My motivation for Clones is the following reasons: 1. It's a starting point for experiencing the OG before one commits to investing in the real deal, especially for very expensive brands. 2. It can be the only option for someone on a budget, especially these days when original niches and high-end designers are eye-wateringly expensive (inflations, acquisitions, regulations, capitalism, etc!) 3. Clones may be all you got for experiencing a discontinued fragrance, especially if it's a fan favorite! 4. In some parts of the world, Clones may also be the only option (economy, policy, diplomacy, geography, etc) 5. Clones can play "second fiddle" to OGs in order to help preserve the latter, especially if very expensive, no longer available, very difficult to get, or very much cherished. 6. Most people outside of the fragrance community can't tell the difference (only "you" know! 😅), so people can camouflage with them! 7. Some Clones can be perfectly layered with the OG (like CDNIM vs AVENTUS), and by keeping the number of sprays of the OG fewer, thus preserving it. Ashley, these are some of my personal reasons for going after Clones, imho, which may not necessarily be true for everyone, but definitely, some of the reasons are true for most people. Keep Looking and Smelling Great. Thanks for stimulating the discussion. 👍
Also some people buy dupes because it’s what they can afford and it’s close to smelling like what they love on top of just if you smell good.. you smell good. Personally for me i have a little of everything in my collection. Sometimes if i try a dupe i really love i get the original. For instance i originally brought Rosendo Mateu No. 5 as a dupe from Dapper’s Frangrances and i literally loved it so much i brought the real bottle and it’s definitely a tad different from the dupe but I’m in love and it justified me spending 225 on another bottle of perfume as a perfume addict lol so I’m not against dupes because at the end of the day mostly every company has no integrity… and all of these fragrances are overpriced.
I only buy dupes of things I can no longer buy originals of. That situation works great, because I'm working off the memory of a discontinued scent. That way, I don't have it to compare side by side and find flaws. It also means that the dupe isn't in direct competition for sales with the original, since the og is no longer being sold.
The truth is that most niche and even designer fragrances are overpriced and that some cheap perfumes would sell for hundreds if you brand them in a famous house.
Great topic and great video Ashley. I was hoping you would go more into the compositions of dupes vs originals , as in how much of the exact ingredients do dupes actually use(also the quality of the perume oils and synthetics used ) but I suppose you touched on that in a roundabout way ie the dupes smelling cheaper. I have been collecting for a long while now and have purchased tons of dupes especially early on and can say honestly none of them replace the original. There have been times in fact where I can absolutely tell the quality is so subpar and screechy. Yes they smell similar but they are not the same. I also agree with the sentiments below that the only occasion dupes make sense is when the original is disontinued.
Great work Ashley! I personally don't support clones but there are exceptions i make like the reason on Lost Cherry (also doesn't last on me) unfortunately i can not help you with the perfect dupe of it but i have three fragrances that share the direction of Lost Cherry and are good enough for me to replace it. Bodacious from Boadicea the Victorious Blessed Baraka from Initio (On my skin it is similar i can not explain it) And Kayali's Lovefest Cherry is good enough for me to not think about Lost Cherry Keep up the good work!
I own hundreds of bottles. I own originals and Dappers and have done side by side comparisons. The reason I love Dapper is because he DOES dupe all the hit fragrances from small niche houses that are super expensive. He doesn’t do the mass produced designer fragrances other dupes companies do. And the fragrances are phenomenal!! Many times it’s an improvement (like longevity of Lost Cherry, making Feve Delicieuse more gourmand and powerful, giving longevity to Byredo, etc). I’ve discovered there is definitely a place for good dupe companies. Alexandria is exceptional as well.
I love your videos as its really educational and has sophistication when you make lists. For me, my best dupe is Armaf Sillage which copies Silver Mountain Water. I honestly dont know how SWM smells like as i honestly dont want to spend for even a decant of a fragrance thats already watered down. Still, i hope it does smell close without smelling cheap as it has amazing performance on me.
I don't make a habit of choosing to buy dupes and I only own one "inspired by" fragrance. That is of a Kilian because I refuse to pay £200 for 50ml (£4/ml) from an Estee Lauder owned brand. I have paid that pricepoint for a true niche/independent brand but I got a 100ml for that (£2/ml). It's just not justifiable or worth it to me to pay over £2.50 per ml 🤷♀️ thanks for the video 💕
Armaf Club de nuit intense man , Al Harmains Detour, Armafs Craze , Afnan 9pm , Arianna grande Cloud, Afnan Supremacy in Oud . Love them all ! If only someone would dupe Rehab by Initio
Usually most dupes reproduce only the main accords and leave behind the complexity of the fragrances. Which is also due to the fact that reproducing the formula exactly may be expensive or cause there are technical limitations in what the GC-MS can detect. Interesting video, thank you!
I appreciate so much the way you talk about fragrances, calm, authentic and honest. I was never drawn to dupes, at this point I've start to save up money to buy one fragrance that I really want, instead of buying many.
Thanks for creating such a good video sharing you thoughts on this topic. My sister fell in love with Creeds Millesime Imperial so a bought it for her at Saks then I decided to buy the club de nuit milestone to see if it was close and to her I think she likes the cheap clone version better. Lol 😂
I have dual’s version of Rive Gauche which is a discontinued fragrance. I own Rive gauche in both the glass bottle and tin can but I know that once it’s gone it’s gone. I honestly enjoy the dua version a bit more the smells are very close but the Dua is a higher concentration it lasts longer and is somehow a bit richer. I think it’s so well done that I’ve bought several bottles if my rive gauche runs out at least I have this. I still wear my original because I believe in wearing my frags. I use the original when I walk out the door and bring the Dua in case I need to touch up later in the day.
I have many designer and niche fragrances in my wardrobe as does my wife. Here's when I have zero issues buying a dupe instead of the real thing...I tried a sample, an expensive sample, of Tiger by Boadicea The Victorious. I really loved it and my wife liked it on me. I was watching Sarah's Glam Finds YT channel and in one of her videos she mentioned that Dapper has a nice dupe of Tiger. So I picked up a 30 ml bottle. Was it 100% Tiger? No, but it was close and had great performance. Most of all, I spent $35 and not the ludicrous $1,000 USD BTV wants for Tiger. With that much of a price gap between the dupe and the original, it's a no-brainer for me.
Your conversación with us about this topic is very informative. My first dupes were from Dua but many I never smelled in its original form. Now, I suffer from the I cannot smell anything on me syndrome and Dua typically is very strong and long lasting, so that is what kept me as a customer. I am going to do the comparison between say a famous vanilla and a Dua version and get back to this comment. Merci, Ashley. Bon dimanche.
I appreciate your perspective here. I think that the word is overused and many times what people say is a dupe is just a reminder of the original, with differences. Baccarat Rouge 540 certainly has many fragrances that are following its lead, but perfumers put their own spin on the medicinal saffron. For an example, Montale and Mancera both have fragrances that are BR540 like and I found I preferred the Mancera over the Montale and the original. Subjective little game we play here.
