Fragrance Notes:
Vanilla
Salted Caramel
Saigon Cinnamon
Heavy Cream
Sandalwood
Orgeat
Scoop Shop
Synopsis:
More of a Howdtheydoit than a Whodunnit this magical tale will sweep you back to simpler times and envelop you in a warm blanket of nostalgia. At the center of the novel is an ice cream shoppe with mysterious powers. Upon entering, customers are hit with a marvelous and magical aroma which immediately transports them to different periods of their life. Ping-ponging through four generations of rich family history and tender community connections, a narrative emerges that threads a message of endurance and togetherness unlike any other. And rather than dipping into an expected sugary sweetness, the melange of voices rings honest and true, making this a highly respected coming-of-age story you’ll want to revisit again and again.
Memories this Fragrance May Conjure:
Sampling flavors at the scoop shop, summer vacations as a child, a ferris wheel ride with someone you were crushing on.
Memories this Fragrance May Create:
Running away for an impromptu weekend at the beach, ordering multiple desserts for the table, Licking up every last drop.
Cowritten with Salt & Straw, a pioneering ice cream brand based in Portland, Oregon with outposts across the country.
‘Ight Imma be straight. If a girl wears this, it’s all over. I'm folding.
- TheMoistPlatypus via Fragrantica
About this collab:
Legend has it, Tyler Malek, co-founder of popular ice cream chain Salt & Straw, was in Los Angeles trying a variety of perfumes at Scent Bar when he fell in love with the Imaginary Authors line, having no idea we were based in his hometown of Portand, Oregon. The obsession fueled a dream he had to create a culinary perfume to add fragrance to ice cream, which has none. While we loved the idea, we had no idea how to pull it off, so to buy time we offered to create something we knew we could make truly magic: capturing the smell of fresh-baked waffle cones one experiences when they step into a scoop shop.
