capable of making a whole moving truck smell like it just from coming in and out of it with heavy things. It requires confidence to wear it in smaller spaces because it does stick and will project, so don’t go too crazy with it.

In Love with Everything is the most recent Imaginary Authors release (from late 2022), an exuberant blend featuring raspberry, citrus pulp, coconut palm sugar, and a sort of general rosy sandalwood blend that both keeps the perfume in focus and prevents it from being 100% a gourmand, even if it is still mostly so. It has a bit of the “summery refreshing cocktail” vibe that makes Saint Julep so alluring, albeit without the more prominent booziness of SJ. ILWE is certainly a bit denser than SJ, also, while still having a great balance of sweetness, sharpness, and freshness. ILWE is aptly named as its joy and easygoingness makes it easy to love, a mood-lifting versatile blend that feels at home in any situation or season or any wearer. It’s an easy option to recommend both as introduction to the house of Imaginary Authors and to niche/independent perfumery in general. Certainly an instant love from first sniff. Like the rest of the line, In Love with Everything has the same excellent Imaginary Authors pricing of $95 for 50ml in EDP concentration, and it’s available in the usual points of sale like my go-to boutique, Perfumology, and the IA website itself. 8 out of 10

Wow, this legit smells like fruit punch. I am sampling it today and wearing it to work today (at my elementary school). So it should be fun and fitting... It is supposed to be 85 degrees today.. so ill get the summer feel. It does smell like fun. Idk about the 80s i am a 90s kid. but definitely get the vibe of running around drunk at coney island, waiting in line for rides, chilling at the roller skating rink, headaches from bumper cars, glitter gel and even a backyard party college party with red cups. Is everclear in this punch?! Kappas i am looking at you!! Lol Its a nice alternative to the sunscreen coconut vanilla white florals and citrus commonly found in summer fragrances. Idk if I would get a full bottle. A 5 or 10 ml if anything. Ill probably update my comment as I continue to sample it... Update: NOPE. It definitely gives hangover vibes. I washed my clothes and it was still there. Mind you I have a 1ml sample. It made me feel like I had a hangover remembering the fun time but also regretting my decisions lol. It was a nice experience though. But just not for me.

This is such a fun fruity fragrance. It smells like a big bowl of bright fruit punch with a splash of Raspberry and/or Bomb Pop flavored Smirnoff in it. Not actually alcoholic in a heavy way, just colorful, fruity, a little fizzy, and playful. I definitely get raspberry, and it has that fun red/pink fruitiness that feels more like an artificial party drink than realistic fruit. Not so much actual citrus except for the bite of fizziness. There’s also a little bit of spice in here, and I do notice the sandalwood, but it’s very light. It gives the scent some warmth and texture so it doesn’t become flat fruit punch body spray. It’s still mostly sweet, fruity, girly, and easy to wear, but with more going on underneath. This feels very fun, cute, and nostalgic. I don’t find it challenging at all. It’s one of those niche fragrances that still feels extremely wearable and crowd-pleasing. It gives me bright 80s party at the roller-arena energy; plastic cups, fruity spiked drinks, blue eyeshadow, and music playing too loud in the best way.

Although the notes seem harmless, it is definitely not a delicate perfume. This is a very concentrated, spicy raspberry. Of course there are also delicate notes of punch and citrus, but the overall effect is not a sweet lollipop. It's the scent of a girl who goes to her first Madonna concert in the 1980s - wearing huge earrings, red blush that burns into her cheeks, and a hairstyle for which she used all the hairspray. As she walks down the street, she wraps bubble gum around her finger with a long red nail, and passersby turn their heads, partially in shock, and partially from envy at the sight of her independence. In love with everything is the olfactory equivalent of this appearance - strong, sweet, feisty, recognizable. It starts sweet and raspberry, but then the claws come out. As if it was showing its true face. This is one of my favorite and most interesting fragrances I have ever had the pleasure to come across. Longevity is really good, but the price could definitely be lower. Beautiful bottle.

