Apple samples for men

12 samples listed for men have apple in their recorded note list. This guide walks through 8 of them using only what is on record: names, concentrations, note lists and tags. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.

The selection

Rasasi Hawas Lava Gold

Rasasi Hawas Lava Gold by Rasasi is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Grapefruit, Pineapple, Apple, Lemon, Leather, Oud and others. Its family tags read gourmand, oriental and woody. Season on record: autumn and winter. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Afnan Supremacy Collectors Edition

From Afnan comes Afnan Supremacy Collectors Edition, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Pineapple, Bergamot, Apple, White Flowers, Birch Wood, Amber and others. The scent families on record: citrus and woody. The listing names spring and summer as its season. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Rasasi Hawas Ice

Rasasi Hawas Ice is an Eau de Parfum by Rasasi. The notes on record are Apple, Italian Lemon, Sicilian Bergamot, Star Anise, Plum, Orange Blossom and others. Its family tags read aquatic, citrus and woody. For season the tags say summer. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Rasasi Hawas Thunder

Rasasi Hawas Thunder by Rasasi is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Bergamot, Ginger, Apple, Spicy Notes, Woody Notes and Amber. It is tagged citrus, oriental and woody. For season the tags say spring and summer. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Aroma Concepts Echelon Privé

Aroma Concepts Echelon Privé by Aroma Concepts is a Parfum with these recorded notes: Lemon, Mandarin, Apple, Cardamom, Lavender, Juniper and others. By family it is filed as citrus, oriental and woody. The listing names autumn and spring as its season. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

Bujairami Date Night

Bujairami Date Night is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Bujairami; the note list on record reads Apple, Lavender, Bergamot, Orange, Violet, Jasmine and others. By family it is filed as floral, oriental and woody. Season on record: autumn and winter. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Dumont Nitro Red

Dumont Nitro Red, an Eau de Parfum from Dumont, has Apple, Lavender, Bergamot, Watermelon, Cedarwood, Calamus and others on record. By family it is filed as aquatic, fresh and woody. Season on record: summer. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.

Maison Asrar Vanguard

Maison Asrar Vanguard is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Maison Asrar; the note list on record reads Pineapple, Black Currant, Pink Pepper, Apple, Grapefruit, Bergamot and others. Its family tags read citrus, floral and woody. Season on record: spring and summer. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.

Also in this selection: Pendora Scents Intense Wayfarer, French Avenue Vulcan Black Friday, Bujairami Agha, Bujairami Kingsman.

How to test them

Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing.

The small size, 2, 5 or 10 ml, is meant for exactly that: a few honest wearings before anything bigger. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does.

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Questions

How were these samples chosen?

By the tags and note lists on record for each perfume. Nothing was added from memory, the order is not a ranking, and perfumes without recorded notes are described without notes.

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.