Which Bon Parfumeur sample to try first

32 perfumes by Bon Parfumeur are listed with us as samples. We picked 8 to show here and describe them strictly by their recorded data. Read it as a map, not as a top list.

The selection

Bon Parfumeur 202

Bon Parfumeur 202 by Bon Parfumeur: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Bon Parfumeur 903

Bon Parfumeur also has Bon Parfumeur 903. We have no pyramid on file for it. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Bon Parfumeur 201

Bon Parfumeur 201 by Bon Parfumeur: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Bon Parfumeur 101

No notes are on record for Bon Parfumeur 101 from Bon Parfumeur; the sample is the way to find out. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Bon Parfumeur 701

Bon Parfumeur also has Bon Parfumeur 701. We have no pyramid on file for it. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Bon Parfumeur 802

For Bon Parfumeur 802 from Bon Parfumeur we hold no notes; wear it and judge. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Bon Parfumeur 502 Iris Cartagena

Bon Parfumeur 502 Iris Cartagena by Bon Parfumeur: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.

Bon Parfumeur 102

Bon Parfumeur 102 by Bon Parfumeur: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Also in this selection: Bon Parfumeur 203, Bon Parfumeur 103, Bon Parfumeur 401, Bon Parfumeur Ymc, Bon Parfumeur 501, Bon Parfumeur 904, Bon Parfumeur 106, Bon Parfumeur 304, Bon Parfumeur 901, Bon Parfumeur 004.

How to test them

Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly.

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. Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description.

Where to go next

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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.

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.

Why do some perfumes show no notes?

Because we only print notes we can trace to a source. Where no note list is on record, the page says so and leaves the judging to your own skin.