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Seasonal Scents Winter – Last Week

This season’s curation is a true celebration of winter’s many moods — from rich, smoky whispers of amber warming chilled air, to sparkling citrus notes that lift spirits like sunshine on snowdrops. The box brings together nine exquisite fragrances that play between comfort and surprise, each telling a story of hearthside luxury and frost-kissed elegance. But there’s a twist: it’s only available for one last week! ❄️✨

Whether you’re seeking a scent to pair with cosy knits or something to make holiday evenings feel truly magical, this limited drop delivers. Unbox tales of resinous woods, creamy vanillas and cool, crystalline florals.

Time’s ticking! Don’t miss your chance to wrap yourself in the most enchanting aromas before this winter wonder melts away. Seasonal Scents Winter Box

Amouage Decision. With Decision, Amouage delivers a contemplative study in frankincense, juniper and myrrh, where cool mineral facets meet aromatic brightness and supple woods. It feels tailored yet soulful, blending restraint and radiance with seamless poise, leaving a quietly commanding, metropolitan trail of distinction.

£320 for 100ml eau de parfum escentual.com

BDK Parfums Nectar Oud. With Nectar Oud, BDK Parfums drapes luscious raspberry and golden saffron over a smouldering oud base, creating a plush, slow-burning opulence. It’s velvety yet vibrant, balancing gourmand temptation with woody depth, enveloping an indulgence and smokiness that feels decadent and magnetic.

£250 for 100ml extrait de parfum harrods.com

Ella K Amber K. With Amber K, Ella K Parfums crafts a sun-warmed reverie of Havana, abundant spider lilies, gently spiced, softly ambery, with a waft of tobacco. It glows, dreamily musing in a tender haze that feels intimate, transportive and quietly luxurious.

£241 for 100ml eau de parfum harveynichols.com

Goldfield & Banks Tales of Amber. With Tales of Amber, Goldfield & Banks conjures an airy warmth, where golden amber shimmers against powdery orris and oud. It feels expansive yet refined, exploring both sunlit sweetness and dry elegance, with a glowing, quietly adventurous spirit.

£250 for 100ml eau de parfum selfridges.com

black bottle with gold cap

Jeroboam Kun Amo. With Kun Amo, Jeroboam Parfums spotlights a luscious, luminous pear among a supporting cast of ambery woods, signature musks and an ocean breeze. It feels bold and assured, a fully rounded character, whose warmth and vitality stays long in the memory.

From £100 for 30ml extrait de parfum selfridges.com

Montblanc Explorer Ultra Blue. With Explorer Ultra Blue, Montblanc captures a brisk, open-sky freshness, where citrus brightness meets marine breezes and mineral woods. It feels clean yet confident, delivering an easy elegance that’s effortlessly wearable, leaving a crisp, invigorating trail of modern refinement.

From £39 for 30ml eau de parfum thefragranceshop.co.uk

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Oman Luxury Nasaj. With Nasaj, Oman Luxury weaves a silken tapestry of saffron, rose and smouldering woods. It feels opulent yet poised, balancing spiced warmth with floral softness, unfurling slowly into a richly textured, ambered embrace that whispers depth and distinction.

£230 for 100ml eau de parfum harveynichols.com

orange bottle and cap with yellow gold writing

Perroy Goldfawn. With Goldfawn, Perroy offers a playful yet polished gourmand glow, where caramelised sweetness melts into creamy woods and soft musks. It feels sunny and tactile, nestling the skin in a golden haze that’s comforting, contemporary and deliciously addictive.

From £75 for 50ml eau de parfum theperfumeshop.com

white bottle with gold cap and gold snake wrapped around bottle

Roberto Cavalli Serpentine. With Serpentine, Roberto Cavalli unfurls a lush white-floral bouquet laced with mango nectar and creamy woods. It feels glamorous and unabashedly feminine, coiling around the senses with sultry warmth and leaving a decadent, jewel-toned trail of confident allure.

From £41 for 30ml eau de parfum theperfumeshop.com

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Shay & Blue White Peaches lip & cheek tint. With White Peaches Lip & Cheek Tint, Shay & Blue infuses its succulent White Peaches fragrance into a sheer, dewy balm. Juicy, fresh and softly luminous, in both hue and scent, it naturally radiates a glow that feels playful, polished and delightfully wearable.