Great video. I’ve bought a couple dupes of fragrances I already own, just to satisfy my curiosity. Instant Crush does not smell like BR at all. And I got Tux by Dua, and it smells similar to Tuxedo , but you can definitely tell the difference. (I use them mainly as room fresheners now)
I think clones are a good option for the following reasons: 1. Price: Salaries vary and there are people who will never own a Tom Ford, for example, because of their limited budgets. A clone will be close enough and they get to smell good for a few dollars. 2. Cruelty free: There are those who won't buy fragrances that have, as either the final product or its ingredients, been tested on animals or sold in a country that requires animal testing such as China. A few will even argue that to inflict pain and death on an animal just to smell good is a huge character flaw or ethical deficiency from what I've read. 3. Clones can improve the fragrance profile just by enhancing one note. For example, a more potent pineapple in an Aventus clone. Or the opposite where an odd note is removed thus making it more mass appealing while everything else stays the same. 4. I don't have a fourth reason 😁
I recently bought Dossier dupes due to health reasons. Dossier does not add endocrine disruptors (parabens, phthalates etc) nor colorants to their formulations/inspirations. They're in transit and soon I'll see whether they work for me or not. I've spent a small fortune on well-known scents, but now they give me headaches. It's not worth it for sb like me who also wants to stay healthy. I still spend money, but now I buy Commodity scents, no parabens, phthalates, sulfates in their formulations ... and I'm happier for it tbh. Yes, these cleaner perfumes don't last as long as the ones by the big perfume houses, but that's because they lack the dirty ingredients that make the scents long lasting. Just my two scents, but everyone is free to do as they see fit.
Tom Ford does not own the patent for Cherry so every fragrance with cherry notes is not a Lost Cherry dupe..same goes for the pineapple note that everyone thinks Creed owns with Aventus..
I would really like to hear your opinion on Eden perfumes. They make vegan, cruilty free, affordable alternatives to well known perfumes (both designer and niche). They also have some personal creations. I didn't smell them side by side, but to me they smell like they are on the same theme with the originals but definitely not near identical. I can for sure tell the difference even going with the memory. I do however love the brand for their values as well as their scents. If anything, I'll say that the differences make their perfumes more original.
Great video! I typically don't buy dupes although I'm not sure that my nose is sharp enough to know/smell the difference. I love Baccarat rouge as it has a very unique smell and people are always asking me what I'm wearing and I can't imagine a dupe smelling the same. I just picked up Creed Aventus and have been trying it out. Not sure it is love at first smell only time will tell.
If you just discovered aventus, check out Nishane hacivat, that is a better dupe that is worth buying, the cheaper clones are a waist of time and money..,,
Oh, yes, I have a Dapper dupe of Bodicea Bodacious and I love it sólo much that now I really want to order the original. Keep buying the one from Dapper so I won't finish up the Bodicea too soon. Dapper is out of stock now but will bring back Bodacious inspiration. I am doing the same with Gritti's Duchessa... before I spend 300 dollars ;) as you can tell, I am in love with sweet or powdery or cookie or choco 🍒
Some dupes I've smelled are not at all like the original to me, but even the few ones who are lack so much depth and/or complexity! It's like the difference between a painting and a printed image of it. Buying dupes, to my opinion, is only worth it if you don't know the original, or don't know it that much and happen to like it, but not LOVE it. I sometimes buy cheapies, for what they are. Some might have elements of resemblance to famous fragrances, but concerning the obvious dupes, I've always been disappointed.
Instead of buying a dupe people can invest the money spent on it and buy a decant of the original instead. At least then you can wear what you actually love. Plus the decant site sell in multiple sizes meaning you can go from a sample to a legitimate travel sizes spray. They often have good sales of 15% or more around major holidays making them even more affordable
I once bought an Elysium clone but was disgusted by Alexandria fragrance clone and was so angry I bought the real one. But Armaf CDNIM LTD is a good Aventus dupe
Most niche & designers are way overpriced just because of its brand, not the scent, not the ingredients, bla, bla, bla. That's fact! I dont care one bit buying dupes as long as i like it. Sad thing about people nowadays is that they've been set in their mind that "expensive = good" & "cheap = bad", when the truth it is not like that with perfumes.
The majority of the dupes I've tried are exactly as you described: pretty convincing on initial application, but after 10 minutes you can tell you're wearing a cheaper perfume. They don't have as much nuance in the heart + base. Still, some are worth it to me because you can have something similar to the original and save a lot of money. I actually slightly prefer Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely to Narciso Rodriguez for Her. It's a bit smoother and softer, and I don't mind it being linear.
100%. They all go for the opening. I bought both Arabian Horse & Tobacco Noir Intense (Herod clones), and both of them hit you with the same tobacco opening, but it's immediately apparent that the spice/sweetness combo in the heart of Herod is completely missing. You can immediately smell the difference just by smelling the bottles. This is in complete contrast to many reviews of both dupes which say they are the same or better.
Hi Ashley! I love sandalwood perfumes and especially the ones that smell like concentrated sandalwood oil. Since javanol and polysantol are being used instead of real sandalwood I cannot look at the perfumes the same way. Can you tell me which perfumes still have real sandalwood in them?
Try Dua's Popped Cherry! It's quite a close dupe but it lasts a long time. It may possibly have more cherry.. And even though I mostly collect originals I do like Dua because they have these cool hybrids..
When I first was really getting back into fragrances I went on a dupe journey. Mostly with oils from Oil Perfumery here in Canada. It was a fun and easy way to explore the different scent profiles and a few of the oils remain in my collection and completely hit the spot… but as time went on I began to smell more originals and I realized that I wasn’t happy have a less-than version…. There was often something missing. I’m now lucky to have found a wonderful online group where we swap and sell decants to each other. At this point I’d much rather have a 5 or 10 ml decant than a dupe and often that is enough for me… but if I really fall in love with a scent I’ll splurge on the full bottle. The oil dupes still smell lovely and a few I wear and love. The others I use to scent my vacuum filters, floor wash solution etc etc. My home smells lovely when I clean and I don’t feel like anything is going to waste lol.
I went through the dupe journey for a while, it was fun to collect so many different scents that I could not afford. But with time, the amazement factor settled down and I started to know my taste better and realized that most dupes lacked the zing factor, the mojo in the original….I now buy a few niche and designers that I really like and will wear consistently, no more fakes for me….
@@buskerbusker8826 anything that is a copy/clone/dupe of an original is fake…a LV bag/ Rolex that is being sold as the dupe is FAKE, same concept here except for the crappy bottles…
@@buskerbusker8826 this video is about clones who are trying to copy a scent 90 % or over club de nuit/aventus…..I would not call hacivat, explorer, cedrat boise dupes of aventus….
I buy a few reallies too,stuff like unique'e which yu can't find a dupe of, or maybe just a real sauvage elixir. But when i have something I love that lacks performance I'm instantly checking out the dua these days cos they get it so close and they definitely figured out the secret to mass appeal, which is important. Now I can smell like 15 sprays of elysium with 4 sprays, and I can save real elysium for one spray before I get in bed. It just makes sense.
Excellent topic, Ashley. I don't wear the few dupes I own, for example, Lattafa Khamrah for Kilian Angels Share. There's nothing quite like experiencing the creativity of a great fragrance as developed by the original perfumer and creative director. I also recently discovered that one of the major fragrance companies is offering a scentless ingredient that confuses GC/MS analyses to discourage reverse engineering.
