Which Cave sample to try first
From Cave there are 13 samples in our shop. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
From Cave there are 13 samples in our shop. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.
The selection
Cave White Amber
Cave also has Cave White Amber. We have no pyramid on file for it. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
Cave Marine
For Cave Marine from Cave we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.
Cave Sunset Caramel
Cave Sunset Caramel by Cave: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Give it time to settle before you judge it.
Cave Secret Tuberose
Cave Secret Tuberose is on the list from Cave. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.
Cave Alheba
No notes are on record for Cave Alheba from Cave; the sample is the way to find out. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.
Cave Wood Mirage
Cave Wood Mirage, by Cave, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.
Cave Rosa Vaniglia
Cave Rosa Vaniglia by Cave: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.
Cave Caffè Rosa Vaniglia
No notes are on record for Cave Caffè Rosa Vaniglia from Cave; the sample is the way to find out. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.
Also in this selection: Cave Mystic Moon, Cave Amor, Cave Love Declaration, Cave Bloomé, Cave Xander.
How to test them
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. Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week.
Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. A decant of 2, 5 or 10 ml lets you wear it on several days before you decide about a full bottle.
Where to go next
- Cave samples
- all samples
- how we fill your sample
- sample sets
- find your scent
- how to test perfume on skin
- how to use a sample vial
- decant, tester or sample
Questions
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.
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.