£10 for 14ml shayandblue.com

Winter Gifting, Sorted – A Whole Season Of Fragrances In a Single Box!

There are always one or two names on the gift list that strike fear into the heart. The person who ‘doesn’t really wear perfume’, the one who has a signature scent and refuses to budge, the teen who changes their mind every eleven minutes. How on earth do you choose a fragrance they will genuinely love – and not just smile politely at before shoving it in a drawer for the next decade?!

This is where the Seasonal Scents Subscription – and specifically, the just-launched Winter Box – comes into its own. Rather than pinning all your hopes on one bottle, you are gifting them an entire wardrobe of scented personalities to try on for size. Affordably priced at just £21 for a single box, still beautifully packaged, still feeling utterly treat like, but with far more chance of at least one ‘oh my goodness this is SO me’ moment. In fact, probably several.

 

 

 

 

[And if you really want to maximise the gifting glory, you could always tuck in a homemade I.O.U. promising a full size of their favourite once they have had time to spray, sniff and swoon their way through all the samples.]

Don’t want to give them an entire year’s worth of scented adventures? Why not subscribe yourself, and give them the Winter Box when it arrives, with the others to look forward to yourself in the New Year? We won’t tell them…

See here for full details of the various subscription options open to you!

Wrapped together in the Winter Box, this luxurious selection of scent samples mean you no longer have to second-guess whether Aunt Julia still wears that 90s classic, or if your best friend is secretly bored of her usual spritz. Instead, you are handing them a whole season’s worth of fragrant adventures to explore. And when they fall head over heels for one – as they inevitably will – that is when your I.O.U. for a full size comes into play. Thoughtful, playful, budget friendly and really rather clever, if you are treating someone else or very much including yourself…

 

 

 

Inside the Winter Box:

Roberto Cavalli Serpentine slinks in for those who love their fragrance with a side of high glamour. Pink pepper, bergamot and blackcurrant sparkle at the opening, while jasmine sambac, lavender, saffron and rose petals create a lush floral heart, melting into vanilla, tonka and patchouli in the base. It is made for late nights, sparkling occasions and anyone who enjoys feeling just a little bit dangerous in the best possible way.

Perroy Goldfawn is unapologetically gourmand – a caramel macchiato fantasy draped in woods and spice – and yet it somehow stays poised rather than sticky. Cedar and sandalwood provide the backbone, wrapped in caramel, amber, vanilla and a flicker of warmth that feels wonderfully moreish. Perfect for the sweet tooth with great tailoring, the person who power dresses but keeps a secret stash of chocolate in their desk drawer.

Jeroboam Kun Amo, meanwhile, is pure bottled joy. A juicy flash of mandarin, bergamot and almond slips into crisp pear, jasmine, raspberry and a salty sea breeze, all anchored by cedarwood, cashmeran, amber woods and that addictive musk signature. It is radiant, flirty and a little bit beach club – the perfect pick for party people, holiday planners and anyone who refuses to let winter dim their sparkle.

Goldfield & Banks Tales of Amber is for the sunset chaser – or anyone whose phone gallery is 90 percent sky photos. Dewy moss and orange blossom give a fresh lift before labdanum, cinnamon, musk and creamy Australian agarwood unfurl into a glow that feels like warm light on skin. If you are shopping for someone who dreams of road trips, slow evenings and big horizons, this is their bottle in the making.

For the friend who loves a bit of drama with their dessert, BDK Parfums Nectar Oud delivers a jewel toned, gourmand oud that never shouts. Raspberry and saffron sparkle at the start before oudh, smoky resins and warm woods glow beneath, cushioned by benzoin and Atlas cedar. It feels like candlelight on gilded frames – perfect for theatre trips, dressy dinners, or that cousin who describes their style as “extra, but make it chic”.

Amouage Decision will speak to the deep thinker on your list – or to anyone quietly rebuilding their confidence this year. A woody aromatic with pink pepper, bergamot and cardamom fizzing up top, it softens into frankincense, juniper, myrrh and gentle woods, like standing beneath an ancient tree after a storm has passed. This is one for reflective mornings, big life choices, or when you want to feel composed and capable even if your to do list is chaotic.

