Scentaddict (The Fragrance Shop)

What's in the box: One 8ml vial of a fragrance you choose each month, with a refillable travel atomiser included in the first delivery.

Scentaddict is the fragrance subscription run by The Fragrance Shop, one of the UK's best known perfume retailers. Instead of sending a surprise box, it lets you choose the scent you want each month from a large catalogue of designer and niche fragrances for men and women. Each month you get an 8ml vial, which The Fragrance Shop says is about 90 sprays. Your first delivery comes with a refillable travel atomiser that the vials fit into. You plan upcoming months by adding fragrances to a queue, and you can change the queue whenever you like. Subscribers can skip a month or cancel. The main appeal is that you can wear a full-price fragrance for several weeks before buying a full bottle, which is a far better test than a paper strip in a shop. Because the retailer behind it is well established, the range is broad and features plenty of popular high street names alongside some niche options. The downsides are typical of decant services. Some subscribers will finish 8ml in well under a month, the atomiser format doesn't give you the original bottle experience, and the service mostly makes sense for people who already shop at The Fragrance Shop. Overall it is a sensible, flexible way to try perfumes before you commit.