Niche perfume samples with berries

Among the niche perfume samples, 38 have berries in their recorded note list. We picked 8 to show here and describe them strictly by their recorded data. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.

The selection

Juliette Has a Gun Miami Shake

Juliette Has a Gun Miami Shake, an Eau de Parfum from Juliette Has a Gun, has Wild Strawberry, Whipped Cream, Orange Blossom, Ice Cream Cone, Vanilla Absolute and Creamy Musk on record. Its family tags read gourmand, fruity and musky. Season on record: spring and summer. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Goldfield & Banks Rose Magnitude

Goldfield & Banks Rose Magnitude is an Eau de Parfum by Goldfield & Banks. The notes on record are Raspberry, Cumin, Orris butter, Buckwheat, Damask rose, Ginger and others. By family it is filed as floral, woody and spicy. It is listed for autumn and winter. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady is an Eau de Parfum by Frederic Malle. The notes on record are Rose, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Clove, Patchouli, Sandalwood and Frankincense. It is tagged floral, woody and spicy. It is listed for autumn and winter. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose

Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose, an Eau de Parfum from Frederic Malle, has Grapefruit, Violet, Rose, Iris, Raspberry, Vanilla and White musk on record. Its family tags read floral, fruity and musky. Season on record: spring and summer. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Sospiro Il Padrino

From Sospiro comes Sospiro Il Padrino, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Dark Rum, Amaretto, Blackcurrant, Bergamot, Patchouli Blossom, Dry Amber and others. By family it is filed as oriental, gourmand, amber and woody. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

Mind Games Grand Master

Mind Games Grand Master is an Extrait de Parfum by Mind Games. The notes on record are Black Currant, Rose Water, Pivoine, Rose Centofolia Vitessence, Kona Coffee, Wild Violet and others. Its family tags read amber, floral and gourmand. It is listed for autumn and winter. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Tiziana Terenzi Kirkè

From Tiziana Terenzi comes Tiziana Terenzi Kirkè, an Extrait de Parfum. On paper it lists Passion Fruit, Peaches, Raspberries, Cassis, Pears, Warm Sand and others. The scent families on record: fruity, floral and musky. The listing names spring and autumn as its season. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.

Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu

From Byredo comes Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu, a perfume. On paper it lists Bergamot, Black Amber, Blackcurrant, Lemon, Musks, Praline and others. It is tagged woody, gourmand and citrus. It is listed for autumn and winter. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Also in this selection: Byredo Bal d'Afrique, Al Ambra Loren, Les Eaux Primordiales Saffron Superfluide, Argos Bacio Immortale, Jo Milano Paris Game of Spades Bonus, Al Ambra Dubai Musk, Reinvented Lucid Dream, Les Eaux Primordiales Rose Supercritique, Frederic Malle The Moon, BORNTOSTANDOUT Indecent Cherry.

How to test them

Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Wear it on at least three different days before you decide.

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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• what a decant is
• how to use a sample vial

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.