Fantomas

I first smelled Fantomas at Scent Bar in NYC and the first experience of it was very intriguing to me. I smelled it with an open mind and little expectations, as I've learned to do to avoid disappointment and I have to say I wasn't nearly as disappointed as some seem to be. In fact I was quite impressed. Fantomas is a warm fragrance that gets fresher as it wears. Over the years, I've grown to appreciate fresh perfumes a lot more. I always preferred darker, warmer scents and I may still be consistent because Fantomas is essentially a dark fresh scent. I typically find freshies to be boring, chemical concoctions. It's hard to find a fresh scent that is unique, interesting, wearable and impressive. Every now and then I smell a fresh fragrance that challenges my assumptions of fresh perfumes and Fantomas did just that. It doesn't rely on the expected fresh fragrance blueprints. There's no use of citrus, it doesn't smell aquatic and it uses notes that come across heavier than what you normally find in fresher perfumes. Fantomas is very synthetic but Imo it's an amazing example of synthetic perfumery done well. When I smell Fantomas a strong picture of an object enters my mind. The scent reminds me of a silver revolver handgun. This perfume could've easily been called Chrome...if that perfume name wasn't already used. It's very metallic in the beginning with a blast of berry full fruit, melon and a rubber note that almost makes me visualize a hard rubber grip or the handle of a revolver. I was very shocked when some people smelled it and picked up a milkiness from it. I can almost perceive what they are talking about but for me there is an earthy, soil like scent as well as a smokiness that is very noticeable giving off the vibe of gun powder. If you are bored with a lot of fragrances on the market, get your nose on Fantomas asap. It's extremely powerful on cloth with insane sillage. If you spray it on your hand and it gets on the sleeve of a jacket or coat, the scent will remain there for days. If you put that jacket on days later, the scent will still be transferable to your hand. I could literally walk by my jacket 7 days later and smell the perfume that was only present on the ends of my sleeve. Just wow. How I knew I liked it...Every time I walked by my jacket, I felt compelled to grab the end of the sleeve and take a whiff. It reminds me a little of Night Flyer by Olympic Orchids which is the rerelease of the original Bat by Zoologist but I have to admit I prefer Fantomas because it's more versatile and easier to wear in more situations. Some people will perceive Fantomas as a fresh take on Black Afgano and I can appreciate that interpretation. To me Fantomas is a lot more than that and from my limited experience, it may appeal to more people generally speaking. Though Its a strong scent, Fantomas could conceivably be worn all year although I would only wear it on cooler summer evenings. i could wear it dressed up or down and it doesn't follow any perfume trend at all, allowing it to be a very timeless scent one could easily wear 20 years from today without dating themselves. It will not smell dated in most of our lifetimes. The smell of it is very captivating to me and while it's not the standard Nasamatto, it fits the brand aesthetic and style and broadens the options the brand offers. This is no sell out, money grab option from the brand. Its a very thoughtful, well conceived perfume with a lot of dimension and character. When I think of Nasamatto, I think danger in a bottle and this newest effort which makes me visualize a firearm, is in keeping with that. This brand's scents represent something negative, made positive in the form of an awesome scent. Many people won't get it, but many will be intrigued by it. I love that many people here doesn't like it or even hates it because I don't prefer popular niche scents in my collection anyway. If you like to smell interesting, not just nice that may appeal to you. If I had to rank this scent in my P.A.G.E. Rating system, I would rate this a G+ scent for 'very good' and it's close to an E status for me or Exceptional. Personally, I really like it and want to keep smelling it over and over which I probably will until I take my favorite coat to the dry cleaners. lol. SIMPLYPUTSCENTS- YOUTUBE

At first, this fragrance confused me, finding it... uncanny, off-putting in a way I couldn't describe. But, the more times I smelled it, the more the nostalgia hit me. It reminded me of the old computer/printer repair shop my father had worked at when I was young. It's like... an overheating computer trying to generate the idea of a fruit, though... it's shockingly enjoyable and wearable. It has since turned into my favorite, the thing I unconsciously compare all other fragrances to, my signature fragrance. Definitely a fruity, smoky, plasticky, and ozonic DNA. It does have a bit of an earthy aspect in the base that I do sense, though. It slightly morphs every time I smell it, which is coming from someone about to be on their second bottle of this. Everyone I've had smell this had a wildly different reaction and interpretation. Which is true to what they were going for, ever-shifting, difficult to place, disguised; just as Fantomas as a character. Weirdly enough, it reminds me of how I'd imagine Max Headroom as concept would smell if you crawled into the screen. I'll paint the scene. 1986, a humid summer night after an especially miserable hot day. You're the only one working the night shift at a computer repair shop: overheating CRTs and their beige plastic shells- the weirdly sweet caramel adjacent scent of warmed adhesives on tech, buzzing warm fluorescent lighting above, and a stick of patchouli incense you had lit earlier still very much lingering in the air. Your stomach rumbles, causing you to pull out some leftover fruit snacks that had melted into a singular sad clump due to being left in your drawer all throughout the summer day along with your various repair tools and junk. You sigh, taking a bite of the multicolored amalgamation before standing up from your desk and going outside. The humid air sticks to your skin, and immediately you're able to sense the brewing storm approaching in the near distance, hair standing on end. You lean back against the windows, head right next to the glowing neon open sign; the static buzzing next to your face. You look out to the rubber asphalt parking lot that's still retaining heat from the long day- seeing half a melon after being discarded in the sun for god knows how many hours.. not rotting, but succumbing into the rubber. You take a deep breath, a flash of lightning striking in the near distance.

