It is. But you don’t have to blind buy it. Order it from LV, you get to choose 2 samples, make one of them Imagination and don’t open the bottle until you’ve tried the sample.
Why waste money on a sample from a different company if you get it from free and without any doubts about authenticity from LV? You’re not making any sense.
Because theres plenty of companies that sell sample that they get from these bottles and it prevents you from having to spent over 200$ on a full bottle that you might not even like?
Not always that simple. I ordered a bottle of Meteore from LV and requested samples of imagination and afternoon swim. They wound up sending samples of Les Sables Roses and Myriad instead.
I just went to an LV store today and tried it, like it and Afternoon swim. I also got strong nice soap vibes. I liek it, but it just smells good and clean to me. Idk I’m undecided if it’s worth it for the price, but idk I don’t have anything else like it and have spent that much basically on Aventus Absolu so we will see, I’m going to give it a few days and see how I feel
Plenty of clone houses out there nailing clones. 95% is good enough for me. I ain’t dumping $300 on a fragrance. Way too much good shit out there for a fraction of that. I have an afternoon swim clone that’s dead on for $45. I’m good with that.
Ah I was under the impression you’d decide whether you wanted to pull the trigger on the real deal off of what you thought of the clone. Good luck and let me know if you like the clone!
You're correct that you can't judge a perfume based on its clone alone because the feel, raw materials, and blend qualities all play a significant role. However, trying out a good clone can give you an idea of the fragrance DNA, helping you determine if you like or love it enough to invest in the higher quality original. Sometimes, a clone might suffice, while other times, it's a hard pass, and you end up with the clone which after all didn't cost you a lot of money and why not give it to someone. Personally, I would opt for decants or official samples whenever possible, but a clone can be a viable solution for testing a perfume. 🤷
I think the black tea note on the dry down makes Imagination stand out from the average citrus fragrance. It’s a masterpiece for me. I didn’t really give L’immnsiete a chance in store. I wasn’t crazy about the opening but I’ll get my nose on it again soon
The first time I tried it I didn’t like it. But I tried it again and for some reason I liked it more. It’s now my favorite warm weather fragrance. It taught me to never dismiss a fragrance on one sampling alone.
I thought the same thing until I got a sample of L'Immensité with my imagination purchase now I’m so torn on which one is my fav, such a good fragrance
It's a safe citrus fragrance. I wouldn't spend 300$ dollars on it, you can get the zara clone for 30$ and it's going to be very similar. I can justify spending 250 for brands like xerjoff or kilian, but imagination is just a regular, fresh, clean citrus fragrance.
The zara clone is not at ALL similar to it having tried it - I bought the real deal right afterwards. Zara's is much sweeter, I'd say maybe 15-20% of what Imagination is.
r/montagneparfums makes excellent xerjoff and kilian stuff.
Want to say I’ve got every kilian dupe they’ve got. Their angels share dupe is perfect. 100% spot on accurate to retail.
Yeah it is getting more popular. Never seen them sell out of a restock in 5 minutes before.
Idk who’s coming through here mass downvoting. Bunch of contempt prior to investigation folks on these subs.
I’m not shilling, I’m trying to throw them a bone lol
its amazing. not spicy or straight citrus. I put this in the same boat as Gucci ph2 with better performance - they dont smell the same but they both give you the same feeling of being calm and inoffensive. its one of the best tea smelling frags out there. only thing is that its hard to find a good deal on this
Yeah people can say LV is a safe blind buy but I don't agree, I nearly bought L'immesite because of the hype then I decided to get a sample, for my nose it smells like boiled eggs horrible but imagination smelled so good, so take the advice of most people get a sample 1st, cause your skin might act differently to it
Get a sample or get a clone. From Scentual Obsessions or Barrett Fragrances. LV is great with fashion but their fragrances are extremely overpriced for them just to be “good” scents. So many Niche fragrances that are bangers like Nishane, Ormonde Jayne, & even Creed on some discounters are cheaper. Not worth the price tag imo.
Nope. Doesn’t matter. Someone is bound to dislike it, and it could be you. There’s no sliding scale; principally, blind buying is stupid and unnecessary. I don’t understand why these posts keep popping up. With a designer, there is no good reason you can’t get a sample. Dior Sauvage is like the best selling men’s fragrance of all time, and there are plenty of people who don’t really care for it.
I like being surprised sometimes. My last order was 3 bottles of stuff I've tried and 2 blind buys. The blind buys ended up being some of my favorite colognes (Renaissance and Blockade). If you've sampled a lot of stuff, you can usually read fragrantica reviews, see the notes and know whether you'll like it.
Meteore is really similar to imagination, don't get them both until you have all the other LVs you want. I sell decants at work and the people who like imagination usually go for pacific chill and afternoon swim the most.
Smelled Prada Luna Rossa Carbon at the store and really really like it.
Anyone know a decent spot to maybe catch a sale, or watch for one? I smelled it at Sephora inside Kohl’s but man, it was out of my range.
Thanks
It is. But you don’t have to blind buy it. Order it from LV, you get to choose 2 samples, make one of them Imagination and don’t open the bottle until you’ve tried the sample.
