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Slow Explosions

Name: Slow Explosions Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Imaginary Authors

Imaginary Authors · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

Amber · Amber Nicheunisex

≈ $140 · 50ml · approx. retail

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Slow Explosions, launched in 2016, layers tart apple and saffron over a rose-and-leather heart before settling into a warm cashmeran-benzoin base. It's frequently described as one of the house's richest, most autumnal orientals.

Leather Amber Fruity

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Apple Saffron

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Rose Cashmeran (Cashmere Wood)

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Leather Benzoin

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Josh Meyer

13 in collection

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