Up Your Scent Game With These Cologne Subscription Boxes

Best for Sampling: Scentbird

Key Specs

• Price Range: $16.95 to $37 per month
• Product Sizes: 8-ml (0.27-oz) bottle with atomizer case
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Scentbird is a great way to “date before you marry” your perfume. In other words, you can try fragrances without committing to the full-size bottle. But when you do find a scent you love, as a member, Scentbird gives you the opportunity to shop full-size colognes at a discount.

When you subscribe, choose a starting scent from the bestsellers collection, and then unlock the full catalog after your first month. Each month, you’ll receive an eight-milliliter bottle of your choice (roughly 120 sprays per month or four sprays per day) dressed in a free atomizer case. If you forget to choose a scent one month, you’ll receive the company-chosen scent of the month. 

The brand was a pioneer in conceptualizing cologne subscription boxes, having launched in 2013. Though some reviews contained complaints about billing and customer service issues, others rave about Scentbird. We love the thorough scent descriptions that highlight the top, middle, and base notes of each fragrance. If you’re unsure what those really mean, though, the descriptions further break down how strong the scent is, what occasion it’s best for, the personality, fragrance family, most-suited season, and its complexity. 

Best Variety: Scent Box

Key Specs

• Price: $9.72 first month, $16.95 per month after
• Product Sizes: 8-ml (0.27-oz) spritz bottle
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Scent Box is a perfect subscription box for those who like to change up their fragrances regularly without committing to full-size fragrances that seem to last forever. Like ScentMagic, you can set up your scent calendar with your chosen fragrances, and then you’ll receive a 30-day supply of fragrance: 0.27 ounces or eight milliliters, equivalent to four sprays per day for the month. 

Many cologne subscription services come with an atomizer case in your first order, but Scent Box members will receive one in a fun color every month with their order. Atomizers are travel-safe and TSA-approved, so this subscription is perfect for frequent fliers. The company also offers a variety of full-sized products in other areas like bath and body, candles, skin care, CBD, and more. As you shop with Scent Box, you’ll earn “ScentBucks” through its rewards program, which includes 10% back in ScentBucks on your monthly membership charge and 5% back on any other purchases. 

Though at first glance, Scent Box offers over 850 designer fragrances, there’s an important caveat to note. The company actually offers three subscription tiers, each unlocking additional scents from the collection: 

• Standard Plan: $9.72 first month, $16.95 per month after with access to 600+ standard designer fragrances
• Premium Plan: $12.59 first month, $21.95 per month after with access to 850+ fragrances, including 250 premium (higher-end fragrances)
• Platinum Plan: $17.75 first month, $30.95 per month after with access to 1,000+ fragrances, including 150 platinum (highest-end fragrances)

If you’d like additional fragrances each month (two or three on any of those plans), the company has options for that, too. There’s a huge variety and a plan for every budget. 

Best Customization: ScentMagic

Key Specs

• Price: $14.95 per month
• Product Sizes: 8-ml (0.27-oz) spritz bottle
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

With over 10,000 subscribers and counting, ScentMagic is a tried-and-true favorite among perfume and cologne subscription boxes. Its subscription box service is priced at $14.95 per month, and you’ll receive a 30-day supply of your selected perfume in an eight-milliliter spritz bottle (with a free travel case with your first order). 

The company has over 500 designer fragrances to choose from, including brands like Glossier, Tom Ford, Cartier, Versace, Gucci, and Prada. You can log in each month to choose a fragrance, or set it and forget it by logging into your account and selecting 12 fragrances, one per month for the year. By default, ScentMagic also chooses a masculine and feminine scent of the month, so you’ll receive that if you forget to choose before the cutoff. 

While ScentMagic is great for treating yourself, it also makes a wonderful gift for others. Because you can switch between fragrance types (feminine, masculine, or unisex) at any time, your recipient would be able to choose what scents they like best each month.

Best Clean Colognes: Skylar Scent Club

Key Specs

• Price: $20 per month
• Product Sizes: 10-ml (0.33-oz) rollerball
• Free Shipping? On orders over $50
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Skylar is the world’s largest clean scent club and is one of my personal favorites. The company carries scents that are unique and beautiful and works hard to curate a large variety for customers to try. And as a member since July of 2022, the monthly boxes are something I look forward to.