Montblanc Explorer Ultra Blue, in its winter guise, is like a brisk walk by a cold sea followed by a cashmere jumper. Italian bergamot, citrus and a hint of pink pepper cut through the chill, while marine notes, grey amber, patchouli and woods bring a clean but comforting trail. Reach for this for travellers, outdoorsy types, or anyone who wants something fresh yet grown up for office days and weekend escapes alike.

Amber lovers and cosy night in devotees will gravitate to Ella K Parfums Amber K. Here, spices, spider lily and cigar leaf swirl into cocoa, iris and woods, settling in a soft, amber and vanilla cocoon with just a sigh of leather. It is the olfactory equivalent of slipping into the silkiest loungewear, ideal for intimate gatherings, fireside cocktails, or the person who always picks a velvet sofa over a bar stool.

Oman Luxury Nasaj will delight lovers of florals with depth and story behind them. Sparkling citrus fruits and spices give way to a plush bouquet of white flowers – tuberose, jasmine, neroli, magnolia, gardenia – laid on a base of leather, frankincense, sandalwood, patchouli, cypriol and tonka. It feels like an embroidered shawl around the shoulders, perfect for formal evenings, winter weddings, or the friend whose wardrobe is all silk linings and well chosen details.

 

Written by Suzy Nightingale

 

Changing Up Your Scents for Spring – (what feels right for right now?)

Spring is the time of the year when we finally start to see newness in both our surroundings as well as the perfumes that are on offer. Green notes traditionally begin to be talked about and, with the promise of warmer weather on the horizon, the merest hint of sun-kissed citruses and lazy afternoons arrive. (Bliss!)

 

Seasonal Scents refer to the way we instinctively like to change-up our fragrances to suit the weather, and because we always have our fingers on the pulse point, The Perfume Society’s Seasonal Scent Subscription Boxes have been perfectly curated for perfume lovers (of any gender) as an ever-changing olfactory wardrobe that always feels right for right now. It’s a great gifting idea for any time of year, too, because it keeps on giving!

 

You can choose a Quarterly (£18) or Yearly (£68) subscription, and each box contains fabulous fragrances for anyone to adore, no matter their personal taste, chosen from leading fragrance houses beloved around the world along with a selection of upcoming and niche brands, which we’re always happy to showcase when we find exciting newness (or new-to-us scents). The sample sizes sometimes include gorgeous miniatures, and will land at your (or your gift recipient’s) door each passing season (approximately every three months) – so there’s always a new scent to discover and that ‘what to wear today?’ question is made so much easier, as we’ve done all the hard work for you.

 

 

 

 

The perfume landscape is naturally burgeoning with florals in spring, but with the winter fading into the background and the warmth of summer on the horizon, we’ve rooted out some earthy tones, fruity notes and a dusting of spice. Each fragrance picked to form a panoramic view of all spring’s blossoming promise.

When the boxes arrive, you’ll get a link to unboxing videos and a fulsome online Smelling Notes guide, and you smell-along to your heart’s content. So, what’s in store this season for your senses? Here’s a little taste (well, sniff) of the spring-forward fragrances that are currently wafting to doors of Seasonal Scent box subscribers…

 

 

 

4160 TUESDAYS SONNET No.1 eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL

BRIONI ESSENTIEL eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: WOODY AMBRÉE

CREED SPRING FLOWER eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL

GOUTAL PETITE CHERIE eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL FRUITY

FLOWER BY KENZO IKEBANA eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL WOODY

LALIQUE SOLEIL VIBRANT eau de parfum
Fragrance Family:  WOODY FLORAL

MOLTON BROWN DELICIOUS RHUBARB & ROSE eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL FRUITY

RUTH MASTENBROEK SIGNATURE eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: CHYPRE

SHAY & BLUE CEDARWOOD GRAPEFRUIT eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: WOODY CITRUS

TOCCA COLETTE eau de parfum
Fragrance Family: FLORAL AMBRÉE

 

So, whether you’re looking for a new signature scent, want to settle down with a Shakespearean-inspired floral, or even dream of some Parisienne armchair travel, throw open the windows as we indulge in the Spring Seasonal Scents Subscription Box…

What to Wear? – Seasonal Scents for Sunny but Autumnal

How do you switch up your scents to match the seasons – and does it even matter which fragrances you when and when…?

