Going through samples

[clayr]

I recently got a sample pack from BPAL and am trying them out. How do people here sample and how do you clean your sample area so you can try out a new sample without it being affected by the old sample?

Comments

[clayr]

Thanks for your response. I tried Queen Alice and was impressed at how in the imp it smelt too floral* for me but when dried on my wrist, it smelt much sweeter and way less floral. Sadly the second one I tried, Two, Five & Seven, remained floral throughout. I had Queen Alice on for a couple of hours and Two, Five & Seven for something like a hour.

Heh, I work for Sbux, I always have coffee lying around.

*A scent that is irritating to me.

[momijizukamori]

Yeah, it's really interesting how some change! I like a lot of resin/musk heavy stuff and they frequently have a really sharp, acrid note in the imp which dries away in the first few minutes.

I have heard (repeatedly) that coffee is especially good for clearing nostrils beyond just the 'it has a strong scent itself' aspect, but I have no idea if there's truth to that.