Which Victoria's Secret sample to try first

From Victoria's Secret there are 26 samples in our shop. This guide walks through 8 of them using only what is on record: names, concentrations, note lists and tags. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.

The selection

Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Sea

For Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Sea from Victoria's Secret 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.

Victoria's Secret Tease Sugar Fleur

Victoria's Secret Tease Sugar Fleur, by Victoria's Secret, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Luxe - Fragrance Mist

For Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Luxe - Fragrance Mist from Victoria's Secret we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Warm skin and cool skin can bring out different sides, so try both if you can.

Victoria's Secret ViVictoria's Secret Sexy Orchid

Victoria's Secret ViVictoria's Secret Sexy Orchid by Victoria's Secret: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Paradise

Victoria's Secret Bombshell Paradise by Victoria's Secret: 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.

Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction Luxe - Fragrance Mist

Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction Luxe - Fragrance Mist by Victoria's Secret: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Victoria's Secret Bare Rose

For Victoria's Secret Bare Rose from Victoria's Secret we hold no notes; wear it and judge. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Victoria's Secret Bombshell

For Victoria's Secret Bombshell from Victoria's Secret we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Also in this selection: Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction Decadent - Fragrance Mist, Victoria's Secret Bare, Victoria's Secret Bare Magnolia, Victoria's Secret Bombshell Sundrenched, Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Night, Victoria's Secret Bombshell Midnight, Victoria's Secret Bombshell Seduction, Victoria's Secret Cherry Elixir No. 33 - Fragrance Mist, Victoria's Secret Bombshell Beach, Victoria's Secret Love Is Heavenly.

How to test them

Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Try it once at home and once outdoors, since air and temperature change the impression. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing.

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. 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.

Where to go next

• Victoria's Secret samples
• all samples
• sample sets
• find your scent
• frequently asked questions
• Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Extrait
• decant, tester or sample
• how to build a sample set

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.