Which House of BŌ sample to try first

From House of BŌ there are 12 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

House of BŌ Bombon

House of BŌ also has House of BŌ Bombon. We have no pyramid on file for it. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

House of BŌ La Mar

For House of BŌ La Mar from House of BŌ 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.

House of BŌ Espirítu

House of BŌ also has House of BŌ Espirítu. We have no pyramid on file for it. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

House of BŌ Agua de Santos

No notes are on record for House of BŌ Agua de Santos from House of BŌ; the sample is the way to find out. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

House of BŌ Ave Maria

House of BŌ Ave Maria is on the list from House of BŌ. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

House of BŌ El Sireno

House of BŌ El Sireno is on the list from House of BŌ. 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.

House of BŌ Xuxú

House of BŌ also has House of BŌ Xuxú. We have no pyramid on file for it. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

House of BŌ Rosario

No notes are on record for House of BŌ Rosario from House of BŌ; the sample is the way to find out. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Also in this selection: House of BŌ Oro Verde, House of BŌ Cosmos, House of BŌ Infinitoud, House of BŌ Casa Blanca.

How to test them

Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Spray it on the inside of your wrist or elbow and do not rub.

A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing. Keep short notes per perfume; after a week the choice usually makes itself. Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description.

Where to go next

• House of BŌ samples
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• frequently asked questions
• all brands
• how to store perfume samples
• how to build a sample set
• decant, tester or sample

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.

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.