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For many of us, the Harry Potter movies might not seem like movies at all, but rather vessels of childhood feelings crafted sturdily enough...
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Taking your first steps into the world of fragrance is a wonderful experience. I grew up in a house with a mother who was...
It’s the dead of night. You’re camped out in the New Mexico desert, two hours by horseback from the Santa Fe city limits. Cheap...
I like to consider myself a fair fragrance reviewer. Even if I don’t care for something, I’ll mention that it didn’t work for me,...
The original formulation of Zoologist Rhinoceros captures a stampede through a gentleman’s study. Torn leather furniture, splintered mahogany bookshelves and a puddle of spilled...
Yesterday, Kori interviewed the perfumer behind Âge de Querelle Perfumes, Chad Bylsma, on the latest episode of Sartorial Splendor. Today we’re thrilled to be...
With the official announcement from Zoologist about Rhinoceros being reformulated, John and I decided to do another coordinated special this week, as he was...
For many of us, the Harry Potter movies might not seem like movies at all, but rather vessels of childhood feelings crafted sturdily enough...
One of the best and worst parts about perfume is that fragrances disappear over time. There’s the obvious way that fragrance disappears: by evaporating...
Welcome to the wild and wacky world of celebrity fragrances, where we’re on a merry-go-round of famous people who either slap their name on...
Scent Saturdays is a new column by culture writer John Darr, who has just joined the Fandomentals fragrance team. John will be working with...
Maison Francis Kurkdjian is a popular niche house of fragrance based out of France, and founded by nose Francis Kurkdjian along with his business...
With all the chatter around Montblanc Explorer, I want to lay some ground rules before the actual review. In doing so, I’m going to...
Whaaaaaaaaaat? Kori’s not writing about a fragrance? I do have other interests you know! One of them just happens to be a love for...
Some of you might have noticed I mentioned fragrance clones, or dupes, in my review of Le Labo’s Bergamote 22. In that review, I...
As I’ve been slowly making my way through some various fragrance reviews, I’ve been wanting to take some time to discuss having favorite notes....
Last week I talked about Regime des Fleurs’ Falling Trees, and it was more than just a bit on the pricy side. Personally, it’s...
