Scentbird Candle Club

What's in the box: A monthly 8ml vial of a designer perfume or cologne you choose, with a free carrying case on the first order.

Scentbird is best known as a perfume and cologne subscription, and its site puts that front and center. Each month you pick a designer fragrance from a catalog of over 1,100 scents and receive an 8ml vial. The company says one vial gives about 120 sprays, or roughly 30 days at four sprays a day. Brands on show include Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Prada. A quiz helps narrow your choices by fragrance family, such as citrus, woody, chypre and amber gourmand, and you can also choose scents yourself. The regular price is $17.95 a month. The first month is offered at $8.97 with a free carrying case, and US shipping is free. You can skip a month or cancel anytime. The candle club is harder to judge. The main site is almost all about perfume and does not say what a candle delivery includes, how often it ships or what it costs. If candles are what you want, confirm those details before you sign up. For perfume, the appeal is trying a full month of a designer scent without buying a whole bottle. Per milliliter, though, a monthly 8ml vial costs more than a full bottle of a scent you already love. You can ignore the countdown timer on the offer.