While this storm is undeniably stronger than the last, the serenade is still as pleasant as ever, the instrumentation of eucalyptus, vetiver, and calone creating a perfect symphony of scent.
Specifically, the eucalyptus here is even richer, almost amber in quality. The fidelity of the vetiver is clearer, think dry sea grass with damp soil clinging to its roots. And the calone/ambergris accord has been fine-tuned, with the ambergris toned down and the calone juiced up to create a more epic and graceful experience. Imagine violent high sea swells but in slow-motion, the unrest made mesmerizing. If your life is feeling even the slightest bit tumultuous, this fragrance will give you the certitude to roll with those unavoidable ups and downs.
If you’ve only sampled this fragrance, our guess is you won’t even be able to tell the difference between the 1st and 2nd editions. And if this is a mainstay in your collection, something you’ve come to rely on day after day, our hope is that you’ll find this is exactly the fragrance you’ve come to know and love, only more precise and pronounced.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of moving through unsettled weather with composure: a quiet, self-possessed presence in damp air, where the sharpness of eucalyptus and the mineral freshness of the composition feel almost meditative. It suits someone who likes their freshness with depth and a little drama, not sparkle.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its airy calone and damp vetiver can open without losing shape. Apply a moderate amount; one to three sprays is enough to keep the stormy freshness clear and elegant, with good diffusion in the air and a clean, lingering woody trail on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who prefer fresh scents with texture: woody, aquatic and earthy rather than citrus-bright. It will appeal to people who like clean compositions with a slightly wild edge, a cool mineral feel and a restrained, modern unisex profile.
Release year
2012; 2nd Edition reformulation later
The nose
Josh Meyer is the self-taught founder and nose behind Imaginary Authors, and his work is defined by a narrative, hands-on approach to composition. He builds the fragrances in Portland, blending essential oils, absolutes and synthetics to create scents that feel more like scenes or chapters than conventional perfume structures. Meyer’s style favors vivid contrasts, unusual accords and a strong sense of atmosphere. In Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition, that approach shows in the way the eucalyptus, vetiver and calone are tuned to suggest stormy air, wet earth and sea spray without losing the brand’s polished, wearable character.
Collaborators
Ashod Simonian shaped the brand’s visual and conceptual presentation, giving the fragrance line its literary packaging and story-driven identity; for this scent, that broader creative framework is part of how the composition is experienced, even though the formula itself is credited to Josh Meyer.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors treats perfume as literary art: each fragrance is built around a fictional story, with packaging, naming and visual identity designed to spark imagination rather than follow mainstream perfume conventions. The house leans into originality, conversation and sensory storytelling, while keeping the formulas vegan and ethically minded.
Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition’s concept
Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition is presented as a refined reworking of an earlier version, with the composition adjusted for greater precision and a more pronounced stormy character. The scent imagines rough seas in slow motion, where unrest becomes graceful and the air feels charged with eucalyptus, wet earth and a brighter calone accord.
Extra info
Imaginary Authors fragrances are all built as eau de parfum, generally at 18–22% concentration, and the brand’s bottles are tied to fictional book concepts. Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition is a reformulation of an earlier release, though the exact changes are intentionally subtle.
While this storm is undeniably stronger than the last, the serenade is still as pleasant as ever, the instrumentation of eucalyptus, vetiver, and calone creating a perfect symphony of scent.
Specifically, the eucalyptus here is even richer, almost amber in quality. The fidelity of the vetiver is clearer, think dry sea grass with damp soil clinging to its roots. And the calone/ambergris accord has been fine-tuned, with the ambergris toned down and the calone juiced up to create a more epic and graceful experience. Imagine violent high sea swells but in slow-motion, the unrest made mesmerizing. If your life is feeling even the slightest bit tumultuous, this fragrance will give you the certitude to roll with those unavoidable ups and downs.
If you’ve only sampled this fragrance, our guess is you won’t even be able to tell the difference between the 1st and 2nd editions. And if this is a mainstay in your collection, something you’ve come to rely on day after day, our hope is that you’ll find this is exactly the fragrance you’ve come to know and love, only more precise and pronounced.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of moving through unsettled weather with composure: a quiet, self-possessed presence in damp air, where the sharpness of eucalyptus and the mineral freshness of the composition feel almost meditative. It suits someone who likes their freshness with depth and a little drama, not sparkle.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its airy calone and damp vetiver can open without losing shape. Apply a moderate amount; one to three sprays is enough to keep the stormy freshness clear and elegant, with good diffusion in the air and a clean, lingering woody trail on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who prefer fresh scents with texture: woody, aquatic and earthy rather than citrus-bright. It will appeal to people who like clean compositions with a slightly wild edge, a cool mineral feel and a restrained, modern unisex profile.
Release year
2012; 2nd Edition reformulation later
The nose
Josh Meyer is the self-taught founder and nose behind Imaginary Authors, and his work is defined by a narrative, hands-on approach to composition. He builds the fragrances in Portland, blending essential oils, absolutes and synthetics to create scents that feel more like scenes or chapters than conventional perfume structures. Meyer’s style favors vivid contrasts, unusual accords and a strong sense of atmosphere. In Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition, that approach shows in the way the eucalyptus, vetiver and calone are tuned to suggest stormy air, wet earth and sea spray without losing the brand’s polished, wearable character.
Collaborators
Ashod Simonian shaped the brand’s visual and conceptual presentation, giving the fragrance line its literary packaging and story-driven identity; for this scent, that broader creative framework is part of how the composition is experienced, even though the formula itself is credited to Josh Meyer.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors treats perfume as literary art: each fragrance is built around a fictional story, with packaging, naming and visual identity designed to spark imagination rather than follow mainstream perfume conventions. The house leans into originality, conversation and sensory storytelling, while keeping the formulas vegan and ethically minded.
Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition’s concept
Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition is presented as a refined reworking of an earlier version, with the composition adjusted for greater precision and a more pronounced stormy character. The scent imagines rough seas in slow motion, where unrest becomes graceful and the air feels charged with eucalyptus, wet earth and a brighter calone accord.
Extra info
Imaginary Authors fragrances are all built as eau de parfum, generally at 18–22% concentration, and the brand’s bottles are tied to fictional book concepts. Every Storm a Serenade 2nd Edition is a reformulation of an earlier release, though the exact changes are intentionally subtle.