๐ฑSampled
Here are random notes on all the random perfume samples/decants I've tried so far.
WIP, there's still more to add.
| Brand | Name | Notes | Feel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4160 Tuesdays | Silk, Lace & Chocolate | Chocolate and strawberries, slightly weak, but might be better if sprayed | ๐ |
| Acqua Di Parma | Fico di Amalfi | Citrusy, leafy, fresh, a fig scent that I actually like | ๐ |
| Acqua Di Parma | Mandorlo di Sicilia | Vanilla & a little star anise, smells just like root beer! Overall a little too faint, will need to really test 6/10 cuz too weak | ๐ |
| Aerin | Hibiscus Palm | White floral with coconut, smells a bit green. Similar to Terracotta le Parfum. | ๐ |
| Akro | Dark | Does smell chocolatey at first, sorta dirty/smoky and reminds me of mushrooms. | ๐ |
| Akro | Awake | Actually smells like coffee, sweet and syrupy cardamom | ๐ |
| ALTAIA | Don't Cry For Me | One of the first samples smelled. Didn't write notes, just remembered it was nice but I wasn't wowed. | ๐ |
| Amouage | Imitation Woman | Simply too perplexing and strong for me to truly enjoy wearing. Haven't smelled anything like it since. | ๐ |
| Amouage | Beach Hut | Didn't expect it to smell, to me, so masculine, woodsy, too regular degular 6/10 | ๐ |
| Amouage | Guidance | Me and my sister agree this sort of smells like BO and flowers. Extremely pungent, I got sick of it quickly... Atomic projection lol 2/10 | ๐คข |
| Amouage | Sunshine Woman | Fruity almond, nothing that really stands out, quite "safe" for what I expect of Amouage. There's some tobacco which makes it feel like autumn. | ๐ |
| Amouage | Love Tuberose | Pretty tuberose but there are others that smell just as good for fraction of the price. | ๐ |
| Amouage | Lilac Love | Lovely floral, not picking up any choco | ๐ |
| Amouage | Love Mimosa | Another pretty but underwhelming floral. | ๐ |
| Amouage | Fate Woman | Wasn't wowed. | ๐ |
| Armani | Stronger with You Intensely | Unisex spicy sweet scent. Very nice, but I have too many other scents that are just as good. Cinnamon caramel. | ๐ |
| Atelier Cologne | Cafe Tuberosa | Lovely fruity citrus, no coffee to be found | ๐ |
| Balenciaga | Florabotanica | Rose with a weird green not I'm not the biggest fan of. | ๐ |
| BDK Parfums | Rouge Smoking | Beautiful cherry/vanilla. Cherry is gone too soon. Prefer Cherry Punk. | ๐ |
| BDK Parfums | Pas Ce Soir | Like shampoo, not wowed. | ๐ |
| BDK Parfums | Bouquet de Hongrie | Floral powder, nice but boring | ๐ |
| Casamorati 1888 | Dama Bianca | First impression: Super pretty, delicate floral/powdery vanilla! Later on: Okay, maybe too delicate and expired smelling... | ๐ |
| Casamorati 1888 | Italica | Almond bomb. First spray is a shock to the system. Might be too harsh | ๐ |
| Comme des Garcons | Black | Boring men's cologne | ๐ |
| Coqui Coqui | Fleurs des Iles | Boring, powdery | ๐ |
| Diptyque | Eau de Minthe | Mint makes it toothpasty. Fresh but not for me, masc. | ๐ |
| Diptyque | Fleur de Peau | Powdery, clean, but not a wow. | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | Under My Skin | Leathery, spicy, powdery, woody, animalic / Do smell the leather, but immediately get a sort of BO, mixed with spices, fairly soft | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | Sticky Fingers | Spicy Patchouli, Powdery Tobacco and Leather / get patchouli and leather, but smells sort of like honey, smells to me medicinal | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | Etruscan Water | Chypre, citrusy, spicy, powdery / mature, nice sort of vintage, definitely powdery. Reminds me of a cave near the ocean? I'd never wear this, but I like it. | ๐ง |
| Francesca Bianchi | The Black Knight | Woody (vetiver), aromatic, smoky, powdery / definitely aromatic smoky. Gothic and very strong. Interesting... | ๐ง |
| Francesca Bianchi | Sex and the Sea Neroli | Citrusy, ambery, animalic / Not sure, not a like | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | Tyger Tyger | Chypre, fruity, woody / reminds me of some of the indie oils I have... | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | The Dark Side | Woody, spicy, powdery, incense. Liked it at first, but the more I tried it the more I didn't like it... | ๐ |
