Designer perfume samples with caramel

10 of the designer perfume samples name caramel among their recorded notes. This guide walks through 8 of them using only what is on record: names, concentrations, note lists and tags. We do not rank them, because the same perfume wears differently on every skin.

The selection

Mykonos Cafe Drops

With Mykonos Cafe Drops, Mykonos has a Parfum for which Coffee, Orchid, Jasmine, Vanilla, Milk, Tonka Bean and others are on record. The scent families on record: gourmand and oriental. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.

Mykonos Bonfire Vanilla

Mykonos Bonfire Vanilla is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Mykonos; the note list on record reads Clove, Nutmeg, Pink Pepper, Orange Zest, Vanilla, Smoked Wood and others. The scent families on record: gourmand, oriental and woody. It is listed for autumn and winter. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Mykonos California Blue

With Mykonos California Blue, Mykonos has an Extrait de Parfum for which Lavender, Pear, Grapefruit, Pink Salt, Rhubarb, Water Blossoms and others are on record. The scent families on record: aquatic, fresh and gourmand. For season the tags say summer. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Mykonos Crimson

Mykonos Crimson, an Eau de Parfum from Mykonos, has Poached Peach Creme, Cherry Nectar, Bergamot, Geranium Petals, Caramel Creme Accord, Jasmine Absolute and others on record. Its family tags read floral, gourmand and oriental. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Mykonos Pink Drops

From Mykonos comes Mykonos Pink Drops, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Strawberry Preserve, Almond, Caramel, Milk, Heliotrope, Vanilla and White Musk. The scent families on record: floral and gourmand. For season the tags say autumn and winter. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Velixir Galatea

With Velixir Galatea, Velixir has an Eau de Parfum for which Caramel, Biscuit, Tonka Bean, Honey, Sugar, Milk and others are on record. Its family tags read gourmand and oriental. For season the tags say winter. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Mykonos Enchanted

Mykonos Enchanted is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from Mykonos; the note list on record reads Mandarin Orange, Peony, Rose, Violet, Peach, Iris and Musk. The scent families on record: floral, gourmand and woody. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Mykonos Invade

Mykonos Invade by Mykonos is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Pink Pepper, Lavender Absolute, Juniper, Cashmeran, Cinnamon Bark, Caramel and others. By family it is filed as gourmand, oriental and woody. It is listed for autumn and winter. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Also in this selection: Mykonos Monaco Royale, Mykonos Pink Beach.

How to test them

Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day.

Skin, weather and habit change how any perfume comes across, and a sample shows you your version of it. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. Start with 2, 5 or 10 ml and give it a few days, so that the first impression is not the only one.

Where to go next

• Caramel samples
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• how to build a sample set
• what a decant is
• how to test perfume on skin

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.

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.

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.