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The problem with sampling when you're out-and-about is that you get nose-blindness, even if you use the coffee shakers they give you to clear your head. I don'
by qingcharles 1y ago
The problem with sampling when you're out-and-about is that you get nose-blindness, even if you use the coffee shakers they give you to clear your head.
I don't know if it's still a good route, but I used to be able to buy sacks of random perfume sampler bottles from eBay sellers for peanuts and then I could try a couple every day and note down which ones I liked or not.
- moomoo11 1y agoI like oud and deeper scents. To me they’re more intimate. Plus I’ve found it’s a power move when I smell good in a room of people who have no aura. Humans are animals/automatons after all, and it’s a neat hack.
- Graziano_M 1y agoInitio - Oud for Greatness (which happens to be listed on gwern's page) is my favourite oud fragrance.
- moomoo11 1y agoThanks for the rec! Any others you can recommend for me? I personally like deep, earthy, and intimate scents. Cheers
- george_best 1y agoI might really like this, but the price is quite steep compared to what I usually buy... $23 for a 3ml sample (in the EU) is a bit much for me.
- morsch 1y agoAlso a neat hack is opening a window after the guy has left.