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Imagination vs Stellar Times

Side by side. Scored honestly.

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Notes overlap

Side by side

Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.

Original price
$330
Imagination
$420
Stellar Times
Season coverage
3/4
Imagination
2/4
Stellar Times
Note depth
8
Imagination
7
Stellar Times
What Imagination smells like

Bergamot and orange hit immediately — bright, slightly bitter citrus with a ginger snap underneath that keeps the opening from going full cologne. Neroli softens the heart while cinnamon adds warmth without going spicy or gourmand; the tea note threads through everything, giving it a clean, almost aquatic dryness that prevents sweetness from building. The dry-down is where it lives: ambroxan and guaiac wood create a skin-close, woody-musky base with real depth and quiet tenacity. Projection is moderate, sillage intimate. — Warm-weather office or evening casual wear for someone who wants effortless sophistication without loudness.

What Stellar Times smells like

Bergamot and saffron open with a brief, slightly metallic citrus-spice hit before orange blossom takes over — luminous and milky rather than soapy, almost glowing. The heart settles into that orange blossom-and-ambroxan accord that makes the whole thing feel warm and slightly skin-like, never sharp. Sandalwood and benzoin pull it toward a creamy, resinous amber dry-down with just enough Peru-balm sweetness to read gourmand without becoming edible. Projection is moderate; sillage is a close, enveloping cloud that lasts well into the evening — best worn in cool weather by anyone who wants something intimate, polished, and unambiguously luxurious.

How they overlap

Imagination and Stellar Times share 2 notes (bergamot, ambroxan). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (6 unique to Imagination, 5 unique to Stellar Times) are where the divergence happens.

The buying decision

Imagination is the cheaper original at $330 compared to $420 for Stellar Times — about 21% less. Imagination is built for spring/summer/fall; Stellar Times for fall/winter. Pick by when you'd actually wear it.

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