We happen to be experiencing something of a late surge of summer currently, but it’s definitely tinged with the turning of the seasons. So while we might be frantically making the most of floaty dresses (perhaps layered with a woollen in the evenings), there’s a feeling of change afoot, and our fragrance choices tend to reflect that, too.

 

‘Seasonal Scents‘ are, of course, to your preference and where you live in the world; but there’s no doubt that come Autumn in the U.K. or fragrance tastes tend to swing toward something a bit warmer – a snuggle in a bottle that helps you get out of bed in the morning and comforts you throughout the day, no matter the weather.

The fact is, temperatures and climate really do change how your fragrance behaves, and therefore the things you crave to have on your skin.

Hot weather intensifies the fragrance notes and makes them ‘bloom’ on the skin more quickly – when molecules heat up, they evaporate more quickly.

Colder weather slows down the evaporation rate (so top and heart notes last much longer) and you might find your scent doesn’t project as much in the winter.

 

 

 

 

Forest-y fragrances really come into their own now – the urge to don a pair of boots and go kicking through the leaves is strong, and so many scents inspired by walking through a woodland or exploring nature in a wearable, poetic way,

Golden Sunshine scents (sometimes called ‘solar’) evoke the honeyed, hazy days that mark the passage between late summer and early autumnal changes in the season – they’re warm, often grounded in musky woodiness: gleaming.

Woody fragrances are great ones to look for in the autumnal months or colder climates, and at this time of year we tend towards sandalwood for a scent that offers a smooth creaminess that clings to the skin like a soft blanket.

 

 

 

 

We know it can be confusing, so with the weather in mind, we put together a specially curated selection of fragrances in a Seasonal Scents Subscription Box…

It’s the best way to try a large number of fragrances from the comfort of your own home – and perhaps to sample some you’d never have thought of trying, previously! At The Perfume Society, we feel each season is a new chance to change up your scent game and discover your next olfactory loves, so when you sign up for the Seasonal Scents Subscription, you’ll be treated to…

A selection of fabulous fragrances, mainly female and unisex scents, from globally adored leading brands (potentially including miniatures) will land at your door each passing season (approximately every three months) – so you will always have a new scent to make you feel fabulous!

You can choose a Quarterly (£18 every three months) or Yearly (£68 annual payment) plan to suit you. We’ll keep the contents a secret until the day the box is launched – we just know you’ll love the surprises inside…

Each Seasonal Scents Box Includes:

Seasonal Fragrances  – A collection of fragrances from 1ml – 7ml, these will be kept secret until each Seasonal Scents Box is launched, we just love the element of surprise!

Online Smelling Notes – accessible via a QR code within your box, guiding you through the fragrances and how to start smelling.

Unboxing Video –  also via the QR code, for every box our Head Fragrance Writer Suzy Nightingale will guide you when opening your new box.

Hints & Tips – to ensure you get the most out of your fragrances and have fun!

Check out your Seasonal Scent options here, and get ready for your whole new wardrobe of fragrances to explore, all in the comfort of your own home…

The Summer Subscription Box… (Get yours while you can!)

Have you got your Summer Subscription Box yet? These are perfectly curated scent selections for each season, and the Summer one contains a particularly gorgeous array of sunshine-infused fragrances that radiate happiness and a sense of adventure – perfect for taking on holiday, or for stashing in your bag whenever you need a perfumed pick-me-up throughout the day.

Seasonal Scents Subscription is priced: Quarterly Subscription £18 for a single box, super flexible rolling contract.
You will be charged every three months, but the subscription can be cancelled at any time up to 48 hours before the launch dates for future boxes. Or, £68 for a Yearly Subscription – a great saving on all four boxes.

You can read more about how to sign up for the Seasonal Scents Subscription boxes, here.

 

 

Meanwhile, we’re hanging on to summer here at TPS Towers, and while the weather doesn’t always feel especially summery, there’s actually 67 days left of summer, at the time of posting! So, let’s make the most of them and enjoy these fabulous fragrances every day.