| Francesca Bianchi | The Lover's Tale | Chypre, leather, smoky, floral, fruity / Strong and reminds me of vintage perfume? smoky floral leather, yup. Very long lasting, something very unpleasant about it. | ๐ |
| Frederic Malle | Lipstick Rose | Incredible cosmetics scent. Like a fancy vintage lipstick. Sort of plasticy, super floral, super femme. | ๐ |
| Frederic Malle | Musc Ravageur | Spiced vanilla and amber, musky/animalistic, masc but I'd actually wear it | ๐ |
| Frederic Malle | Carnal Flower | Indolic real tuberose. BIG. Final boss of white floral frags. | ๐ |
| Gallagher Fragrances | Behold, Patchouli | Oranges, chocolate patchouli. Packs a punch, initial spray is realistic chocolate and what to me smells like candied orange peels. Overall citrusy and sweet, something too rough around the edges for me personally. | ๐ |
| Gallagher Fragrances | Amongst Waves | Strong, long lasting realistic melon. Green apple is also at the forefront. Smells like the beach/pier and is a bit masc. Green apple, honeydew, sea salt, aquatic. | ๐ |
| Gallivant | Los Angeles | Sweet juicy pineapple...don't remember much else. | ๐ |
| Imaginary Authors | Slow Explosions | Would have to be in a specific place in a specific outfit to enjoy this. Not a bad leather for a leather hater. Wearable leather. | ๐ |
| Imaginary Authors | Yesterday Haze | A fig that I can handle, but not a fave, too masc. | ๐ |
| Jean Paul Gaultier | Scandal | Sort of a generic sweet scent but it does have some sort of character | ๐ |
| Jo Malone | Lime Basil & Mandarin | Unisex lime kind of smell. Too masc and not exciting. | ๐ |
| Jo Malone | Wood Sage & Sea Salt | Reminds me of the beach, smells salty, nice but disappears quickly, not wowed, no sillage. | ๐ |
| Jo Malone | Earl Grey & Cucumber | Nice and refreshing, watery, but disappears. No sillage. | ๐ |
| Jo Malone | Honeysuckle & Davana | Femme, nice floral, decent sillage, long lasting...sort of boring though. | ๐ |
| Jo Malone | Myrrh & Tonka | Dark sided, but I'm not a huge fan, gets old after a while, too masc for me. | ๐ |
| Jovoy Paris | Psychedelique | Patchouli, dirty, sweet, mature/masc but really nice, wish it lasted longer. Super patchouli. | ๐ |
| Juliette Has A Gun | Vanilla Vibes | A unique summer-time vanilla. Smells just like the beach, salty, aquatic, a bit in your face! | ๐ |
| Keiko Mecheri | Clair Obscur | Lovely jasmine scent, just not wowed. | ๐ |
| Kilian | Intoxicated | Not that long lasting, very nice citrus orange cleaner/cocoa butter, masc but I'd wear it. Warm fluffy scent for cold weather. | ๐ |
| Kilian | Love | Very lovely but not super long lasting, expensive | ๐ |
| Kilian | Rolling in Love | Can't remember exactly how this smelled but I liked it. | ๐ |
| Kilian | Love Don't Be Shy | Fancy fruity pebbles | ๐ |
| L'Artisan Parfumeur | Tea for Two | Very spicy roasted tea scent. The tea doesn't last too long, felt nicer to wear in cooler weather. | ๐ |
| L'Artisan Parfumeur | La Chasse Aux Papillons EDT | Jasmine, quite femme. | ๐ |
| Maison Francis Kurkdjian | Oud (Extrait de Parfum) | Wow, alluring, masc but I could wear it, expensive, out of my tax bracket. Just too expensive. | ๐ |
| Maison Francis Kurkdjian | Baccarat Rouge 540 | Sugar + dentist office. Very weird, clinical, but also actually good. Far too expensive for what it is. Smells like a whole lot of nothing in a unique way. Have smelled this in the wild on tourists. | ๐ |
| Maison Martin Margiela | Funfair Evening | Interesting anise note, kind of smells soapy and clean but has a nice caramel, vanilla base that works. Discontinued =( | ๐ |
| Maison Martin Margiela | By the Fireplace | Nice but not long lasting? Reminds me of Chergui. | ๐ |
| Maison Martin Margiela | By the Fireplace | Has everything I like, vanilla, spicy, sweet smoky... Doesn't feel masc to me. Like Christmas time. Somehow reminds me of Chergui. | ๐ |
| Maison Martin Margiela | Funfair Evening | Sadly discontinued as this was pretty unique smelling and a bit weird. Loved the star anise note =( | ๐ |
| Mancera | Aoud Vanille | Noice, but smells kinda just like Red Tobacco. | ๐ |
| Mancera | Roses Vanille | Noice, sweet rose and vanilla. | ๐ |