It’s a Smokey fruit smell at times, then other times barely sweet and bloody. At first it smell like gunpowder and a rotten melon or fruit. Actually it can smell like that all the time. It’s so bad but then so ok to good to interesting great. My friends brother liked it. My friend said it gave him ptsd from his car crash. At first my friends dad didn’t like it then he did. Don’t think I can ever wear this. I don’t regret this purchase but for money I spent it’s hard not to feel a little regretful. It leaves this unsettling vibe even when you’re not smelling it. If you want a unique experience here you go. It’s horrible but then good. Ok it transformed rapidly It’s now a milky Carmel sent with hits of burt rubber and plastic but not in a bad way at all. But it’s really faint. This might be a gourmand believe it or not. Take plastic fruits cover it in chrome and caramel and then pour some milk on it. Then spribkle gunpowder. Or if you just mixed Carmel and milk and though it on a chrome wall. Honestly I’ll be back to tell you my experience. In the dry down it’s definitely more wearable. I can see it getting compliments Mabye. But to be safe if I ever wear it it’ll be a colder spring day and I’ll be leaving my house once it enters the mid to dry down. Became fresher too and less sweet. I can now see why people would say the summer is suitable. Sweet and fresh ish. I’m definitely a little nose blind, but regardless of that it’s now a sweet milk to me. Still everything else I said before ofc but sweet milk stands out to me the most. It’s a wearable sweet milk tho. But if I focus on a more candy scent I get that too. I actually love the unique scent this gives. My base rating is a 7/10 but I just got it so officially??? Imma try to wear it out but this stuff is very unsettling and even makes me nauseous at times. So I’ll have to get used to it. But saying that is crazy because the people I said smell it said it was relaxing almost Wore it to church with no complaints but only 2 sprays. Made my mom smell me and she said it’s good. Just a musky scent to her ???/10

You are at an opulent masked party hosted by the Rothschild family, where luxury meets intrigue. At the buffet, champagne flows endlessly, paired with delicate amuses-bouches, fresh slices of melon wrapped in prosciutto, and creamy goat cheese. The room buzzes with laughter and conversation, the air sparkling with excitement. But then, a sudden shock silences the crowd: there has been a murder on the dancefloor. The masked guests freeze, exchanging wary glances as suspicion creeps in. Nobody knows who the murderer might be. As the tension mounts and the police are summoned, the once-lively atmosphere shifts. A lingering scent fills the air—ripe melon, spilled champagne, and an unsettling metallic sharpness that mingles with the stickiness of spilled blood. The masks no longer seem playful but ominous, and in this atmosphere of uncertainty, doubt reigns. Anything can happen from this moment forward. This is the essence of Fantomas by Nasomatto—enigmatic, dark, and provocatively complex. The fragrance opens with a sweet, fruity brightness, reminiscent of the melon at the buffet, but this is quickly shadowed by smoky, leathery accords that hint at something sinister. Notes of resin and sharp metallics cut through, evoking the disquieting blend of elegance and unease. As it dries down, the scent lingers like a mystery unsolved—smooth yet unsettling, sweet yet dangerous. Fantomas is not a fragrance for the faint-hearted; it’s for those who embrace intrigue and thrive in the unknown, leaving a trail of both allure and unease in their wake.

Okay... Meet the Robinsons holds a dear place in my heart so I’ll try to make a review to show my respects. This perfume reminds me of Lewis from the movie. Him making the memory scanner thing to get a glimpse of his mother, how she looked like and whether she loved him or not. This is what I imagine Lewis's room smells like. Him staying up creating machines with his intellect, creating time machines. And after succeeding, and in the end when he could’ve changed the future, seeing his mother barefoot and in the street who left him next to the orphanage door due to her situation and struggle, then he decided to respect his mother’s wish and leave his little self next to the orphanage and ring the doorbell by himself, his future self. And being happy. And he said he wouldn’t change the past even though it was hard for him, because he saw his future self with people and a family that love him. To me, this perfume smells beautifully unpleasant. But to me this smells like Lewis’s story. Him tinkering with machines all night all day, then becoming successful with a family and people that love him. What a beautiful inspirational smell. A smell that reminds me of that scene when Lewis failed and them telling "You failed! And it was awesome! Exceptional! Outstanding! From failing you learn, from success, not so much...". Shout out to Mildred for taking care of Lewis and being a good caretaker of him almost as a mother. And of course little Goob that cute little ball. Fantamos. Meet the Robinsons. Forever.