In Love with Everything surprised me... or rather I didn't give it the credit it deserved when I first went through the samples of all the IA fragrances. Initially I wasn't a huge fan... on paper it was a very fruity and almost basic scent. It reminded me of drinking sickly sweet jungle juice while playing hammershlagen with friends... inevitable hangover on the way but for a moment it is sweet and fun. On the skin... it's still summer but instead of sickly-sweet jungle juice it's a rich woody raspberry. Still sweet don't get me wrong but more of a raspberry sorbet sweet. On skin I am sitting on a wooden bench in the sun eating raspberry sorbet. Also... my boyfriend is obsessed with this fragrance on me. He came home the other day and complimented me almost immediately on how good I smelled. Can't promise it's for everyone but since he likes it enough to compliment it I am definitely going to be adding a bottle to my collection.

I have had such a journey with this one. I got a sample in the 8-pack they offer, and was arguably most excited about this and Soft Lawn (a fragrance I knew I would love, and was correct). I thought I was going to love this, but HATED it at first smell - almost throwing the sample out immediately. It smelled like bad potpourri on me for the better part of a day. But later on in the week, I reached for it again - unable to shake why I hated something I thought I would love so much - and now I'm fully on board. The potpourri isn't there anymore, and instead I smell a boozy, bratty, full-force 80s house party. It's unique and even the more citrus-forward and fruit-forward fragrances in my collection smell nothing like this. The best way I can describe it is: this is the perfect fragrance to wear to the premier of the Barbie movie. Hot pink, neon lights, 80s vibes. I might get a full bottle now.

Maybe it’s climate change, maybe it’s not, but I’ve had record high temperatures and appalling unprecedented drought conditions here, already worse than the alleged once in a 1000 year drought we had only four years ago. Anyway as a stress release I blind bought a perfume I knew I’d love. What a beauty, a flouro red fruit with heaps of sugar but a touch of the popular lactonic note which I think is responsible for the tinge of spilt bright red fizzy alcopop. I so love the brazen excess in the opening that I’ve just been respraying all day since I got it. The perfumer has really taken a chance and just superdosed everything red fruity and syrupy to the max, but there’s a rich floral feeling underpinning it. It strangely doesn’t give me that erk of super sweet designer frags. It’s not however a ‘fruitchuli ’, and it feels super modern and unique.

Throwing my review in the ring as I am a content creator and received this as PR courtesy of the brand (thank you IA). This is so out of the realm of what IA usually creates, and I love it for that! It's super in your face tropical fruit punch but in a dazzling and somewhat punky "I don't care" way. The notes list isn't complete here on Fragrantica, according to IA there is also passionfruit here, which is and has become my favorite note whenever it makes an appearance in any fragrance! I absolutely love the creativity behind this release, so evocative of 80s Miami. I was listening to Tears for Fears and A Flock of Seagulls all day as I composed my content for this creation. SO much fun and highly enjoyable. Best of all, the longevity was incredible for such a fruity scent - 7+ hours on my frag-eating skin. Perhaps it's the stardust? 💫

You can't convince me Josh Meyer didn't just capture "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" in perfume form. I mean, the little details line up way too close! This imaginary book was written in 1982; that song was released in 1983. This imaginary book is a stark contrast to male chauvinism, Cyndi Lauper turned the original lyrics about women being freaky in bed to a female empowerment anthem! Also it's *literally* about girls having fun and being their own people. Everytime I smell this perfume, the song's electric guitar riff (you know the one) plays in my head on loop for the 5-6 hours it's on. And if you RESPRAY her....10+ hours of 80s pop music is my personal shangri-la. This frag is sweet and bubbly and unserious and delicious in all the best ways. Unless you hate sweet stuff, don't pass this up!!

