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Decants and samples economics
- #beginners
- #discussion
As someone who got involved in the whole perfume scene quite recently, I often saw the advice to purchase samples or decants before going for the full bottle. It seems reasonable enough for me - spend a fraction of a full bottle cost, wear a fragrance a few times before committing a sizeable sum on something.
Recently, I found out there is an opposite opinion: samples and decants are a waste of money, and often, a scam. They're more expensive per ml, they produce more plastic waste, and they trick you into buying a perfume you'd otherwise never pick under the guise of "variety." They also claimed that small volume perfumes evaporate way faster, so you'll be left with nothing soon enough. It wasn't just one influencer saying things, it was multiple people participating in a full-on discussion with pictures of empty samples after a few years of storage.
As someone who prefers their perfume in smaller form, I feel somewhat unsettled.
So, the question is: Have you kept any samples or decants for more than a year? How fast does it really evaporate when stored properly?
