Hello everybody,
Today I want to dive a little bit into a pretty hot topic on line and on social media: Fragrance Dupes.
If you are a sucker for a great perfume like me, you will also agree that some brands are basically asking you to get a mortgage sometimes to purchase a 100ml of what is seems to be like eternal youth elixir.
While in the US the this market is huge, and affordable brands with top notch designer fragrances dupes are popping up like mushrooms, in the UK it has only recently started to become a thing with Zara and Aldi on the forefront of the scene offering an amazing dupes selection.
First thing first, what is an actual perfume dupe?
I know it sounds obvious but it is a common misconception that a fragrance dupe needs to have the exact same ingredients and notes composition of the original product, while the only outcome you need to have with a great dupe is that on the skin, the mix will have to smell exactly (or almost) like the more expensive and luxurious one.
Why are Dupes SO hyped right now?
The clear reason is because everybody wants to smell great and not spend £300 for 30ml of perfume, but another reason is that a lot of people (me included) are not necessarily a "Signature Fragrance" kind of human and love to change their perfume based on outfit, mood, season and occasion - but buying multiple and expensive designer products is definitely not in the budget.
They are pretty, cheap and smell heavenly - is there any downside to a perfume dupe?
Unfortunately, yes!
The first downside is definitely durability: dupes are usually not as long lasting as their expensive siblings as they can lack premium ingredients and contain more alcohol.
Another thing it could be worth mentioning is that because sometimes the formula is altered compared to the original ones (mainly to keep the cost down), as much as they smell the same testing them, on the skin they might dry a bit differently based on each individual skin PH.
As I mentioned before, Zara is an incredible dupe machine with a huge selection of fragrance dupes available, some of which were actually created by very famous perfume makers (see Zara Ebony Wood (£34.65 for 100ml) - dupe of the very famous Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt (£118 for 100ml), created for the Spanish Brand in collaboration with Jo Malone herself, so you know it is going to be spot on!), but there are plenty of brands that are currently offering incredible dupes at great prices - and here're my 10 favourites:
Men's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: DIOR Sauvage Eau de Toilette 100ml - Currently £82 (down from £97) - SEPHORA UK
DUPE: ARMAF Tres Nuit For Men Eau De Toilette 100ml - £18.95 - AMAZON UK
DESIGNER: CREED Green Irish Tweed Eau de Parfum 100ml - £233 - PARFUMDREAMS
DUPE: DAVIDOFF Cool Water for Men Eau De Toilette 125ml - Currently £26.95 (down from £56) - JUSTMYLOOK
DESIGNER: Tom Ford Oud Wood Eau de Parfum 100ml - Currently £241.40 (down from £294) - LOOKFANTASTIC
DUPE: ZARA Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £22.99 - ZARA UK
DESIGNER: ACQUA DI PARMA Signatures of the Sun Oud Eau de Parfum 100ml - £158.95 - ALLBEAUTY
DUPE: ALDI Lacura’s Essence of Italy Nero Eau de Toilette 100ml- £4.99 - IN-STORE ALDI PRODUCT
*Unfortunately Aldi doesn't offer home delivery anymore so all the products mentioned in this thread are intended as in-store purchases.
DESIGNER: CREED Aventus Eau De Parfum 100ml - £295 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: AL HARAMAIN L'Aventure For Men Eau De Parfum 100ml - £38.51 - SEPHORA UK
Women's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP spray 70ml - £235 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: SOL DE JANEIRO Cheirosa 68 240ml - Currently £28 (down from £35) - BOOTS
DESIGNER: JO MALONE Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne 100ml - Currently £111.95 (down from £118) - ALLBEAUTY
DUPE: ALDI HOTEL COLLECTION LIME AND BASIL 100ml - £4.99 - IN-STORE ALDI PRODUCT
*Unfortunately Aldi doesn't offer home delivery anymore so all the products mentioned in this thread are intended as in-store purchases.
