A great introduction to the Penhaligon’s Portraits collection, featuring 10 fragrances and covering the lineup with the exception of the newest release, Fortuitous Finley. Overall, these lean very mature, sophisticated, and refined. Definitely a collection that feels more dressed-up than casual. The two standouts for me were The Blazing Mr Sam and Terrible Teddy. Mr Sam has this luxurious, commanding, almost black-tie presence, while Terrible Teddy delivers a very mature leather scent that reminds me of a well-dressed gentleman. Neither strikes me as an everyday casual fragrance, but both have distinct personalities and left an impression. Beautiful presentation, a fun collection to explore, and an excellent way to get familiar with the Portraits line before committing to a full bottle. What are your thoughts on the Portraits?

Hi everybody, I have a question to all of you: Being in this brotherhood for more than a month taught me a lot of useful things, the most important is to test fragrances with decants befor buying a bottle !! I bought a bunch of high-end perfume samples—for example, 6–7 from Parfums de Marly and just as many from Tom Ford. On the one hand I say to myself "well made you saved a lot of money" 😅, on the other hand I however spent more than 120$ (High-end perfums 2ml samples around 9$), and sometimes I have the tought I threw away money without having a real bottle in my hand 😭. Where is the right solution, if there is any ? I don't think quickly testing a fragrance in a store can give me the same results and convictions of wearing a decant fragrance for 2-3 days exploring all her aspects. Perhaps the answer is that our passion/hobby is just an expensive one ?