SYNOPSIS: At age 65, when famed explorer and author Philip Sava was given less than a year to live, he set off from his home in Madagascar for parts unknown. Leaving all his belongings behind, he set off on foot, hopped a freighter across the Indian Ocean, and wandered into the Bangladeshi wilderness. His journey, which lasted over a decade, took him through Nepal and Tibet, where his exploration turned spiritual and into rural China, where months of solitude resulted in some of the most confessional observations ever committed to paper. This is the story of a man grappling with the meaning of life as he grasps at life’s last vestiges.
NOTES
Black Tea
Lapsang Souchong Tincture
Orris Butter
Kyoto Moss
Musk Balsam
Sandalwood
PERFUMER
Josh Meyer
HOW IT WEARS
Beginning with black tea and smoked lapsang souchong, O, Unknown! develops to reveal the musk balsams and moss. The rest of the notes are a bit hard to pinpoint – like its name indicates, this scent is difficult to describe – it’s sweet and powdery yet woody, earthy and even slightly medicinal. Everytime you smell it you want to go back in to try and figure out what notes you’re picking up, or what it reminds you of. A truly esoteric scent that lasts on the skin for 6-8 hours.
LORE LOVESÂ
O, Unkown! reminds us of a traditional Chinese teahouse, shelves stacked with rows of jars full of fermented black tea, ready for ceremonial use. The tea is poured, and the steam from the teapot permeates the wooden shelves and floorboards, all the fragrances of the room infusing with one another as you succumb to the experience. Splash on O, Unknown! and plunge forth into prosperity and joy. Repeat as often as you are able.
ABOUT THE BRAND
First launched in 2012, in Portland, Oregon, Imaginary Authors offers wildly unique fragrances, born from the concept of scent as art and art as provocation.
Like a good book, these scents are meant to inspire you. Inside each bottle is a layered narrative sure to generate stirring conversation, fragrance that might be capable of changing the course of your own personal story. They not only invigorate and intoxicate, but transport you to new, unexplored places… just follow your nose.
Imaginary Authors’ fragrances are composed using a harmonious blend of essential oils, absolutes, isolated molecules, safe synthetic molecules, C02 oils, and resins. Free of parabens and phthalates, they abstain from animal testing and are totally vegan. Designed to be worn by anyone and everyone, their fragrances are totally genderless.
Each Imaginary Authors fragrance follows a compelling storyline peppered with intriguing twists. Every scent comes with its own fictional synopsis, but it’s up to the wearer bring the story to life.
These are scents to curl up with, to share with friends, to take with you wherever you go, and to return to again and again for a uniquely transcendent olfactory experience.
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