Floral perfume samples for summer

For summer, 138 of our samples carry the family label floral. This guide walks through 8 of them using only what is on record: names, concentrations, note lists and tags. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.

The selection

Aroma Concepts Echelon Soleil

Aroma Concepts Echelon Soleil by Aroma Concepts is an Eau de Parfum with these recorded notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Black Currant, Violet, Jasmine, White Flowers and others. It is tagged citrus, floral and woody. Season on record: summer. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Essential Parfums Rose Magnetic

From Essential Parfums comes Essential Parfums Rose Magnetic, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Bitter grapefruit, Peppermint, Rose (Rose Essential LMR), Turkish rose absolute, Lychee, Cedarwood and others. It is tagged floral, fresh and fruity. Season on record: spring, summer and autumn. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau

With Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau, Diptyque has an Eau de Toilette for which Rose, Blackcurrant buds, Petitgrain and Blackcurrant leaves are on record. By family it is filed as floral, fruity and fresh. For season the tags say spring and summer. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Mykonos Monaco Royale

Mykonos Monaco Royale, an Extrait de Parfum from Mykonos, has Pear, Melon, Green Notes, Soft Wood, Cedarwood, Moss and others on record. By family it is filed as citrus, floral and woody. It is listed for spring and summer. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Diptyque Ilio

Diptyque Ilio by Diptyque is an Eau de Toilette with these recorded notes: Prickly pear, Bergamot, Jasmine and Iris. The scent families on record: citrus, fresh, fruity and floral. The listing names spring and summer as its season. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Aroma Concepts Unsung

Aroma Concepts Unsung is filed as a Parfum from Aroma Concepts; the note list on record reads Plum, Bergamot, Peach, Gooseberry, Osmanthus, Caramel and others. The scent families on record: floral and gourmand. For season the tags say spring and summer. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Roja Parfums A Midsummer Dream

From Roja Parfums comes Roja Parfums A Midsummer Dream, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Aldehydes, Lemon, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Mandarin, Cyclamen and others. The scent families on record: floral, woody, fresh and citrus. It is listed for spring, summer and autumn. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Penhaligon's Luna

Penhaligon's Luna by Penhaligon's is an Eau de Toilette with these recorded notes: Orange, Bergamot, Jasmine accord, Rose and Fir balsam. Its family tags read floral, citrus and fresh. The listing names spring and summer as its season. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Also in this selection: Goldfield & Banks Pacific Rock Flower, Diptyque Do Son, Rayhaan Equinox, Matière Première Neroli Oranger, Bujairami Houdini, Naseem Leen, Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise, Goldfield & Banks Sunset Hour, Mykonos Sansa, Velixir Harmonia.

How to test them

Wear it on at least three different days before you decide. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby.

A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. 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

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• frequently asked questions
• how we fill your sample
• how to test perfume on skin
• how to store perfume samples
• how to build a sample set

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.

How many samples should I try at once?

Two or three is a good number. Wear one per day, on clean skin, and write down what you notice in the morning and in the evening before you move to the next.