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 - £265 - JOHN LEWIS
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 £253 (down from £294) -SEPHORA UK
DUPE: ZARA Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £25.99 - ZARA UK
DESIGNER: ACQUA DI PARMA Signatures of the Sun Oud Eau de Parfum 100ml - £219 - HOUSE OF FRASER
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 - Currently £42 (down from £48) - BEAUTYBASE
Women's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP spray 70ml - £235 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: SOL DE JANEIRO Cheirosa 68 240ml - £35 - CULT BEAUTY
*£29.75 if it is your first purchase on Cult Beauty using the code FIRST15
DESIGNER: JO MALONE Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne 100ml - £118 - LOOKFANTASTIC
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 - Currently £99 (down from £130) - THE PERFUME SHOP
DUPE: M&S Pink Pepper Eau de Toilette 100ml - £10 -MARKS & SPENCER
DESIGNER: BYREDO Gypsy Water 100ml - £200 - BYREDO UK
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 - £265 - JOHN LEWIS
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 £253 (down from £294) -SEPHORA UK
DUPE: ZARA Oud Vibrant Leather 100ml - £25.99 - ZARA UK
DESIGNER: ACQUA DI PARMA Signatures of the Sun Oud Eau de Parfum 100ml - £219 - HOUSE OF FRASER
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 - Currently £42 (down from £48) - BEAUTYBASE
Women's Fragrance Dupes:
DESIGNER: MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP spray 70ml - £235 - SELFRIDGES
DUPE: SOL DE JANEIRO Cheirosa 68 240ml - £35 - CULT BEAUTY
*£29.75 if it is your first purchase on Cult Beauty using the code FIRST15
DESIGNER: JO MALONE Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne 100ml - £118 - LOOKFANTASTIC
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 - Currently £99 (down from £130) - THE PERFUME SHOP
DUPE: M&S Pink Pepper Eau de Toilette 100ml - £10 -MARKS & SPENCER
DESIGNER: BYREDO Gypsy Water 100ml - £200 - BYREDO UK
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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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.
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.
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
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 " !