Applying cologne samples

I got some samples of the colognes from St. John's Bay Rum, which come in little sample vials w/ a plastic stick. Great for smelling, but I don't know if an EdC is strong enough for that stick applicator to really do the job.

I put some on the way my wife does her BPAL perfume, and the scent was lost almost immediately.

So I ask you, more experienced members - how do you use samples that come in those little vials?

Eric, just try pouring out 1/4-1/2 of the little sample bottle into your palm and use that as a splash.

I prefer transferring to small spray vials. You can buy them pretty inexpensively from this eBay vendor http://stores.ebay.com/ACCESSORIES-FOR-F...CES?_rdc=1.

(03-26-2012, 01:41 PM)freddy Wrote: Eric, just try pouring out 1/4-1/2 of the little sample bottle into your palm and use that as a splash.

I do this.

(03-26-2012, 01:45 PM)nEver-Ready Wrote: I prefer transferring to small spray vials. You can buy them pretty inexpensively from this eBay vendor http://stores.ebay.com/ACCESSORIES-FOR-F...CES?_rdc=1.

And I also do this. I use a sample bottle that bought from Luckyscent for that purpose.

(03-26-2012, 04:53 PM)Sully Wrote:

(03-26-2012, 01:41 PM)freddy Wrote: Eric, just try pouring out 1/4-1/2 of the little sample bottle into your palm and use that as a splash.

I do this.

Me too. It comes easy for me as I tend to over-appply anyway.