Which Viktor & Rolf sample to try first

Viktor & Rolf is on DecantGems with 20 samples. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. Read it as a map, not as a top list.

The selection

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb is an Eau de Toilette by Viktor & Rolf. The notes on record are pink peppercorn, elemi, bergamot, cinnamon, saffron and paprika. By family it is filed as citrus and spicy. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme

With Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme, Viktor & Rolf has an Eau de Parfum for which lavender, black pepper, saffron, tobacco, bourbon and vanilla are on record. By family it is filed as spicy, aromatic and gourmand. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Viktor & Rolf; the note list on record reads jasmine, rosebuds, peony and vanilla bean. Its family tags read floral and gourmand. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tiger Lily

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tiger Lily is an Eau de Parfum by Viktor & Rolf. The notes on record are coconut milk, tiger lily and benzoin. By family it is filed as fruity. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Viktor & Rolf Bonbon

No notes are on record for Viktor & Rolf Bonbon from Viktor & Rolf; the sample is the way to find out. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb Infrared

For Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb Infrared from Viktor&Rolf 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.

Viktor&Rolf Good Fortune

For Viktor&Rolf Good Fortune from Viktor&Rolf we hold no notes; wear it and judge. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Viktor & Rolf Dark Leather

For Viktor & Rolf Dark Leather from Viktor & Rolf 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.

Also in this selection: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Rose Explosion, Viktor & Rolf Antidote, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Fresh, Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb Nectar, Viktor & Rolf Good Fortune Elixir Intense, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Bundel - Heren, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Extreme, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Dew, Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Pretty Peony.

How to test them

Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week.

A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description.

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.

Are these samples made by the brands?

No. They are decants: FragranceGems fills each one from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labels it. They are not official brand samples.

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.