Here’s a different perspective I’ve yet to see in these comments. Which is unfortunately people can’t afford these high end scents or don’t wanna work hard to save up for them, therefore they trick themselves into thinking a dupe is “just as good or better” when then truth is it’s not.if a dupe makes you happy then great but in reality it would never amount to the real thing!
I am a man who like fragrances like Tobacco Vanille and Oajan but these too are waaaay to expensive. But they are so well made to the point that it’s to difficult to find a great dupe. For the TV I found one called Tobacco by Maison Maïssa. I’ve never buy dupe but if it’s really good in every point I don’t see the problem buying it. Sometimes they even have more juice quantity. Although absolutely no Baccarat rouge dupe smell good it’s impossible to copy.
I think there are so many perfumes, a perfumer cannot know them all; yet people want to make something appealing or something around an idea. Similar results are logical. Of course, people also look around and see what works for others. Some people throw around dupe too fast. For example, I haven't ever bothered with Aventus, but I do have Montblanc Explorer and Cedrait Boise. I find them easy to keep apart. People who scream dupe or clone too fast, just want to be elitist fragrances snuffs. Or keep up with the elite.
I agree with you about your views on dupes. A couple years ago I started getting a bunch of dupes/clones and then eventually got rid of just about all of them. I started to realize that in most cases, the dupes/clones are usually much more monotone. They often lack the depth and character of the original. They often amplify the base notes so they’ll have good longevity and projection, but they’re linear and never as complex. However, I will say that there are cases where fragrances will be inspired by other fragrances but make some variations and keep it high quality, and sometimes these can be even better than the original. Some “inspirations” that I like are Electimuss Auster vs Blue Sapphire or Electimuss Trajan vs BR540.
Reasons I buy Clones 1. Price - take the most expensive perfumes divide by a factor of 10-20 and you will know the real cost of the ingredients as an example MFK BR has large portion of synthetic ambroxan which is so cheaply manufactured. 2. Reformulations and dilutions that rip off the consumer (changing the ingredients and smell without telling the consumer of the change) 3. Discontinued 4. Backup 5. It is legal - Designer companies and Niche brands do it to each other all the time. Having said that to be intellectually honest There is one major source of concern - health safety that is serious carcinogens/fertility etc -- and I don't mean the fake concern Chemical Companies in Europe concoct about so called allergies and sensitivities.
My favorite "inspired by" fragrance (it is not a dupe) is Missoni Wave (it has the same ideea as Allure Homme Sport)... It has better longevity than the original and it smells great IMO... Another "inspired by" fragrance that I like is Neroli Canvas by Al Haramain.. It is inspired by Tom Ford Neroli Portofino, but , again, with much better performance. And , as an INSPIRATION for and expensive dupe, I like Montblanc Individuel.. This one inspired Creed Original Santal
Great and honnest content Ashly. I rarely try to find cheaper dupes. I used to do so, but after some dissapointments like you described so well, I just safe the money and buy the original. True, they often are more expensive, but for good reason. Most of the times it's the ingredients used and offcause sometimes the name. By the way, I don't wear scents which are hyped, or are on the market due to a big marketing campaign... although some had back in the days. About half of my collection was released before 2000. I do wear original cheapies, which aren't dupes. Like Drakkar Noir; I love to wear that one. Mainly at home, because that scent has such a calming effect on me.
I always get the original and if I'm curious buy the dupe, and sometimes even if they're not the sane they're very good fragrances. The most amazing to me is Oud for Glory, at least on my skin it's almost identical to Oud for Greatness, I reserve the latter for special occasions. Thanks for the video Ashley!!!
Some clone brands like alexandria fragrances make dupes that smell as good or better than the originals. Dupes have come long way. Maybe they didn't have gas chronometers back then but my first experience with dupes was in the 80s people trying to dupe things like Polo Green and they were no where near the originals. Or maybe a lot of newer fragrances list like 9 notes tops usually. A lot of those older ones have more than that listed just as base notes lol. So was it the grocery list complexity of notes to achieve those old fragrances that made them hard to dupe?
For a time I used Cloud.. a very good dupe of Baccarat Rouge, but I then I stopped after I got the 35 ml bottle of BR540 for my birthday in April.. and nobody was able to smell the difference!! Yep, they thought it was Cloud 😂😂 So, I have gotten tired of the whole scent profile of BR540 along with all it's dupes, and also the Coco Mademoiselle , not the dupe,, the original, I have smelled it on everybody for years now. I will not wear a perfume that everybody else wears, so I recently changed to Chanel Allure as a signature scent .. with great success !!! I do not have to worry about the price tag, I get 1 bottle from 3 joint siblings at Christmas of whatever fragrance I prefer,, and then one for my birthday in April from my husband,, year long tradition, it works well, receiving fragrances as gift is so much nicer than purchasing it for myself 🙂
Dossier’s dupe of Louis Vuitton L’Immensite, Aromatic Ginger, is better than the original (IMO, of course), and I own the original. There’s something in certain fragrances (L’Immensite, Meteore, Aqua Sextius, all of the YSL Y line, ADG Profumo, Encre Noire, and many others) that reacts with my skin and gives a slight dead fish smell, which is obviously repulsive. It’s REALLY frustrating because I’ve tried to find the common denominator, to no avail. I thought it was a note, or a combination of notes, but not the case. Luckily for me, Aromatic Ginger doesn’t do this, which is a plus, since I love the L’Immensite scent profile.
I have a perfume parlour dupe of L’immensite and comparing to the original; I don’t get the dead fish note. However, the dupe has much better performance and only differs very slightly!
I have the same problem, for me its like a burning rubber smell for those you mentioned… for ysl y edt, ktoret san lucas from michael malul is an almost exact duplicate, but doesnt give me that burnt rubber smell on my skin. Try it out maybe!!
@@Terrya5 it’s not a note, it’s something the perfumers use that interacts with my ph in the worst possible way. The original smells amazing from the bottle or on my friends.
@@Alejandrooo228 I didn’t know San Lucas was a dupe. I have a bottle and love it on my skin. Idk, I think I’d prefer burnt rubber over dead fish, even though they’re both undesirable, lol. Fahrenheit Parfum had the same effect, Bvlgari Aqua Atlantiqve, as well. Like I said, I don’t think it’s a particular note or combination of notes, I believe it’s a chemical they use. Ashley, any thoughts/ insights? Ever heard of this happening to people?