DESIGNER: LANCÔME La Vie Est Belle Intensément 100ml - £130 - THE PERFUME SHOP
DUPE: M&S Pink Pepper Eau de Toilette 100ml - £10 -MARKS & SPENCER
DESIGNER: BYREDO Gypsy Water 100ml - £200 - CULT BEAUTY
*£190 If it is your first purchase on site as you can use the code FIRST15
DUPE: & OTHER STORIES Moon Fiction 50ml - £29 - & OTHER STORIES
DESIGNER: CHANEL COCO MADEMOISELLE Eau De Parfum Spray 100ml - Currently £115.60 (down from £130) - BOOTS
DUPE: M&S Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £10 - MARKS & SPENCER
If you have any other dupe worth mentioning (I know that there are SO MANY out there is crazy right now), please let me know so we can keep this thread alive and keep adding dupes to the list and create a cool data base!
In the meantime, a couple of useful links:
Today I want to dive a little bit into a pretty hot topic on line and on social media: Fragrance Dupes.
If you are a sucker for a great perfume like me, you will also agree that some brands are basically asking you to get a mortgage sometimes to purchase a 100ml of what is seems to be like eternal youth elixir.
While in the US the this market is huge, and affordable brands with top notch designer fragrances dupes are popping up like mushrooms, in the UK it has only recently started to become a thing with Zara and Aldi on the forefront of the scene offering an amazing dupes selection.
First thing first, what is an actual perfume dupe?
I know it sounds obvious but it is a common misconception that a fragrance dupe needs to have the exact same ingredients and notes composition of the original product, while the only outcome you need to have with a great dupe is that on the skin, the mix will have to smell exactly (or almost) like the more expensive and luxurious one.
Why are Dupes SO hyped right now?
The clear reason is because everybody wants to smell great and not spend £300 for 30ml of perfume, but another reason is that a lot of people (me included) are not necessarily a "Signature Fragrance" kind of human and love to change their perfume based on outfit, mood, season and occasion - but buying multiple and expensive designer products is definitely not in the budget.
They are pretty, cheap and smell heavenly - is there any downside to a perfume dupe?
Unfortunately, yes!
The first downside is definitely durability: dupes are usually not as long lasting as their expensive siblings as they can lack premium ingredients and contain more alcohol.
Another thing it could be worth mentioning is that because sometimes the formula is altered compared to the original ones (mainly to keep the cost down), as much as they smell the same testing them, on the skin they might dry a bit differently based on each individual skin PH.
As I mentioned before, Zara is an incredible dupe machine with a huge selection of fragrance dupes available, some of which were actually created by very famous perfume makers (see Zara Ebony Wood (£34.65 for 100ml) - dupe of the very famous Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt (£118 for 100ml), created for the Spanish Brand in collaboration with Jo Malone herself, so you know it is going to be spot on!), but there are plenty of brands that are currently offering incredible dupes at great prices - and here're my 10 favourites:
Men's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: DIOR Sauvage Eau de Toilette 100ml - Currently £82 (down from £97) - SEPHORA UK
DUPE: ARMAF Tres Nuit For Men Eau De Toilette 100ml - £18.95 - AMAZON UK
DESIGNER: CREED Green Irish Tweed Eau de Parfum 100ml - £233 - PARFUMDREAMS
DUPE: DAVIDOFF Cool Water for Men Eau De Toilette 125ml - Currently £26.95 (down from £56) - JUSTMYLOOK
DESIGNER: Tom Ford Oud Wood Eau de Parfum 100ml - Currently £241.40 (down from £294) - LOOKFANTASTIC
DUPE: ZARA Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £22.99 - ZARA UK
DESIGNER: ACQUA DI PARMA Signatures of the Sun Oud Eau de Parfum 100ml - £158.95 - ALLBEAUTY
DUPE: ALDI Lacura’s Essence of Italy Nero Eau de Toilette 100ml- £4.99 - IN-STORE ALDI PRODUCT
*Unfortunately Aldi doesn't offer home delivery anymore so all the products mentioned in this thread are intended as in-store purchases.
