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In the final sartorial episode of 2020, John and Kori talk about this year’s hits and misses, how fragrance handled the COVID pandemic, and...
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One of the concepts I go back and forth on the most is that of a ‘signature scent.’ It’s lovely to forge a strong...
I’ve been pretty open that I enjoy animalic scents in the context of “I like that hyraceum smells like gasoline-powered cat pee” mixed with...
Anyone with a foot in the fragrance community has heard the phrase “fragrance journey” upwards of a hundred, maybe a thousand, times. However, I...
Mild timing trolling aside, Female Christ has been one of my favorite scent discoveries so far in 2021. I only had to wear it...
Fidelis is something of a hidden legend in the fragrance community. Often compared to Interlude Man by Amouage and sharing a perfumer (Julien Rasquinet)...
Okay, look. It’s not exactly a secret that John and I are typically not fans of YouTubers turned fragrance houses, and there’s a multitude...
In the final sartorial episode of 2020, John and Kori talk about this year’s hits and misses, how fragrance handled the COVID pandemic, and...
When I imagine my ideal perfume house, four attributes come to mind: Affordable prices. Quality materials. Creative ideas. Polished compositions. It is incredibly rare...
Sometimes in the fragrance world, houses will choose to reformulate a fragrance. Zoologist is one of those houses and has already reformulated scents such...
Our earliest days are spent in the arms of our guardians, and we learn very early on the scents of those who love us....
Well, maybe. Homme for the Holidays is a fragrance released in 2019 from a US indie fragrance house based in Ohio. The house, Happyland...
We often think of gourmand perfumes as those modeled after food, but the truth is those gourmand fragrances rarely venture out of the dessert...
Earlier in 2020, I started to develop an obsession with colognes. Not the concentration, per se, but the traditional “post-shaving” this is what you...
By the decree of our Good Queen Carol, The Fandomentals is hosting another Holiday Giveaway, and we’re kicking off the start of our month...
It’s a well-known fact that many perfumes smell similar to each other. In some cases, an expensive brand will take on the DNA of...
Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend kicks off tomorrow (or tonight for some retailers) and John and Kori are here to make sure those of you...