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10 months ago - 11/14/2025
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My 2nd sample set ALREADY arrived?

I ordered a Kilian discovery set five days ago. It shipped out three days ago and arrived yesterday. Like, are you serious? I mean, I'm definitely not complaining, but my goodness. Talk about efficient! I know Kilian is often branded as overpriced, but I bought the sample set anyways because I thought it was a pretty good deal! 30 bucks for five 1.5mL sprays of my choice, plus two extra free 1.5mL sprays of my choice, plus a complimentary 7.5mL spray of "Love, Don't Be Shy" (I've learned that I should put fragrance names in quotation marks)? Pretty freaking swell! And all of them are different fragrances so I get a pretty wide range of testing! The samples I have besides the aforementioned "Love, Don't Be Shy" are of "Angels' Share" (duh), "Old Fashioned" (I've been eyeing this one for a while), "Black Phantom - Memento Mori," "Smoking Hot," "Born to be Unforgettable," "I Don't Need a Prince by My Side to Be a Princess" (What a mouthful... I didn't wanna shorten it to "Princess" like Kilian does, but still.), and "Can't Stop Loving You." I'll admit I'm not particularly interested in any of them besides "Love, Don't Be Shy," "Angels' Share," "Old Fashioned," and "Princess," but it'll be worth the try! I probably still don't have a good grasp of what fragrances I like, so maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised!

Oh, and a tiny update on the Kheimistrii samples! I have "Snickerdoodle" on my wrists right now and it's still very clearly there after at least five hours! Leaned in to give a Kilian sample a sniff and was blasted by "Snickerdoodle" cinnamon instead. Not sure about sillage... Shoot, I honestly can't trust any judgement I make on anything about these samples right now! My nose is still all messed up because of my cold!

Last updated 11/14/2025 - 05:40 PM
2 Comments
JSO60JSO60 10 months ago
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As you're exploring, consider looking at some of the fragrance decanters so that you can get the fragrances you're interested in, rather than a discovery set that has many fragrances that don't interest you (nothing against discovery sets, I've purchased them and they can be fun). Some to consider includes Perfuum, decantx, scents angels, and my fragrance samples. If you look, you can also find discount codes that can knock off a few cents from the order.
toluminariatoluminaria 10 months ago
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for the tips and recs! I'll definitely take note of that for the future!