DESIGNER: CREED Aventus Eau De Parfum 100ml - £295 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: AL HARAMAIN L'Aventure For Men Eau De Parfum 100ml - £38.51 - SEPHORA UK
Women's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP spray 70ml - £235 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: SOL DE JANEIRO Cheirosa 68 240ml - Currently £28 (down from £35) - BOOTS
DESIGNER: JO MALONE Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne 100ml - Currently £111.95 (down from £118) - ALLBEAUTY
DUPE: ALDI HOTEL COLLECTION LIME AND BASIL 100ml - £4.99 - IN-STORE ALDI PRODUCT
*Unfortunately Aldi doesn't offer home delivery anymore so all the products mentioned in this thread are intended as in-store purchases.
DESIGNER: LANCÔME La Vie Est Belle Intensément 100ml - £130 - THE PERFUME SHOP
DUPE: M&S Pink Pepper Eau de Toilette 100ml - £10 -MARKS & SPENCER
DESIGNER: BYREDO Gypsy Water 100ml - £200 - CULT BEAUTY
*£190 If it is your first purchase on site as you can use the code FIRST15
DUPE: & OTHER STORIES Moon Fiction 50ml - £29 - & OTHER STORIES
DESIGNER: CHANEL COCO MADEMOISELLE Eau De Parfum Spray 100ml - Currently £115.60 (down from £130) - BOOTS
DUPE: M&S Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £10 - MARKS & SPENCER
If you have any other dupe worth mentioning (I know that there are SO MANY out there is crazy right now), please let me know so we can keep this thread alive and keep adding dupes to the list and create a cool data base!
In the meantime, a couple of useful links:
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You can find your local FM World sellers on Facebook or other social media or you can order online from a seller. Price? Approx £15 for 50ml bottle- but they do have special offers: last week they were £10 per bottle.
The only one I don't rate of theirs is their version of Creed Aventus (male) which doesn't seem to last long. (Milton Lloyds Victor No 9 Perfumers Choice is a good copy of Aventus, a 100ml bottle costs around £12 - lasts longer on the skin than the FM version, but probably not as long as the original.) I'm pretty sure you can order samples at a small cost if you don't want to take a risk.
A little word of warning - they are a network marketing company, so you'll see the words "business partner" and "business opportunity" on their main site. Ignore and go into the shop as a "guest". The fragrances are numbered so they don't tell you what they are based on, but you can do searches online or ask a seller for a list. Don't let that put you off buying from them, they are excellent copies!
I've recently bought several of the Marks and Spencer ones, which are good copies but only EDT, so they don't last long. But good to wear every day around the house.
The other copy perfume company I highly rate, for the accuracy of fragrance and longevity, is The Parfum Club UK. Midlands-based, they import fragrances from Spain and have a wide range of decent fragrances to choose from. They have their own website, or you can find them on Facebook, and they also have regular market stalls around the Midlands area and beyond where they have a full range of testers to try. They're £15 for a 30ml bottle, but have special offers on their market stalls - the last ones I bought were 3 for £30. They use the words "inspired by" on their website so there is no confusion or trying to work out what it smells like! theparfumclub.co.uk/
Hope that helps! (edited)
FM Perfumes absolutely do not share a fragrance house with any major brand. That's a lie that has proliferated among FM sellers to try and get people to buy their fragrances. FM has actually had to reign in its sellers from claiming it's the same fragrance in a different bottle because they've been in hot water with the ASA because of it.
I bought two bottles a couple of years ago and it was spot on, but can't confirm if the formula is still the same.
EDIT: I've actually bought some more to try because I've almost run out of the ones I've been using, so will confirm when it arrives.
