225 community ratings

The Cobra & The Canary

Name: The Cobra & The Canary
Brand: Imaginary Authors

Perfumer: Josh Meyer

2012UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

7.2/ 10

Community score
225 ratings

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Imaginary Authors The Cobra & The Canary is a unisex scent where a citrus freshness sits over a leathery, smoky and woody core.

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How does it perform?

From 172 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.8 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

72% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Leather Iris Tobacco flower Lemon Hay

Asphalt

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky
Leathery

What does The Cobra & The Canary smell like?

It lasts well and projects at a moderate level. Most voters pick fall, then winter, and it leans towards leisure and evening wear. Voters mostly read it as masculine, though it is classed as unisex.

The notes read as one blend rather than stages: leather and asphalt sit beside hay and tobacco flower on an earthy, faintly smoky base. Iris adds a powdery softness, and lemon brings a citrus lift that brightens the dry texture. Boyd's Cuero and Theodoros Kalotinis Leather Iris have a close profile.