tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post5980896085291366177..comments2024-03-27T17:55:18.260-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: ARE SAMPLES BETTER THAN THE REAL THING?Doc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-28816544197403668262022-05-01T09:15:08.087-07:002022-05-01T09:15:08.087-07:00Completely agree. When will the brands realize the...Completely agree. When will the brands realize they are losing our business? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-69574299090118384312021-10-26T17:23:09.845-07:002021-10-26T17:23:09.845-07:00Yuphapoens to me all the time
The latest is a Dav...Yuphapoens to me all the time <br />The latest is a Davines hair conditioner<br />Like a miracle in the sample <br />The full size like a cheap drugstore brand <br />M jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025853197665669379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-54162614345156644822021-02-25T13:53:21.436-08:002021-02-25T13:53:21.436-08:00Yes. I tried a sample of Nirvana Bourbon and loved...Yes. I tried a sample of Nirvana Bourbon and loved it. Bought the full size which was a very dilute almost unrecognizable scent of the sample I loved. Very disappointing.janine57https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840728747042707981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-71143734003303942882020-01-24T10:46:06.194-08:002020-01-24T10:46:06.194-08:00Well I will name names, I got a sample of Juliette...Well I will name names, I got a sample of Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume and I LOVED it! So much that I decided to change my perfume after probably about 2 decades and purchased the full $135 bottle. It definitely smells like an extremely watered down version of the sample. Total waste of money and I'm so disappointed because I loved it so much in my sample. I'll have to see if the travel size is any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-9299413054143345662018-12-13T05:51:33.531-08:002018-12-13T05:51:33.531-08:00I actively searched on Google for answers to the q...I actively searched on Google for answers to the question whether samples are better than the real thing because recently I splurged on a full size Jo Malone perfume after falling in love with the Peony and Blush scent sample. As soon as I sprayed the full size product on my wrist I knew it wasn't the same formula; the biggest disappointment was the staying power, non-existent, half an hour at most for the full size, whereas the sample for the same perfume, I would spray beginning of day, and still catch notes and light scent at the end of day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-458298732574732802015-05-13T09:49:37.652-07:002015-05-13T09:49:37.652-07:00Farbod, you were indeed lucky in this case. Farbod, you were indeed lucky in this case. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-83344669462961755552015-05-13T09:49:05.429-07:002015-05-13T09:49:05.429-07:00Gail, I'm extremely late replying to this post...Gail, I'm extremely late replying to this post! I would have to agree with the 80% satisfaction rate with samples, but for me the satisfaction rate for full sizes is 50% or less. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-1862225869150227732015-05-13T09:47:11.459-07:002015-05-13T09:47:11.459-07:00Marla, these are all good questions to which I do ...Marla, these are all good questions to which I do not know the answers. It's possible that in some cases samples are a higher concentration than a full bottle. That doesn't explain why other types of cosmetic samples seem to work better than the full size, though. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-31992305776019251912015-04-22T20:36:22.057-07:002015-04-22T20:36:22.057-07:00It only happened once in perfume sampling for me. ...It only happened once in perfume sampling for me. In that case the perfumer himself mentioned a slight variety from batch to batch when I questioned about new bottles and the difference between old and new one. As you said it is inevitable in natural perfumery. Fortunately that full size impressed me more than the sample! I feel very lucky :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585533555109785709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-33652946828687492912015-04-05T05:05:39.234-07:002015-04-05T05:05:39.234-07:00Hi Ellen,
We brought a really nasty bug back with...Hi Ellen,<br /><br />We brought a really nasty bug back with us from San Fran. I know I am a little late to this post, but since I am up very early (4:45 a.m.) feeling yucky I thought I would distract myself pondering my experiences with samples.<br /><br />There is something precious about a tiny sample, even if totally free. Maybe that is why some of my samples smell (or work) better for me than the full sizes? I find it interesting that whether I sample first or blind buy a full size my satisfaction rate is still about the same, hovering around 80%.<br /><br />Azar Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011756547431804355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-54292573721142191572015-03-27T05:01:37.699-07:002015-03-27T05:01:37.699-07:00I'm quite sure there are separate vats of samp...I'm quite sure there are separate vats of sample perfume and regular bottled perfume, at least with certain lines. I won't name names (though they are big names), but I have tried sample on one hand, same age full bottle on the other, and they are different. The difference is usually that the full bottle juice is much thinner and weaker. I know IFRA regs have hollowed out and thinned out a lot of perfumes, but I would be interested to know if samples are not required to go by IFRA regs? In other words, can they be the full-bodied beauties they were meant to be, while their standard-bottle cousins are the pale imitations?? Or is it just a marketing ploy to get you to buy the big bottle? I have also noticed on ebay that cartons of luxury cosmetic samples go for big money. Is that because the product is superior to the full versions and savvy ebayers know this? I don't know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.com