Which Olfactive Studio sample to try first

We list 20 samples by Olfactive Studio. 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

Olfactive Studio Selfie

No notes are on record for Olfactive Studio Selfie from Olfactive Studio; the sample is the way to find out. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Olfactive Studio Leather Shot

Olfactive Studio Leather Shot is on the list from Olfactive Studio. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Olfactive Studio Chypre Shot

Olfactive Studio Chypre Shot, by Olfactive Studio, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Olfactive Studio Iris Shot

For Olfactive Studio Iris Shot from Olfactive Studio we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Olfactive Studio Close Up

Olfactive Studio Close Up is on the list from Olfactive Studio. 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.

Olfactive Studio Chambre Noire

No notes are on record for Olfactive Studio Chambre Noire from Olfactive Studio; the sample is the way to find out. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Olfactive Studio Vanilla Shot

Olfactive Studio Vanilla Shot is on the list from Olfactive Studio. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Olfactive Studio Still Life

Olfactive Studio Still Life, by Olfactive Studio, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Also in this selection: Olfactive Studio Dancing Light, Olfactive Studio Panorama, Olfactive Studio Smoky Soul, Olfactive Studio Violet Shot, Olfactive Studio Rose Shot, Olfactive Studio Woody Mood, Olfactive Studio Flashback in New York, Olfactive Studio Flash Back, Olfactive Studio Autoportrait, Olfactive Studio Still Life in Rio.

How to test them

Test it on skin and not only on paper. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Try it once at home and once outdoors, since air and temperature change the impression.

With 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial you can find out how it behaves on your skin, at your own pace. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does.

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.

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.

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.