Imaginary Authors

Cape Heartache

Eau de Parfum

Femme
  Unisex
Masc
Fragrance Notes

Douglas fir, pine resin, Western hemlock, vanilla leaf, strawberry, old growth, mountain fog

Fragrance Style

Green / Herbaceous, Fruity, Woody - Dark, Woody - Fresh

Scent Bar Staff Video Review for Cape Heartache

Video Transcript

A brand that I can always consistently find something fresh, new and interesting from is Imaginary Authors, and this fragrance, Cape Heartache, is one of the more unique offerings, I believe, from the brand.

It starts out with fur, pine, mountain fog, as it says on the bottle. You get the idea that you're in a cabin in the woods, very secluded. It's probably just rained. It's cooler outside. And then there is this unique note of strawberry. I think of wild strawberries kind of growing amongst the forest floor.

I think it is beautiful. If you are into some unique findings, I would highly recommend giving this a try. It is Cape Heartache from Imaginary Authors.

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This is Twin Peaks in a bottle - specifically, James putting on his leather jacket and riding off on his motorcycle into the night.The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it does feel quite specific - living in Los Angeles, I can only pull this off on rare rainy winter nights when I want to give off a tough, cool, gender-bending vibe - but when that does occur, it's perfection. If I lived in the Pacific Northwest, this would be signature scent territory. Definitely worth a sample if you want something completely unique, but still wearable, beautiful, and not too far into the avant-garde.
By   - Management from Los Angeles, CA on 2/13/2025
Love the idea behind Imaginary Authors and the originality of the scents, but Cape Heartache did not work for me. From beginning to end, strawberry dominated on my skin. It's a nice strawberry scent, not cloying or too sweet and the fir (I think its the fir?) seems to temper it some, but still strawberry. I think the sophistication is there, but it is not coming through on me.
By   - Event Planner from Washington DC on 4/7/2023
This is one of my favorite fragrances. Smells like you’re lying in a hammock in a pine forest on a cool, partly sunny day in the early summer while eating strawberries. 10010
By   - Tattoo artist  from Midwest USA on 3/17/2023
Every winter, we burn our Christmas tree in our fire pit when the season is done. This is exactly what the smells like! Cold and snow and burning pine. It's extremely nostalgic. I love it....but I am unsure about wearing it in summer.....I'll give it a go, but I feel like this is definitely a colder season fragrance.
By   - Mother of mothers from GRAND RAPIDS on 2/20/2023
Reminds me of camping when I was a kid but with a grown up edge! It's woodsy which I'm obsessed with fragrance wise right now, but has this really pleasant sweet note (that hit instantly on me) of vanilla underneath that makes you feel less like a christmas candle and more like a mysterious forest nymph. Perfumes tend to pull powdery on me, especially when there's a vanilla note so this skews sweet on me. It's not aggressive or in your face. Pleasant, soft, mysterious, edgy, sweet. Good for anytime I'd say--date night, daytime, work...this could work anywhere. For reference I'd say if you're a fan of the bath and body works candle Marshmallow Fireside then this is your jam. It would be like the pretty perfume version of that!
By   - Assistant Property Manager from University Place on 5/11/2022
Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache really captures, to my nose. being in a forest. Very comforting. The named tree notes plus a little strawberry really round out this perfume. Kudos to the Perfume Creator who created this fragrance. Your nose is spot on. This is FB worthy. If you've never tried a forest perfume, please try this one. Try a sample, if your'e not sure. I can't seem to say enough favorable aspects of this perfume. Thank you.
By   - Retired from Tennessee on 4/5/2022
Deep, dark and dangerous. It's pleasingly masculine, to my nose, with an almost grapey jamminess just for fun.
By   - Business from Boston on 11/10/2020
Deep, dark and dangerous, fades into a pleasingly masculine almost grapey smell.
By   - Business from Boston on 10/26/2020
A wonderful true fir balsam or Christmas tree scent a la Slumberhouse Norne but not quite as wild (plus it won't stain your clothes), with a very accessible gracenote of ripe strawberry to accompany the natural jammy sweetness of the pine resin. Simple and straightforward, but no less beautiful or delicious for that! Long-lasting on skin with excellent projection, this will delight conifer lovers of all persuasions.
By   - Publishing from Chapel Hill, NC on 12/10/2018
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