Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Him
This selection explores aphrodisiacs from the masculine perspective. Featuring rich fougers, intense tobaccos, and rich musks. Full disclosure: no perfume will ensure carnal bliss, but this pack is a very good start!
The pack contains 6 x 1 ml samples:
- Saint Julep by Imaginary AuthorsBoy next door
- Hermann a Mes Cotes Me Paraissait Une Ombre by Etat Libre d'OrangeAmbitious juice
- 565 by SweDoftA talent for seduction
- 902 Hazy Spice by Bon ParfumeurThe crowd pleaser
- Montabaco by Ormonde JayneWell-mannered and swanky
- Ambre Gris by Perris Monte CarloIntense and Titillating...
Read more about why these perfumes best illustrate the theme in the "Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Him" editor pick.
This sample pack is available as a standalone product, and also was part of our year long subscription service.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits the kind of evening where the room is close, the conversation low, and the scent needs to feel textured rather than loud. It reads as a confident, skin-level presence with a dark green, woody edge and a trace of spice.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or after dark, when its leathered woods and peppery ambergris can unfold without feeling heavy. Try one or two sprays on skin; it should sit close at first, then leave a dry, sensual trail rather than a broad cloud.
Who it’s for
For anyone drawn to aromatic woods, peppery spice, leather and musky tobacco tones, especially if they like fragrances that feel sensual, dry and slightly rugged rather than sweet or polished.
Bloom Sample Packs’s story
Bloom Perfumery curates niche and independent fragrances with an editor’s eye, favoring discovery over mass-market polish. Its themed sample packs turn perfume into a guided tasting, playful in concept but serious about scent quality and range.
Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Him’s concept
Bloom curated this selection around the gap between the fantasy of an aphrodisiac and the reality of attraction: perfume can invite attention, but it cannot replace personality or guarantee desire. Drawing on the masculine side of that idea, the edit places approachable freshness alongside richer tobacco, leather, ambergris and musk. The connecting thread is contrast—scents that charm easily beside those that make a more assertive statement, each offering a different way to express attraction.
Extra info
The pack is sold as a six-sample themed set and was also included in Bloom’s year-long subscription service. It has a paired counterpart, Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Her, built around roses, ambers and musks.
This selection explores aphrodisiacs from the masculine perspective. Featuring rich fougers, intense tobaccos, and rich musks. Full disclosure: no perfume will ensure carnal bliss, but this pack is a very good start!
The pack contains 6 x 1 ml samples:
- Saint Julep by Imaginary AuthorsBoy next door
- Hermann a Mes Cotes Me Paraissait Une Ombre by Etat Libre d'OrangeAmbitious juice
- 565 by SweDoftA talent for seduction
- 902 Hazy Spice by Bon ParfumeurThe crowd pleaser
- Montabaco by Ormonde JayneWell-mannered and swanky
- Ambre Gris by Perris Monte CarloIntense and Titillating...
Read more about why these perfumes best illustrate the theme in the "Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Him" editor pick.
This sample pack is available as a standalone product, and also was part of our year long subscription service.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits the kind of evening where the room is close, the conversation low, and the scent needs to feel textured rather than loud. It reads as a confident, skin-level presence with a dark green, woody edge and a trace of spice.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or after dark, when its leathered woods and peppery ambergris can unfold without feeling heavy. Try one or two sprays on skin; it should sit close at first, then leave a dry, sensual trail rather than a broad cloud.
Who it’s for
For anyone drawn to aromatic woods, peppery spice, leather and musky tobacco tones, especially if they like fragrances that feel sensual, dry and slightly rugged rather than sweet or polished.
Bloom Sample Packs’s story
Bloom Perfumery curates niche and independent fragrances with an editor’s eye, favoring discovery over mass-market polish. Its themed sample packs turn perfume into a guided tasting, playful in concept but serious about scent quality and range.
Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Him’s concept
Bloom curated this selection around the gap between the fantasy of an aphrodisiac and the reality of attraction: perfume can invite attention, but it cannot replace personality or guarantee desire. Drawing on the masculine side of that idea, the edit places approachable freshness alongside richer tobacco, leather, ambergris and musk. The connecting thread is contrast—scents that charm easily beside those that make a more assertive statement, each offering a different way to express attraction.
Extra info
The pack is sold as a six-sample themed set and was also included in Bloom’s year-long subscription service. It has a paired counterpart, Aphrodisiacs: Fantasy and Reality | Her, built around roses, ambers and musks.

