Sample vials and a lit candle on a walnut table

Samples from independent makers

Try it first. Buy the full size later.

A few dollars gets you a real sample, packed and shipped by the brand that makes it. Love it, then go back for the full size.

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The idea

The best way to choose something you’ll use every day is to use it for a week. So every product here starts as a small, honest sample.

Independent makers list a sample size of the thing they’re proudest of. You pay a few dollars, they pack and post it.

No subscription, no mystery box. If it earns a place on your shelf, the full size is one tap away.

A candle, a dropper bottle and a cup of tea on a bedside table

Wind down

The last hour of the day.

Candles, magnesium and sleepy teas, in sizes small enough to try on a Tuesday and decide by Sunday.

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Seven glass perfume vials standing in a walnut rack

Scent library

Wear it for a week first.

Two-millilitre vials of independent perfume. Live with a scent through a few mornings before you commit to a bottle.

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How it works

Three steps, no commitment.

  1. Step 1: Pick a sample

    Most cost a few dollars and last long enough to actually decide.

  2. Step 2: The brand ships it

    Packed by the people who made it, so it’s fresh and you know who you’re buying from.

  3. Step 3: Keep what you love

    Go back for the full size when it’s earned a place on your shelf.

The makers

No warehouse, no middle shelf. Each brand shipping their own orders.

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Questions

Good questions

What is Luòri?

Luòri is where you try a sample first, then buy full size from the brand.

Who ships?

The brand packs and ships your order.

Are samples free?

No. You pay for a sized sample.

What do brands get?

Proof of who goes on to buy full size.