I think I have reached my wits end with my samples. I am SO fortunate that my Sales associates that I regularly work with give me samples so freely of so many different houses, plus the few discovery sets I have purchased on my own. Here is my problem, most samples come in the tiny 2ml decants, some come in folder cards, some come in small boxes. I used to keep them by season in different zip lock bags, but that doesn't store well. I have found that I don't reach for my samples because they aren't organized well, not visually easy to find and decide what to try. My bottles and my 10ml decants are all labeled and in a place that makes it easy to test and grab, but these samples are getting harder and harder to manage. I have made it known to my Sales associates, that moving forward whenever possible I want to get 10mls are ideal, but nothing smaller than 5, with clear labeling that doesn't rub off. That will take a while for sure to move through, What are you all doing to keep your samples organized and in a position to know what you have and grab it easily when you're ready for it? Thanks in advance for all your help and ideas.

Viking Revolution is a name many of you are probably familiar with already. It's a men's grooming company that has expanded from tools into hair and skin care. What started as beard oils is finally EDP strength perfume. Out of the current 12 solid-bar fragrances they have at least 7 in spray form now. There are also EDT versions. The website does not separate their fragrances from skincare so it's hard to tell what is available. I have 4 30ml EdP travel bottles from the sample pack offer. @Stephen DeMent was generous enough to share some of his recent sample sets with us around July and I've been living with them on my road trips. I'll give a fair appraisal, personal thoughts, and a rundown of their other products that I own. There aren't many breakdowns of the notes available. - Spiced Vanilla - This is a gourmand-styled soft vanilla but with enough spice underpinning to keep it inline with the men's market. There are a lot of florals mixed with pink pepper and a balsam note. Official notes for the EDT version are peony, pink pepper, iris, jasmine, rose, vanilla, balsam, leather, oud, and raspberry. The EDP does not have strong florals. This is a lot like Mancera Xplicit Vanilla. It isn't exactly fruity, it's a little powdery, and without wood notes it would be an Ariana Grande fragrance. I find this to be the softest of the 4, and it's easy to wear and layer. It lasts around 3 hours. It's fine but you could just get Spicebomb EDT at this price now. - Sweet Tobacco - This is that nice type of barbershop tobacco leaf smell. It is fairly sweet and has a dominant cedar note, like Hero. You will smell patchouli and tonka. The EDT notes are coriander, cumin, orange, frankincense, laudanum, tobacco, cedar, patchouli, and tonka bean. It's all in there but it's too compressed to register most of it. Cumin and orange is a pleasant note but it won't last long. This smells a lot like a happy Cartier version of 18.21's Sweet Tobacco. It stays light and playful. This is my favorite of the 4 but it has the weakest legs and fades out around 2 hours. If you love the Declaration line, imagine it with some pipe tobacco in it. It's a buttoned-up fragrance.