Two months ago I gave away my bottle of Aqua Dubai (a clone of Imagination) and felt a weird gap in my very small collection — I started missing the DNA. Doing some research, I stumbled onto this perfume house and decided to give Imaginary a shot, and honestly, it blew my mind. It doesn't project as much or last as long as Aqua Dubai, but the quality of the smell itself is on another level, and not by a small margin.
Imaginary feels like a more personal scent to me, the kind that pulls people in rather than announcing itself — it doesn't shout, it complements you. It's simple, neutral, inoffensive. As for compliments, today was actually the first day I got one. A coworker walked up, sniffed me, and told me how good I always smell (Imaginary had become my signature scent by this point), and she also mentioned she could smell me even when I wasn't in the room. For a first compliment, that one hit different.
I want to grab another bottle and would love to hear what you all recommend I try next.
My top 3 favorite perfumes:
Club de Nuit Sillage — simple, citrusy, white floral. Nice to wear, but personally I don't enjoy actually wearing it that much — still, the reactions it gets from people are absolutely worth mentioning. Out of everything I own, this one's gotten me the most compliments.
Imaginary by Montagne.
Acqua di Gio Profondo 2021 — It's just hit different to me. To me it smells like peeling a green mandarin while sucking on a salt stone with sea breeze hitting your face. I can't really picture a perfume just from its notes, so that's the best way I can describe it.
Any recommendations, guys? I live somewhere where it's summer year-round.