CherryOpens with
MarzipanHeart
PatchouliDries down to
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Imaginary Authors · Sold as unisex
A Little Secret
The quiet moment when the last guest leaves and you're left alone with the remnants of a rich, lingering dinner party.
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A Little SecretPremium · $100–250
36%Similar accords, often for lessWanted Girl By Night · AzzaroMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares patchouli and rum8 matches →How it wears
From community votes · bars are each option's shareComposition & Character
The story behind the bottle.
Josh Meyer's 'A Little Secret' by Imaginary Authors is a daring composition that blends sweet and spicy notes with unexpected depth. Launched in 2025, this Oriental Vanilla fragrance opens with the bright burst of cherry and saffron, immediately drawing you into its playful yet enigmatic world. The heart introduces marzipan and sugar, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere, while patchouli adds an earthy contrast that grounds the sweetness. As it settles, tonka and rum bring a nutty, woody warmth, transforming this scent into a whispered secret that lingers long after its initial charm.
Apply one or two sprays to pulse points; the cherry and saffron top notes are bright but fleeting. The patchouli and tonka base notes will take about an hour to fully bloom, so give it time to develop on your skin before heading out.
Fig. 01 — A Little Secret, Imaginary Authors
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Josh Meyer
Scent as literary provocationJosh Meyer is an American perfumer who developed refined tastes early in life around whiskey, literature, cuisine, and music before deciding in 2010 to pursue perfumery.
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The originalA Little SecretImaginary Authors · Premium · $100–250Azzaro · 2021Wanted Girl By NightShares Patchouli and Rum$40–100★ 4.17 (644)36%Match
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With Imaginary Authors The Abandoned Mansion
Adds mossy, earthy and fruity; shares two accords.
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What people
are saying.
Respected, if divisive: loved by 36%, disliked or hated by 15%.