I personally don't go for dupes because it's tacky and a bit of a jab at the original nose. If I can't afford a fragrance I love, I'll get a decant or find another original fragrance I love just as much but can afford. By original I mean not trying to copy or follow a trend
Toy boy is great, but very over powering and I find it a bit linear. I think it's amazing but I can't wear it here in Thailand, the heat makes it project too much.
i hear Raw Cherry by ATH is intense with extremely high quality , extremely long lasting, and is better than Tom Ford's Lost Cherry in its projection . So its better than a dupe :) . Hard to find with Cherry fragrances,
So if a medium size lab can run a professional GCMS and analyze a composition, what in your opinion would be the main reason to not get an exact dupe? Costs and captive molecules would be my first guess. Thanks for your insight
The amount of niche houses using captive scents are low dude. I think people forget that the important thing isn't smelling exactly like the real one. Just that the dupe smells very very good. Surely
@@sixfeetwonder_ the compound labs that make fragrances for the 90% of the 'niche houses' are 6/7 mayor: Givaudan, IFF, Firmenich, etc and some less big ones (Mane, Robertet, etc)... obviously indie and independent perfumers don't have access to that wide palette of materials, including captives
@@Gonzalo_K so 90 percent of the world's well known fragrances contain captive scents??? As a niche perfume designer in a smaller house, how would you sit there and design your new perfume in your personal lab unless those designer compound labs forwarded you all those captives to play with? Is that what happens? Or does givaudan say, ok you've made a nice perfume!! let's add these 2 captives to it to make it non dupeable? I dunno Im skeptical
Seems much more likely that most perfumes are made with hedione, iso e, ambroxan, timbersilk, and all those openly available musks and stuff that you can get, on top of naturals etc etc rather than exclusive captives. But I don't make perfumes so maybe i am wrong
@@sixfeetwonder_ I don't assume it's a fact that ALL perfumes produced by big compound labs contain a number of captives, yet it may be one of the reasons why dupes often can't get 100% the original aroma. Also big oil houses invest a ton on new molecules R&D, so it's fair to say that the perfumers employed by those companies are 'inclined' to use some of them in their compositions
A lot of people like the dupes because it has enough of the same scent profile and a lot of them have nuclear performances. Dua comes to mind and the online hype people make them popular in regards to marketing. I liken it to when a classic rock band has a new lead singer. “Guy sounds just like the original.” Uh… no he doesn’t lol.
I bought one dupe and I don't really wear it, sort of a waste. My fragrance journey started with a scent called Rive Gauche pour homme by YSL, one night my date smelled it on another gentleman and asked what it was... I went to several YSL counters around town and everyone said it was discontinued, perhaps I'd enjoy something else... the dupe was suggested by a youtuber as a reasonable facsimile, and it is, it has the same "notes" but none of the YSL dna, none of that jacques cavallier finesse. Hopefully they'll trot it back out down the road.
They dupe popular and expensive fragrances, Nobody is cloning Nautica Voyage. I'm surprised you didn't mention the A word. Which has been copied 100 times or more.
I don't buy dupes but I obviously understand we people do. What I don't understand is how the big houses allow it; how have we not seen any IP theft lawsuits (maybe there have been some and I'm just not aware).
I personally bought Armaf's dupes of Creed, not because I can't buy the Creed, but rather because they are currently so far removed from the fragrances I remember, that I find it a lot more palatable to get a close enough approximation (that people can actually smell) at a fraction of the price.
Well, Brands like Afnan and Armaf have some better and longerlasting Scents than the Original, for 1/10 of the pricetag. Paying ridiculous amounts for a product that has costs around $10 is insane. I would never ever buy Creed Aventus because there are better Dupes.
@@TuscanBrick cdnim smells so chemicaly bad 🤮. The only Aventus inspired one i like is Explorer.Why buy a dupe that smells bad if you Can't pay for the original. Plenty of options that smell good and that are not dupes. Dupes are a waste of money in most cases imo. And it smells better then the original is the most stupid thing i have ever heard. Aventus had it's glory days, move on and wear something original 😉
I don't get the choice of words here. Let's not beat around the bush, they're knockoffs. The only thing stopping it from being a fully counterfeit product is the label.
This is the truth, really? Most original fragrances are overpriced. Many dupes are very good quality nowadays and are most certainly better value for money. Plus dupes are more accessible to a wider demographic and can therefore introduce more people to a variety of scents within the fragrance world at low cost.
@@TuscanBrick Exactly, I don't agree with any dismissive elitist views regarding dupes. If the fragrance is safe and represents good value for money then I'm fine with it, dupe or not.
Well this is not a video about pricing actually. Huge part of the price goes to brand image, marketing, distribution, stores, and so on and so on. No one says that dupes are bad or shouldn’t be bought. The girls is talking straight to the point how dupes work in most cases and what is the actual difference.
Well said. I couldn't agree more. I personally love fragrances and could afford many. However, as for others, I simply cannot spend almost a quarter of my biweekly salary on a fragrance. It's just not feasible for me. One of my faves is Lira from Xerjoff, but it comes to over $500 Canadian dollars! So I get the amazing dupe from Oakcha. Of course, sometimes they're not 100% the same, but pretty darn close.
Lol only gonna buy niche dupes from Lattafa or Paris Corner.. not gonna fund this scam cartel run by designer / niche companies.. 300 $+ for a 80 ml fragrance loool.. rather get that at 20 $
Agree on that. Unfortunately we are now seeing many established brands including niche houses making 'inspired' offerings of others. Its all in the name of cashing in while its hot!
This is the issue. 99% of the public won’t know the difference. Even today just about every Creed fragrance is garbage! Completely watered down and totally different from the original version. Silver Mountain Water , for example, is pathetic compared to when it was created. Club de Nuit Sillage actually smells like Silver Mountain Water originally smelled like. Majority of clones are rubbish in comparison to the real versions however. Very few are on a par quality wise with the real version. Arianna Grande’s “ cloud “ is maybe 50or 60% similar to BR540 . Cheaper watered down version using lesser quality elements.
My motivation for Clones is the following reasons:
1. It's a starting point for experiencing the OG before one commits to investing in the real deal, especially for very expensive brands.
2. It can be the only option for someone on a budget, especially these days when original niches and high-end designers are eye-wateringly expensive (inflations, acquisitions, regulations, capitalism, etc!)
3. Clones may be all you got for experiencing a discontinued fragrance, especially if it's a fan favorite!
4. In some parts of the world, Clones may also be the only option (economy, policy, diplomacy, geography, etc)
5. Clones can play "second fiddle" to OGs in order to help preserve the latter, especially if very expensive, no longer available, very difficult to get, or very much cherished.
6. Most people outside of the fragrance community can't tell the difference (only "you" know! 😅), so people can camouflage with them!
7. Some Clones can be perfectly layered with the OG (like CDNIM vs AVENTUS), and by keeping the number of sprays of the OG fewer, thus preserving it.
Ashley, these are some of my personal reasons for going after Clones, imho, which may not necessarily be true for everyone, but definitely, some of the reasons are true for most people. Keep Looking and Smelling Great. Thanks for stimulating the discussion. 👍
Also some people buy dupes because it’s what they can afford and it’s close to smelling like what they love on top of just if you smell good.. you smell good. Personally for me i have a little of everything in my collection. Sometimes if i try a dupe i really love i get the original. For instance i originally brought Rosendo Mateu No. 5 as a dupe from Dapper’s Frangrances and i literally loved it so much i brought the real bottle and it’s definitely a tad different from the dupe but I’m in love and it justified me spending 225 on another bottle of perfume as a perfume addict lol so I’m not against dupes because at the end of the day mostly every company has no integrity… and all of these fragrances are overpriced.
I only buy dupes of things I can no longer buy originals of. That situation works great, because I'm working off the memory of a discontinued scent. That way, I don't have it to compare side by side and find flaws. It also means that the dupe isn't in direct competition for sales with the original, since the og is no longer being sold.