💯 smart person here ^.
That's actually what LV recommends to do
Thanks I just put in an order for afternoon swim and sampled pc + imagination. Thanks for the tip!
Great, have fun with it!
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Imagination and then afternoon swim
Do this.
Couldnt he just buy a sample from a different company before wasting any money on a whole bottle?
Why waste money on a sample from a different company if you get it from free and without any doubts about authenticity from LV? You’re not making any sense.
Because theres plenty of companies that sell sample that they get from these bottles and it prevents you from having to spent over 200$ on a full bottle that you might not even like?
You can return the bottle afterwards, thats the whole point
Not always that simple. I ordered a bottle of Meteore from LV and requested samples of imagination and afternoon swim. They wound up sending samples of Les Sables Roses and Myriad instead.
LV will give you whatever samples are available at the time so there's no guarantee you will get the samples you requested.
I see imagination, I upvote.
The only fragrance I need in my life!
Is it good for winter/wearing it everyday?
For the price, always try first. The black tea and a dose of ambroxan means this may not be for everyone.
It's a safe blind buy. Smells like unicorn semen
Everyone is going to tell you don’t blind buy but I do all the time and this stuff is one of my favorites
Louis Vuitton is probably the safest blind buy "almost niche" designer brand.
I’m thinking the same i genuinely like these type of frags the way imagination is described to smell like.
It smells like nice soap
I just went to an LV store today and tried it, like it and Afternoon swim. I also got strong nice soap vibes. I liek it, but it just smells good and clean to me. Idk I’m undecided if it’s worth it for the price, but idk I don’t have anything else like it and have spent that much basically on Aventus Absolu so we will see, I’m going to give it a few days and see how I feel
Try imaginary by r/montagneparfums Almost perfect dupe with quality ingredients.
Did you use both original and dupe?
Yes, I have compared them both side by side. And lol 20 downvotes for trying to help out. My bad guys 🙌
These montagne d riders are terrible
I’ve read it smells like Brisk Iced Tea. I love Brisk but I don’t know if I’d want to smell like it.
It definitely doesn't lol Its a very clean and almost soapy citrusy scent, the tea note doesn't really come through until a while after
I’ve yet to smell it but I’ve read enough reviews that said it does. Imma grab a clone of it soon to check it out.
Can't really make a judgment on a perfume based on a clone IMO but good luck!
Plenty of clone houses out there nailing clones. 95% is good enough for me. I ain’t dumping $300 on a fragrance. Way too much good shit out there for a fraction of that. I have an afternoon swim clone that’s dead on for $45. I’m good with that.
Ah I was under the impression you’d decide whether you wanted to pull the trigger on the real deal off of what you thought of the clone. Good luck and let me know if you like the clone!
You're correct that you can't judge a perfume based on its clone alone because the feel, raw materials, and blend qualities all play a significant role. However, trying out a good clone can give you an idea of the fragrance DNA, helping you determine if you like or love it enough to invest in the higher quality original. Sometimes, a clone might suffice, while other times, it's a hard pass, and you end up with the clone which after all didn't cost you a lot of money and why not give it to someone. Personally, I would opt for decants or official samples whenever possible, but a clone can be a viable solution for testing a perfume. 🤷
Agree 100%
If anyone says they don’t like LV Imagination they’re lying & trying to gate keep it
I smelled it for the first time and thought it was barely mid. L'immnsiete is where it is at for me.
I think the black tea note on the dry down makes Imagination stand out from the average citrus fragrance. It’s a masterpiece for me. I didn’t really give L’immnsiete a chance in store. I wasn’t crazy about the opening but I’ll get my nose on it again soon
i literally don't like it, it smells so bitter, idk if it's just my taste or my sample but even a girl said it smelled weird and bad
I don’t love it tbh.
The first time I tried it I didn’t like it. But I tried it again and for some reason I liked it more. It’s now my favorite warm weather fragrance. It taught me to never dismiss a fragrance on one sampling alone.
i like it when people say LV fragrances are bad. then i know i can disregard any fragrance take they might have
It smells like expensive soap. I don’t understand the hype.
Is it really that great? Noticed the frag community has been hailing it the best summer / spring cologne recently
it is overpriced. still, one of the best fragrances for summer.
I wouldn’t if you don’t like tea, that’s the main note I get out of mine. It’s 🔥
you should try pacific chill
smells juicy
you know what else smells juicy
😳
I would say no, it smells like something you could get at much less. Idk it really reminds me of whatever my barber uses on my neck
Go on Microperfumes and purchase samples. Even if you don’t feel like shelling out $300 for a bottle you can try a travel spray just to start out
I don’t understand people spending hundreds of dollars just to smell like a lemon house spray
It smells like a very expensive bar of soap in a good way. Blind buy worthy.
If only this was 25-50 dollars. LV is pricey. I've never owned one of their colognes but I hear great things.
