My Wishlist | Discovery Sets Pt. 1

I love a good discovery scent, and I wish more companies came out with a discovery set or allowed customers to purchase official samples. It's cost-effective in two ways: you're not blind-buying huge bottles, and the discovery kits are usually cheaper (and bigger) than samples you buy on Luckyscents or Surrender to Chance. Most importantly, it's a spray bottle and not one of the dabber things! Here are some discovery kits that I've been eyeing. 

Someone, please hide my wallet!

(Note: Top, Heart, and Base Notes are separated by periods. I put an asterisk on scents I am most looking forward to.)

Byredo La Grande Sélection ($225 😱)

I've always wanted Byredo to release a discovery set. Be careful what you wish for because it's expensive. There are 24 2ml vials... Let's forget about the price and think about something else for a while. The scents included are 1996, Accord Oud, *Bal D'Afrique, *Bibliotheque, Black Saffron, Blanche, *Eleventh Hour, *Flowerhead, *Gypsy Water, **Inflorescence, *La Tulipe, *Lil Fleur, *Mixed Emotions, *Mojave Ghost, Mumbai Noise, Oud Immortel, *Palermo, *Pulp, Rose Noir, *Rose of No Man's Land, Slow Dance, *Sunday Cologne, Super Cedar, and Velvet Haze. Many scents that I want to try out, but I don't have the money.

 

Elorea ($30)

This discovery set includes EDPs from their The Elements collection. The fragrances included are Heaven, Earth, Water, and Fire. " Each fragrance is inspired by a trigram on the Korean flag, which collectively represents the four elements of the world. The Key ingredients are sourced from distinct regions of Korea." The 50ml bottle is $125 and the 100ml is $195. You can get $30 off the full size if you purchase this set.

• *Heaven: (Top) Rose, Pink Pepper, Orange, Bergamot. (Heart) Bosung Green Tea, Freesia, Passionfruit. (Base) Cedar Wood, Amber, Musk, Vanilla. 
• Earth: (Top) Violet, Cardamom, Vanilla. (Heart) Iris, Goheung Cypress. (Base) Leather, Sandalwood.
• *Water: (Top) Bergamot, Lemon, Neroli, Mandarin. (Heart) Pocheon Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, White Rose. (Base) Cedar Wood, White Musk.
• *Fire: (Top) Jeju Lime, Camellia, Nutmeg. (Heart) Iris, Violet, Mandarin, Lemon. (Base) Leather, Amber, Rose, Juniper Berry.

Commodity Exploration Kit ($38) & Archive Collection Discovery Kit ($35)

This exploration kit has 6 different scents at three different strengths/scent spaces (listed in increasing strength): personal, expressive, and bold. The scents are Book, Gold, Milk, Moss, Velvet, and Paper. Each scent space has different notes so I will not be listing them. I'm most looking forward to the Book scents because I am a reader. The Archive Collection has 11 fragrances: Bois, Bergamot, Gin, Leather, Magnolia, Mimosa, Nectar, Rain, Vetiver, W*****y, Wool. 

• Bois: Pimento Berries, Pink Pepper, Angelica. Orchid, Freesia, Jasmine. Bois de Cedar, Australian Sandalwood, Vanilla.
• *Bergamot: Italian Bergamot, Brazilian Green Mandarin Oil, Clementine Oil. Jasmine Sambac Absolute, Moroccan Spearmint Oil, Egyptian Geranium Oil. Patchouli Oil, Vetiver Oil, Blonde Musks, Violet Leaves.
• Gin: Juniper Berry, Grapefruit Juice, Lime. Ginger Leaf, Freesia, Labdanum. Patchouli, Smoky Oak, Musk.
• *Leather: Black Leather, Oregano Essence, Juniper Wood Essence. Cacao Bean Absolute, Myrrh Resinoid, Cade Essence, Akigalawood®. Styrax Resinoid, Cedarwood Essence, Haitian Vetiver Essence, Cistus Labdanum Essence from Concrete.
• *Magnolia: Waterlily, Dewy Greens, Grapefruit, Eucalyptus. Geranium, Magnolia, Ylang-ylang, Violet, Rose. Amber, Oakmoss, Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla Extract.
• *Mimosa: Lemon, Bergamot, Blood Orange, Mandarin. Orange Blossom, Black Pepper, Sheer Jasmine. Orris, Musk, Blond Wood.
• Nectar: Juicy Pomelo, Italian Tangerine, Bergamot. Neroli, Honeysuckle, Cedarwood. Orange Blossom, Liquid Musk, Vetiver.
• *Rain: Dewy Green Accord, Bergamot, Lemon Verbena. Jasmine, Freesia, Lotus Blossom. White Amber, Water Musk, Sheer Woods.
• *Vetiver: Apple, Petalia®, Blackberry. Sampaquita, Jasmine Vintage Oil. Haitian Vetiver Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Indonesian Patchouli Oil, Australian Sandalwood Oil.
• W*****y (whiskey): Jammy Plums, Black Currant, Violet. Davana, Patchouli, Saffron, Lavender. Vanilla, Vetiver, Cedarwood, Ambergris, American Oak, Mahogany.
• *Wool: Mandarin, Grapefruit, Apple. Basil, Fresh Ozone, Cedarwood, Lavandin, Armoise. Amber, Haitian Vetiver, Gray Musk, Bourbon Vanilla

Floral Street ($22)

There are 8 scents: Wonderland Peony, Electric Rhubarb, Neon Rose, Arizona Bloom, Wild Vanilla Orchid, Chypre Sublime, Black Lotus, and Ylang Ylang Espresso. They contain 20% oil concentration, so they're "super long-lasting." The notes intrigue me and I am excited, despite the negative reviews...

• *WP: Guava, Red Berries, Sicilian Lemon. Raspberry bloom, Peony, Violet. Cotton Candy, Vanilla, Resins, Woody Notes, Cedar, Vetiver. 
• ER: Rhubarb, White Flowers. Sea notes, Salt, Gardenia, Frangipani, Jasmine Sambac. Sandalwood, Powdery Notes.
• *NR: Apple Blossom, Bergamot, Cassis, Sichuan Pepper. Rose, Egyptian Jasmine, Cyclamen, Angelica, Juniper Berries. Peach, White Cedar Extract, Amber.
• AB: Coconut, Salt, Musk, Fig Leaf, Cashmere Wood, Jasmine, Amber. Black Pepper, Oakmoss.
• WVO: Vanilla Flower, Cassis, Citruses. Flowers, Bamboo, Jasmine. Vanilla Bean, Sandalwood, Orchid, Patchouli.
• CS: Geranium, Incense Pink, Pink Pepper. Damask Rose, Patchouli, Violet. Olibanum, Labdanum, Benzoin.  
• BL: Saffron, Pink Pepper, Sour Cherry. May Rose, Black Violet. Leather, Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk. 
• *YYE: Sichuan Pepper, Rose, Tangerine. Ylang-Ylang, Tiramisu, Patchouli, Jasmine. Coffee, Whipped cream, Cacao, Guaiac Wood. 

Have you tried fragrances from these designers? If you have, what was your experience like?