Smoky, spicy and intense
Smoky, spicy, and intense with a striking, slightly leathery note. An extraordinary fragrance with character, ideal for cool days and everyone looking for something unique.
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A City on Fire
Urban inferno captured.
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Details on Imaginary Authors A City on Fire
A City on Fire by Imaginary Authors is a daring and avant-garde fragrance that captures the essence of smoke and fire in an urban setting. Released in 2014, this unique creation by Josh Meyer features prominent notes of burnt matches, cade juniper, and dark berries, creating an atmospheric composition that tells the story of a metropolis ablaze.
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How does Imaginary Authors A City on Fire smell?
Opens with an intense burnt match accord, followed by smoky cade juniper and a subtle sweetness from dark berries. The heart reveals spicy cardamom and earthy spikenard, while the base features resinous labdanum and woody Clearwood™. The overall effect is a photorealistic interpretation of smoke, fire, and urban decay.
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Excellent
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< 4 hours
> 12 hours
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Masculine
Unisex
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Mainstream
Niche
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The chimneys are on fire
Imagine it is the first crisp, cold winter day; it smells of snow and the air is filled with wisps of firewood smoke. Today you truly realize that the dark season has begun and the year is drawing to a close. Or, as a friend's daughter said: 'dressedinmoods smells so wild, always of adventure.' Freshly-struck match, the smell of a campfire the next morning, enveloping, warm-yet-cold, unisex.
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About the brand
Imaginary Authors
Founded by perfumer Josh Meyer and creative director Ashod Simonian, this Portland house pairs expressive scents with fictional books and vivid cover art.
Portland, Oregon, United States · Founded 2012 · 22 fragrances at Parfinity
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