Which Bortnikoff sample to try first
Bortnikoff is on DecantGems with 48 samples. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
Bortnikoff is on DecantGems with 48 samples. We picked 8 to show here and describe them strictly by their recorded data. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.
The selection
Bortnikoff Sambac Rouge
Bortnikoff Sambac Rouge, by Bortnikoff, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
Bortnikoff Millennium Santal
For Bortnikoff Millennium Santal from Bortnikoff we hold no notes; wear it and judge. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.
Bortnikoff Tabac Dore
For Bortnikoff Tabac Dore from Bortnikoff we hold no notes; wear it and judge. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.
Bortnikoff Zemfira
Bortnikoff Zemfira is on the list from Bortnikoff. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.
Bortnikoff Oud Hindi
No notes are on record for Bortnikoff Oud Hindi from Bortnikoff; the sample is the way to find out. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.
Bortnikoff Rich
Bortnikoff Rich is on the list from Bortnikoff. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.
Bortnikoff Sir Winston
No notes are on record for Bortnikoff Sir Winston from Bortnikoff; 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.
Bortnikoff Lao Oud
For Bortnikoff Lao Oud from Bortnikoff we hold no notes; wear it and judge. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.
Also in this selection: Bortnikoff L'Heure Exquise, Bortnikoff Cologne de Feu, Bortnikoff Dubai, Bortnikoff Oud Maximus, Bortnikoff Chypre Du Nord, Bortnikoff Marrakesh, Bortnikoff Moss Cologne, Bortnikoff Mysterious Oud, Bortnikoff Tiger Blue, Bortnikoff Spanish Honey.
How to test them
Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. 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. Wear it on at least three different days before you decide.
A decant of 2, 5 or 10 ml lets you wear it on several days before you decide about a full bottle. Keep short notes per perfume; after a week the choice usually makes itself. Skin, weather and habit change how any perfume comes across, and a sample shows you your version of it.
Where to go next
- Bortnikoff samples
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- how we fill your sample
- what a decant is
- Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Extrait
- 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.
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.
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.
