Falling into the Sea Imaginary Authors 2012

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 :).