Which Perfumérica sample to try first
We list 15 samples by Perfumérica. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
We list 15 samples by Perfumérica. 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
Perfumérica HC3 Amaderado Chipré
Perfumérica HC3 Amaderado Chipré is on the list from Perfumérica. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.
Perfumérica HC15 Vainilla
Perfumérica HC15 Vainilla, by Perfumérica, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
Perfumérica HC9 Higo
Perfumérica also has Perfumérica HC9 Higo. We have no pyramid on file for it. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.
Perfumérica HC2 Dulce Oriental
No notes are on record for Perfumérica HC2 Dulce Oriental from Perfumérica; 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.
Perfumérica HC8 Sal de Mar
Perfumérica HC8 Sal de Mar, by Perfumérica, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.
Perfumérica HC6 Sandalwood
Perfumérica HC6 Sandalwood is on the list from Perfumérica. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.
Perfumérica HC7 Bergamota
Perfumérica HC7 Bergamota is on the list from Perfumérica. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Give it time to settle before you judge it.
Perfumérica HC12 Cítrico Ámbar
Perfumérica HC12 Cítrico Ámbar is on the list from Perfumérica. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.
Also in this selection: Perfumérica HC5 Madera Oud, Perfumérica HC13 Mediterráneo, Perfumérica HC10 Ámbar Floral, Perfumérica HC1 Floral Frutal, Perfumérica HC14 Milán, Perfumérica HC4 Amaderado Acqua, Perfumérica HC11 Incienso.
How to test them
Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby.
A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. 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
- Perfumérica samples
- all samples
- sample sets
- find your scent
- how we fill your sample
- what a decant is
- how to build a sample set
- Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Extrait
Questions
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.
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.
