Cologne Sampler
Cologne Sample Packs
Look up “cologne sampler” and you’ll find an endless number of cologne gift sets and men’s fragrance sampler packs. You’ll generally find cologne samplers in the $35 to $40 range, but you can find scent sample packs in the $75 range and above. The idea of the cologne sample set, of course, is to allow a potential new cologne customer to sample one brand’s cologne products without giving away an arm and a leg, so you’ll find most (sensible) cologne samplers for less than a standard bottle of cologne. (Around $30 online for most online colognes.)
Let me give a few examples of cologne samplers on the market today. You’ll notice that most of the big colonge houses offer at least one cologne sample pack.
Ralph Lauren Miniature Collectible Cologne Set
Ralph Lauren’s cologne set for men includes samples of Ralph Lauren Polo, Polo Black, Polo Blue, Polo Double Black and Polo Explorer. Each of these colognes contain only about 15-20% of the cologne you’ll find in standard cologne products – in this case 0.5 ounces of cologne for each of the cologne sets.
That means you won’t be getting a bargain price for the Ralph Lauren Cologne Set – selling for $41 on Amazon right now – but you do get to sample five different brands of Ralph Lauren Polo Cologne, including a couple you’re not likely to ever try any other time.
There’s also a mini-variety pack of Ralph Lauren Polo Cologne for Men with samples of Polo, Polo Blue and Polo Black, but these are $38 for three 0.5 ounce bottels, so I would recommend the other option.
Calvin Klein Miniature Collection Set for Men
Calvin Klein offers a 6-piece mens cologne set for $39.99, inlude 0.5 oz. colognes samples of Calvin Klein Obsession Cologne, Calvin Klein Eternity Cologne, Calvin Klein Escape, Calvin Klein Contradition, CK One and CK Be. I actually just ordered this one myself, to give some of these classics a try and collect the Escape and Contradiction colognes, so I’ll be able to report on those soon.
Calvin Klein also has another variety pack with 5 bottles, including Obsession, Eternity, Euphoria, CK One and CK IN2U, though I would once again recommend the other option (unless you want to try CK “Into You”), since both sets are the same price.
Sephora Brand Scent Samplers For Him
Sephora Brand Colognes offers a huge sampler pack of 10 sample colognes, though it’s going to cost you 75 whopping dollars. Still, that’s $75 for 10 different cologne options, including several big name colognes you’ll have read about on this colognes blog and you’ll want to try.
The brand colognes offered include Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Cologne for Men , Bvlgari Aqua Pour Homme Marine, Lacoste Essential Cologne, Diesel Fuel For Life Men, Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme, Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, Prada Infusion Cologne, Carolina Herrera 212 For Sexy Men, Hugo Boss Boss Pure Cologne and Canali Canali Cologne. Those are some big names mixed in with some intriguing lesser known brands (at least in America) you can try.
Sure, that’s a huge price for most men trying samplers, but you also get a Sephora Brand voucher that you can redeem at Sephora Brand stores, selecting the brand you like the most and taking home a larger bottle of that particular cologne.
The Sephora Cologne Sampler is a great gift idea for that reason, or someone who loves one of these colognes can buy the sample pack, try nine colognes you might love and then get a big bottle of your favorite cologne (or maybe be blown away by one and redeem it with the voucher).
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