I embarked on this journey probably for the same reason you’re reading this review - to figure out which of these intricately crafted - and described - perfumes you’ll love best. Sure, there’s a 4-perfume discovery set, but if you’re going to do this, you may as well do it right. Picture this: it’s Friday night. You’ve just showered and lit a candle. You have a box with 10 luxury indie perfumes and their gorgeous scent cards in your lap. You eagerly select the one you’ve had your eye on (let’s be real, it’s fruit thieves), and you’re instantly hit with a sour sweetness that somehow encapsulates the exact aura of a green passion fruit. Your heart rate escalates (are you turned on?). Satisfied that this discovery set wasn’t a waste, you turn to another scent - only to feel the same heart-thudding response as it hits your nostrils. A tendril of unease penetrates the now-odorous haze of your living room: there are 10 perfumes in this box - how will you ever narrow it down? Not to worry, you’ll just have to prioritise. You pass the remainder of your evening on this unexpectedly thrilling scent journey, travelling amid perfumes that feel like an elevated version of everything you’ve ever want to project, and those that are equally lovely - though (thankfully for the 2026 budget you just painstakingly laid out) not quite right for you. You spend the next 2 weeks vacillating between your favourites, until you use your discount to purchase your first bottle (of fruit thieves). It arrives. Suddenly, you need a cabinet for your perfumes - with extra space for what’s to come - as not putting these works of olfactory art on a littéral pedestal feels like an affront. You’re now telling everyone you know about this experience. Gushing. Everyone should go on a scent discovery journey - no - they *deserve* it.
And that’s how you end up writing what’s possibly the third review of your entire life. Because people need to *know*.
