Perfume Samples

I'm going to do a perfume sample challenge, a bit like the one I'm doing for sachets and trial sizes in skincare and bodycare.  You can read my latest one here.

I've picked out a selection of samples to use over the coming few weeks (or until they are finished) and then I'll let you know my thoughts on them and whether I'd buy them full size before trying out more of my stash!

To start me off I've picked:-

Acqua di Parma Iris Noble Sublime EDP 5ml roll on - this featured in my September Favourites.

Bond No 9 Central Park West EDP 1.7ml - I got this from What's in my Handbag recently and also love it!

Tom Ford Black Orchid EDP 1.5ml

Oh Lola! Marc Jacobs EDP 1.5ml

Lolita Lempicka L'Eau en Blanc EDP 0.8ml

Have you used any of these scents before?

Perfume Minis & Sample vials

I love trying out new perfumes so I love sample vials and perfume minis.  Above are my current ones.  I think they are a great way to find a perfume you love as there is normally enough in a vial find out if you love/hate a scent.

I currently carry around the following in my make-up bag:

A mini roll-on of Trish McEvoy Blackberry & Vanilla Musk - I love this sweet warm vanilla blackberry scent - a full size bottle is on my ever-expanding wish list.

I picked up a Chanel Beige EDT sample at Surrender to Chance - as this perfume retails at £100 for 75ml I wanted to try before considering buying.  Glad I did. A lovely scent but not a patch on my favourite Le Exclusifs Chanel Sycomore.

Miller Harris Citron Citron EDP which I received from What's in my handbag on Friday - citrus with woods and moss - I'm enjoying using it (and the body lotion is gorgeous).

Several sample vials from Jo Malone - White Jasmine & Mint, Grapefruit and Wild Bluebell - I adore Jo Malone but rarely buy it for myself - a real treat to receive as a gift.

I love Tuberose scents such as Robert Piguet Fracas - which I know is a marmite scent! and Le Labo Tubereuse 40.  I've not had a bottle for ages of  Estee Lauder Tuberose Gardenia but love this too.

I discovered I loved Prada Candy via a sample vial received in my November Feel Unique Box.

I also currently have minis and samples of - Visa, Calypso, Kim Kardashian, Flowerbomb, Lolita Lempicka, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Liz Earle Botanical Essence No.1, Paestum Rose, Armani Code, Jo Wood, Serge Lutens, Memo Lalibela, Tata Harper, Annick Goutal Rose, Orla Kiely and a few decants.

What perfumes have you discovered and come to love from first trying it as a sample?