French Defense
On request
Mind Games Scholar’s Mate Sample
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- Mind Games
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A few wearings of Scholar’s Mate, then decide
Mind Games makes Scholar’s Mate, a perfume you can get to know here in a small vial. No note list is on record with us for this perfume, and we do not guess one. Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.
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A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands. Read how we fill your sample
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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What is not on this page
No note list is on record for Mind Games Scholar’s Mate; wear it and judge. We would rather give you a clean sample than a description we cannot stand behind. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.
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Before it can be filled
Mind Games Scholar’s Mate has the status on request. The page is here so you can tell us you are interested; the sizes open up once we can fill the sample. We make no promise about timing. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.
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How the sample is made
We fill Scholar’s Mate from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and label it ourselves. The sizes are 2, 5 or 10 ml. Three sizes mean you decide how long you want to test. Because it is a spray, the perfume spreads on skin the same way it would from the bottle.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
With no season on file for Mind Games Scholar’s Mate, the fair test is simply several different days. Test it on skin and not only on paper. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby.
Who it is for
Scholar’s Mate comes without an audience tag in our data. A label like that is a hint, not a rule: wear what suits you. It also works for anyone who wants a small vial for travel or a bag. The sample is for anyone who wants to know a perfume before owning it.
Why try Mind Games Scholar’s Mate as a sample first
A full bottle is a long commitment, and a sample lets you make it with open eyes. The vial is filled and labelled by us, FragranceGems, from the original bottle. It is not an official brand sample and we are not affiliated with the house.
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
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Frequently asked
Is this the same perfume as the full bottle?
Yes. The liquid is taken from the original bottle of Mind Games Scholar’s Mate and filled into a glass spray vial by FragranceGems. The vial carries our own label, so it is a decant and not a sample made by the brand.
Why does this page list no notes?
No note list is on record with us for Mind Games Scholar’s Mate, and we only print notes we can trace to a source. The sample lets you judge the perfume without a list.
How should I keep the vial?
Closed, upright if possible, and away from heat and direct sunlight, the same way you would keep a full bottle. That keeps Scholar’s Mate as it was when we filled it.
The brand
About Mind Games
Mind Games takes its vocabulary from chess: every perfume is an 'aromatic movement' named after a move or an idea from the game, from French Defense to Double Attack. Creators Alex and Mariana Shalbaf work with the master perfumers of the fragrance house Symrise, and the perfumes described in this text are Extrait de Parfum. The names give no hint of the smell, mango, cherry, chocolate, coffee, so the sensible opening move is a few 10 ml decants.
- Chess-themed house: every perfume is an 'aromatic movement' named after the game
- Created by Alex and Mariana Shalbaf, with master perfumers of Symrise
- The perfumes described in this text are Extrait de Parfum
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
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Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
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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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- Filled by us from the original bottle
- Glass spray vial, labelled by us
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