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Cape Heartache Imaginary Authors 2013

7.2 / 10 450 Ratings

A perfume by Imaginary Authors for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is woody-fruity. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Fruity

Resinous

Green

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Strawberry

Forest accord

Hemlock fir

Pine resin

Douglas fir

Mist note

Vanilla leaf

Perfumer

Josh Meyer

Ratings

Scent

7.2450 Ratings

Longevity

7.7351 Ratings

Sillage

7.0347 Ratings

Bottle

7.5312 Ratings

Value for money

7.0196 Ratings

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Reviews

47 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/11/2024

8.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

DressUpWitch
50 Reviews

DressUpWitch

3

Truly as described

This is one of few fragrances from Imaginary Authors that truly matches every note listed. It comes in with strong forest notes and then dries down to an accord that somehow does evoke both sweet strawberries and fog. It is artificial smelling from end to end. It's not a cleaning solvent sort of forest smell, thank goodness, but it's far removed from real trees. The artificial quality makes it feel very girlish to me, I think because it reminds me of plastic toys, but this is definitely wearable as a gender neutral scent. I wear this fairly regularly, paired with plaids and flannels and my strawberry earrings, but I like it best layered with either a stronger, tangier woody scent or a sweeter, softer floral to give it more umph in one direction or the other.

08/02/2025

7.5Scent

motherofpugs
6 Reviews

motherofpugs

3

Strawberry shampoo meets forest mist

In the time this has been on my arm, I’ve gone back and forth I think four times on whether I like it or not.

I do not like sweet/gourmand scents, and I was aware of the “synthetic strawberry” everyone mentioned prior to testing. It’s definitely there… but once it dries down, it’s much less of a punch in the face.

As per the title, that’s really what I’m getting here. I think I’d like this SO much more if the woody/green side was winning out over the strawberry shampoo.

Unfortunately, strawberry shampoo is winning out.

Both are still there. I don’t hate it. If you want to smell like a vial of strawberry flavoring starring in the “what are you?” scene from Twilight, this is probably perfect.

01/20/2021

Wayofscent
62 Reviews

Wayofscent

3

Fruity walk through the woods!

Imagine this.. It's early autumn and you and your loved one just woke up in a wooden cabin deep in the woods and decided to go on a hike through the old pine forrest after short rain. You guys already have your favorite route where you can pick and eat wild strawberries along the way and feel the fresh breeze of Douglas fir tree on your sunkissed face. After awhile you're back in your cozy cabin, relaxed, optimistic and full of energy, planing together some new ventures while eating those few leftovers of freshly picked wild strawberries!
Because this scent smells THAT GOOD!

I am really digging this musky, fruity pine combo with a bit of smoke in it!

02/07/2025

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Pennantis
131 Reviews

Pennantis

2

Weak strawberry VS Opulent sweet wood

I blind bought it as I hoped to get more strawberry-ish vibes, but it looks so similar to the beautiful Chipmunk - Zoologist.
I feel odd, since I'm about to describe Cape Heartache while such words can be transferred to a Chipmunk review.
Anyway, I smell of a very resinous sweet wood.
This parfume somehow brings me to a steam room where someone just finished to cook cookies/cakes. :-) Can you picture this image I have in my head? I do hope so, becuase it's a very relaxing yet bold feeling!
As for strawberry.. none of a hint of strawberry on me! What a pity
Even if it is SO good, I would swap/sell it, since it is not what I was looking for :-)
Just contact me if you're interested!

12/31/2014

LicoriceRain
57 Reviews

LicoriceRain

2

Strawberries and pine, nothing special

Basically, as others have said, Cape Heartache is a simple fragrance of strawberries and pine. I think it might have been nicer with a little nutmeg, or something, added, to give it more of a base. But as it is, I must admit there’s nothing really bad about it, but it’s not anything special, either. Ironically, there’s nothing “heartache” about it because it seems like a happy scent to me. But I still feel like I’m wearing a paper pine tree air freshener (with strawberries), but, so far, no complaints from anybody around me. Cape Heartache leans more towards feminine than masculine.

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