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Slow Explosions Imaginary Authors 2016

6.9 / 10 218 Ratings

A perfume by Imaginary Authors for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is fruity-leathery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity

Leathery

Spicy

Floral

Smoky

Fragrance Notes

Leather

Apple

Benzoin

Saffron

Cashmeran

Rose absolute

Perfumer

Josh Meyer

Ratings

Scent

6.9218 Ratings

Longevity

7.6171 Ratings

Sillage

7.1173 Ratings

Bottle

7.3167 Ratings

Value for money

7.081 Ratings

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Reviews

24 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/13/2025

9.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Banjeekundt
103 Reviews

Banjeekundt

2

Fallen fruits

This perfume wasn't what I expected but I loved it anyway.

At first spray, the apple, leather and rose are apparent. It's leathery, a bit smoky, as well as tart and boozy in a way that borders on smelling like wine. The apple is green and sour, the rose is heady, and the leather gives it a rustic feel.

It reminded me of walking to church in the summer by this one tree that would drop its fruit all over the road. The fruit would be smashed and scattered everywhere, left to rot and ferment under the hot sun.

It remains this way for most of the wear, with the leather and apple notes fading as the wear progresses though the rose remains steady. I couldn't pick up on any saffron in this, nor any cashmeran. This lasted on my skin for a little less than eight hours.

Overall, this is a beautiful and nostalgic fragrance to me. Pretty linear but what it lacks in evolution it makes up for with sensation.

07/20/2024

Delonwheels
42 Reviews

Delonwheels

2

This Is Like That Salad I Had That One Time

I got this in my Imaginary Authors Short Story collection because the reviews on That Other Site were all over the place and that intrigued me. I always bet on the weird little guy. Green apple? Leather? Saffron? Like all together?

I don't know why this works but it does. I wouldn't say it's incredibly well-blended (not that that is even necessarily bad or unintentional) as you can very distinctly smell suede, saffron, and apple. This fragrance reminds me of a fancy wedge salad I had in NOLA once that had a bunch of aromatic herbs on it, one of which was mint. Wedge salad is just iceberg lettuce, bleu cheese, tomatoes, and bacon. You wouldn't think that mint, bleu cheese, and bacon would compliment each other and if I had noticed that the menu listed mint I would never have ordered it. Yet I'm still talking about how good it was. That's this fragrance.

I do kind of get the chemical-y-ness that some other people have pointed out but to me it's faint and not that big of a deal. It kind of reminds me of vinyl.

The apple is persistent and doesn't disappear after 10 minutes. The leather isn't very strong - I would say it's apple and saffron with a little leather in the background.

Verdict: I will be buying a FB of this.

Updated on 07/21/2024

09/25/2025

4.5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

coyotes
18 Reviews

coyotes

2

spring farmer's market at a baker's stand

i definitely smell the apple and floral and mayyyybe a little bit of the leather. i think it's a good "feminine" classy fragrance if you can pull it off. sort of warm and comforting, the apple smells more like apple pie than a fresh fruit which i think is actually better.

it's pretty sweet but i think it's more complex than a lot of the fruity floral sweet fragrances i've tried, and i appreciate it for that. a pretty inoffensive fragrance that would work really well if you're going out in spring or fall. i don't hate it at all it's just not personally not what i usually go for. if you like warm spicy classy floral and fruity fragrances, this is a good nominee.

11/20/2021

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Smellavision
205 Reviews

Smellavision

2

Kinda like the kitchen utensil that you always forget...

... because it's placed in the back of your drawer - but every time you use it, you praise it's skills.

Slow Explosions opens with a very dry saffron, very different from others I've tried, bordering on dusty and almost medicinal, band-aid like and oudish. The saffron is then joined by a strong leather note as well as spices and later the rose joins in, slightly muted by the benzoin and without making it overly floral or feminine. The drydown is a musky benzoin and cashmeran affair, but I personally do not detect any apple notes as listed - funny thing is, my girlfriend says I smell like fermented apple when I wear, so it must be there. If i stretch my imagination, I can see how the saffron/leather opening depicts the smell of newly lit fireworks in an almost incense-like way and the spices give off an image of a bazaar or spice market. Projection for the first few hours is quite strong and after this it dries down quite quickly, while the projection settles in a state of closeness to your skin.

Overall, it is surely unusual, creative, unique and niche-like - if you are into stronger smoke-inspired scents, this one could be for you.

07/24/2025

2Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

pennyblue32
21 Reviews

pennyblue32

1

An Orthodox Funeral

I'm not sure if this is what the perfumers were intending, but this is smells like a funeral at an Orthodox church and you were just given some koliva to eat. For those not familiar with koliva, the most Western way to describe it is funeral oatmeal consumed after the service in order for the deceased to be forgiven for their sins. On first spray all notes are present although I am not familiar with cashmeran so I can neither confirm nor deny that one. After the first hour it's very resin-heavy but then it takes a turn. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I think the apple mixed with leather turned into some sort of gross monstrosity on my skin. Smells sticky, churchy, and foodie. A very interesting combination! Not for me. I like incense smells, I like frankincense and myrrh, but this took it to a strange place. Had to remove after 4 hours, it was getting unbearable.

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