Which Arquiste sample to try first
Arquiste is on DecantGems with 20 samples. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
Arquiste is on DecantGems with 20 samples. Here are 8 of them, each with the data that is on record for it. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.
The selection
Arquiste Nocturnality
No notes are on record for Arquiste Nocturnality from Arquiste; the sample is the way to find out. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.
Arquiste Indigo Smoke
For Arquiste Indigo Smoke from Arquiste we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.
Arquiste Ella
Arquiste Ella, by Arquiste, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Give it time to settle before you judge it.
Arquiste The Architects Club
Arquiste The Architects Club is on the list from Arquiste. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.
Arquiste After Sun
No notes are on record for Arquiste After Sun from Arquiste; the sample is the way to find out. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.
Arquiste Sydney Rock Pool
Arquiste Sydney Rock Pool by Arquiste: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.
Arquiste A Grove by The Sea
Arquiste A Grove by The Sea, by Arquiste, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.
Arquiste Infanta en Flor
Arquiste Infanta en Flor is on the list from Arquiste. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
Also in this selection: Arquiste Venice Rococo, Arquiste Boutonniere No. 7, Arquiste Nanban, Arquiste Tropical, Arquiste Misfit, Arquiste L'Or de Louis, Arquiste Anima Dulcis, Arquiste L'Etrog Acqua, Arquiste Almond Suede, Arquiste Peau.
How to test them
Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day. Try it once at home and once outdoors, since air and temperature change the impression. Spray it on the inside of your wrist or elbow and do not rub. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week.
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
- Arquiste samples
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- how we fill your sample
- all brands
- frequently asked questions
- what a decant is
- how to store perfume samples
- 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.
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.
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.
