Falling into the Sea by Imaginary Authors

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Falling into the Sea Imaginary Authors 2012

6.3 / 10 159 Ratings

A perfume by Imaginary Authors for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Aquatic

Fruity

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Bergamot

Lychee

Tropical blossoms Sand

Sand

Perfumer

Josh Meyer

Ratings

Scent

6.3159 Ratings

Longevity

6.4112 Ratings

Sillage

6.0114 Ratings

Bottle

7.0111 Ratings

Value for money

6.566 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 10/09/2025.

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/05/2013

5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

OGBuysblind
21 Reviews

OGBuysblind

Very helpful Review 5

Tropical Aquatic

Falling Into the Sea opens with a big litchi note--juicy and robust. If you've never smelled litchi before, it kind of falls somewhere between pear, apricot, and peach. The litchi is backed by exotic flowers along the lines of mimose and lotus. As a result, this fragrance has a very tropical feel, and perhaps to call it a "tropical aquatic" is most appropriate. While I never detect a specific "sand" note, there is definitely a salty, beach-like quality that emerges about 20 minutes in to complete the picture. What you're left with is something of a fantastical impression of a tropical beach--a place close to one's imagination though somewhat displaced from reality. This works because for the most part the ingredients used in Falling Into the Sea feel natural enough to permit such an imaginative leap--your impression isn't jarred by harsh synthetics or scratchy aroma chemicals that remind you immediately that what you're smelling is fake. Yes, the notes are somewhat fantastical, but they are not so much chemical. In turn, the ingredients allow space for your mind to wander.To that extent, I think this fragrance is a success. As the fragrance hits the one hour mark, the litchi subsides to a degree and the florals become more apparent.

Although labeled as unisex, I'm more inclined to consider this a feminine fragrance. The exotic florals and big litchi note just seem better suited for a woman to wear. Though I don't mind smelling it on my arm at the moment, I probably wouldn't feel completely comfortable wearing this out in public. However, for women, I think this is a viable option in this category and definitely worth exploring. Projection is quite powerful and longevity is solid.

04/23/2013

6Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Coutureguru
237 Reviews

Coutureguru

Helpful Review 6

A nice take on a summer cologne ...

Haha ... the back stories of these fragrances, while clever, are extremely '50's B-movie' in nature :). One can imagine Natalie Wood playing Nica Galas and Robert Wagner playing the handsome young cliff diver who steals her heart. Well ... we all know how their last tangle on the ocean ended.

Falling Into the Sea is stuffed with bright, brisk Lemon and Grapefruit up top ... and (yuck) Lychee. Thankfully, the overly sweet fruitiness is soon dissipated by some lovely tropical florals ... a little Ylang maybe and a solid helping of Jasmine with a touch of suntan lotion thrown in for good measure. I'm wondering if the use of a fixative has been made here, because the hesperides (mostly Grapefruit) have a very nice longevity. The florals develop a touch creamy, so there may be some sort of Gardenia derivative present here too ... they are, however, very soft in an innocent sort of way.
When it comes to cologne-like scents, I must say that I prefer mine a little more classic. Whatever Bergamot is present in the opening is rather heavily overshadowed by the other citruses ... which I find to be a great pity.

This is a 'nice' fragrance from Imaginary Authors which I find a little twee for myself personally. It does lack quite a bit of the projection and longevity of the others from this house that I have sampled, but it is worth a try among those who like smelling of summertime at the beach :).

01/25/2024

5Scent 4Longevity 1Sillage

LastWonder
484 Reviews

LastWonder

Helpful Review 1

Nice but Boring Citrus

The scent starts out strong with the bitter citrus of bergamot, lemon, and grapefruit. The grapefruit is the scent that stands out the most, which is nice, because most times its the bergamot or lemon that that dominate. Throughout the whole scent there is floral background. The floral is weak at first but as the citrus mellows, the floral comes through. This fragrance lasts maybe 3 hours and it doesn't really project off the skin. So its a nice citrus but nothing really makes it stand out from others and it won't get you noticed.

04/13/2025

bitterbridge
5 Reviews

bitterbridge

2

One small issue

So the first time I tried this on I was pretty pleased. The citrus fades fast but it settles into a warm, tropical scent on the skin. However, I tried it on again today and... I smell like pickles? I was thinking it was something else around me, but my wife also pulled me aside and said "hey, you smell like a pickle." Not really sure what to do with this fragrance now. Quite a pickle indeed.

04/08/2025

8Scent 4Longevity 6Sillage

rotasha
242 Reviews

rotasha

1

Imaginary ocean

I mostly wanted to try this for the sand note, because I couldn’t imagine what that would smell like. Sure enough, there is something sandy to this fragrance that I can’t describe. It’s primarily a fresh floral citrus fragrance, more floral than I would normally wear, but I can see the appeal. There’s nothing aquatic in the notes, but the combination of citrus, exotic florals, and sand is undeniably beachy and I think I’m even imagining an aquatic note that doesn’t exist because of the strong associations this scent is giving me with the ocean.

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