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Splash vs. Spray - Your preference?

post #1 of 34
2/13/13 at 11:56am
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Now that I'm sniffing my way across the perfumed landscape, I find myself very partial to splash bottles, because I can control how much I'm putting on. The Musc Ravageur fairies brought me a large bottle for the holidays, and the only problem is that I can't control the sprayer. I like that Serge Lutens and Santa Maria Novella gives you both options (splash bottle + optional sprayer). I wish more perfumers would give a choice.

Do you have an opinion? Doesn't matter? Waddya think?
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post #2 of 34
2/13/13 at 12:18pm
I like splash too, but for most perfumes I end up using sprayers anyway, as I need a decent amount of frag on my skin. Only few perfumes (or parfum concentrations) are strong enough that dabbing is the way to go for me.

cacio
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post #3 of 34
2/13/13 at 12:22pm
No clear preference, though I don't follow strict rules on this matter, there are times when a sprayer seems more appropriate, while other times splashing on, either in scarce or generous quantities, is the right and more pleasant choice for me.

Sometimes, I am fascinated to find, to experiment the "just right" quantity to be dosed by means of dabbing.
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post #4 of 34
2/13/13 at 12:45pm
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I could definitely dab on the Ravageur instead of using the spray. Chergui is definitely a dabber. Am in love with Opus VI by Amouage, but a few molecules go a loooooong way. If I sprayed it on, I don't think I could leave the house.
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post #5 of 34
2/13/13 at 12:48pm
It depends for me... Some of my very strong powerhouse fragrances like vintage Bijan for Men I prefer splash to "control the applied amount" a bit better. Mostly though I prefer to spray.
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post #6 of 34
2/13/13 at 1:27pm
I'm just wondering how much less than a spritz would you want on your skin anyway? If I really want very little, I just spritz once although that never happens with me LOL. I like to wear larger quantities generally so this is almost never an issue for me. I spray a lot but in a misting fashion and really enjoy how it opens up the scent.

I only have ONE exception for dabbing and that is Norma Kamali Incense. I use a drop--no a streak--and only on my wrists/arms not on my neck. I have never experienced anything more potent. Nothing.

However "splash" really means splash for me. That is for summer scents of citrus or EDC style for refreshment. That's when I go through a 100 ml bottle in a matter of weeks. I literally pour them on.
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post #7 of 34
2/13/13 at 1:28pm
Spray. I dislike splashes.
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post #8 of 34
2/13/13 at 1:52pm
Spray, by far. Try to avoid splash if possible.
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post #9 of 34
2/13/13 at 3:09pm
spray. never splash. i'm not good at estimating.
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post #10 of 34
2/13/13 at 3:23pm
I prefer the splash over a sprayer because I feel that the atomizer wastes a good amount of juice to surrounding atmosphere. The atomizer turns the liquid into a mist that depending on ambient air velocity, size of mist droplets, volume of mist, and distance of atomizer from my skin may only deliver a part of the intended spray to my skin.
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post #11 of 34
2/13/13 at 3:27pm
is this a serious question? spray no doubt..
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post #12 of 34
2/13/13 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by baldheadjim View Post

I prefer the splash over a sprayer because I feel that the atomizer wastes a good amount of juice to surrounding atmosphere. The atomizer turns the liquid into a mist that depending on ambient air velocity, size of mist droplets, volume of mist, and distance of atomizer from my skin may only deliver a part of the intended spray to my skin.

Forgot to mention gravity. :-)
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post #13 of 34
2/13/13 at 3:39pm
Spray all the way
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post #14 of 34
2/13/13 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by tonghpafu View Post

Spray all the way

Took the words right out of my mouth
Spray all day
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post #15 of 34
2/13/13 at 5:06pm
I mostly prefer spraying as it's more convenient, but splashing is perfectly fine. There are some frags that I'd rather splash/dab, so I spray less volume closer to the skin to achieve that effect if it's in an atomizer.
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post #16 of 34
2/13/13 at 8:04pm
You will get much better projection with a splash because you are using your fingers to apply it. And many things you touch will pick up the fragrance too. Which can lead to nose fatigue.