Inside the Summer Subscription Box you’ll find samples & travel sizes of…

 

 

Jimmy Choo Rose Passion

Nathalie Lorson is the fragrance powerhouse perfumer for Rose Passion – the perfect choice of nose to conjure glamour and daring, with that signature, ultra-feminine Jimmy Choo swagger that simply glows with confidence from first spritz. Coconut water delivers almost thirst-quenching freshness, at first sniff, before more exotic notes rise to an opulent crescendo: orchid, jasmine, sweet vanilla, and creamy sandalwood. Just as we’re starting to get used to wearing heels again, this taps into the renewed craving for dressed-up perfumes. Party on!

 

 

 

Sana Jardin Incense Water

A sheer scent that marries a velvety yet gauzy rose to crystalline patchouli heart with the piquancy of pimento berries and raspberry leaf on a pellucid sandalwood base. Like wearing an echo of a comforting dream, you really can sense the rose water flowing through the composition, and tendrils of incense floating on the breeze. Simply beautiful, since its launch we’ve loved wearing this on warmer days when other roses simply wilt, but the transparency of this helps it bloom.

 

 

Inition Paragon

Olfactory enlightenment, expressed via this ‘mantra-centric’ creation, drawing on ‘sacred woods and plants’, notably powerfully purifying and protective sage and Palo Santo wood. Close your eyes and meditate on how those notes drift through bergamot, lavender, black pepper, delivering on Paragon’s promise to bestow an ‘aura around the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies.’ Scents with a more spiritual focus are a strong trend – fragrances that don’t only smell amazing, but which help us feel better.

 

 

 

Nishane Hacivat

Hacivat was part of a collection of fragrances exploring this culture and mythology; with this scent being a werable tribute to elegance, kindness, and the love of art itself. As the house so beautifully put it: ‘…this eau chypre will help you live in your best dreams by the everlasting sparkles of its joyful structure made of the stimulating notes of pineapple and bergamot backed with the genuine woody notes. Enjoy being loved with this blissful scent that has become an iconic scent for many in such a short period of time!’

 

 

 

Juliette Has a Gun Lust for Sun

Sometimes, we just need a hit of ‘holiday in a bottle’ (no matter what the time of year) to help us through. We invite you to slap on the sunscreen, pop on your most glamorous shades, and get set for sunshine via freesia, coconut, ylang ylang, monoi and armfuls of orange blossom’s bounty. Swirled with vanilla and trailing the woody warmth of Ambroxan for hours, way past sunset, it’s a sure-fire hit for whenever you feel the need of that golden, glamorous, glass-clinking fun.

 

 

 

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Floral Street Electric Rhubarb

Inspired by happy summer days in the garden, sipping Prosecco with your nearest and dearest, this immediately joyous scent was created in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. Effervescent bubbliness abounds with sparkling rhubarb popping the cork on a frothy gush of gardenia, exotic frangipani and radiant jasmine Sambac. Already we’re in the sunshine and partying – tinkling laughter and clinking glasses the backdrop to a happy-making fragrance that’ll have you wanting to kick off your shoes and dance barefoot.

 

 

 

Maison Crivelli Oud Maracuja

The oudh-averse among you need not run away, for this truly is oudh as you’ve never smelled it. A tart medley of passion fruit, blackcurrant (plus a dash of saffron) lift woods and resins out of the darkness. It washes skin with waves of freshness at first, before a sizzle of the saffron heats up the woodiness of the base. Never overwhelming, always wearable, this house is doing extraordinary things. This is a truly shareable scent, too (not often the case with oudhs), though you may not be willing to…

 

 

Shay & Blue Voulez Vous

Coffee is a ‘gourmand’ note not always seen in scents, but used so perfectly here as the antidote to any dreary days (and an olfactory alarm call when you’re feeling a bit sluggish!) There’s a creamy comfort to wearing this, as the aromatic coffee note is swirled within vanilla and touch of magnolia for a floral flourish – think of it as a dreamy, creamy latte in fine fragrance form. Blissful, and such fun!

Don’t forget – you’ve still got time (just about!) to grab yourself this Summer Box by joining the Seasonal Scent Subscription. All these samples and travel sizes will be delivered to your home, along with a link to the full Smelling Notes, and an unboxing video so you can smell along with us. Your Autumn box will then automatically be sent out to you in September, to prepare for the cooler months ahead. But let’s not think about that just yet, and extend the sunny days with these seasonally perfect perfumes…

 

Written by Suzy Nightingale

Seasonal Scents Subscription – the gift that keeps on giving!

