I have both. I lean more towards Scentbird. Adding and organizing your queue is user friendly. Pausing and changing your subscription plan is very easy to do. They have been really killing it with the selection and put up new scents every month. I pay $35 for 3. Scentbird gives you one perfume case and then after that they only send the refill sprays that you load up into your case.

Scentbox does offer some great stuff, but inventory runs outs frequently which is frustrating. That’s why I have my premium subscription on pause right now, because most of what I wanted to try ran out. You receive new cases with your subscription each time. I pay $35 for two premium perfumes with cases. You get a reward credit of $4.94 a month if you have an active sub. which can then be put towards purchasing a perfume, full sized or .27oz spray. So every 4 months you can buy a .27 oz spray because they average in cost from $16 to $20. Scentbox is not as user friendly in terms of switching your queue and pausing.

Has anyone tried fragrance net? They let you pick your scents but I’m not sure if the price is worth it.

I use scentbird and I'd say 7/10 have been a hit so far. I pick what I want and get two scents a month, though.

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I haven't subscribed to any perfume/fragrance subscriptions in over a year but in the past I had Scent Bird which you pick the one scent you want a month. The other was Olfactif which you got 3 or 4 sample sizes of niche perfumes. Now I just buy trial sizes on fragrancex.com or similar sites. I like the trial/travel sizes, I feel like with regular size perfumes I get bored of them and they go to waste.

I have a Scented subscription since October 2019. You get 3 samples each month Indigo Perfumery picks. The featured scent is 20% off for the month. The mystery scent - you get to guess which perfume it is and if you guess right, you get a full bottle for free (except if more than one person guessed it right, there’s a draw for the winner). The 3rd scent is a bonus scent. $12 / month includes shipping and you can choose how many months to participate; if you choose the maximum 6 months, you pay a total of $60. You can keep renewing.

I personally think there aren't any subscription boxes (fragrance, beauty, food) that are worth it. You pay a lot per year for mediocre products that are "alright" at best, accumulating a lot of junk. If you want to diversify, getting a brand sampler set is better. More scent variety for the rough cost of 2 months of subscription. If you're just doing it for the excitement of recieving random products, sure.

I'm guessing you're posting this because of the ScentBird post - I've said this multiple times, but as long as you treat it as a decant service for expensive/hard to find fragrances, the prices really aren't bad. I saved a lot with some Commodity, PdM, ELDO, and rag&bone scents, to name a few. But the same goes for any subscription service. Know what specific product you want, know the value, and don't forget to cancel. Canceling also gets you some "resubscription" discounts.

But to answer your question, the only ones I have heard of on this sub are ScentBird and ScentBox. ScentBird seems to have worse reputation. There's some articles if you search "fragrance subscription service" but they all seem to cost roughly the same. Issue with these things is always the selection, which is why people usually just recommend sampling instead.

I think it depends on what you’re looking for. I don’t think it’s the most effective way to try new samples, unless you go with Olfactif, which sends 3 samples with each box instead of one big decant.

For the decant boxes, it’s better if you already know which scents you enjoy and they have it available, otherwise you end up with 25 decants and only enjoying wearing 4 of them like I did, waste of money and fragrance and TIME, waiting a whole month to try one or two scents just to not like them. They’re good for people new to fragrance or who are not hobbyists, because they’re less intimidating. But once you have a foundation, sampling from sites like Luckyscent, Microperfumes, Twisted Lily etc is better I think, or buying discovery set. And then just getting a decant from Reddit or a decanting site if you like it.

I'm fine with premium scentbox and ended up getting a full bottle with the monthly credits too. They are slow to ship though, like someone else mentioned. It's been worth it to me so far.

I subscribe to Royalty Scents. They have a decent selection which rotates every few months, and I’ve had no problem with their quality. They don’t have different prices for “premium” scents like others do. Just make sure you look up the price of a decant on other sites before you add it to your selection to make sure that it’s worth the $20. I’ve gotten several Le Labos and some of the Dior privee line from them. This month I got Nishane Hacivat and Fan Your Flames and TF Tobacco Vanille for $20 each for an 8ml decant.

The only problem that I’ve run into is that when they run out of a particular scent, they don’t notify you even if it’s in your queue. You can put things in your queue up to a year in advance so I’ve run into this issue a couple of times. Now I just check every month before they ship out my order to make sure that everything I selected is still available.

Hey, try PerfumeSplash. They're a perfume subscription service. They deliver a new scent to your door every 30 days. You get to choose your scent collection and try a different scent. I've used their service for a few months now..

Hi, I've tried Perfume Splash. My sister introduced me a few months ago. They let you choose a scent group and send you a new perfume every month. Amazing service www.perfumesplash.com

You've probably gotten this recommendation 100× but scentbox is a good one.. I liked it better than the other 2 i tried, they send you a new scent case every month with no extra charge, free shipping and 1 free exchange each month if you don't ljke the scent. You can pause for up to 3 months if you wanna take a break or just skip a month whenever. You can pick whatever scent you want or pick somethinf else for that month like a candle, lotion or bathbomb. Pm if you wanna try it i can send you my referral link which you can use to get a free scent with your order. I'm not sure about their customers service bc I've honestly had no issue in the last 6 months but cancelling is easy and can be done online

If you go with another perfume box pls post a review cause i love perfume and im always curious about other subscriptions! :)

Mainstream or indie? My husband bought us Olfactif for Christmas and it is perfect if you don't want to smell like everyone around you. There are a couple others that give you more control and more name brands.

