Choosing the right perfume takes more than just smelling it from the tester bottle exposed in a perfumery. In fact, most people’s noses “get confused” after smelling various fragrances. To avoid this, and to spend less money, you can get a women’s perfume tester set. It’s far more affordable, you get several options to choose from.
What Are Tester Perfumes?
As the name suggests, a tester perfume is a sample you get in perfume or drugstores that allows you to smell the perfume and decide if you want to buy it. Testers aren’t usually available for purchase, and unlike the original fragrances, testers come in plain packaging without any branding or fancy details. They are often labelled as “TESTERS” or “Not for Resale.”
Is The Scent Strong?
Some people think that perfume testers are stronger than regular perfumes. They believe this because testers usually come in small containers, which helps preserve the fragrance better. However, unless the tester has a different concentration, like being a perfume instead of an EDT or EDP (which is rare but possible), this simply isn’t true.However, your sample set will last just as long as the regular perfume, packed in a large bottle. The key factor is how you store your tester. Just like with perfume, exposure to air, light, and high temperatures can affect the fragrance’s quality: it can lose its scent and potency.
Do They Last Long?
On the other hand, there are people who believe that testers have less longevity because they are exposed to bright light while on display. This theory is incorrect because perfume shops usually only display one or two bottles for testing while keeping the rest safely stored away.
Even if your tester loses its cap, the longevity of the scent won’t be affected.
Why Choose a Perfume Sample Set?
Great Price
OK, let’s start with the most obvious thing. If you want to invest in real-deal perfumes, but don’t feel like paying a fortune for a bottle, then investing in a women’s perfume tester set is a great decision. You aren’t getting just one perfume sample, but a whole set and that means a box that consists of at least five small bottles.
And even though these bottles contain about 1.5ml of fragrance, you’re still getting enough perfume. You can wear it at least for a month. Also, you get a whole set of different fragrances so you get to rotate them.
A Perfect Choice of Gift
With Christmas just around the corner, a set of perfume samples is the best last-minute gift. It doesn’t matter if the giftee is your close person like a mom, sister, best friend or co-worker, these sets make a perfect choice of a gift. Even though buying a perfume for someone else but yourself can be a little tricky, the set is actually a smart idea, because you’re giving four or five different perfumes, so your person will like at least one.
Decide What You Want
When you head to the perfumery and smell a dozen various fragrances, you’ll easily get lost in the many notes, which often results in getting something that you won’t enjoy once your olfactory system calms down.
To avoid buying expensive new perfumes, choose to buy a set of them and decide over time which one is worthy of your money and skin.
Get to test each perfume on your skin and clothes (not on a paper strip) and see how it works for you. Perfumes tend to have different smells on various skins, so instead of rushing yourself into the perfumery or drug store, stay relaxed and test your potentially new fragrance with ease.
Take it With You
Who hates carrying an entire perfume bottle in their toiletry bag, even if it’s just for a weekend getaway? We all do. Sure, you can buy a smaller bottle, or buy one of those refill packages, but let’s be honest, having a small tester perfume is a breeze. You can pack it in your toiletry bag on your vacation, or carry it in your pocket or small purse when you’re out for dinner. This is super practical, and you still get to smell nice.
Tips for Buying Sample Perfume Sets
First things first; before you make your final purchase make sure that both the tester and the branded perfume are made by the same manufacturer. They should also have the same fragrance formulation and shelf life. If you’re buying the tester as a gift, it’s a good idea to consider getting the branded perfume instead. To ensure that the tester maintains its future retail value, choose fragrances from trusted designer brands, that are known to hold their value if you decide to sell them later on. Always check that the batch code on the tester matches the one on the perfume bottle, and only make purchases from legitimate sellers and online fragrance discounters.
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