perfume - modern

I have not used perfume since 1997. I used to like it, but then I met my second H who did not like any perfume - not even a tiniest bit. I kind of liked that he preferred the unadulterated scent of the body (he also prefers unadulterated foods without seasonings, not even garlic - as in, "leg of lamb just cooked without any additions of any sort", and I did like that and am sort of similar to him but not to such an extreme degree, but, say, I only eat plain yogurt without flavors).

But now that it has been awhile since we separated, I want to play with perfume again. Not as in "pour a whole bottle on me and make people suffocate to death from the smell", but "just a touch and have fun with it".

I used to like Tresor by Lancome and Chanel 19. But they are probably very old-fashioned now.

So I want to experiment with modern perfumes. And, not necessarily pricey brands. Just for fun.

1) How does one go about getting free or nearly free samples without buying women's magazines? Is what comes up in web search all knockoff kind of stuff?
2) What do you like (anything but too fruity/fruitsy)?