Seasonal Scents refer to the way we instinctively like to change-up our fragrances to suit the weather, so if you know a perfume lover (of any gender) we have THE perfect present idea – and it keeps on giving!

As the colder days are here, we tend to reach for fragrances that wrap us in a hug with warm woods, spices and even delicious gourmand notes are a thing, because of the way temperature makes them change on your skin, but ‘rules’ are entirely up to your personal taste.

We know it can be confusing, so with the weather and our moods in mind, we put together specially curated selections of fragrances within a Seasonal Scents Subscription Box…

Each box contains fabulous fragrances for anyone to adore, no matter their gender or taste, chosen from leading fragrance houses beloved around the world. The sample sizes include gorgeous miniatures, and will land at your gift recipient’s door each passing season (approximately every three months) – so they will always have a new scent to make them feel fabulous.

 

 

You can choose a Quarterly (£18) or Yearly (£68) subscription, and keep the contents a secret until they land at your door – because we just know how many of you adore a scented surprise arriving in the post, no matter what the weather’s doing…

 

How it works:

Pick your Quarterly or Yearly plan

Seasonal Scents Subscription choose plan

Discover new launches and bestsellers from well-loved brands, curated with the seasons in mind.

Arrives at your door for the new Season

Seasonal Scents Subscription delivery

Receive your seasonal box every 3 months and start smelling fabulous.

Get exclusive access to the online smelling notes and unboxing video.

 

We think you’ll agree that new perfume is the very best kind of post to receive – and it’s something to look forward to the whole year through for whomever is lucky enough to get this gorgeous gift.

Actually, maybe you deserve something nice to look forward to as well…? How about getting one for you and one for a dear friend who lives far away – you could compare your thoughts on Zoom or a phone call, and turn each Seasonal Scents Subscription Box delivery into a perfume party day!

Subscription boxes are booming: here’s why (and how to get your scent samples sent to your home!)

Subscription boxes are so popular right now, and a recent consumer survey has discovered why. Quite apart from their findings, which we’ll report on below; we know this true as we’ve seen a HUGE rise in our own Perfume Society Discovery Boxes in the last year. Even more excitingly, we have launched our very own Seasonal Scent Subscription Box, for the many (many, MANY!) of you who’ve begged us to bring this out for years…

We all know the joy of getting a parcel in the post – mosty especially during various stages of #lockdown dreariness during the Covid-19 pandemic, which meant many of us relying on shopping online for our scent thrills. Even now, with stores having re-opened across the U.K. – purchasing a new perfume presents a particular set of problems:

– There are rarely any testers on display anymore, thanks to possible cross-contamination safety measures

– Even if you can get to an assistant to spray a scent on you, it’s not always great to make an instant decision in-store

– Although we think fragrance IS essential (obvs), if you’re worried about ‘non essential’ socialising, it can be intimidating to be shopping in crowded spaces again

– Where do you even begin if you’re not exactly sure which perfume to try next?Subscription box

With all these worries in mind, we launched our own Seasonal Scent Subscription Box. The perfect way to try a selection of scents appropriate for each season! There’s two options available – a flexible Quarterly Subcription: £18 a box, sent every three months, the ability to cancel at anytime; or an Annual Subscription: £68 a year with FREE postage and the ability to spread the cost. So now, what did the consumer survey find…?

‘According to a survey by Cosmetics Business, in partnership with Your Beauty Club, since the pandemic hit, 31.7% of customers who had previously bought a subscription service signed up to one during the pandemic; while 70% of those who said they had not bought a subscription beauty box before said they would now consider buying one.

Some 69% of shoppers agreed the culture towards subscription boxes has shifted since the Covid-19 pandemic began, which consequently shut most beauty retailers for many months, making it harder for customers to shop for their beauty staples.

The findings also uncovered that more than 74.2% of respondents believe buying a subscription box makes it easier to consume beauty products and 42.4% want a subscription box that offers a selection of products from different categories.

The main driver for signing up to a subscription service among consumers was for the thrill of receiving new products (55%), while 33.8% said they wanted to discover new beauty items.