Yes! Parfums Vintage make some great dupes of discontinued scents. Alexandria as well.
Dupes are only worth considering of fragrance that's discontinued and are hard to aquire.
Great to see you back. Love your insights.
Very nice video and channel, Ashley. I am glad you decided to make your own channel and also congrats for your fragrance journey !
The truth is that most niche and even designer fragrances are overpriced and that some cheap perfumes would sell for hundreds if you brand them in a famous house.
Great topic and great video Ashley. I was hoping you would go more into the compositions of dupes vs originals , as in how much of the exact ingredients do dupes actually use(also the quality of the perume oils and synthetics used ) but I suppose you touched on that in a roundabout way ie the dupes smelling cheaper. I have been collecting for a long while now and have purchased tons of dupes especially early on and can say honestly none of them replace the original. There have been times in fact where I can absolutely tell the quality is so subpar and screechy. Yes they smell similar but they are not the same. I also agree with the sentiments below that the only occasion dupes make sense is when the original is disontinued.
Great work Ashley! I personally don't support clones but there are exceptions i make like the reason on Lost Cherry (also doesn't last on me) unfortunately i can not help you with the perfect dupe of it but i have three fragrances that share the direction of Lost Cherry and are good enough for me to replace it.
Bodacious from Boadicea the Victorious
Blessed Baraka from Initio (On my skin it is similar i can not explain it)
And Kayali's Lovefest Cherry is good enough for me to not think about Lost Cherry
Keep up the good work!
I am interested in fragrance, but have absolutely no knowledge about it. I very much appreciate, that you share your expertise with us!
I own hundreds of bottles. I own originals and Dappers and have done side by side comparisons. The reason I love Dapper is because he DOES dupe all the hit fragrances from small niche houses that are super expensive. He doesn’t do the mass produced designer fragrances other dupes companies do. And the fragrances are phenomenal!! Many times it’s an improvement (like longevity of Lost Cherry, making Feve Delicieuse more gourmand and powerful, giving longevity to Byredo, etc).
I’ve discovered there is definitely a place for good dupe companies. Alexandria is exceptional as well.
I love your videos as its really educational and has sophistication when you make lists.
For me, my best dupe is Armaf Sillage which copies Silver Mountain Water. I honestly dont know how SWM smells like as i honestly dont want to spend for even a decant of a fragrance thats already watered down. Still, i hope it does smell close without smelling cheap as it has amazing performance on me.
I don't make a habit of choosing to buy dupes and I only own one "inspired by" fragrance. That is of a Kilian because I refuse to pay £200 for 50ml (£4/ml) from an Estee Lauder owned brand. I have paid that pricepoint for a true niche/independent brand but I got a 100ml for that (£2/ml). It's just not justifiable or worth it to me to pay over £2.50 per ml 🤷♀️ thanks for the video 💕
Armaf Club de nuit intense man , Al Harmains Detour, Armafs Craze , Afnan 9pm , Arianna grande Cloud, Afnan Supremacy in Oud . Love them all ! If only someone would dupe Rehab by Initio
Usually most dupes reproduce only the main accords and leave behind the complexity of the fragrances. Which is also due to the fact that reproducing the formula exactly may be expensive or cause there are technical limitations in what the GC-MS can detect. Interesting video, thank you!
Btw, agree on cherry smoothie!
I appreciate so much the way you talk about fragrances, calm, authentic and honest. I was never drawn to dupes, at this point I've start to save up money to buy one fragrance that I really want, instead of buying many.
Thanks for creating such a good video sharing you thoughts on this topic. My sister fell in love with Creeds Millesime Imperial so a bought it for her at Saks then I decided to buy the club de nuit milestone to see if it was close and to her I think she likes the cheap clone version better. Lol 😂
I have dual’s version of Rive Gauche which is a discontinued fragrance. I own Rive gauche in both the glass bottle and tin can but I know that once it’s gone it’s gone. I honestly enjoy the dua version a bit more the smells are very close but the Dua is a higher concentration it lasts longer and is somehow a bit richer. I think it’s so well done that I’ve bought several bottles if my rive gauche runs out at least I have this. I still wear my original because I believe in wearing my frags. I use the original when I walk out the door and bring the Dua in case I need to touch up later in the day.
I have many designer and niche fragrances in my wardrobe as does my wife. Here's when I have zero issues buying a dupe instead of the real thing...I tried a sample, an expensive sample, of Tiger by Boadicea The Victorious. I really loved it and my wife liked it on me. I was watching Sarah's Glam Finds YT channel and in one of her videos she mentioned that Dapper has a nice dupe of Tiger. So I picked up a 30 ml bottle. Was it 100% Tiger? No, but it was close and had great performance. Most of all, I spent $35 and not the ludicrous $1,000 USD BTV wants for Tiger. With that much of a price gap between the dupe and the original, it's a no-brainer for me.
Your conversación with us about this topic is very informative. My first dupes were from Dua but many I never smelled in its original form. Now, I suffer from the I cannot smell anything on me syndrome and Dua typically is very strong and long lasting, so that is what kept me as a customer. I am going to do the comparison between say a famous vanilla and a Dua version and get back to this comment. Merci, Ashley. Bon dimanche.
I appreciate your perspective here. I think that the word is overused and many times what people say is a dupe is just a reminder of the original, with differences. Baccarat Rouge 540 certainly has many fragrances that are following its lead, but perfumers put their own spin on the medicinal saffron. For an example, Montale and Mancera both have fragrances that are BR540 like and I found I preferred the Mancera over the Montale and the original. Subjective little game we play here.
Great video. I’ve bought a couple dupes of fragrances I already own, just to satisfy my curiosity. Instant Crush does not smell like BR at all. And I got Tux by Dua, and it smells similar to Tuxedo , but you can definitely tell the difference. (I use them mainly as room fresheners now)
Loving your channel 💖 Please do more videos!
I think clones are a good option for the following reasons:
1. Price: Salaries vary and there are people who will never own a Tom Ford, for example, because of their limited budgets. A clone will be close enough and they get to smell good for a few dollars.
2. Cruelty free: There are those who won't buy fragrances that have, as either the final product or its ingredients, been tested on animals or sold in a country that requires animal testing such as China. A few will even argue that to inflict pain and death on an animal just to smell good is a huge character flaw or ethical deficiency from what I've read.
3. Clones can improve the fragrance profile just by enhancing one note. For example, a more potent pineapple in an Aventus clone. Or the opposite where an odd note is removed thus making it more mass appealing while everything else stays the same.
4. I don't have a fourth reason 😁
I recently bought Dossier dupes due to health reasons. Dossier does not add endocrine disruptors (parabens, phthalates etc) nor colorants to their formulations/inspirations. They're in transit and soon I'll see whether they work for me or not. I've spent a small fortune on well-known scents, but now they give me headaches. It's not worth it for sb like me who also wants to stay healthy. I still spend money, but now I buy Commodity scents, no parabens, phthalates, sulfates in their formulations ... and I'm happier for it tbh. Yes, these cleaner perfumes don't last as long as the ones by the big perfume houses, but that's because they lack the dirty ingredients that make the scents long lasting. Just my two scents, but everyone is free to do as they see fit.
