Almond samples as unisex

Listed as unisex and with almond on record: 8 of our samples. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. We do not rank them, because the same perfume wears differently on every skin.

The selection

Sospiro Il Padrino

Sospiro Il Padrino by Sospiro is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Dark Rum, Amaretto, Blackcurrant, Bergamot, Patchouli Blossom, Dry Amber and others. By family it is filed as oriental, gourmand, amber and woody. For season the tags say autumn and winter. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

BORNTOSTANDOUT Indecent Cherry

With BORNTOSTANDOUT Indecent Cherry, BORNTOSTANDOUT has an Eau de Parfum for which Sweet Cherry, Almond, Saffron, Bulgarian Rose, Sour Cherry, Strawberry and others are on record. Its family tags read fruity, gourmand and floral. For season the tags say spring and autumn. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Sarah Baker Peach's Revenge

Sarah Baker Peach's Revenge by Sarah Baker is an Extrait de Parfum with these recorded notes: Peach, Guava, Nectarine, Amaretto, Orris, Cardamom and others. By family it is filed as gourmand, fruity and spicy. Season on record: autumn and winter. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Zoologist Rabbit

Zoologist Rabbit is an Extrait de Parfum by Zoologist. The notes on record are Green Vegetable Leaves Accord, Cinnamon, Bergamot, Apple, Clover Flower Accord, Carrot and others. Its family tags read gourmand, floral and aromatic. For season the tags say spring and autumn. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Amouage Guidance 46

Amouage Guidance 46, an Extrait de Parfum from Amouage, has Pear, Frankincense, Hazelnut, Rose Water, Pink Pepper, Bitter Almond and others on record. It is tagged floral, amber and woody. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

BORNTOSTANDOUT Dirty Rice

BORNTOSTANDOUT Dirty Rice by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Bergamot, Almond, Basmati Rice, Peony, Milk, Sandalwood and others. The scent families on record: woody, musky and gourmand. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Essential Parfums Ambre Latte

With Essential Parfums Ambre Latte, Essential Parfums has an Eau de Parfum for which Almond milk, Roasted tonka bean, Dulce de leche caramel, Vanilla, Benzoin, White musks and others are on record. By family it is filed as gourmand, amber, woody and musky. For season the tags say autumn and winter. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Fascent Crème Brûlante

Fascent Crème Brûlante is an Eau de Parfum by Fascent. The notes on record are Vanilla duos, Cake batter accord, Almond balm, Rum drop, Amber wood, Benzoin and Olibanum. The scent families on record: gourmand, amber and oriental. Season on record: autumn and winter. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

How to test them

Wear it on at least three different days before you decide. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes.

Skin, weather and habit change how any perfume comes across, and a sample shows you your version of it. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing.

Where to go next

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Questions

Which sizes do the samples come in?

Every sample comes as 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial. The smallest is enough for a first impression, the larger ones for many wearings.

Why do some perfumes show no notes?

Because we only print notes we can trace to a source. Where no note list is on record, the page says so and leaves the judging to your own skin.

What is a decant?

Perfume moved from the original bottle into a smaller vial. Ours are filled by FragranceGems into glass spray vials and labelled by us, so you can wear a perfume before you decide on a bottle.