I’ve never been a fan of Fendi; the Fendi sisters and their fur-centered business were turn-offs so I never wore Fendi perfumes, though I appreciated some of them from afar — “original” Fendi (discontinued), Fendi Uomo (discontinued) and Theorema (also discontinued; does Fendi get easily bored with its own perfumes or don’t the fragrances sell?) Fendi recently launched Fan di Fendi Pour Homme, a woody-aromatic fragrance,* and I nabbed a couple sample vials for testing.

Fan di Fendi Pour Homme opens with a strong, syrupy accord of pepper and citrus; the “syrup” is quickly diluted with smooth (non-assertive) cardamom, sweet geranium leaf, and, perhaps, a ‘fresh’ element (a stealth smidgen of ozone? tart “rose hips”?) Fan di Fendi Pour Homme’s opening is my favorite phase of the perfume…

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