The Soft Lawn Imaginary Authors
Fragrance Story
The Soft Lawn by Imaginary Authors is a Aromatic Green fragrance for women and men. The Soft Lawn was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Josh Meyer.
Composition Profile
About the Perfumer
Josh Meyer
Josh Meyer founded Imaginary Authors and Dasein, creating fragrances such as A City On Fire, Winter Green, and A Whiff Of Waffle Cone. He also composed L.A. She Called But He Was Unreachable for Anthropologie. Meyer is known for his narrative-driven, evocative scents.
Fragrance Notes
Character Profile
The Innocent Archetype: Portrait of The Soft Lawn Imaginary Authors
Essence
The Innocent archetype sees the world with wonder and optimism, finding joy in simple pleasures. The Soft Lawn captures this with its playful blend of lime blossom and tennis ball-a scent that smells like childhood summers and lazy afternoons. The green notes of ivy and oakmoss ground the sweetness, while vetiver adds a touch of earth. This is the fragrance of a sun-drenched memory, of grass stains and laughter.
Style & Aesthetic
Their style is casual and comfortable: cotton sundresses, linen shirts, worn-in sneakers. They favor bright, cheerful colors-lemon yellow, sky blue, grass green-and textures that feel good against the skin. Their spaces are filled with light, plants, and objects that spark joy: a collection of seashells, a stack of picture books, a hammock in the backyard. They look like they just came in from playing outside.
Philosophy & Values
They believe in the goodness of people and the beauty of the world. Life is an adventure to be savored, not a problem to be solved. They value kindness, honesty, and the courage to be vulnerable. For them, happiness is found in small moments: the taste of fresh fruit, the feel of grass under bare feet, the sound of a friend's laughter. They trust that things will work out, and their optimism is contagious.
Relationships
They are the friend who brings out the child in everyone, who organizes picnics and game nights and spontaneous dance parties. Their love is open and trusting, sometimes to a fault. In romance, they seek a partner who shares their sense of play, who doesn't take life too seriously. They give freely and expect the same in return, believing that love should be as simple and joyful as a summer day.
Lifestyle
Their life is a series of small pleasures: morning coffee on the porch, bike rides through the neighborhood, afternoons spent reading in the park. They work in fields that allow for creativity and connection-teaching, gardening, art therapy. Evenings are for cooking simple meals with friends, playing board games, or watching the sunset. They travel to places that feel like postcards: lavender fields, coastal towns, mountain meadows.
Shadow
The Innocent's shadow is naivety and an aversion to complexity. They can avoid difficult emotions or situations, preferring to see only the bright side. The sweet, sunny scent of The Soft Lawn can become a mask, hiding pain or conflict. They must learn that true innocence is not about ignoring darkness but about maintaining hope in its presence, and that some of life's deepest joys come from surviving its hardest moments.
Conclusion
The Soft Lawn is a fragrance that celebrates the beauty of the ordinary. It invites the wearer to slow down, to feel the grass beneath their feet, to remember what it felt like to be young and unburdened. This is not a scent for nostalgia; it is an invitation to live fully in the present, with an open heart and a sense of wonder.