Quick answer

Use the Coffret Découverte Extraits de Parfum as a structured trial, not a one-sniff test. Wear one 1.5 ml extrait sample per day on clean skin, note the opening, the heart, and the drydown at three checkpoints, and test no more than two samples in a day so your nose stays honest. When you find the one you keep reaching for, the set's included gift code lets you put its value toward a full bottle.

Set up your samples before you smell anything

Label each 1.5 ml vial with the name and the date you open it, then store the set away from sunlight and heat. Extrait de parfum is concentrated, so a little goes a long way; a single dab or a half-spray per wrist is enough to judge a full day. Keep a notepad or a notes app open, because the first impression and the four-hour impression are rarely the same.

Choose a sample testing order that avoids nose fatigue

Start with the lighter, less resinous extraits and move toward the deeper, spicier ones. If you begin with the heaviest composition, everything after it will read as faint. A practical order is one sample per day, and if you want to compare two, wear them on separate wrists rather than layering them. This is how to use perfume samples without confusing your own nose.

Check the three stages on skin, not on paper

Spray or dab on moisturized skin and note the opening within the first ten minutes, the heart at one to two hours, and the drydown at four to six hours. Extrait de parfum often unfolds slowly, so the drydown is where the real character shows. Write down whether the scent stays close to the skin or projects, and whether it changes with your body heat.

Use the set's gift code before you commit to a full bottle

The Coffret Découverte is designed as a low-risk first step: for the price of the set you receive a gift code of the same value to use on a future order. That means your sampling cost is effectively credited toward the bottle you choose. Check the code's terms and expiry when you receive it, and keep the vials you disliked until the end, because some extraits read very differently in cold weather.

Your 5-step sample testing routine

  1. Step 1: Open one vial at a time: Write the name and date on the vial, then store the rest of the set in a dark, cool place. Common mistake: opening every vial on day one, which mixes the scents in the air and in your memory. Checkpoint: one vial open per testing day.
  2. Step 2: Apply to clean, moisturized skin: Use one dab or a half-spray on each wrist and avoid rubbing. Common mistake: spraying on dry skin or on top of lotion with a strong scent, which distorts the opening. Checkpoint: no other fragrance on your skin that day.
  3. Step 3: Record the opening, heart, and drydown: Note your reaction at ten minutes, two hours, and five hours. Common mistake: judging the extrait only from the first five minutes, when the alcohol and top notes are still settling. Checkpoint: three written notes per sample.
  4. Step 4: Test no more than two samples per day: If you compare two, put one on each wrist and keep them apart. Common mistake: testing four or five extraits in one sitting, which flattens your ability to tell them apart. Checkpoint: two samples maximum, separate wrists.
  5. Step 5: Shortlist and use the gift code: After a week, circle the sample you reached for most often, then apply the set's included gift code toward that full bottle. Common mistake: choosing the sample that impressed you once rather than the one you actually wore repeatedly. Checkpoint: pick the most-worn sample, not the loudest one.

What's in the set

  • Coffret Découverte Extraits de Parfum: Coffret Découverte Extraits de Parfum contains 1.5 ml samples of Maison Crivelli extraits de parfum and includes a gift code of the set's value for a future order. You can test the extraits on your own skin first, then apply the set's value toward the full bottle you actually want, which lowers the risk of a blind buy.
  • Safran Secret: Safran Secret is part of the Mystères Olfactifs collection and was inspired by Thibaud Crivelli's discovery of saffron fields under thick fog. If you like enveloping, spicy compositions, this is a useful reference point when you compare the samples in the set and decide which direction to explore further.