EDIT2: Can confirm is still smells the same, so I really good dupe for Miss Dior
The review i saw
CDNIM/Mont Blanc Explorer for Creed Aventus
CDNIM Urban Elixir for Dior Sauvage
CDNIM Sillage for Creed Silver Mountain Water
Rasasi
La Yuqawam for Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Al Haramain Amber Oud Tabacco Edition Eau de Parfum for Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
For me, the CDNIMs, Rasasi and Al Haramain all outperform the originals. The Saudi houses have some powerful stuff. (edited)
Milton-Lloyd Success Pour Homme - Fragrance for Men - 55ml Eau de Toilette
= Issey Miyake Pour Homme (edited)
Afnan 9 PM - Dupe for JPG Ultra Male - both are very nice and long lasting (edited)
Anyone know of any good dupes of this?
I'm currently wearing Aventus this is the best one I've found and £15 for 100ml nuscents.co.uk/pro…tus
I've found that their perfume oils have excellent longevity, lasting throughout the day. For instance, I recently tried their version of the Bad Boy by Carolina Herrera, and I could still smell it even after taking a shower. The performance of their fragrances is above average.
If you're ever unsure about which fragrance they've replicated, I recommend reading customer comments on their website. Another useful trick is to copy the listed notes of the fragrance and paste them into Google. One of the search results usually takes you to the Fragrantica website, which can help you identify which fragrance they've created a similar version of.
Sol de Janeiro 68 isn’t close to it. It’s also a body spray rather than an EDP or EDT. Aldi has had dupes of Sol de Janeiro body spray’s in recently- though I know most stores have sold out now - still lots cheaper than the highly priced SDJ. Sol 68 is the most copied and for the cream and shower gel treaclemoon is a good dupe from Waitrose/Tesco/boots in Brazilian love.
The only issue i have seen is that if you dab it on your collar it will eventually get oil stains if you are too liberal with the dosage.
I bought the £1.50ish samples of loads of them and im still using them nearly a year later.
Couldn't see any samples.
No idea what the original one is like to compare as I wouldn't be buying a £100 fragrance but I'm loving the dupe and went back to grab a couple more bottles before they sold out.
All Saints Sunset Riot for BR540
Laffata Khamrah for Angel Share
Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch for Tobacco Vanille
Can confirm delivery of 2x 100ml scents both clones and both smell almost identical to the originals. the Armarni is spot on..
Armani - Stronger With You (Clone = Proud Of You Absolute)
Viktor & Rolf - Spicebomb (Clone = Mark & Victor Eau De Spice)
Recomended - came to £51 inc postage for both
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Almost bought a couple fakes when I was in Turkey, but backed out at the last min.
thanks
It's actually made me think of getting some others zara fragrances. Zara have loads in store and they all smell really good. So if longevity is decent on them id suggests looking into them. I think vibrant leather bogoss smelt really good. maybe some kinda of fruit aventus type but.
Just to let you know the one for the girls Chanel one is not quite right I think the "Oud Vibrant Leather" is from the Zara mens one further up so it should probably say "M&S Soft Iris 100ml" which it says on the bottle and the link/price is correct but thought you might want to edit I'll be giving it a go though as I do love that Chanel one!
Alternatively this might be helpful >
ARMAF Tres Nuit For Men Eau De Toilette 100ml - £18.95 - AMAZON UK
Is a smoother clone of Green Irish Tweed not Sauvage
Their copy of Aqua di Parma's Colonia is better than Colonia!
DUPE : Damp Changing Room Kit Bag (edited)
On the other hand, I agree with the sentiments of the OP.
My old cliche from a great survey by TIME magazine many many years ago " No perfume should cost more than the bottle it is packed in " !
Have been using them for years now and they are amazing as these are Eau de parfum (also Montblanc explorer is there and others)
Link to mens list of perfumes:
mybeautybasics.com/yod…men
Link to ladies list of perfumes:
mybeautybasics.com/yod…men