So, I prefer atomizers.
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post #17 of 34
2/13/13 at 8:09pm
Spray... Splash leads to the parfum all over ur hands, ends up wasting 5-8 percent of a bottle thru it's life.
Unless u use attars or perfume oils, spray's the way...
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post #18 of 34
2/13/13 at 8:44pm
I love my splash bottles for strong scents and spray for ones with poor longevity.
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post #19 of 34
2/14/13 at 6:04am
Spray all day!
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post #20 of 34
2/14/13 at 9:32am
I wish SMN would remember the sprayers sometimes -- grrrrr. Lucky I keep spares.

Spray all the way
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post #21 of 34
2/14/13 at 10:04am
I guess it depends on where you use your splash bottles, as a drop or two of the scent always makes its way down the bottle.
If you use them in your bathroom, all is well.
If you use them in your bedroom, and put them down on top of your varnished/stained dressing table - well, it's no fun seeing marks in the shape of the base of the splash bottle all across the dressing table. Luckily I noticed such marks on top of a cheap bookshelf that I was keeping the splash bottle on, or I would have been ropeable.
Regards,
Renato
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post #22 of 34
2/20/13 at 9:03pm
Spray
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post #23 of 34
2/20/13 at 9:25pm
Spray for everything except attar's, oils and extraits...
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post #24 of 34
2/21/13 at 12:15am
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Originally Posted by badarun View Post

Spray for everything except attar's, oils and extraits...

this ^^^
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post #25 of 34
2/25/13 at 9:42pm
Most of the time I like to spray but there are times when dabbing is simply superior of an experience.

Like with oud oil.
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post #26 of 34
2/25/13 at 10:10pm
Spray - all day, every day.

Scent behaves differently when splashed, and I've yet to come across a scent a prefer splashed rather than sprayed.
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post #27 of 34
2/25/13 at 10:53pm
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

Most of the time I like to spray but there are times when dabbing is simply superior of an experience.

Like with oud oil.

Is it even possible to spray oud oil? That would be brutal!
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post #28 of 34
2/26/13 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by rubegon View Post

Is it even possible to spray oud oil? That would be brutal!

I tried it. Didn't enjoy it.

It didn't diffuse the same if when dabbed.
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post #29 of 34
2/26/13 at 11:12am
Spray.

I passed on buying a vintage Kouros because it was splash.
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post #30 of 34
2/26/13 at 12:10pm
My dad prefers splash but I prefer Spray.
I believe Spray you use less per "serving" as opposed to Splash.
But then again splash is a fraction of the cost.
Both have advantages.
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post #31 of 34
3/6/13 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by badarun View Post

Spray for everything except attar's, oils and extraits...

^^^What he says.
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post #32 of 34
3/7/13 at 11:07pm
Always prefer sprayers. They just make things easier
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post #33 of 34
3/8/13 at 4:46am
Spray everything except my Amouage Tribute Attar, that is daubed VERY lightly. I find that when I get a sample with a dauber, and daub it on, it smells different than spraying. I even have a bag of 2ml atomizers to dump the vials into when I get them because literally, they smell different. I really hated Aventus when I daubed a sample on, it smelled like an ashtray. Luckily I had a chance to try it in a tester, and sprayed it. I ended up loving it. It is like dumping 2mls of gasoline in the center of your garage floor and vs. putting that same amount in an atomizer and spritzing it around the garage...you will get a much stronger wider projecting smell by spritzing.
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post #34 of 34
3/8/13 at 6:10am
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I see now that because I've been wearing heavier winter frags, I prefer to daub them on. I just got a bottle of Ambra Nera by Farmacia Ss. Annunziata, and the bottle came with an additional (and optional) sprayer. I very much like being given a choice, which I wasn't with Musc Ravageur (damn that sprayer). A little MR goes a loooooooooong way...
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