"Woozy and warmfrom the sun, we shared an orange pop and watched the surfers' last lines of the day."
Amy Obispo
***
When Clementine Cope set foot in snow deeper than her knees, she knew it was for the last time. Leaving the rural Montana home she’d been raised in, with no plans other than to follow the setting sun, she’d wake up every morning and head towards the warmth; dreaming of Dennis Wilson, push pops in the sand, and convertibles.
Her journey covers thousands of miles and delivers her first-ever view of the ocean. By the time summer hits, Clem is consumed by an incomprehensible joy. She finally stops traveling when she settles into a ramshackle surf camp with newfound friends from the hills of Topanga, California. Now realizing for the first time her journey is only beginning.
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When to wear: The obvious choice is to plunge into this fragrance at the peak of summer, allowing the cool citrus to wash your worries away. Less obvious is to douse yourself in the darker months, letting your skin soak up the sun and radiate it outward when it matters most.
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The Sniff on Sundrunk:
"Orange can be a beautiful note in perfumery, softer and more forgiving than it’s sourer cousin, lemon, and less harshly mouth-watering than lime, it’s often a warm, calming and enveloping fragrance. In Sundrunk this is indeed the case, the opening notes are cheerful and uplifting but the softness is mitigated somewhat by the sourness of rhubarb and the bitterness of neroli to give it an edge."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits the kind of day that starts in bright heat and ends with salt still on the skin: open windows, sun on concrete, a shirt that smells faintly of citrus and warm air. It projects easy optimism with a sharper, more playful edge than a simple fresh scent.
How to wear
Best in warm weather, especially when the air is dry and the citrus can stay crisp. Use a light hand for a bright, sparkling trail; a few sprays are enough, as the rhubarb and neroli keep the sweetness from turning flat and help it hold its shape on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like citrus with character: juicy but not sugary, fresh but not thin, and a little tart around the edges. It will appeal to people drawn to upbeat, unisex scents with a nostalgic summer feel and a clean, modern finish.
Release year
2018
The nose
Josh Meyer is the founder and in-house perfumer of Imaginary Authors, the Portland-based niche house built around scent as narrative. His work tends to pair vivid storytelling with unusual accords and a clear, wearable structure, making the fragrances feel both conceptual and approachable. With Sundrunk, Meyer leans into his signature literary world-building while keeping the composition direct and luminous: citrus, neroli and rhubarb create the sensation of orange pop and sunlit air, matching the brand’s taste for memory, mood and a slightly offbeat realism.
Collaborators
Ashod Simonian shaped the fragrance’s visual and narrative presentation, helping turn Sundrunk into a fully imagined story rather than just a formula. His contribution lies in the world-building: the fictional backstory, the surf-camp California imagery, and the distinctive packaging language that supports the scent’s concept.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors is a story-driven niche house that treats fragrance like a short novel: each scent is built around a fictional premise, a named character or a remembered scene. The brand’s identity rests on imagination, provocation and unusual material pairings, delivered in a unisex, artisanal style.
Sundrunk’s concept
Sundrunk was conceived as a sun-drenched fiction about Clementine Cope, a woman who leaves Montana, follows the warmth west and eventually settles near the ocean in Topanga. The fragrance translates that arc into a bright, fizzy citrus story, with orange pop energy, rhubarb bite and a sense of youthful release.
Extra info
Sundrunk is one of Imaginary Authors’ most overtly sunlit stories, built around the image of orange pop and a surf-camp summer. The bottle is rectangular and features a fish design, and the fragrance is also available as a soy wax candle.
"Woozy and warmfrom the sun, we shared an orange pop and watched the surfers' last lines of the day."
Amy Obispo
***
When Clementine Cope set foot in snow deeper than her knees, she knew it was for the last time. Leaving the rural Montana home she’d been raised in, with no plans other than to follow the setting sun, she’d wake up every morning and head towards the warmth; dreaming of Dennis Wilson, push pops in the sand, and convertibles.
Her journey covers thousands of miles and delivers her first-ever view of the ocean. By the time summer hits, Clem is consumed by an incomprehensible joy. She finally stops traveling when she settles into a ramshackle surf camp with newfound friends from the hills of Topanga, California. Now realizing for the first time her journey is only beginning.
***
When to wear: The obvious choice is to plunge into this fragrance at the peak of summer, allowing the cool citrus to wash your worries away. Less obvious is to douse yourself in the darker months, letting your skin soak up the sun and radiate it outward when it matters most.
***
The Sniff on Sundrunk:
"Orange can be a beautiful note in perfumery, softer and more forgiving than it’s sourer cousin, lemon, and less harshly mouth-watering than lime, it’s often a warm, calming and enveloping fragrance. In Sundrunk this is indeed the case, the opening notes are cheerful and uplifting but the softness is mitigated somewhat by the sourness of rhubarb and the bitterness of neroli to give it an edge."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits the kind of day that starts in bright heat and ends with salt still on the skin: open windows, sun on concrete, a shirt that smells faintly of citrus and warm air. It projects easy optimism with a sharper, more playful edge than a simple fresh scent.
How to wear
Best in warm weather, especially when the air is dry and the citrus can stay crisp. Use a light hand for a bright, sparkling trail; a few sprays are enough, as the rhubarb and neroli keep the sweetness from turning flat and help it hold its shape on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like citrus with character: juicy but not sugary, fresh but not thin, and a little tart around the edges. It will appeal to people drawn to upbeat, unisex scents with a nostalgic summer feel and a clean, modern finish.
Release year
2018
The nose
Josh Meyer is the founder and in-house perfumer of Imaginary Authors, the Portland-based niche house built around scent as narrative. His work tends to pair vivid storytelling with unusual accords and a clear, wearable structure, making the fragrances feel both conceptual and approachable. With Sundrunk, Meyer leans into his signature literary world-building while keeping the composition direct and luminous: citrus, neroli and rhubarb create the sensation of orange pop and sunlit air, matching the brand’s taste for memory, mood and a slightly offbeat realism.
Collaborators
Ashod Simonian shaped the fragrance’s visual and narrative presentation, helping turn Sundrunk into a fully imagined story rather than just a formula. His contribution lies in the world-building: the fictional backstory, the surf-camp California imagery, and the distinctive packaging language that supports the scent’s concept.
Imaginary Authors’s story
Imaginary Authors is a story-driven niche house that treats fragrance like a short novel: each scent is built around a fictional premise, a named character or a remembered scene. The brand’s identity rests on imagination, provocation and unusual material pairings, delivered in a unisex, artisanal style.
Sundrunk’s concept
Sundrunk was conceived as a sun-drenched fiction about Clementine Cope, a woman who leaves Montana, follows the warmth west and eventually settles near the ocean in Topanga. The fragrance translates that arc into a bright, fizzy citrus story, with orange pop energy, rhubarb bite and a sense of youthful release.
Extra info
Sundrunk is one of Imaginary Authors’ most overtly sunlit stories, built around the image of orange pop and a surf-camp summer. The bottle is rectangular and features a fish design, and the fragrance is also available as a soy wax candle.