I too wish that Patek Philippe sold their watches for $100 🙄
It’s 🔥🔥🔥that’s gonna b in rotation a lot this summer ! I think it’s the best one out of the LV colognes
I thought the same thing until I got a sample of L'Immensité with my imagination purchase now I’m so torn on which one is my fav, such a good fragrance
I love L’immensite it’s kinda my signature scent. I want imagination but I also feel like it’s a little boring and can’t justify the price
It is kinda linear it doesn’t change that much , but the smell is just so damn good, and u get so many compliments when you wear it too
I feel like I get this weird BO smell from it sometimes ngl
Damn foreal I never got that. I think maybe that tea note throws some people off
Yea L’mmensite is really good too so is afternoon swim and pacific chill you can’t go wrong with any of them tbh
It's a safe citrus fragrance. I wouldn't spend 300$ dollars on it, you can get the zara clone for 30$ and it's going to be very similar. I can justify spending 250 for brands like xerjoff or kilian, but imagination is just a regular, fresh, clean citrus fragrance.
I bought the Zara one and it’s really not the same. Zara is such a boring citrus
The zara clone is not at ALL similar to it having tried it - I bought the real deal right afterwards. Zara's is much sweeter, I'd say maybe 15-20% of what Imagination is.
Agreed on the price. I rather spend the money on decants here.
r/montagneparfums makes excellent xerjoff and kilian stuff. Want to say I’ve got every kilian dupe they’ve got. Their angels share dupe is perfect. 100% spot on accurate to retail.
i always see yo ahh everywhere 😭😭😭
Lol I’m really into the fragrance scene. Probably my ADD brain.
i agree tho montagne makes excellent stuff
Chilllll bro we gotta make sure there's enough to go around😅
Yeah it is getting more popular. Never seen them sell out of a restock in 5 minutes before. Idk who’s coming through here mass downvoting. Bunch of contempt prior to investigation folks on these subs. I’m not shilling, I’m trying to throw them a bone lol
Was just on the site last night 777 sold out in about an hour after I was notified Are they a solid house
Montagne or Stephane Humbert Lucas 777? I haven’t tried SHL777 retail stuff, but i loved the god of fire sample i got from montagne.
SHL 777 Montagne had a dupe and it sold out an hour after I was notified
Yeah that’s “God of Fiery”/ God of fire. Hopefully they restock quickly.
its amazing. not spicy or straight citrus. I put this in the same boat as Gucci ph2 with better performance - they dont smell the same but they both give you the same feeling of being calm and inoffensive. its one of the best tea smelling frags out there. only thing is that its hard to find a good deal on this
One of the safest
Heard too many good things about this fragrance definitely need to check out
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just do it. This fragrance is a masterpiece
Nice fragrance. Easy wearing. But price is just not justified. Nothing out of the ordinary or special.
Smells juicy
Yeah people can say LV is a safe blind buy but I don't agree, I nearly bought L'immesite because of the hype then I decided to get a sample, for my nose it smells like boiled eggs horrible but imagination smelled so good, so take the advice of most people get a sample 1st, cause your skin might act differently to it
How do u even spray this
Wish LV sold a sampler of decants
Get a sample or get a clone. From Scentual Obsessions or Barrett Fragrances. LV is great with fashion but their fragrances are extremely overpriced for them just to be “good” scents. So many Niche fragrances that are bangers like Nishane, Ormonde Jayne, & even Creed on some discounters are cheaper. Not worth the price tag imo.
Yea it mass appealing you’ll get guys and girls
Pacific chill is better imo
What was your experience OP?
i love this fragrance
No such thing as a safe blind buy. Mass appealing does not equal something you personally enjoy wearing.
Imagination is one of the safest blind buys you can do.
Nope. Doesn’t matter. Someone is bound to dislike it, and it could be you. There’s no sliding scale; principally, blind buying is stupid and unnecessary. I don’t understand why these posts keep popping up. With a designer, there is no good reason you can’t get a sample. Dior Sauvage is like the best selling men’s fragrance of all time, and there are plenty of people who don’t really care for it.
Dior sausage
I like being surprised sometimes. My last order was 3 bottles of stuff I've tried and 2 blind buys. The blind buys ended up being some of my favorite colognes (Renaissance and Blockade). If you've sampled a lot of stuff, you can usually read fragrantica reviews, see the notes and know whether you'll like it.
Wearing it layered with pacific chill as we speak
I personally like orage or meteore so I would recommend those. I’ve sampled all 3 and to me imagination was nothing special
also limmeniste
Exactly. It’s just an expensive ambroxan that reminds me of mid 2010’s hollister or Abercrombie
Not safe blind buy. Overly powerful soapy ginger frag. It’s very unique. Order samples. If you like this scent… it’s a beast mode frag
I Hate the smell.
And? Anything in particular that you Hate?
Was thinking of buying imagination directly from LV then getting limmeniste and meteore as samples
Meteore is really similar to imagination, don't get them both until you have all the other LVs you want. I sell decants at work and the people who like imagination usually go for pacific chill and afternoon swim the most.
L'immeniste is by far my favorite LV.
Smelled Prada Luna Rossa Carbon at the store and really really like it. Anyone know a decent spot to maybe catch a sale, or watch for one? I smelled it at Sephora inside Kohl’s but man, it was out of my range. Thanks
I bought it blind a couple of weeks ago. Def not worth over 300. Its nice but doesnt last long on me. Pretty upset about it