Which Gourmet sample to try first
From Gourmet there are 19 samples in our shop. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
From Gourmet there are 19 samples in our shop. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.
The selection
Gourmet Vanille Absolue
For Gourmet Vanille Absolue from Gourmet we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.
Gourmet Orangelle
Gourmet Orangelle, by Gourmet, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.
Gourmet Cappuccino
Gourmet Cappuccino is on the list from Gourmet. 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.
Gourmet Champagne Rosé
Gourmet also has Gourmet Champagne Rosé. We have no pyramid on file for it. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.
Gourmet Caramel Salé
Gourmet Caramel Salé, by Gourmet, 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.
Gourmet Ribest
Gourmet Ribest, by Gourmet, 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.
Gourmet Nuage de Lait
No notes are on record for Gourmet Nuage de Lait from Gourmet; the sample is the way to find out. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.
Gourmet Tonkanas
Gourmet Tonkanas is on the list from Gourmet. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.
Also in this selection: Gourmet Jus de Coco, Gourmet Grand Cognac, Gourmet Crème Sucrée, Gourmet Sucre de Neige, Gourmet Rêve du Matin, Gourmet Chocolate Suprême, Gourmet Trésor Vert, Gourmet Cerise Rouge, Gourmet Noir Foncé, Gourmet Biscuit Souple.
How to test them
Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day. 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. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening.
Start with 2, 5 or 10 ml and give it a few days, so that the first impression is not the only one. 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
- Gourmet samples
- all samples
- sample sets
- find your scent
- all brands
- how to build a sample set
- how to test perfume on skin
- how to store perfume samples
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.
