Scentbird

Scentbird: monthly subscription for designer perfumes and colognes

Scentbird is a fragrance subscription service that sends an 8 mL vial of designer perfumes and colognes each month. Users select the fragrances they want to receive from a catalog of over 1,100 options and can manage, skip, or cancel their monthly deliveries at any time. The company presents itself as a global community of fragrance enthusiasts, established fragrance houses, and emerging perfumers.

How the service works

The process begins with a scent preference quiz that generates personalized recommendations from the available catalog. Once fragrances are chosen, users arrange their monthly deliveries and receive an 8 mL vial at their home, a format five times larger than a standard sample and equivalent to about 120 sprays, meaning approximately 30 days of use at four applications per day. The service includes free shipping within the United States and the option to cancel at any time.

The catalog shown on the site includes examples such as Burberry London Eau de Parfum (made in France), Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette (Italy), Gucci Guilty Cologne Eau de Toilette (France), and Prada Candy Eau de Parfum (Spain). The company states that it partners with recognized brands to guarantee the authenticity of the fragrances.

Fragrance families and scent profiles

The platform organizes its catalog into fragrance families that help users identify their profile. Among those described on the site are:

• Citrus: bright and sparkling fragrances built around notes such as lemon, orange, bergamot, grapefruit, lime, and mandarin.
• Amber gourmand: sweet and youthful aromas with amber and patchouli notes softened by gourmand components such as vanilla, praline, cinnamon, and caramel.
• Woody: warm, textured profiles that combine creamy woods with bold spices, sweet touches, and amber resin.
• Chypre: a combination of five notes — citrus (often bergamot), floral (classically rose or jasmine), woody (often patchouli), oakmoss, and amber or musk — inspired by the fragrance "Chypre" created by François Coty.

The site indicates that there are fourteen additional fragrance families.

Products and catalog categories

In addition to the monthly perfume and cologne subscription, the site organizes its offering into sections such as perfumes, colognes, beauty, home and car fragrances under the Drift line, the own brand Confessions of a Rebel, an editorial selection called The Edit, vial cases, full-size fragrances, bath and body, and a gift selection. It also offers content such as a perfume blog and the Scent World podcast, as well as discovery tools like the scent profile, the scent horoscope, and libraries of notes and fragrance families.

Pricing and conditions current on the site

The site advertised a first-month promotion at $8.97 instead of $17.95, with a free case included in the first subscription. The regular rate indicated was $17.95 per month. These conditions correspond to the time of the analysis and may vary.

Founding team

Scentbird was founded in 2013 by Mariya Nurislamova (CEO), Sergei Gusev (Chief Product Officer), and Andrei Rebrov (Chief Technology Officer). Nurislamova, born in Russia and a New York resident, started the project after writing a fragrance blog. Gusev brings experience in product development in the consumer startup space, and Rebrov in agile engineering.

Presence and contact

The company is headquartered in the United States and operates from New York, with a mailing address in Somerset, New Jersey. It handles inquiries by mail, press inquiries, and collaborations with content creators through specific addresses, as well as a customer support channel.

Location and contact

401 Cottontail LN, Somerset, NJ 08873