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Perfume testers as gift?

25 replies

PollyOrange · 19/01/2024 18:40

I'm looking for a little set of quirky perfumes as a gift and before Christmas was peppered with ads for this sort of thing. Now sadly it's all adverts for ADHD ads (see an earlier thread of mine) and magic cleaning tools 😩
I'll check penhaligons but what could I be missing ? There was one I bought off here a while back but have lost it and can't remember. Not the baby powder oil that I also fell for. Now THAT was rank 🤣

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mdinbc · 19/01/2024 18:54

Just about all companies have gift sets. Sephora has quite a few, and I had a look at the penhaligon site and they have a sample gift set. I like that theirs were 4ml size, not the tiny 2ml that some samples are. Estee Lauder also has a Small Wonders Set of 8 fragrances @ 4ml.

I think most women would like such a gift!

caringcarer · 19/01/2024 19:51

Dior do a set with small amounts of their various perfumes.

Wadermellone · 19/01/2024 19:55

They are becoming more popular. They make great gifts for perfume lovers

Parfum de marly do great sets
Commodity do a few
Harmonist have a really nice one
Giardini de Toscana is very popular
Kayali is another popular one

I will come up with more when I sit and think about it

3WildOnes · 19/01/2024 19:58

Look fantastic have a few discovery sets which cost £55 an include a £55 voucher for perfume.

geminiflanagan · 19/01/2024 19:58

Perfume Society has great boxes at different price points, I have gifted these a lot and they always go down well. These are samples from a mix of houses.

4160 Tuesdays do sample packs, either themed or pick your own.

Others I can think of:
Floral Street
Le Labo
Boy Smells
Commodity

Owlcat42 · 19/01/2024 20:01

Bloom have amazing themed sample packs from niche brands. Dries Van Noten, Eccentric Molecules, Le Labo and Rook Perfumes all have discovery sets.

I want to go and get some myself now!

dollymixedup · 19/01/2024 20:02

I bought a saltworks tester set (£29 for 10 scents) for a friends birthday. It included a £25 voucher which I put towards to buy her travel bottles of her three favourites (£75 for 3 x 10ml).

She says the scents are lovely and long lasting - the packaging was really nice/luxurious too.

geminiflanagan · 19/01/2024 20:07

Ooh Miller Harris. And you get a voucher towards a full bottle as well.

PollyOrange · 19/01/2024 20:47

Now drooling at these and want them all
For myself!

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duckpancakes · 19/01/2024 20:49

Maison margiela replica
Killian
Byredo

duckpancakes · 19/01/2024 20:50

Next do some of their own fragrances

SiobhanSharpe · 19/01/2024 20:52

Even Amouage has a discovery set. I bought one from Harrods.

Zampa · 19/01/2024 20:53

I got one from Maison Francis Kurkdjian as a present. I also noticed Carthusia do an 18 fragrance sample kit.

Gatekeeper · 19/01/2024 20:57

I got a 10 sample set by Escentric Molecules and none of the bloody sprays work! Twenty odd quid down the drain

Pixiedust1234 · 19/01/2024 21:04

I didn't realise so many places did them. I only knew about penhaligons!

NoddyTheNodule · 19/01/2024 22:16

Phlur do a range of quirky, unisex fragrances that I bloody love - their discovery sets are available from Selfridges. I can definitely recommend Tangerine Boy and Missing Person!

FredaFox · 20/01/2024 08:27

Gatekeeper · 19/01/2024 20:57

I got a 10 sample set by Escentric Molecules and none of the bloody sprays work! Twenty odd quid down the drain

I've had 2 of their perfumes in advent calendars, bloody awful, I gave them away

Badtard · 20/01/2024 08:28

Gatekeeper · 19/01/2024 20:57

I got a 10 sample set by Escentric Molecules and none of the bloody sprays work! Twenty odd quid down the drain

Can you decant them into similar bottles? Lots on certain websites at decent prices?

Or contact the brand?

Gatekeeper · 20/01/2024 09:33

Badtard · 20/01/2024 08:28

Can you decant them into similar bottles? Lots on certain websites at decent prices?

Or contact the brand?

I cannot get the tops off...ive tried and so has DH. Ive let the makers know but because I bought it from ebay they more or less said "tough"

Baconking · 20/01/2024 10:19

I got the Jo Loves discovery set before Christmas.

7x 2ml sprays. Tried one or two sprays from 3 of them and wasn't impressed, they smell like aftershave but now stuck with them as can't sell on vinted or Ebay if used at all. Pretty annoying as I think they cost about £27!

Puravida23 · 20/01/2024 10:19

Just seen this and thought about your thread. Cult beauty are releasing one of their Fragrance Box discovery boxes. No clue on release date (might not be for a few weeks) or price yet though but may be worth considering depending on how quickly you need the gift and how much it costs

Cult Beauty UK

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/brands/cult-beauty/gifts/the-fragrance-edit.list?affil=awin&utm_content=beauty-detective.com&utm_term=Social+Content&utm_source=AWin_1073847&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=1073847&awc=29063_1705745736_f798d630172c051d6d97dcc9058537d4

GettingStuffed · 20/01/2024 12:44

I'd love the Maison margiela set. Last year I had a sample of by the fireplace , it was an ideal winter scent and for christmas I had beach walk .

GeneCity · 20/01/2024 12:48

4160 Tuesdays sell lovely sets, and you can even choose what's include. Brilliant indie company.

Wadermellone · 20/01/2024 12:51

GettingStuffed · 20/01/2024 12:44

I'd love the Maison margiela set. Last year I had a sample of by the fireplace , it was an ideal winter scent and for christmas I had beach walk .

I got a set with thatand bought the full size fireplace. I really want jazz club as well. My dd took the autumn leaves as I wasn't a huge fan of it.

I also wanted to recommend Simons nest perfum oils. They don't do a set as such but you can buy the small sizes for around £5 each

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