 

Subscription boxes are booming (image via Canva.com)

Following that, 8% said they found a subscription service to be cheaper than buying beauty products individually, and the findings showed consumers were not willing to part with much cash for a subscription box.

Almost half of respondents said they would be willing to spend between £10 and £25 on a subscription box, with 37.6% only likely to pay up to £10.

Some shoppers, however, (12.6%) were prepared to pay between £25 and £50, and just 1.6% and 1.4% would spend between £50 and £75, and £75 to £100, respectively.’

We’re not at all surprised at these findings – even before the pandemic, we wanted to make it easier to get your hands (and noses!) on fragrances to try at home. It takes the pressure off, and more than that: actually living with a scent on your skin for several hours is the ONLY way to truly tell if if it suits you. Also, not everyone happens to live near an independent perfumery or a store that has a great selection of fragrance house.

So we say: why not sit back and let the perfume magic get posted to you at the click of a Scent Subscription Box button…?

By Suzy Nightingale

What to give far-away loved ones…? A full year of fragrant reading for only £20!

We’re overjoyed that we can now offer overseas subscribers an International Subscription to our digital downloadable magazine, The Scented Letter. It’s THE perfect Christmas gift to send far-away loved ones who adore fragrance, because it’s only £20 with no overseas postage worries, and last ALL YEAR!

All you have to do is click a button and we’ll do the rest of the work for you…

Buying an International Subscription gives your lucky gift-recipient six 60-page ONLINE editions a year of this beautiful, multi-Jasmine Award-winning magazine: the only one of its kind for perfume-lovers.

Because of the way our system works, when you click Add to Cart it will send us an e-mail – and we’ll follow up for payment. (If sending this as a gift; please let us know in an e-mail to us if it’s for someone else.)

Entirely dedicated to the world of perfume – and aimed at the perfume-lover – we’re delighted to showcase in The Scented Letter the work of many of the leading creatives in fragrance writing and photography (both from the blogosphere and print).

We take full advantage of our privileged access to all the leading ‘noses’ (from Thierry Wasser to Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud), perfume houses, bottle designers and more to ensure that The Scented Letter is your finger on the pulse-point of everything that’s happening in the scented world.

Below is a glimpse from some recent issues – or to see what they’re getting, or why not make yourself a cuppa and enjoy a FREE fuller taster of the magazine here…

The Scented Letter Magazine International Online Subscription £20 for a FULL YEAR

The Scented Letter Magazine

Well you’re here, so we’re going to take it as read that you enjoy reading about fragrance! But now imagine a glossy magazine filled to brimming with the very latest news, reviews, full-length features and exclusive one-on-one interviews with the best noses in the world.

Described as ‘a must-read’ by industry-insiders and fragrance-lovers alike, we are proud as punch of The Scented Letter Magazine, and it seems the feeling’s mutual…

With multiple Jasmine Awards (the fragrance industry’s ‘Oscars’, awarded by The Fragrance Foundation) and guest articles by fellow award-winning journalists, we take a theme for each issue and explore it in gorgeously unashamed detail.

Our ethos is that fragrance should be open to everyone, and so our readers range from people around the world who adore perfume, perfumers themselves, founders of fragrance houses and PRs hungry for news they just don’t get to read anywhere else.

Expert opinions, breaking news, fragrant reviews, stunning photographs and in-depth interviews – your glossily beautiful 60-page PRINT edition of The Scented Letter – The Perfume Society‘s acclaimed magazine will open the doors to the world of fragrance no matter what your experience.

A niche-lover who’s amassed hundreds of bottles in their collection or a perfume newbie: you’re all included, and welcome to explore this exciting world that’s just waiting for your fingertips…

Our latest magazine is The Alphabet Issue, taking an A-Z look at everything from Aldehydes to Madame Zed (Lanvin’s mysterious perfumer, who nobody can trace). Take a sneak-peek here!

 

All issues of The Scented Letter can be purchased individually for £15 (£12.50 for VIP Club Members) or back-ordered if you fancy a catch-up. But don’t risk missing out, treat yourself or loved one to an Annual Print Subscription – an entire year of fragrant reading for £75 (including P&P), to be read, referred to and admired many times (so we’re told!)

Written by Suzy Nightingale