Tom Ford does not own the patent for Cherry so every fragrance with cherry notes is not a Lost Cherry dupe..same goes for the pineapple note that everyone thinks Creed owns with Aventus..
I would really like to hear your opinion on Eden perfumes. They make vegan, cruilty free, affordable alternatives to well known perfumes (both designer and niche). They also have some personal creations.
I didn't smell them side by side, but to me they smell like they are on the same theme with the originals but definitely not near identical. I can for sure tell the difference even going with the memory.
I do however love the brand for their values as well as their scents. If anything, I'll say that the differences make their perfumes more original.
Great video! I typically don't buy dupes although I'm not sure that my nose is sharp enough to know/smell the difference. I love Baccarat rouge as it has a very unique smell and people are always asking me what I'm wearing and I can't imagine a dupe smelling the same. I just picked up Creed Aventus and have been trying it out. Not sure it is love at first smell only time will tell.
If you just discovered aventus, check out Nishane hacivat, that is a better dupe that is worth buying, the cheaper clones are a waist of time and money..,,
Nice to see a parfumer giving her insight into the topic. Looking forward for more videos
Oh, yes, I have a Dapper dupe of Bodicea Bodacious and I love it sólo much that now I really want to order the original. Keep buying the one from Dapper so I won't finish up the Bodicea too soon. Dapper is out of stock now but will bring back Bodacious inspiration. I am doing the same with Gritti's Duchessa... before I spend 300 dollars ;) as you can tell, I am in love with sweet or powdery or cookie or choco 🍒
Some dupes I've smelled are not at all like the original to me, but even the few ones who are lack so much depth and/or complexity! It's like the difference between a painting and a printed image of it. Buying dupes, to my opinion, is only worth it if you don't know the original, or don't know it that much and happen to like it, but not LOVE it. I sometimes buy cheapies, for what they are. Some might have elements of resemblance to famous fragrances, but concerning the obvious dupes, I've always been disappointed.
Instead of buying a dupe people can invest the money spent on it and buy a decant of the original instead. At least then you can wear what you actually love. Plus the decant site sell in multiple sizes meaning you can go from a sample to a legitimate travel sizes spray. They often have good sales of 15% or more around major holidays making them even more affordable
in general I avoid dupes. Bad dupe will put me off the original. I love fragrances and don't mind splurging on them
I once bought an Elysium clone but was disgusted by Alexandria fragrance clone and was so angry I bought the real one. But Armaf CDNIM LTD is a good Aventus dupe
Most niche & designers are way overpriced just because of its brand, not the scent, not the ingredients, bla, bla, bla. That's fact! I dont care one bit buying dupes as long as i like it. Sad thing about people nowadays is that they've been set in their mind that "expensive = good" & "cheap = bad", when the truth it is not like that with perfumes.
The majority of the dupes I've tried are exactly as you described: pretty convincing on initial application, but after 10 minutes you can tell you're wearing a cheaper perfume. They don't have as much nuance in the heart + base.
Still, some are worth it to me because you can have something similar to the original and save a lot of money. I actually slightly prefer Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely to Narciso Rodriguez for Her. It's a bit smoother and softer, and I don't mind it being linear.
100%. They all go for the opening. I bought both Arabian Horse & Tobacco Noir Intense (Herod clones), and both of them hit you with the same tobacco opening, but it's immediately apparent that the spice/sweetness combo in the heart of Herod is completely missing. You can immediately smell the difference just by smelling the bottles. This is in complete contrast to many reviews of both dupes which say they are the same or better.
Hi Ashley! I love sandalwood perfumes and especially the ones that smell like concentrated sandalwood oil. Since javanol and polysantol are being used instead of real sandalwood I cannot look at the perfumes the same way. Can you tell me which perfumes still have real sandalwood in them?
Try Dua's Popped Cherry! It's quite a close dupe but it lasts a long time. It may possibly have more cherry..
And even though I mostly collect originals I do like Dua because they have these cool hybrids..
Hey! Can you make a video about how this machine works that pick ups certain chemicals, and why this is expensive? Thank, love your videos :))
Great video. I'll pick up dupes of discontinued scents... Parfums Vintage and Alexandria do a good job. DOOP!
When I first was really getting back into fragrances I went on a dupe journey. Mostly with oils from Oil Perfumery here in Canada. It was a fun and easy way to explore the different scent profiles and a few of the oils remain in my collection and completely hit the spot… but as time went on I began to smell more originals and I realized that I wasn’t happy have a less-than version…. There was often something missing.
I’m now lucky to have found a wonderful online group where we swap and sell decants to each other. At this point I’d much rather have a 5 or 10 ml decant than a dupe and often that is enough for me… but if I really fall in love with a scent I’ll splurge on the full bottle.
The oil dupes still smell lovely and a few I wear and love. The others I use to scent my vacuum filters, floor wash solution etc etc. My home smells lovely when I clean and I don’t feel like anything is going to waste lol.
I need an online group like that to try to sell ones I don't like for myself!
Great video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day
I went through the dupe journey for a while, it was fun to collect so many different scents that I could not afford. But with time, the amazement factor settled down and I started to know my taste better and realized that most dupes lacked the zing factor, the mojo in the original….I now buy a few niche and designers that I really like and will wear consistently, no more fakes for me….
Dupes are not fakes
@@buskerbusker8826 anything that is a copy/clone/dupe of an original is fake…a LV bag/ Rolex that is being sold as the dupe is FAKE, same concept here except for the crappy bottles…
@@Mrfpsara a dupe is a dupe, a fake is a fake.. would you call club de nuit a fake or a davidoff cool water a fake? Not really.
@@buskerbusker8826 this video is about clones who are trying to copy a scent 90 % or over club de nuit/aventus…..I would not call hacivat, explorer, cedrat boise dupes of aventus….
I buy a few reallies too,stuff like unique'e which yu can't find a dupe of, or maybe just a real sauvage elixir. But when i have something I love that lacks performance I'm instantly checking out the dua these days cos they get it so close and they definitely figured out the secret to mass appeal, which is important. Now I can smell like 15 sprays of elysium with 4 sprays, and I can save real elysium for one spray before I get in bed. It just makes sense.
Excellent topic, Ashley. I don't wear the few dupes I own, for example, Lattafa Khamrah for Kilian Angels Share. There's nothing quite like experiencing the creativity of a great fragrance as developed by the original perfumer and creative director. I also recently discovered that one of the major fragrance companies is offering a scentless ingredient that confuses GC/MS analyses to discourage reverse engineering.
Here’s a different perspective I’ve yet to see in these comments. Which is unfortunately people can’t afford these high end scents or don’t wanna work hard to save up for them, therefore they trick themselves into thinking a dupe is “just as good or better” when then truth is it’s not.if a dupe makes you happy then great but in reality it would never amount to the real thing!
I am a man who like fragrances like Tobacco Vanille and Oajan but these too are waaaay to expensive. But they are so well made to the point that it’s to difficult to find a great dupe. For the TV I found one called Tobacco by Maison Maïssa. I’ve never buy dupe but if it’s really good in every point I don’t see the problem buying it. Sometimes they even have more juice quantity. Although absolutely no Baccarat rouge dupe smell good it’s impossible to copy.