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I get both Scentbird and Scentbox. For Scenbird I get two regular scents per month and then I have the platinum level subscription for Scentbox and I get one fragrance per month from them (I know it’s a little extra but I really enjoy them!). So, I mostly explore designer and more reasonably priced niche with Scentbird (although they do have a few higher end niche fragrances on their regular menu that I’ve been able to try). And then with Scentbox, I usually pick a higher end Niche fragrance to try.

I love both subscriptions but if I had to pick one I think I’d go with Scentbox. The atomizers are nicer and each scent comes in its own. With Scentbird you only get an atomizer with your first order and then you have to switch it out for each fragrance you use (the scents come in glass vials and then to use them, you insert them into the plastic atomizer). You can upgrade your subscription to get a new atomizer each month but it wasn’t worth it imo. I also think Scentbird has a better menu, especially if you want to explore niche fragrances. Also with Scentbox I believe you have the opportunity to return a scent you don’t like in exchange for something else (I’ve never done this though so I’m not totally sure how it works).

But I really like both. They are a great opportunity to try some new stuff without breaking the bank. You get about a month’s worth of product with each scent. However, I have a pretty large collection that includes some full bottles and a ton of travel sprays/roller balls that I rotate through, so each subscription scent will usually last me way longer than a month.

I recommend trying one or the other if you’re interested. You can obviously spend way less than I do by just picking one and not opting for upgrades (again I’m kind of extra when it comes to perfumes lol). If you have any other specific questions please let me know!

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In Sweden and UK there is Sniph, which is 225 sek per month so around 20€. You get a 8ml every month

I've tried Scentbox, Scentbird, and Parfumado. Of those, scentbox is the nicest both in terms of choice and in terms of quality of the atomiser, especially if you take the platinum option. They all do 8ml sizes and offer quite a bit of choice, and they have a referral program so make sure to snag a code on one of their subreddit to get some extra stuff (I doubt I can put my own here but I found some on reddit by just searching so it's not difficult to find).

bloom does a subscription service

Perfumology does a monthly subscription sample pack for $20. They specialize in niche brands and have good variety.

Some individual indie houses have monthly subscriptions, like Possets. I wish there was something that includes multiple indie houses. Especially concentrating on a theme per set, so I could compare accords across Indies.

I haven't but agree that minis are so cute!

Sephora doesn’t sell Byredo, Diptyque, or Armani Prive, so this is an interesting favorites box. Maybe they’re coming to Sephora soon.

Olfactif.com. I subscribed for 3 months and loved it.

i am only familiar with scent bird & skylar’s monthly sub box - currently still with skylar

I'm doing Skylar right now. Its kinda fun they come out with a new rollerball every month and you can skip or swap with an existing rollerball if you want. Its $20 a month and you get a discount on the site on everything all the time I think its like 20 or 30%. I have some existing perfumes but I like that the rollerball is enough to mix in for the month and I actually use it up. I don't typically like rollerballs but these I use fast enough that I don't mind.

Scentbird

Scentbox. I'm on my 3rd month and I like it.

I had the Sens Unique Box for 6 months last year. They were shipping 6x2ml frags samples from a good variety of niche brands each month and each box has a theme. The price was very reasonable and they ship worldwide.

I've used scentbox but am currently using scentbird. Scentbox is a little more expensive because the scents you do want are $20. Scentbird is $15 so it's not bad and it allows me to try a few niche houses I havent tried before. If you aren't planning to get expensive niche fragrances with both you're basically wasting your money.

I used scentbird for a while but when they were moving warehouses last year 3 straight months of my orders got delayed and I had a hard time getting stuff that I paid for. The selection is somewhat limited and since they have to make a profit it makes more sense for me to get things from splits and decants available on Reddit now.

I’d doubt many, if any, people use frag subscriptions on here.

I don’t use a subscription box, but I do use Scentbird. I’m still trying to find out my preferred fragrance profile, so I think that it’s a helpful way to find out what kind of fragrances I like while still having some control over the choices.

So I did the math on the common subscription services, and if you're only willing to buy products at full retail value, then subscription services aren't a horrible deal when looking at price per mL. Mind you they're not a good deal, but they let you try the fragrance before you buy a full bottle and the money potentially saved is a valid argument.

If you are willing to buy fragrances from discounters however, subscription services are an absolutely horrendous deal. Also, some discounters offer the same lipstick atomizer samples for cheaper than subscription services.

Overall, I think they're a complete waste, but that's because I have a ton of different discounters that I can find fragrances on. The only thing that subscription services offer that discounters don't, is the schedule of deliveries, where you can schedule out the next 6 months and receive new fragrances every month.

The knocks are usually youre overspending on basic designer scents then paying even more if you want nice offering as a ‘premium’ option. Scent bird used to have a ton of complaints about not being able to cancel the subscriptions.

To make a sweeping generalization, IMO almost all subscription services are inserting themselves into a process that doesn’t need them.

nah, i’d say it’s better to go through decants and find something you truly love rather than a bunch of 15ml subscription scents that range from ok to pretty good

I would say they're usually not overly worth it from a financial ($/mL) standpoint, but some people enjoy having a selection (whether curated or random) made for them, and that fun/surprise can be worth it for some people.

I absolutely love my Indigo subscription. I’ve tried a ton of fragrances at this point, so I’m mostly interested in niche and especially new niche. Indigo sends three fragrances a month with a detailed sheet about the compositions, notes, etc (it’s very educational!) and often one is a new release. If you like one of the offerings, you get a discount on a bottle. The subscription gets me trying scents that I would never ordinarily pick and expands my horizons in a big way. Plus, I love supporting such an awesome retailer!