Which Al Haramain sample to try first

From Al Haramain there are 39 samples in our shop. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. Read it as a map, not as a top list.

The selection

Al Haramain Amber Oud Aqua Dubai

Al Haramain Amber Oud Aqua Dubai by Al Haramain is a Parfum with these recorded notes: Bergamot, Green Notes, Mandarin, Amber, Melon, Black Currant and others. Its family tags read aquatic, citrus and fruity. The listing names spring and summer as its season. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

Al Haramain Amber Oud Dubai Night Extrait

Al Haramain Amber Oud Dubai Night Extrait is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from Al Haramain; the note list on record reads Saffron, Bergamot, Elemi, Oud, Bulgarian Rose, Lily of the Valley and others. The scent families on record: floral, oriental and woody. For season the tags say autumn and winter. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Al Haramain Oud White Edition

For Al Haramain Oud White Edition from Al Haramain we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Al Haramain Portfolio Floral Sculpture

Al Haramain Portfolio Floral Sculpture by Al Haramain: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.

Al Haramain Amber Oud Black Edition

For Al Haramain Amber Oud Black Edition from Al Haramain we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Al Haramain Oudh 36 Nuit

Al Haramain Oudh 36 Nuit, by Al Haramain, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Al Haramain Portfolio Imperial Oud

Al Haramain Portfolio Imperial Oud is on the list from Al Haramain. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Al Haramain Amber Oud Ruby Edition

For Al Haramain Amber Oud Ruby Edition from Al Haramain we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Also in this selection: Al Haramain Afnan 9PM, Al Haramain Amber Oud Bleu Edition, Al Haramain Detour Eco, Al Haramain Oud Ruby Edition, Al Haramain Detour Noir Exclusif, Al Haramain Amber Oud Sport, Al Haramain Amber Oud Extreme Gold Edition, Al Haramain Junoon Oud, Al Haramain Amber Oud Carbon Edition, Al Haramain Afnan SUPREMACY IN OUD.

How to test them

Test it on skin and not only on paper. Try it once at home and once outdoors, since air and temperature change the impression. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly.

A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does. Keep short notes per perfume; after a week the choice usually makes itself. A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing.

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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.

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.