One of my favorite perfumes is one of the overlooked Le Labo perfumes and I would not even think about buying a dupe for this one
Lost cherry 🍒 TF bad performance
Aaron Terrence Hughes Raw Cherry 🍒 is incredible.
I think there are so many perfumes, a perfumer cannot know them all; yet people want to make something appealing or something around an idea. Similar results are logical. Of course, people also look around and see what works for others.
Some people throw around dupe too fast. For example, I haven't ever bothered with Aventus, but I do have Montblanc Explorer and Cedrait Boise. I find them easy to keep apart.
People who scream dupe or clone too fast, just want to be elitist fragrances snuffs. Or keep up with the elite.
I agree with you about your views on dupes. A couple years ago I started getting a bunch of dupes/clones and then eventually got rid of just about all of them. I started to realize that in most cases, the dupes/clones are usually much more monotone. They often lack the depth and character of the original. They often amplify the base notes so they’ll have good longevity and projection, but they’re linear and never as complex.
However, I will say that there are cases where fragrances will be inspired by other fragrances but make some variations and keep it high quality, and sometimes these can be even better than the original. Some “inspirations” that I like are Electimuss Auster vs Blue Sapphire or Electimuss Trajan vs BR540.
Reasons I buy Clones
1. Price - take the most expensive perfumes divide by a factor of 10-20 and you will know the real cost of the ingredients as an example
MFK BR has large portion of synthetic ambroxan which is so cheaply manufactured.
2. Reformulations and dilutions that rip off the consumer (changing the ingredients and smell without telling the consumer of the change)
3. Discontinued
4. Backup
5. It is legal - Designer companies and Niche brands do it to each other all the time.
Having said that to be intellectually honest
There is one major source of concern - health safety that is serious carcinogens/fertility etc -- and I don't mean the fake concern Chemical Companies in Europe concoct about so called allergies and sensitivities.
My favorite "inspired by" fragrance (it is not a dupe) is Missoni Wave (it has the same ideea as Allure Homme Sport)... It has better longevity than the original and it smells great IMO...
Another "inspired by" fragrance that I like is Neroli Canvas by Al Haramain.. It is inspired by Tom Ford Neroli Portofino, but , again, with much better performance.
And , as an INSPIRATION for and expensive dupe, I like Montblanc Individuel.. This one inspired Creed Original Santal
So what's a good alternative or dupe for TF Lost Cherry? I can't seem to find one. I already checked the ones in the comment section but they are meh.
Great and honnest content Ashly. I rarely try to find cheaper dupes. I used to do so, but after some dissapointments like you described so well, I just safe the money and buy the original. True, they often are more expensive, but for good reason. Most of the times it's the ingredients used and offcause sometimes the name. By the way, I don't wear scents which are hyped, or are on the market due to a big marketing campaign... although some had back in the days. About half of my collection was released before 2000.
I do wear original cheapies, which aren't dupes. Like Drakkar Noir; I love to wear that one. Mainly at home, because that scent has such a calming effect on me.
I have a content suggestion for you !! "Fragrance expert ranks dupes" pleeaaasee :)
I wish there would be more Clones from Vintage fragrances … with the old Performance !
I always get the original and if I'm curious buy the dupe, and sometimes even if they're not the sane they're very good fragrances. The most amazing to me is Oud for Glory, at least on my skin it's almost identical to Oud for Greatness, I reserve the latter for special occasions. Thanks for the video Ashley!!!
Great informational video
Some clone brands like alexandria fragrances make dupes that smell as good or better than the originals. Dupes have come long way. Maybe they didn't have gas chronometers back then but my first experience with dupes was in the 80s people trying to dupe things like Polo Green and they were no where near the originals. Or maybe a lot of newer fragrances list like 9 notes tops usually. A lot of those older ones have more than that listed just as base notes lol. So was it the grocery list complexity of notes to achieve those old fragrances that made them hard to dupe?
Which one is “better?”
For a time I used Cloud.. a very good dupe of Baccarat Rouge, but I then I stopped after I got the 35 ml bottle of BR540 for my birthday in April.. and nobody was able to smell the difference!! Yep, they thought it was Cloud 😂😂 So, I have gotten tired of the whole scent profile of BR540 along with all it's dupes, and also the Coco Mademoiselle , not the dupe,, the original, I have smelled it on everybody for years now.
I will not wear a perfume that everybody else wears, so I recently changed to Chanel Allure as a signature scent .. with great success !!!
I do not have to worry about the price tag, I get 1 bottle from 3 joint siblings at Christmas of whatever fragrance I prefer,, and then one for my birthday in April from my husband,, year long tradition, it works well, receiving fragrances as gift is so much nicer than purchasing it for myself 🙂
Dossier’s dupe of Louis Vuitton L’Immensite, Aromatic Ginger, is better than the original (IMO, of course), and I own the original. There’s something in certain fragrances (L’Immensite, Meteore, Aqua Sextius, all of the YSL Y line, ADG Profumo, Encre Noire, and many others) that reacts with my skin and gives a slight dead fish smell, which is obviously repulsive. It’s REALLY frustrating because I’ve tried to find the common denominator, to no avail. I thought it was a note, or a combination of notes, but not the case.
Luckily for me, Aromatic Ginger doesn’t do this, which is a plus, since I love the L’Immensite scent profile.
I have a perfume parlour dupe of L’immensite and comparing to the original; I don’t get the dead fish note. However, the dupe has much better performance and only differs very slightly!
I have the same problem, for me its like a burning rubber smell for those you mentioned… for ysl y edt, ktoret san lucas from michael malul is an almost exact duplicate, but doesnt give me that burnt rubber smell on my skin. Try it out maybe!!
@@Terrya5 it’s not a note, it’s something the perfumers use that interacts with my ph in the worst possible way. The original smells amazing from the bottle or on my friends.
@@Alejandrooo228 I didn’t know San Lucas was a dupe. I have a bottle and love it on my skin. Idk, I think I’d prefer burnt rubber over dead fish, even though they’re both undesirable, lol. Fahrenheit Parfum had the same effect, Bvlgari Aqua Atlantiqve, as well. Like I said, I don’t think it’s a particular note or combination of notes, I believe it’s a chemical they use.
Ashley, any thoughts/ insights? Ever heard of this happening to people?
I think the note is “Calone”. I have the same problem but I’m trying to get over it by force!
I personally don't go for dupes because it's tacky and a bit of a jab at the original nose. If I can't afford a fragrance I love, I'll get a decant or find another original fragrance I love just as much but can afford. By original I mean not trying to copy or follow a trend
Montagne Parfums, Parfum De Cerise. Really amazing version of lost Cherry.
Hello , Ashley I don't know if you check the comments, but I would like to know what your opinión is on the cologne by moschino, toy boy?
