O, Unknown! 2017

O, Unknown! by Imaginary Authors
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.
7.1 / 10 122 Ratings
A perfume by Imaginary Authors for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is woody-powdery. It is still in production.
Pronunciation
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

Main accords

Woody
Powdery
Smoky
Spicy
Floral

Fragrance Notes

Orris butterOrris butter Black teaBlack tea Lapsang Souchong teaLapsang Souchong tea MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood Kyoto mossKyoto moss

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.1122 Ratings
Longevity
6.890 Ratings
Sillage
6.092 Ratings
Bottle
7.290 Ratings
Value for money
6.328 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 11/07/2024.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Noir Okoumé by Pierre Guillaume
Noir Okoumé
Dama Koupa (Extrait de Parfum) by Baruti
Dama Koupa Extrait de Parfum

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions
8
Pricing
5
Bottle
4
Sillage
5
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Emto

4 Reviews
Emto
Emto
2  
Gone too soon
Though I find the performance mediocre at best, this scent is a love for me.

It's getting up early on a rainy morning to read in a comfy chair before you have to start your day. There's the signature IA musty-ness - a nuance of dusty attic in an old house. The tea is earthy, bitter, smoking, and grounded. Floating over it is orris that announces itself as shortbread cookies: buttery, flaky, dense, rich. Sandalwood is present as a sweet creaminess that lingers among moss in the drydown. This is the most comforting scent I own, and I bring it out exclusively for cold and rainy days.

Unfortunately, the longevity is seriously lacking. It becomes a skin scent after an hour or two.
0 Comments
4
Pricing
3
Sillage
5
Longevity
8
Scent
LastWonder

221 Reviews
LastWonder
LastWonder
1  
Gentle Tea Skin Fragrance
When I first spray this, I get a light leather, slightly woody, tea scent. A little bit powdery and floral. It lasts about 3 hours on my skin and at the end I was only getting the tea scent. Originally, I thought it was boring but I keep going back to sniff my wrist and the smell keeps developing over time. This isn't something you want to wear when you are looking to turn heads but it would make a great skin scent.
0 Comments
Stacia

134 Reviews
Stacia
Stacia
1  
What an odd duck!
Well, the drydown is definitely reminiscent of some of the other Imaginary Authors base notes. I've seen reviews saying lipstick, face powder, old paper, glue, playdough.... I can smell all of those which is typical for orris-centered fragrances. Dry smelling like warm wax and dust. Candles left in a wooden drawer. I mean, it's interesting but I don't see wanting to walk around smelling like paper dust.
0 Comments
ScentStudio

147 Reviews
ScentStudio
ScentStudio
1  
Might have had an old sample...
Strong, very Imaginary Authors-esque opening. Soon a woody note appears along with a leathery sweetness. The scent becomes more powdery after dry down and a lovely iris appears.

Unfortunately, I do not get any tea, but a hint of smokeyness instead. I think I have kept my sample for too long, because the fragrance is nothing like I remembered it, and a review I did almost a year ago sounds nothing like what I am experiencing now.
Though from my dear and favourite house of Imaginary Authors, this one isn't it for me. The smokeyness hints at Memoirs of A Trespasser, but that fragrance is just so much more than O, Unknown! and it fades among kings like Saint Julep and Telegrama.
O, Unknown! is a woody, iris fragrance that is pleasant for what it is. The fragrance leaves a sweet and charming scent close to the skin, but I am missing the classic Imaginary Authors projection and power.
0 Comments
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
8
Scent
Torfdoen

22 Reviews
Translated Show original Show translation
Torfdoen
Torfdoen
Top Review 33  
Special campaign
"Once wash, leather, wax, cream, oil, butter and powder, please. Do you also have delicate, caramelised flowers?"

"All right. That's twelve and ninety-nine. Drive up to the traffic light and switch off the engine. Leave the slices down."
15 Comments
More reviews

Statements

9 short views on the fragrance
KathrynA66KathrynA66 1 year ago
6
Sillage
6
Longevity
7.5
Scent
This is like sitting in a quiet, forest glade, drinking a glass of sweet tea. Beautiful & relaxing. Love the moss! Medicore performance.
0 Comments
KimJongKimJong 4 years ago
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Have you ever put powder on a baby's butt and put on a disposable diaper? O Unknown reminds me of that memory.
1 Comment
FreshKatsuFreshKatsu 10 months ago
6
Bottle
3
Sillage
5
Longevity
10
Scent
Distinct orris on a smoky woody base. Not sure if intentional but slightly sour, maybe it's the tea note? Intriguing but awful performance
0 Comments
FragranciskaFragranciska 2 years ago
10
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
The first scent I smell the moss. Perfect btw.
0 Comments
SilverLilySilverLily 4 months ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
5.5
Scent
It's mainly a powdery scent due to the orris, which then turns strongly medicinal. But there is a very accurate lapsang souchong note.
0 Comments
DressUpWitchDressUpWitch 8 months ago
7
Bottle
6
Sillage
6
Longevity
1
Scent
I can't smell any of the notes in this. All I'm getting is stale cologne/head shop.
0 Comments
OliveAutumnOliveAutumn 13 days ago
3
Sillage
2
Scent
Slightly sweet and powdery, but nothing especially impressive. A very mid fragrance.
0 Comments
TheDunkPapaTheDunkPapa 2 months ago
8
Bottle
4
Sillage
5
Longevity
5
Scent
This is a sweet, powdery tea scent, leaning more into sweet powder than tea, unfortunately. Nothing special.
0 Comments
BoBoChampBoBoChamp 2 years ago
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7
Scent
A warm and smooth, musky spicy-woody Fall fragrance, with a dry and dusty, smoky earthy-spicy opening. Unisex!
1 Comment
More statements

Charts

This is how the community classifies the fragrance.
Pie Chart Radar Chart

Images

9 fragrance photos of the community
More images

Popular by Imaginary Authors

Memoirs Of A Trespasser by Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors Saint Julep by Imaginary Authors Yesterday Haze by Imaginary Authors Every Storm A Serenade by Imaginary Authors The Cobra & The Canary by Imaginary Authors A City On Fire by Imaginary Authors Slow Explosions by Imaginary Authors Sundrunk by Imaginary Authors Fox in the Flowerbed by Imaginary Authors Whispered Myths by Imaginary Authors A Whiff of Waffle Cone (2020) by Imaginary Authors A Whiff of Waffle Cone (2023) by Imaginary Authors The Language of Glaciers by Imaginary Authors Telegrama by Imaginary Authors Falling into the Sea by Imaginary Authors The Soft Lawn (2021) by Imaginary Authors In Love With Everything by Imaginary Authors The Soft Lawn (2012) by Imaginary Authors Bull's Blood (2012) by Imaginary Authors