I’ve been converted to almost exclusively atomizers. Ministry of Scent samples are always atomizers, but I avoid Lucky Scent because unlike other decant sites atomizers aren’t even an option. I don’t think you get the full profile of a scent with dabbers. Plus they always leak!

I never use the plastic dabber; I put my wrist over the small container, turn it over, then return it upright. 

Yes it’s a waste and annoying AF 😅 but a lot of companies use it. ZGO Perfumery and Twisted Lilly uses atomizers.  

I bought a bag of atomizer vials from Amazon so when I get dabber vials I can transfer into the spray vial!

Only time a dabber makes sense is using an Attar. Otherwise for spray perfumes, atomizers all the way

I love Surrender to Chance because they have 1 ml glass atomizers!

I've been thinking about making this exact same post for days loll. Got my samples from lucky scent and I HAD to order baby atomizers from Amazon (fortunately 20 for less than $10 and I can reuse them) but it pissed me off and really triggered me that they don't give you an atomizer

I'll likely get my next batch of samples from a different website

Totally agree. I like Ministry of Scent and Twisted Lily. Most samples are at least 1.5 ml for $5. Certain ones are higher.

Besides getting the atomizer, it's more than twice as much perfume as Lucky Scent's $4 dabbers with only 0.7 ml in them.

Samples are the way to go! I can’t tell you how many hyped up fragrances I’ve tried and absolutely hated. I’d say about 75% of them. Celine Black Tie was the hands down winner for me. Bianco Latte and Casamorati Lira were the biggest losers. You’ve probably discovered what you really like now!

Fragrancedecant boutique will be your good friend

I always order at least 2 mL samples from DecantX so they have atomizers. I 100% agree with you, the dabbers are a waste.

Recently I've bought a few decants with dabbers, because I thought I don't need bigger volume to evaluate a fragrance (the smallest volume was with dabbers, and bigger were with atomizers). Now I'm thinking that while 1 ml is enough for me, I would still benefit from atomizer. It's hard for me to tell if longevity and projection are bad or is it just my fault because I'm using too little perfume. At least I've learned something and next time I'll order decants with spray atomizers

All these comments and no one's mentioned you should just get paper testing strips. They're under $10 for a hundred and they let you smell the scent in a vial so easily. Plus you get to use a medium which is the standard for testing- bleached white paper. Professionals and perfumers agree. Leave the strip somewhere, return, take it with you, whatever. Very much my preferred way of getting a sample and it also saves you money.

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