Toy boy is great, but very over powering and I find it a bit linear. I think it's amazing but I can't wear it here in Thailand, the heat makes it project too much.
i hear Raw Cherry by ATH is intense with extremely high quality , extremely long lasting, and is better than Tom Ford's Lost Cherry in its projection . So its better than a dupe :) . Hard to find with Cherry fragrances,
So if a medium size lab can run a professional GCMS and analyze a composition, what in your opinion would be the main reason to not get an exact dupe? Costs and captive molecules would be my first guess. Thanks for your insight
The amount of niche houses using captive scents are low dude. I think people forget that the important thing isn't smelling exactly like the real one. Just that the dupe smells very very good. Surely
@@sixfeetwonder_ the compound labs that make fragrances for the 90% of the 'niche houses' are 6/7 mayor: Givaudan, IFF, Firmenich, etc and some less big ones (Mane, Robertet, etc)... obviously indie and independent perfumers don't have access to that wide palette of materials, including captives
@@Gonzalo_K so 90 percent of the world's well known fragrances contain captive scents??? As a niche perfume designer in a smaller house, how would you sit there and design your new perfume in your personal lab unless those designer compound labs forwarded you all those captives to play with? Is that what happens? Or does givaudan say, ok you've made a nice perfume!! let's add these 2 captives to it to make it non dupeable? I dunno Im skeptical
Seems much more likely that most perfumes are made with hedione, iso e, ambroxan, timbersilk, and all those openly available musks and stuff that you can get, on top of naturals etc etc rather than exclusive captives. But I don't make perfumes so maybe i am wrong
@@sixfeetwonder_ I don't assume it's a fact that ALL perfumes produced by big compound labs contain a number of captives, yet it may be one of the reasons why dupes often can't get 100% the original aroma. Also big oil houses invest a ton on new molecules R&D, so it's fair to say that the perfumers employed by those companies are 'inclined' to use some of them in their compositions
A lot of people like the dupes because it has enough of the same scent profile and a lot of them have nuclear performances. Dua comes to mind and the online hype people make them popular in regards to marketing. I liken it to when a classic rock band has a new lead singer. “Guy sounds just like the original.” Uh… no he doesn’t lol.
Cherry Infection, the EDP 😂
Simply put "I Love You Ashley ." -Anthony
I bought one dupe and I don't really wear it, sort of a waste. My fragrance journey started with a scent called Rive Gauche pour homme by YSL, one night my date smelled it on another gentleman and asked what it was... I went to several YSL counters around town and everyone said it was discontinued, perhaps I'd enjoy something else... the dupe was suggested by a youtuber as a reasonable facsimile, and it is, it has the same "notes" but none of the YSL dna, none of that jacques cavallier finesse. Hopefully they'll trot it back out down the road.
Dua has a very good dupe of Rive Gauche Pour Homme called River Fougere. At least I think it's a good dupe. I have both the original and dupe.
They dupe popular and expensive fragrances, Nobody is cloning Nautica Voyage. I'm surprised you didn't mention the A word. Which has been copied 100 times or more.
I was wondering the same thing. Seems like she avoided "A" on purpose.
I got rid of my dupes I'd rather find original alternatives which are often just as good if not better.
I don't buy dupes but I obviously understand we people do. What I don't understand is how the big houses allow it; how have we not seen any IP theft lawsuits (maybe there have been some and I'm just not aware).
Fragrances (smells) cannot be copyright protected.
I personally bought Armaf's dupes of Creed, not because I can't buy the Creed, but rather because they are currently so far removed from the fragrances I remember, that I find it a lot more palatable to get a close enough approximation (that people can actually smell) at a fraction of the price.
What about divain perfume
I just ordered lost cherry and now I’m worried about the performance
Tested it our at our local TF Boutique. 3 spritz on the same pulse point. Lasted less than 5 hours on my skin. 😂😂😂
Cherry smoothie is a dupe of burning cherry by kayali, not tom ford
Well, Brands like Afnan and Armaf have some better and longerlasting Scents than the Original, for 1/10 of the pricetag. Paying ridiculous amounts for a product that has costs around $10 is insane.
I would never ever buy Creed Aventus because there are better Dupes.
@@TuscanBrick cdnim smells so chemicaly bad 🤮. The only Aventus inspired one i like is Explorer.Why buy a dupe that smells bad if you Can't pay for the original. Plenty of options that smell good and that are not dupes. Dupes are a waste of money in most cases imo. And it smells better then the original is the most stupid thing i have ever heard. Aventus had it's glory days, move on and wear something original 😉
Rochas Moustache EDP (YSL Tuxedo)
Kismet for men
@@miniba9719 Yeah! That's a good one!
Yeah when creed copy mont blanc individual and charge people $500 that is ok.
Oh the lovely Ashley.
Why does Sebastian have better video quality?
Most dupes smell disgusting to me. Also never been a fan of others profiting from an originator’s idea.
I don't get the choice of words here.
Let's not beat around the bush, they're knockoffs. The only thing stopping it from being a fully counterfeit product is the label.
I never find good dupes. So I've stopped investing in them.
This is the truth, really? Most original fragrances are overpriced. Many dupes are very good quality nowadays and are most certainly better value for money. Plus dupes are more accessible to a wider demographic and can therefore introduce more people to a variety of scents within the fragrance world at low cost.
@@TuscanBrick Exactly, I don't agree with any dismissive elitist views regarding dupes. If the fragrance is safe and represents good value for money then I'm fine with it, dupe or not.
Well this is not a video about pricing actually. Huge part of the price goes to brand image, marketing, distribution, stores, and so on and so on. No one says that dupes are bad or shouldn’t be bought. The girls is talking straight to the point how dupes work in most cases and what is the actual difference.
Well, we are talking about value for money which includes pricing. Some dupes work very well.
Dupes are more cost efficient. I have an perfect dupe for Carolina Herreras good girl and it’s 97% spot on at a fraction of the price!
Well said. I couldn't agree more.
I personally love fragrances and could afford many. However, as for others, I simply cannot spend almost a quarter of my biweekly salary on a fragrance. It's just not feasible for me. One of my faves is Lira from Xerjoff, but it comes to over $500 Canadian dollars! So I get the amazing dupe from Oakcha.
Of course, sometimes they're not 100% the same, but pretty darn close.
Are we talking clones??? I hope dupe don’t take off 😂😂😂😂 that’s annoying
Lol only gonna buy niche dupes from Lattafa or Paris Corner.. not gonna fund this scam cartel run by designer / niche companies.. 300 $+ for a 80 ml fragrance loool.. rather get that at 20 $
Thanks for the video Ashley. I'm not a fan of dupes at all...i can't stand imitations of creativity that has gone into the original
Agree on that. Unfortunately we are now seeing many established brands including niche houses making 'inspired' offerings of others. Its all in the name of cashing in while its hot!
This is the issue. 99% of the public won’t know the difference. Even today just about every Creed fragrance is garbage! Completely watered down and totally different from the original version. Silver Mountain Water , for example, is pathetic compared to when it was created. Club de Nuit Sillage actually smells like Silver Mountain Water originally smelled like. Majority of clones are rubbish in comparison to the real versions however. Very few are on a par quality wise with the real version. Arianna Grande’s “ cloud “ is maybe 50or 60% similar to BR540 . Cheaper watered down version using lesser quality elements.
EYE DON'T BUY DUPES BUT I'M THINKIN SUM PEEPLE BUY EM CAUSE PERFUME IZ SO XPENSIVE...⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CONTENT...LUV YOUR CHANNEL 💚💛🧡❤
Love being a stuck up fraghead and then asking a random dude what they're wearing only to find out it's cdnim