Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Scent Trunk: Niche Fragrance Subscription

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Scent Trunk (not an affiliate link) came to my attention when Gil did an interview with William Yin the CEO. Scent Trunk is a niche perfume subscription service. Potential subscribers start with a survey that helps Scent Trunk to select fragrances that are more aligned with their individual subscribers' preferences. There is a masculine and feminine division. The price is $18.00 per month, including shipping. Their website allows you to purchase full bottles of the fragrances featured. Scent Trunk also sends out Scent School informative emails detailing subjects such as: perfume application, scent notes, concentrations, and more. These emails are geared more towards fragrance newbies but are fun for all fragrance lovers to read. My box arrived a day before I returned home from North Carolina. I couldn't wait to sniff and see. 


The box came with a black velveteen drawstring pouch that held the samples, information cards and paper strips on which to spray your scents, if so inclined.




Sunshine Woman by Amouage Notes include: Almond, davana, jasmine, vanilla, cade, and papyrus. 
Sunshine opens with a sweet vanilla musk and candied jasmine that settles into butternut pipe tobacco. Shades of sepia and sweet comfort. It is a beautiful and sensual perfume. A full 3.4 ounce bottle runs $450.00.

Red Cattleya by Olympic Orchids Notes include: Citruses, peach, apricot, melon, lilac, and vanilla. 
Juicy spiced peaches and apricots, orange as sunset. A fully bloomed gardenia cuts the honeyed sweetness like a blade. This is no teen celebrity fruity floral. This is a syrupy Southern belle aroma drenched in homemade preserves and bunches of ivory gardenias dotted with sprigs of soft lavender lilac. A full one ounce bottle is $65.00.  

Day by Sarabecca Notes include: Lily, jasmine, and tuberose. 
Bright sunshine yellow lemons ease into a green lemongrass aroma. Almost clean like detergent. As the perfume settles it takes on the white floral scent of a vintage bottle of Coppertone. A fresh clean beach house on the coast. This perfume is made using all natural ingredients. A 1.7 ounce bottle is $58.00 on the Scent Trunk website. I have read it can be found at TJ Maxx and such stores on occasion though for much cheaper. 


Scent Trunk has recently made improvements such as: atomizers instead of dabbers, more high end niche brands, and larger amounts of juice. The survey was easy to perform but my fragrance predilections are so broad that I found it hard to rank the notes in order of preference. Also, I know I adore spiced woods and orientals but I would like to try more aquatics and fruity florals for my husband's sake, so which do I skew the survey towards? Either way, the box was on the whole a really great experience. I did end up with an aquatic, a fruity floral and a nice tobacco scent. The perfumes were curated nicely, the packaging pleasant, and the quality superior. If I had to choose one to purchase it would be Red Cattleya. I would love to have Sunshine but the cost is prohibitive. For now I will relish the sample. Every. Last. Drop. 

Have you tried Scent Trunk? Can one have too many perfume subscriptions? Nah. 

If you decide to sign up for a Scent Trunk subscription and would like to use my referral link click HERE, otherwise the link above is is not a referral link and can be used.

Enjoy 40% off of your first subscription to Scent Trunk by using the code MERMAID40. 

9 comments:

  1. umm Sunshine Woman $$$$... not a typo?! *faints* seriously though... that description is amazing!

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    1. I KNOW! As my sister would say "there better be gold flakes in that bottle." Double that price and we could get every perfume CB I Hate Perfume makes! (Yes I still think about that box.) The perfume though is really amazing and I would buy more samples of it.

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    2. forget gold flakes... it better be liquid gold!! and give you super powers.. or something!!! lol
      you and that CB box... when you rationalize it this way.. makes CB look like a steal!!

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  2. Lol! Ashleys comment.. I agree! $450?! There's no way! I guess quality has a price. These all smell yummy!

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    1. Yes, I know my sisters ;-) I have spent close to that amount before and I would do it again in a heart beat. Just not now and not THAT much. These all were amazing scents in their own ways. I could see you liking Day. Mom too.

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  3. Glad you enjoyed the service! I'm so in love with the idea, I have the men's box and can't wait to get sniffing. :)

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    1. I very much did! Thank you for your informative post on them! Looking forward to your thoughts on the men's box. I do adore many men's fragrances. Have a great rest of week.

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  4. Thanks again for the great images. Make sure you share your unique referral code so you can earn points when you refer people! You can find it in your My Account page.

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    1. Thank you Jolisa for being so easy to work with! Scent Trunk has a wonderful subscription program and I will be back!

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