Field Notes
Guides, essays, and picks from the collectors splitting bottles on Fraghead. Written for buyers and sellers of niche decants.
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Fragrance Gift Guide 2026: What to Actually Buy Someone Who Wears Perfume
Fragrance gifts go wrong more often than right. This guide shows you what works, what to avoid, and how to spend at every budget from £30 to £400.
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Fragrance Families Explained: How to Navigate the Scent Wheel
A practical guide to fragrance families - oriental, woody, fresh, floral, and fougere - with examples of each and how to use them to find fragrances you'll actually like.
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EDT vs EDP: What the Concentration Actually Means for Your Fragrance
The practical guide to fragrance concentrations -- EDT, EDP, Parfum, EDC -- what the numbers mean, when they matter, and when they do not.
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Does Perfume Expire? Fragrance Shelf Life Explained
Perfume doesn't expire the way food does, but it does change. Here's how to store fragrance correctly, how long different types last, and how to tell when something has turned.
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Chanel No. 5 Review: What the Most Famous Perfume Actually Smells Like
An honest review of Chanel No. 5 in 2026 - what it smells like, which concentration to buy, and whether it holds up.
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Chanel Chance Review: All Four Versions, Compared
Chanel Chance is one of the house's most successful fragrances since No. 5 and has spawned four distinct versions. Here is what each smells like and which one to buy.
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Bleu de Chanel Review: EdT vs EdP vs Parfum
A complete review of Bleu de Chanel across all three concentrations - what each smells like, how they differ, and which version to buy.
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Best Xerjoff Fragrances: A Collector's Buying Guide
Naxos, Nio, Alexandria II, and the rest of Xerjoff's lineup reviewed. Where to start and what to skip.
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Best Woody Fragrances: Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Vetiver and Beyond
The best woody fragrances across every sub-category - sandalwood, cedarwood, vetiver, oud, patchouli and modern arosewood constructions worth collecting.
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Best Women's Fragrances 2026: What Collectors Are Actually Wearing
From Parfums de Marly Delina to Kilian's Good Girl Gone Bad -- a practical guide to the women's fragrances the collector community keeps reaching for in 2026.
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Best Vetiver Fragrances: Earthy, Smoky, and Worth Knowing
The best fragrances built around vetiver - a root material with a complex earthy-smoky-grassy character that defines a category of its own.
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Best Unisex Fragrances: 10 Gender-Neutral Scents Worth Wearing
The best unisex fragrances across every price point - from Le Labo Santal 33 to Escentric Molecules. No filler, no guesswork.
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