This is an upper ass fragrance and I absolutely love it. That bright, bubblegum, fruit punch at the top is so energizing and exciting. I think I'm typing faster just smelling it! Contrary to the opinions of others, I thoroughly enjoy the entrance of the sandalwood. The raspberry doesn't fully leave you and I'm grateful because I might've been a bit wary if it did. It feels like leaving the dance floor because you're exhausted and need another drink but also laughing because this is one of the best parties you've ever been to. This could absolutely be a summer day or night but only for parties/going out. You've gotta be one heck of a character to wear this to work. All in all, I really enjoyed this. 10/10

no perfume is like this. a gorgeous expression of vivacious youth with some bite, it’s one of the best and most versatile woody fruity fresh fragrances i’ve ever smelled because it doesn’t fall victim to being too fresh or lemony OR having that kind of too-sweet rotten fruit smell that some can have. a common criticism of this scent is that it smells childish or plasticky, and i personally don’t smell that AT ALL— it’s smooth and bright, the drydown is reminiscent of Floridian boardwalks, quite woody and fresh. it can be slightly headache-inducing, but at a level on par or less than a lot of common feminine fragrances. this is my favourite imaginary authors scent and makes me feel so much like myself. ❤️

this is BEAUTIFUL!!! back in november i was in toronto and got that chance to smell this in-person and could NOT stop thinking about it. i ended up ordered their best sellers set and this beauty was in there- i absolutely LOVE this perfume!! you get sugary sweetness from the punch, a little zing from the citrus, and the sandalwood comes in to balance it out all so nicely, making it not at all juvenile or too overwhelming!! this is such a masterpiece in story-telling. it smells like eating a popsicle under the boardwalk with friends- the popsicle is melting all over your hand, leaving it red and sticky, while you can smell the woody aged planks of the boardwalk over you. :)

Have had to edit this so many times because my opinion keeps changing... It’s not really the sugary sweet and tart raspberry explosion I was expecting. My first try all I really got was fresh, soapy rose on me backed by a pleasant mild sandalwood dry down. But now after several more wears, I still get a bit of rose and the sandalwood, but there is a definite tartness that I would say is more like lychee than raspberry or citrus. It’s slightly sweet, but definitely more tart and kind of fresh - a bit more grown up than I expected. I’m still looking for that ideal raspberry, but I look forward to wearing this this summer!

I wouldn't expect to love this on the basis of the notes --I'm not generally a fan of fruity -- but I love it anyway. It's happy and nostalgic but adult, heavy on the raspberry and rose with a pronounced sandalwood backbone that keeps the whole composition from being flighty, boring, or girly in an infantalizing way. As with so many Imaginary Authors fragrances in categories or styles that I generally don't appreciate, it's tough to put precise words to why I like it, but it's marvelously blended. And it lasts! It doesn't start to fade for me until about the 7-8 hr mark, and it remains detectable out to about 12 hr.

On my skin this fragrance is basically pure sugar with slight fruity undertones, and I am not complaining! As a pastry chef who specialises in deserts, the smell of sugars puts me in my happy place. However, as with nearly all Imaginary Author's fragrances, it is still complex while being extremely linear - I know that sounds weird but it's the only way I can describe it. And oh boy does it last! My skin devours perfumes, but I can still prominently smell this hours after application. I have absolutely no issue spending $200 (AUD) for a 50mL bottle when it performs this well!

The opening to this is fruity, sweet and fresh. You get a candied citrus with sweet raspberry syrup. The palm sugar adds an earthy sweetness and the punch is bubbly and sparkling. The sandalwood adds a nice woody and creamy touch here too. There’s rose in this (listed as Madame Isaac Pereire on their website) but it has a fruity floral quality to it, it’s not too on the nose rosey, it’s sweet and light. This scent is fun and flirty, it feels like summer in Miami in the 80s. Maybe even the disco in the 70s. This feels like a candied summer cocktail with raspberry punch.

I got this in a sample pack bc i heard a lot of great things about IA and was hesitant to try with a note like fruit punch, but this is very delicious and chic. It is liek nothing ive ever smelled and it stays on skin and clothes well. I like to layer it with a lighter scent, maybe a coconut to round it out but on its own it is divine and very femme club night out manic pixie dream girl essence. I have bought the midrange bottle! I will say for me personally this is more like a summer night out scent rather than a daytime and idk why but it just gives like club energy.