A full bottle of perfume is a big commitment to a scent you have smelled for thirty seconds on a paper strip. A pocket perfume is the opposite: a real eau de parfum in an 18ml spray small enough for a jacket pocket, a clutch or a gym bag, at $6.99.
Why 18ml makes sense
- You can actually finish it. Most people never get to the bottom of a 100ml bottle, and fragrance is best enjoyed fresh.
- You can own several. One for work, one for the evening, one for the gym, for less than one designer bottle.
- It goes where you go. Re-apply at lunch, before dinner, after the gym.
- It is a low-risk way to find a signature. Wear it for a week, in real life, on your own skin. That is the only test that counts.
Finding your scent
Start with the scent families you already like in food and places:
- Fresh and green: Blurbari (crisp green apple over warm cedar), our best-selling perfume of all, and Mountain (frozen pine and wet granite).
- Warm and spicy: Milioner (blood mandarin and cinnamon) and Milyon (amber and blond leather).
- Sweet and floral: Girl (orange blossom and creamy vanilla), Chance (jasmine and hyacinth) and Romance (violet and clean musk).
- Woody and dark: Lucky (hazelnut and cedar), Cosmos (dry cedar and mineral ash) and Solfaj (peppery bergamot and earthy woods).
Not sure? The Discovery Set holds our six best-sellers ($34.99, ships free), and the Pocket Perfume 5-Pack lets you choose all five. For gifts, Main Character Energy (four for her) and Second Date Insurance (four for him) are ready-made.
Making it last
- Apply to moisturised skin. Fragrance holds better on skin that isn't dry.
- Spray pulse points (wrists, neck, behind the ears) and don't rub your wrists together.
- A light mist on a scarf or collar lingers longer than on skin.
- Keep it out of direct sun and heat. A bag in a hot car is the enemy of any perfume.
When you want the full statement
For a special occasion or a gift, our 80ml extraits de parfum are the richest concentration we make. Royal Oud anchors the Old Money set.
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