Travel size perfume: 10ml minis and how to fly with them

A mini perfume is the easy way to travel with your scent. Our travel sizes are the original perfume, filled from the bottle into a 10ml or 30ml spray that goes in the clear bag, well under the liquids limit.

In this guide

Mini perfume sizes: 10ml and 30ml

Both are far under 100 ml, so either goes in the clear bag with room to spare. A 10ml is around 200 sprays, plenty for a long trip. A 30ml is around 600, for the scent you never travel without.

Our 10ml travel sizes start at €14.31 and the 30ml at €34.20. A 3ml, from €5.87, is the smallest way to try a scent before you pack it.

  • 3ml

    Discover

    Around 60 sprays. Enough to wear a scent for a week or so and know where you stand.

    From €5.87 in our catalogue

  • 10ml

    Wear

    Around 200 sprays. Weeks of daily wear, in a size that fits a pocket.

    From €14.31 in our catalogue

  • 30ml

    Keep

    Around 600 sprays. For the scent you keep reaching for, and the best value per ml.

    From €34.20 in our catalogue

Spray counts are estimates. How long a scent lasts on skin depends on the perfume, not on the bottle it came in.

Bestselling perfumes in travel size

The perfumes shoppers choose most, each one available as a 10ml mini, in the order of our bestseller list.

Bestsellers in 10ml travel size

  1. Louis Vuitton

    Imagination

    Notes: Calabrian bergamot, Ceylon Cinnamon, Ambroxan

    3ml €18.81 · 10ml €47.61 · 30ml €113.40

  2. Creed

    Aventus

    Notes: Apple, Moroccan Jasmine, Ambroxan

    3ml €12.51 · 10ml €37.71 · 30ml €90.00

  3. Amouage

    Guidance

    Notes: Hazelnut, Jasmine Sambac, Akigalawood

    3ml €16.11 · 10ml €47.61 · 30ml €113.40

  4. Xerjoff

    XJ 1861 Naxos

    Notes: Bergamot, Cashmeran, Tobacco Leaf

    3ml €12.51 · 10ml €32.31 · 30ml €77.40

  5. Parfums de Marly

    Valaya

    Notes: Aldehydes, Lily-of-the-Valley, Akigalawood

    3ml €14.31 · 10ml €39.51 · 30ml €94.50

  6. Maison Francis Kurkdjian

    Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait

    Notes: Bitter Almond, Egyptian Jasmine, Ambergris

    3ml €21.51 · 10ml €54.81 · 30ml €138.57

  7. Nishane

    Hacivat

    Notes: Bergamot, Cedar, Oakmoss

    3ml €13.41 · 10ml €36.81 · 30ml €88.20

  8. Ex Nihilo

    Blue Talisman

    Notes: Bergamot, Georgywood, Akigalawood

    3ml €17.01 · 10ml €44.91

Picks follow the order of our bestseller list and refresh when it changes. Prices are in euros and include VAT.

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The cabin rule: 100 ml per container

At most EU airports, liquids in hand luggage must be in containers of 100 ml or less, and all of them must fit in one clear, resealable plastic bag of about one litre. Perfume counts as a liquid.

The limit is the size of the container, not how much is left in it. A half-empty 150 ml bottle is still a 150 ml bottle.

Some airports with newer scanners accept larger containers, and the rules can change. Check your departure airport, and the one you fly home from, before you pack.

Perfume in checked luggage

Perfume is allowed in checked bags too. The dangerous-goods rules airlines follow (set by IATA) treat it as a toiletry: up to 0.5 litre per item, and up to 2 litres of toiletries per person in total. Your airline may set its own limits, so check before you pack.

Packing tips

  • Keep decants in the clear bag near the top of your case, so security can see them without unpacking.
  • Keep the cap on. Pressure changes in flight can push a little liquid through any spray.
  • Keep perfume out of direct sun and hot cars. Heat and light wear a scent down over time.
  • Bring one scent per mood, not one per day: one fresh and one warm covers most trips.

Questions people ask

What is a mini perfume?

A small size of a perfume, made to fit a bag or a trip. Ours are decants: the original perfume, filled from the full bottle into a 10ml or 30ml travel spray.

Can I bring perfume in my hand luggage?

Yes, in containers of 100 ml or less, inside your clear liquids bag. A 3ml, 10ml or 30ml decant fits easily. Some airports differ, so check yours before you fly.

Can I pack a full perfume bottle in checked luggage?

Usually, yes. IATA’s rules allow toiletries of up to 0.5 litre per item and 2 litres per person in total. Your airline may set its own limits.

Does the 100 ml rule count the container or what is inside?

The container. A bottle over 100 ml can be refused at security even when it is nearly empty.

Which decant size is best for travel?

A 10ml for most trips: around 200 sprays, pocket-sized. A 30ml if it is the scent you wear every day.

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