The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Whoremones arrived in 2025 from Egōscentrique. Lorenzo Orlandi Berti and Luca Maffei created its composition: bright citrus and ripe fruit placed against herbs, patchouli, moss, and warm woods. The name carries its own provocative charge. Nothing here is shy. The concept moves like its fragrance profile does, beginning with ripe fruit and clean citrus before taking on greater depth. Pink pepper introduces a light streak of heat, while sage adds an herbal facet around the brighter opening notes. Nectarine lends a juicy softness that sits comfortably between citrus and spice. Lavender, patchouli, and immortelle carry the composition into a darker phase, where the bright fruit takes on warmer, earthier dimensions.
The striking part is the contrast built directly into the pyramid. Pink pepper gives the fruit a flick of heat, while sage introduces an herbal quality alongside the brighter notes. Nectarine adds a soft, juicy character to the opening. Then the composition changes gears with lavender, patchouli, and immortelle before settling into vanilla, oakmoss, and cedar. Sweet, earthy, woody, and herbal notes share the same space without becoming polite. Citrus and fruit provide a bright opening, with pink pepper adding gentle definition.
The evolution
The opening arrives with fruit and citrus at full volume. Nectarine feels juicy and warm, citron cuts across it with clean brightness, and pink pepper adds a subtle heat that gives the sweetness movement. Sage brings a herbal, textured quality to the blend. As those notes fade, immortelle, patchouli, and lavender introduce a darker pulse. Patchouli gives the middle earthy depth, while lavender maintains an aromatic character. In the drydown, vanilla softens the sharper edges, oakmoss settles into a mossy base, and cedar adds dry structure. The fragrance develops from bright fruit and citrus into a warmer arrangement of herbs, earth, and woods. Its opening feels lively and fresh, while the middle introduces more pronounced herbal and patchouli notes. The final phase is defined by vanilla sweetness, green moss, and dry cedar, leaving a composed trail that evolves naturally over time.
Cultural impact
Whoremones is a 2025 release from Egōscentrique, the house behind five fragrances launched that year. Its name brings an immediate sense of provocation, while the composition tells its own story through contrast. Nectarine and citron establish a bright, fruity opening, joined by pink pepper and sage. Lavender, patchouli, and immortelle move the fragrance into aromatic and earthy territory, before vanilla, oakmoss, and cedar form its final base. The result is a scent that shifts from juicy citrus and ripe fruit to herbs, moss, and dry woods, giving the release a distinctive place within Egōscentrique's 2025 collection.
The House
EGOSCENTRIQUEEgocentrique is a fragrance from Coreterno, a perfume house positioned between New York and Rome. Introduced in 2025, it presents fragrance as an act of self-assertion, pairing bright citrus notes with a darker, sensual character. A review describes its opening through the image of barbecued lemons, while another presents Egocentrique as a contrast of opposites, with brightness cutting through shadow. The result is a scent meant to feel direct, playful, and self-possessed rather than polished or restrained.
The Creator
Lorenzo Orlandi Berti & Luca MaffeiHis style favors clarity and precision, with a marked preference for Mediterranean botanicals and the richness they offer when treated with care. Lorenzo works comfortably across natural and synthetic domains, selecting each element for what it contributes rather than what it…























