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Olfactif
Cost: $18/month
Ships To: United States & APO addresses.
Coupon Code: N/A
Olfactif is a monthly perfume subscription box. Each month subscribers receive some of the finest and hardest-to-find perfume samples from niche artists around the world. Samples are contained in 2.25mL glass vials and each vial has enough for 15 – 20 wearings. In addition, you will receive an $18 credit to put toward a full bottle of a featured scent, every month.
Olfactif ships via USPS around the 1st of the month. If your first purchase is before the 15th of the month they will ship out your collection immediately. Otherwise your first box will ship around the 1st of the following month.
As usual with Olfactif the packaging was gorgeous. I keep trying to figure out a way to repurpose the fancy black boxes they ship in, but so far I am coming up blank. Any ideas?
The July 2015 Olfactif theme was “The Sun, The Moon, The Stars” and included the following items:
~Fils de Dieu – Etat Libre d’Orange: This is “the warmth of the sun”. It has notes of ginger, coriander leaves, lime, shiso, coconut, rice, cardamon, jasmine, cinnamon, May rose, tonk a bean, vetiver, musk, amber, leather and castoreum. My first thought was that it smelled like cleaning products. It smelled way better after it dried down, but it still wasn’t for me. I don’t know what exactly it was that I didn’t like, but I just kept thinking that it was “too much”.
~Me, Myself & I – Ego Facto: This is “the glow of the moon”. It has notes of hemlock flower, basil, tuberose, lavender, vetiver root and guaiacwood. I could really pick out the vetiver and thought this one was quite unique. Not an everyday scent for me, but it’d be a fun special occasion one. The longer I had this on, the more I liked it.
~Romantina – Juliette Has A Gun: This one is “the twinkle of the stars”. It has notes of orange blossom, jasmine, rose, iris, osmanthus, patchouli, musk and vanilla. I could have done with a little less patchouli in this one, but overall I liked it. It was another one that grew on me the longer I had it on.
If you are a fragrance junkie or are still looking to experiment with some new scents you won’t find at your local department store, I recommend checking Olfactif out. You may not love everything you receive, but that’s okay. It’s way better to try it in this format and use your $18 credit on something you know you love instead of buying a large bottle only to find out it’s not for you!
Have you ever tried Olfactif? What did you think? If you are interested in trying them out or just want to learn more, click here.
