Which Penhaligon's sample to try first
Penhaligon's sorts its perfumes like a library, from Portraits to Trade Routes, and shows only three key notes each. Eight samples in order of ratings.
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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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How do you decant perfume at home?
A plain method for decanting perfume into a small atomizer yourself: what you need, the steps, the mistakes to avoid and when to leave it to someone else.
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Leather perfume samples: what to try
A leather note can be soft suede, salty skin, fruit or smoke. Eight leather and suede samples, from light colognes to dark evening perfumes.
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Travel atomizer or sample vial: which to pack?
A refillable travel atomizer and a ready-filled sample vial solve different problems. How each works and when to pick which.
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Which Zoologist sample to try first
Zoologist names every perfume after an animal and gives each to a different perfumer. Eight samples in order of Parfumo ratings, and a map of the notes they share.
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Which Mind Games sample to try first
Mind Games names every Extrait de Parfum after a chess move or idea, and the names say nothing about the smell. Eight samples in order of ratings, with a note...
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Coffee perfume samples: what to try
Coffee in perfume can be a bitter top, a milky heart or a sweet dessert. Eight coffee samples, from a clean Eau de Toilette to dark and sugary ones.
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Tonka perfume samples: what to try
Tonka bean shows up in fresh, spiced and sweet perfumes alike. Eight samples that show its range, grouped by what surrounds it.
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Iris perfume samples: what to try
Iris can be powdery, cool, green, fruity or dark. Eight iris samples that show each side, with the recorded notes and the intensity tag.
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Which Tiziana Terenzi sample to try first
Tiziana Terenzi grew out of a family candle workshop and tells each extrait as a memory. Eight samples in order of Parfumo ratings, and a map of the sandalwood and...
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Which Matière Première sample to try first
Matière Première builds every perfume around an overdose of one natural raw material. Eight samples in order of Parfumo ratings, and a map of the saffron, resins and musks.
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Can you take perfume samples on a plane?
Small sample vials fit the usual hand luggage liquid rules. What to check, how to pack them and which samples make a good trip set.
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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.
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