The formula of a vacation… Saint Julep is tangy, fruity, boozy, and salty: evocative of that first cocktail after all things are unpacked, the long haul flight’s behind you and the city buzz is replaced by the sound of waves playing with pebbles. Chill with bourbon, the sugar cubes accord, salty ambergris, lime and mint.
The quote behind the perfume:
“Tomorrow I will fight but tonight I recline into a sweet dream of muddled mint and ice.”
Milton Nevers
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a close, easy social setting where the air is warm and the conversation is loose: a drink in hand, sleeves rolled up, music low, and the room carrying a faint chill from ice and citrus peel. It projects relaxed confidence with a playful edge rather than formality.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in warm weather where the mint, citrus and boozy sweetness can stay bright instead of dense. Apply lightly at first; the fragrance has enough presence to read clearly without over-spraying. On skin it feels cool and sweet, while in the air the salty ambergris and sugar-cube effect give it a breezy, cocktail-like trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like sweet citrus with a boozy twist, and who enjoy fragrances that feel playful, refreshing and a little unconventional. It will appeal to people drawn to mint, sugar, ambergris and cocktail-inspired compositions with a soft woody base.
Release year
2017
The nose
Josh Meyer is the founder and nose behind Imaginary Authors, a Portland-based indie house built around narrative fragrance. His work tends to balance unusual materials with clear wearability, often pushing compositions toward the inventive without losing structure. Saint Julep fits that approach well: a cocktail-like blend of mint, citrus, sugar and boozy warmth, sharpened by a salty, airy edge. Meyer’s style for Imaginary Authors is less about classical perfumery polish than about atmosphere and story. He uses scent as a literary device, and Saint Julep reads like one of his most vivid sketches: brisk, sweet, and slightly mischievous, with a refreshing coolness that keeps the richer notes from becoming heavy.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors is a literary-minded niche house that treats each fragrance like the title of an unwritten book. The brand’s identity is built on story, imagination and a slightly offbeat sense of provocation, while still keeping the perfumes wearable and distinctive. Vegan-friendly, paraben-free and phthalate-free, it leans into creative freedom rather than conventional luxury codes.
Saint Julep’s concept
Saint Julep is set in a fictional Mississippi landscape on the outskirts of Clarksdale, where the scent imagines escape, moonshine and hard-won release. The idea is less a literal cocktail than a memory of heat, mint fields, sugar, salt air and the relief of finally arriving somewhere that feels like freedom. It frames the fragrance as a sweet, boozy pause before the night begins.
Extra info
Saint Julep is one of Imaginary Authors’ most recognizable cocktail-themed scents, and its name points to the mint-julep idea without staying literal. The bottle is often presented with a light green label and orange border, echoing the fragrance’s fresh, sunny character. The line’s fictional quote for the scent gives it a distinctly narrative, bookish identity.
The formula of a vacation… Saint Julep is tangy, fruity, boozy, and salty: evocative of that first cocktail after all things are unpacked, the long haul flight’s behind you and the city buzz is replaced by the sound of waves playing with pebbles. Chill with bourbon, the sugar cubes accord, salty ambergris, lime and mint.
The quote behind the perfume:
“Tomorrow I will fight but tonight I recline into a sweet dream of muddled mint and ice.”
Milton Nevers
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a close, easy social setting where the air is warm and the conversation is loose: a drink in hand, sleeves rolled up, music low, and the room carrying a faint chill from ice and citrus peel. It projects relaxed confidence with a playful edge rather than formality.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in warm weather where the mint, citrus and boozy sweetness can stay bright instead of dense. Apply lightly at first; the fragrance has enough presence to read clearly without over-spraying. On skin it feels cool and sweet, while in the air the salty ambergris and sugar-cube effect give it a breezy, cocktail-like trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like sweet citrus with a boozy twist, and who enjoy fragrances that feel playful, refreshing and a little unconventional. It will appeal to people drawn to mint, sugar, ambergris and cocktail-inspired compositions with a soft woody base.
Release year
2017
The nose
Josh Meyer is the founder and nose behind Imaginary Authors, a Portland-based indie house built around narrative fragrance. His work tends to balance unusual materials with clear wearability, often pushing compositions toward the inventive without losing structure. Saint Julep fits that approach well: a cocktail-like blend of mint, citrus, sugar and boozy warmth, sharpened by a salty, airy edge. Meyer’s style for Imaginary Authors is less about classical perfumery polish than about atmosphere and story. He uses scent as a literary device, and Saint Julep reads like one of his most vivid sketches: brisk, sweet, and slightly mischievous, with a refreshing coolness that keeps the richer notes from becoming heavy.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors is a literary-minded niche house that treats each fragrance like the title of an unwritten book. The brand’s identity is built on story, imagination and a slightly offbeat sense of provocation, while still keeping the perfumes wearable and distinctive. Vegan-friendly, paraben-free and phthalate-free, it leans into creative freedom rather than conventional luxury codes.
Saint Julep’s concept
Saint Julep is set in a fictional Mississippi landscape on the outskirts of Clarksdale, where the scent imagines escape, moonshine and hard-won release. The idea is less a literal cocktail than a memory of heat, mint fields, sugar, salt air and the relief of finally arriving somewhere that feels like freedom. It frames the fragrance as a sweet, boozy pause before the night begins.
Extra info
Saint Julep is one of Imaginary Authors’ most recognizable cocktail-themed scents, and its name points to the mint-julep idea without staying literal. The bottle is often presented with a light green label and orange border, echoing the fragrance’s fresh, sunny character. The line’s fictional quote for the scent gives it a distinctly narrative, bookish identity.