Eau de Parfum Discovery Set

While all the scents smelled like good quality ingredients, they were all too overpowering for me. I personally like something more sweet smelling, and all these were too harsh.

The scents are deep and complex, but sadly not for me.

A rich and complex array of scents. Fun and interesting to try. I think out of the whole set only two appealed with first wearing, and a few I was undecided on and will try wearing again. In one instance I got a dense itchy rash on my left forearm in the area I had sprayed the sample onto the previous day. It was only that area and I had nothing else new contact the skin there, might have been the perfume, not sure.
Also I overestimated the amount I would get back toward purchase of a full bottle, between misremembering the amount then realizing it is Canadian $, smaller w exchange rate.

My first purchase from Paraphrase was their full discovery kit.

I really appreciate that there were sniff cards you can use to spray the perfume on before trying it out on your skin. It was also helpful to have the notes listed on each card. The samples were a generous amount to try!

Their choice of fragrances are complex and feels more of an experience (which is what I like about perfume in the first place) in comparison to the commercial fragrances where the aim is usually just to smell good. If you like scents from Aesop or Saje, I would say that you would probably like the scents here.

My favourites are: Eros Fig (just ordered a full bottle), Troubled Spirits, Lucky Days and Sex & Jasmine. The other scents are beautiful and more ‘heavy,’ so I will be revisiting them in the Autumn/Winter (particularly have my eye on Gilded and Grasslands!)

Overall, enjoyed the selection provided and look forward to what the company will do in the future!

You can tell a lot of thought and care was put into pairing/layering the notes to convey the essence they were meant to capture. They also have good silage and longevity (about 6ft, lasting maybe an average of 10hrs)

The only reason it's not a 5 star is because unfortunately my skin chemistry pulls even the smallest hint of powder notes forward, which ruined a couple of the scents for me, even if I liked how they smelled on the tester card.

That being said, I'm really liking Grasslands, Gilded, and Troubled Spirits the most so far!