Niche perfume samples with caramel

We list 25 samples from the niche perfume samples with caramel on record. 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

Xerjoff Tony Iommi Monkey Special

Xerjoff Tony Iommi Monkey Special, a Parfum from Xerjoff, has Bergamot, Bulgarian Geranium, Passion Fruit, Rum, Cinnamon, Leather and others on record. By family it is filed as woody, oriental, leather and spicy. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.

Les Eaux Primordiales Vanille Supermassive

Les Eaux Primordiales Vanille Supermassive, an Extrait de Parfum from Les Eaux Primordiales, has Bergamot, Elemi, Cinnamon, Fir Balsam, Labdanum, Patchouli and others on record. By family it is filed as gourmand, spicy and oriental. Season on record: autumn and winter. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Goldfield & Banks Sunset Hour

With Goldfield & Banks Sunset Hour, Goldfield & Banks has an Eau de Parfum for which Pear, Mandarin, Desert peach, Raspberry, Jasmine sambac, Green mango and others are on record. The scent families on record: fruity, gourmand and floral. Season on record: summer and autumn. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

BORNTOSTANDOUT Dirty Milk

BORNTOSTANDOUT Dirty Milk is an Eau de Parfum by BORNTOSTANDOUT. The notes on record are Milk, Caramel, Black Pepper, Condensed Milk, Cashmeran, Iris and others. By family it is filed as gourmand, musky and woody. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Xerjoff La Capitale

With Xerjoff La Capitale, Xerjoff has a Parfum for which Caramel, Labdanum, Peach, Strawberry, Ginger, Iranian Saffron and others are on record. By family it is filed as gourmand, oriental and spicy. 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.

Essential Parfums Ambre Latte

From Essential Parfums comes Essential Parfums Ambre Latte, an Eau de Parfum. On paper it lists Almond milk, Roasted tonka bean, Dulce de leche caramel, Vanilla, Benzoin, White musks and others. The scent families on record: gourmand, amber, woody and musky. 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.

Lorenzo Pazzaglia Van Exstasyx

Lorenzo Pazzaglia Van Exstasyx is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from Lorenzo Pazzaglia; the note list on record reads Bourbon Vanilla, Madagascar Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla, Black Vanilla, Island Vanilla, White Flowers and others. Its family tags read gourmand and oriental. For season the tags say autumn and winter. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Venom Incarnat

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Venom Incarnat is an Eau de Parfum by Stéphane Humbert Lucas. The notes on record are Blackberry, Strawberry, Wild strawberry, Caramel, Raspberry, Virginia Cedar and others. It is tagged gourmand, fruity and leather. For season the tags say autumn and winter. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Also in this selection: Sarah Baker Peach's Revenge, BORNTOSTANDOUT Sugar Addict, Mind Games Mentor, Fragrance Du Bois Tropiques, Fragrance Du Bois Minuit et Demi, Pernoire Poka, Reinvented Sacred Bond, BORNTOSTANDOUT Black Crème, Penhaligon's Changing Constance, Jo Milano Paris Game of Spades Royale.

How to test them

Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Keep the rest of the vial for a second and third try in other weather. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing.

With 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial you can find out how it behaves on your skin, at your own pace. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does.

Where to go next

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• what a decant is

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.

Are these samples made by the brands?

No. They are decants: FragranceGems fills each one from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labels it. They are not official brand samples.

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.