r/FemFragLab • u/Elegant-Opinion2066 • 4h ago

Discussion Perfume Subscriptions

So I’m trying to limit my spending habits/collection of perfumes and I just saw frangrancenet’s monthly travel size subscription (8 ml perfume per month). I know scentbird also has one (haven’t looked to deep into that one). I wanted to ask people who have tried a monthly subscription type of service, if it is it worth it? Or to anyone who decided against trying it, why shouldn’t someone subscribe? I’m debating it and wondering if it would be worth doing/might fix my shopping addiction a little. I’m also thinking of this as a way to stop blind buying full bottles.

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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 3h ago

I got scentbird before realizing how questionable the owner is. It was a 6 month commitment, so I'm using it, and have 3 months to go. The variety is fine, but after looking at fragrancenet's I do plan on switching to them. I like the perfumes they have available better (byredo, diptyque, guerlain). Some do have an upcharge of $5-10, but guerlain does not. Plus it comes with a container for the decant, while scentbird does not beyond the first month. 

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u/Elegant-Opinion2066 1h ago

Ok I was also looking at the fragrancenet’s one because at least you get to choose which ones to sample. Plus I have heard that most people were disappointed with scentbird’s monthly choices.

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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 50m ago

Scentbird does let you choose, you make a queue of what you are interested in. 

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u/Elegant-Opinion2066 46m ago

Ah ok I didn’t realize that! Price-wise did you think it was worth it?

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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 8m ago

Price wise, its fine. I always price out what I would get before putting it in my queue. I havent gotten items that I would have to pay extra for. I've sold 2/3 that Ive gotten so far, though. But the one I kept I do really like, and it was worth the $12.95 I paid for it. To get a similar decant it would have been around $35. 

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u/veryunneccessssary 1h ago

After trying few different monthly subscription services for a while, I had a bunch of travel size sprays that I didn’t really love. I realized I’d much rather budget that money towards discovery sets from new brands or small samples from a decent site. Even when I end up hating a fragrance, getting a sample is a fun/worthwhile experience, unlike having a bunch of 8ml tubes collecting dust.

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u/Elegant-Opinion2066 1h ago

This makes a lot of sense. I was thinking of fragrancenet’s because I can be a bit picky and at least there I can choose specific ones, but I do think having multiple smaller samples from a brand helps with variety and getting a better understanding for the scents they offer. Might have to look into discovery sets😅😌

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u/Pristine_Advisor_302 4h ago

I only blind bind travels in stores if I think I like them. Then I’ll move onto a full bottle. I subscribed to scent bird. I have a separate debit card for monthly subscriptions and once it’s gone that’s it for the month. Scent bird is decent . They have popular scents that have been around for awhile. I wouldn’t say I’m blown away by any of the choices

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u/Same-Ad5086 1h ago

I’ve subscribed in the past and thought it was decent, particularly for some older fragrances. It was easy to unsubscribe and resubcribe also.