Personally have never encountered a sample to be better or worse than the bottle of the same.
I know most on here say the sample does not do aventus justice, i got a bottle and i much prefer the sample, with the sample it was nice and simple clear pineapple and then dries down to that ashy feel, with the bottle it is very fruity at the top i can just about make the pineapple out and remains fruity for alot and the ashy type feel is not really there, The bottle is a very good batch based on youtube reviews etc but i dont enjoy it as much, perhaps its just me as i am new to this game
Personally have never encountered a sample to be better or worse than the bottle of the same.
If I really knew that I would get a good batch I would buy a flacon of Aventus...sigh.
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Haha this somewhat happened to me. I like the ashy ness, but I like it more in the dry down. My X02 batch is reversed. Sooo much ashyness in the first few hours, almost to the point of moth ball smelling, then it dries down to pineapple. Wish the ash was a bit more balanced...
Unfortunately, that's due to the batch problems.
My sample is almost identical to my bottle. The bottle I got is slightly more fruity, but the difference is very slight.
I was mostly concerned about the longevity and projection of the batch, I'm not trying to pay a couple hundred bucks for some crap that no one can smell. Luckily the bottle I got is a beast, I used 4 sprays to a club last night... Showered this morning, and I'm still getting whiffs of it right now 18 hours later
I don't think the samples perform differently, they're just used differently a lot of the time. I transferred my creed splash on sample to a sprayer and gave it multiple full wears