Hi everyone! Im currenly looking to buy more niche or independent houses, as Ive want to expand my repertory a lot more, by smelling more things.
I want to get discovery sets/travel sizes as I really dont blind buy much.
What brand has the best deal or has a better offering?
Thanks!
I really liked the Nicolai set. Lots of scents and the blends are really nice.
I also enjoyed the Sarah Baker set but that is a pricier option and I either really liked or really disliked the scents. They do offer a credit toward a full bottle.
I'm working through the Akro set right now, and I think it's reasonably priced for 10 samples.
Xerjoff do sets of 4 of your own choice for about £25
I would suggest any of these as a good starting point
Soprano (I absolutely love this as it smells of pure luxury to me and was what I wore for my wedding day )
Torino21 (great citrus / mint summer fragrance
Tony Iommi Monkey Special (sweet boozy chocolate gourmand)
Naxos (nice tobacco fragrance)
Starlight (another I love , gorgeous cardamom )
other popular fragrances if some of those don’t tickle your fancy could be
Alexandria II Parfum (I am not a fan but many others love this, however I do like the dry down it takes a while to get there and I don’t like what comes first ) Edit: after looking at your collection maybe you should ease your way in to oud before trying this or maybe you will love it right away but definitely should be tested before buying a full bottle.
Golden Dallah (great coffee fragrance)
be prepared to spend a lot for full bottles though 💰💰💰🤑
There's really a ton to choose from, so it all comes down to your available budget. I'm currently working my way through the Nishane 21 Discovery Set, which goes for about $120 I believe. It's pretty nice to get a good idea of the house.
If you want to keep it cheaper, they also got a smaller Discovery Set with 12 samples instead of 21. But imo, it's worth spending the extra cash.
Xerjoff offers small sample sets of 4 samples of your choice for like about $30-$35 (shipping included).
Another pretty great deal comes from Filippo Sorcinelli, with a 12 sample Discovery Set at about $60-$70 with all the samples of your choice.
But if you really got the cash and want to go all in, the Amouage's Men Discovery Set is pretty nice. 12 2ml samples, but for $130, so on the pricier egde
Honestly it really depends on which fragrance house speaks to your sensibility.
Otherwise interesting value for price when it comes to discovery sets are : Parfum d'Empire, Une Nuit Nomade, Meo Fusciuni, Les Bains Guerbois...
Recently I've been really into 10ml fragrance bottle to really test them through a much longer period, this way I discovered beautiful fragrances from Voyages Imaginaires and Isabelle Larignon but know that these 10ml sample kits might cost you the price of an entire 100-75ml niche perfume bottle.
Hi everyone! Im currenly looking to buy more niche or independent houses, as Ive want to expand my repertory a lot more, by smelling more things.
I want to get discovery sets/travel sizes as I really dont blind buy much.
What brand has the best deal or has a better offering?
Thanks!
Well it will also depends on what you like cause some houses do and don't do certain kinds of stuff.
I kinda love Maison Tahité and I'm willing to test even more of them in the future. They essentially revolve around vanilla, cocoa and coffee, but don't be fooled, sometimes it's very subtle. They have a discovery set.
Other interesting houses I'd check that offer discovery sets or samples selection: Botanicae Expressions, Mancera, Heeley, État Libre d'Orange, Essential Parfums, Bon Parfumeur... But they're more a hit or miss for my tastes.
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