| Mancera | Hindu Kush | Nice but too herby for me, masc | ๐ |
| Mancera | Choco Violet | Similar enough to chocolate greedy, chocolate here lasts longer | ๐ |
| Montale | Intense Cafe | Rose and vanilla, not picking up much coffee, smells just like Mancera Roses Vanille | ๐ |
| Montale | Sensual Instinct | Kinda spicy, bright, slight choco, BR540-esque | ๐ |
| Montale | Chocolate Greedy | Name checks out, Mancera Choco Violet has the same general vibe, chocolate disappears leaving cookie dough? | ๐ |
| Montale | Oud Dream | Sweet woody, but Herod is better | ๐ |
| Motif Olfactif | Macai | Mango skin, fruit, musk, sea breeze, creamy woods, femme. I'd wear this scent from Motif Olfactif. | ๐ |
| Motif Olfactif | Mon Oasis | Jasmine, lavender, yuzu, hay, oakmoss, vetiver, tobac, musk, cedar, slightly femme) Has strong jasmine, very aromatic | ๐ |
| Motif Olfactif | Huakaโi | One of the more femme scents from this house. Looots going on. Very green | ๐ |
| Olfactive Studio | Close Up | Lovely hint of cherry, not enough | ๐ |
| Paco Rabanne | Olympรฉa Intense | Salty beachy vanilla but heavy? | ๐ |
| Parfum d'Empire | Fougere Bengale | Was in a tobacco phase. Just too masc for me. | ๐ |
| Penhaligons | Halfeti | Nice woodsy aromatic scent but too masc for me. | ๐ |
| Piotr Czarnecki | Venom of Angel | Sweet, creamy, woody. Can't remember specifics but I like this and used up the sample. | ๐ |
| Profumum | Sorriso | Hardly there choco, just vanilla. Soft but strong and long lasting, too expensive | ๐ |
| Rihanah | Sabha Wa Oud | Great vanilla oud for the price | ๐ |
| Rihanah | Musky Oud | ||
| Room 1015 | Cherry Punk | CHERRY! Lasts long enough, good sillage. Right behind Lost Cherry for me. | ๐ |
| Room 1015 | Ten Fifteen | Nice, unisex, slightly reminds me of Herod? Everything reminds me of Herod lol | ๐ |
| Room 1015 | Hollyrose | Spicy rose/soapy? Nice but not wowed. | ๐ |
| Serendipity 3 | Serendipitous | Light choco, vanilla orange, soft | |
| Serge Lutens | Chergui | Getting a clean/powdery/spicy vibe. Reminded me of Herod too. | ๐ |
| Serge Lutens | Santal Majuscule | Fancy at home kind of scent. | ๐ |
| Serge Lutens | Chergui | Got a clean/herbal?/powdery/spicy vibe, but I prefer something like Herod. Although, there's just something different about Chergui. I have a soft spot for it. Masc scent I'd totally wear. | ๐ |
| Strangers Parfumerie | Sangre Dulce | Boozy sweet caramel woody | ๐ |
| Strangers Parfumerie | Salted Green Mango | Strange but addictive, realistic mango, gets masc tho. | ๐ |
| The House of Oud | What About Pop | Hilarious real popcorn opening, unfortunately the popcorn goes away fairly quickly and leaves a nice caramel base? | ๐ง |
| Une Nuit Nomade | Suma Oriental | ||
| Viktor & Rolf | Flowerbomb | Sweet candy floral, long-lasting, so far, good if cheap but not exciting. Ultimate people pleaser, I assume. | ๐ |
| Vilhelm Parfumerie | Purple Fig | Lovely floral, different, but no sillage/longevity | ๐ |
| Xerjoff | Lira | Amazing soft lemon cake. Hype is legit. | ๐ |
| Xerjoff | Comandante | Another citrus floral, no sillage/longevity. Just nice. | ๐ |
| Xerjoff | Oud Stars - Malesia | So good, so expensive | ๐ |
| Xerjoff | Cruz Del Sur II | Supposed to be mango and guava upfront but I get a mix of tropical fruit with something a bit sweet and like cream. | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Chameleon | Fruity, slight banana, not bad | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Nightingale | Nice floral, but a bit boring. Definitely the most "wearable" from Zoologist. | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Bee | Wow, honey... Sort of smells of iron? The honey is too realistic and strong for me. | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Bat | Strong, masc, not that bad. | ๐ง |
| Zoologist | Moth | Slightly weird dusty smell...lol | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Koala | Green, soapy, too manly, kind of safe | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Dodo | Strong, masc, dirty, smelly lol | ๐ง |
| Zoologist | Elephant | Masc, grassy, strong + BO | ๐ |
| Zoologist | Squid | Definitely aquatic, but there's a super sharp stinky facet... Hard pass. | ๐คข |