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Do department stores still have perfumes out to try?

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Orangetattoo · 29/09/2024 21:13

Years ago you could visit places like Debenhams and test lots of different perfumes before you bought them.

Debenhams have now closed and places like boots and superdrug lock their perfumes behind a counter or glass door which means you need to ask to try each one, which takes a long time if you don't have something specific in mind.

Is there anywhere that does still have the perfumes out like they used to?

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ApolloandDaphne · 20/06/2025 04:31

John Lewis has perfumes out to try in the beauty department.

isitmeamithedrama · 20/06/2025 05:22

There aren’t that many department stores anymore John Lewis and bigger boots stores still have perfume areas to try out fragrances
there’s places like the perfume shop as well but they’re usually behind a counter so you have to ask to smell/spray them

Mikart · 20/06/2025 05:45

Harvey Nicks , Space NK and John Lewis

Platypusdiver · 20/06/2025 05:59

Airports always have loads.

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 20/06/2025 08:06

isitmeamithedrama · 20/06/2025 05:22

There aren’t that many department stores anymore John Lewis and bigger boots stores still have perfume areas to try out fragrances
there’s places like the perfume shop as well but they’re usually behind a counter so you have to ask to smell/spray them

Our (large) boots doesn’t. The bottles aee
out but they are replicas there is no scent in them.

evtheria · 20/06/2025 08:07

Selfridges did, the last time I was in. I actually only go in to smell new fragrances.

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