To start, you can dive straight into shopping, or take the Skylar Scent Profile quiz to learn what fragrances the company recommends. As a subscriber, you’ll earn benefits like 20 percent off all Skylar’s products and redeemable rewards points for extra savings. But really, Skylar’s ingredients are the star: free of 36 fragrance allergens, endangered plant species, phthalates, parabens, artificial dyes (commonly known toxins and CMRs), animal notes and byproducts, skin sensitizers (BHT, BHA, sulfates), and over 1,300+ questionable ingredients commonly found in perfume and cologne.

For $20 per month, you’ll receive a limited edition exclusive rollerball (valued at $30) in that month’s scent, only available to members. Prior to shipping, you’ll know the scent description, so if there’s a note you’re worried about disliking, you can swap for another scent instead. 

Best for Fragrance Connoisseurs: Perfume.com

Key Specs

• Price Range: $7.47 first month, $14.95 per month after
• Product Sizes: 8-ml (0.27-oz) travel atomizer
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Your first month as a Perfume.com subscriber will only be $7.47, the most affordable first month of any cologne subscription box on our list. After that, your plan will cost $14.95 per month for a 0.27-ounce fragrance of your choice, along with a fresh travel atomizer in each delivery. You can build out a queue of perfumes you’d like to receive as easily as building your next Spotify queue, or let the experts select a bestselling fragrance for you if you’d like to be surprised or can’t choose. 

We love that you can actually browse the fragrances available before you subscribe. The company offers over 500 brands and premium fragrances from companies like Givenchy, Guerlain, Dior, Versace, and more. Access to the full range comes with no complicated tier pricing or unlocking of “premium” fragrances — everything is included in one plan. Of course, that also means you can’t add additional fragrances to your box, but building out your queue ensures you’ll always have a new fragrance to try.

Best Curated-for-You Box: Debonair Scent

Key Specs

• Price Range: $15 per month
• Product Sizes: Three 3-ml bottles per box
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Debonair Scent is an expert-curated box. After you subscribe, you’ll complete your scent profile, a quiz that helps the company’s experts identify colognes that fit your preferences and complement you. These experts will choose three colognes from hundreds of designer and niche brands each month, giving you an opportunity to discover new companies and find your signature scent. 

You’ll receive three three-milliliter bottles of cologne, with about 15 sprays in each bottle, or 45 for the month. The box costs $15 per month, but you’ll also earn a $15 shop credit with each box that can be used to purchase full-sized bottles of cologne; spend $15 and get $15 — it’s practically free.

Best Unique and Niche Scents: Olfactif

Key Specs

• Price: $20 per month
• Product Sizes: Three 2-ml spray vials per box
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

Olfactif is perfect for the fragrance aficionado: someone who wants to try truly unique scents from around the world. For $20 per month, you’ll receive a curated collection of three two-milliliter spray vials of premium fragrances. As a member, you will also receive exclusive discounts, including 20% off full bottles of the featured scents each month, and 10% off all other full bottles and à la carte samples. 

If you’d like to save a bit extra on your subscription, you can opt to prepay for a certain number of months: 

• 3-month prepaid: $58.80 (save 2%)
• 6-month prepaid: $116.40 (save 3%)
• 12-month prepaid: $228 (save 5%)

For access to a wider variety, you can upgrade to a deluxe membership, which includes six fragrances each month (three masculine and unisex scents, and three feminine scents), for $38 and similar prepay savings options. 

Olfactif also offers a rewards program with one scent point earned for every dollar spent. You can redeem 500 points for a $5 off coupon, 1,000 scent points for $10 off, or 2,500 scent points for $25 off any purchase. 

Best Designer Brands: LUXSB — Luxury Scent Box

Key Specs

• Price Range: $10.37 first month, $15.95 per month after
• Product Sizes: 9 ml (0.30 oz)
• Free Shipping? Yes
  

Why It's a Top Pick

For someone who loves testing luxury and designer colognes, LUXSB — Luxury Scent Box is the perfect cologne subscription. The company offers over 550 designer and niche brands, including exclusive brands only available through the subscription. You’ll receive a larger size sample in your box than most of the others on our list: nine milliliters or 30 ounces, approximately 150 sprays or five per day for the month. 

This subscription will run you $15.95 per month with shipping included, but you’ll get a discount your first month. Your first order will include a protective fragrance case for your glass vial that can be interchangeable with future vial samples you receive. Every quarter, you’ll get a complimentary new case automatically. 

Everything you receive will be airplane-friendly and TSA-approved, so it’s perfect for those on the go who still enjoy the luxury fragrance experience. And if you love the scent you choose each month, you can opt to purchase the full size at a members-only discount.