Try before you commit
Sixty houses.
Two millilitres at a time.
Authenticated decants from the fragrances worth knowing. Start with 2ml, and only buy the bottle once you are sure.
The counter
What people are trying now
Rue Sombre
Rue Blanche
Eau de Toilette
Lemon, petitgrain
$8 – $29from $2.90/ml
Rue Sombre
Plum Velvet
Eau de Parfum
Plum, saffron
$15 – $52from $5.20/ml
Rue Sombre
Smoke Room
Extrait
Pink pepper, incense
$18 – $64from $6.40/ml
Rue Sombre
Tonka Hour
Eau de Parfum
Bergamot, almond
$13 – $45from $4.50/ml
Aurum Lab
Clear Static
Eau de Toilette
Grapefruit, shiso
$10 – $34from $3.40/ml
Why decants
A full bottle is a commitment you make once.
Most people own at least one bottle they regret. A decant costs a fraction, lasts long enough to live with a scent through a full week, and tells you the truth a paper strip never will.
Start at $9By note family
Start from what you already like
01 · Sourced
Sealed retail bottles
Every decant is drawn from a sealed bottle bought at retail. Batch codes available on request.
02 · Decanted
Clean glass, new atomizer
Filled by hand into fresh glass vials with an unused sprayer. No plastic, no funnels reused between houses.
03 · Shipped
Out within two days
Padded, leak-tested and dispatched from the US. Free over $60.
The bench
Decanting is a craft, not a shortcut.
Pipette, funnel, fresh vial, gold cap. The same process for a $9 sample as for a $63 ten-millilitre.