Are perfume decants legal and safe to buy?
Decanting is a common practice, but a vial is only as trustworthy as the seller behind it. What we can say as plain facts, and a checklist for safe buying.
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Testing perfume, explained
Guides on decants and samples, on testing a perfume on skin, and background on brands and notes.
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Arabic perfume samples with tonka bean
Among the Arabic perfume samples, 69 have tonka bean in their recorded note list. A guide by the recorded data, with 8 samples shown.
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How can you tell if a perfume is real?
No single sign proves a perfume is real. Here are the checks that matter, from the seller to the batch code, and how decants fit in.
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Woody perfume samples: where to start
Woody perfumes can be dry cedar, soft sandalwood, grassy vetiver or mossy birch. Eight woody samples sorted by the wood that leads.
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How do you apply extrait de parfum?
Extrait de parfum is the richest concentration, and it asks for a lighter hand. Where to apply it, how much to start with, and what to avoid.
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Why does my perfume fade so fast?
Seven common reasons a perfume seems to disappear, from dry skin and light formulas to a nose that has stopped noticing it, and how to tell which applies to you.
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Gourmand perfume samples: where to start
Gourmand perfumes smell edible: milk, popcorn, caramel, cake. Eight gourmand samples from light and playful to rich dessert, sorted by how sweet they go.
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Which Argos sample to try first
Argos retells a Greek or Roman myth in every perfume, often paired with a painting. Eight samples in order of Fragrantica popularity, and a map of the sandalwood and rose.
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Fresh and citrus perfume samples
Fresh and citrus perfumes are not all the same: some are cologne-clean, some icy, some fruity. Eight samples from light to strong, with recorded notes.
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Which Al Ambra sample to try first
Al Ambra is a Dubai house of skin-close Extraits made for warm climates. Six samples in order of Fragrantica popularity, and a map of the musks, florals and sweets.
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Perfume samples for women: a first set of five
A first set of five perfume samples tagged for women: an airy rose, a powdery iris, a fruity floral, a floral with cocoa and a spiced salted caramel.
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Floral perfume samples: where to start
Floral perfumes can be airy, creamy, powdery or heady. Eight floral samples sorted from light and green to rich white flowers, with recorded notes.
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From the house of FragranceGems
The sample department of FragranceGems
DecantGems is part of FragranceGems B.V. in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. We fill every sample ourselves from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and label it ourselves. Behind it stands the same team that handles every FragranceGems order.
Reviews of FragranceGems, the shop behind DecantGems
- Filled by us from the original bottle
- Glass spray vial, labelled by us
- Customer service by the FragranceGems team
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