PERFUME Discounters & DUPE Houses I Trust - Why I DUPE. Do YOU Dupe? Do YOU Discount? NOT SPONSORED! 

Bonjour belle dame! 🥰 I buy everywhere! The Bay, Shoppers, grey market and I even buy on Marketplace. It’s just normal to seek the best price on an item, right?! I love dupes when I know I’ll never have the guts to pay over 250$ for a perfume and it’s ok, I can live with a 90% accurate. 😅😂 Excellent video mon amie! ❤

I’ll probably never own TF lost cherry, but I love my dupe.

Some really good points here Julija! I do dupe 😊 I just ordered a bunch of samples of some of these Middle Eastern dupes.. I love sampling so much I sample the samples 😅😅 And you’re right.. you’re never going to miss the sale on FN.. why do they do that?? 🤪

Another thing I really appreciate about oil perfumery is their dupes of discontinued fragrances! I'm not paying extra to get a discontinued fragrance second hand!

Great topic! I, like you, test very expensive perfumes that I think I would love by buying a dupe. If it works for me, I will buy the original happily. But I also like the dupe to throw in my bag, add to body lotion, spray my sheets etc. - something I would probably be resistant to do with a very expensive fragrance. It’s like listening to and enjoying a great cover band but always paying the $ to see your favorite musician if you can. 💕

I have bought from Dua, Alexandria, Juliannas, Oakcha, and Middle Eastern and have to say I have been happy with all for the most part. I personally do not have a problem with dupe houses. I think designer and niche fragrances are far too expensive and feel if they had more reasonable pricing the dupe houses would not be. You are right about the grey market stores, they are emailing me on a regular bases with hurry up and get it before it's gone deals, I have been sucked in if it is a fragrance I am really wanting and the price is good but for the most part I just ignore them. So far I have not had a dirty deal. Truly appreciate this video, very informative:))

Awesome video.

Hello, lovely!! I definitely DUPE!! DUA is my favorite right now, along with Middle Eastern fragrances. I love them all and I cannot get enough of them!!!! Of course DUA and some Middle Eastern fragrances are originals as well, and I love those too!!

I definitely agree with you. Sometimes I buy a dupe as a tester. A fake Delina or Lost Cherry that costs me 20, 30 or 40 dollars can sometimes cost the same as some decant that's only a few ml. Definitely, dupes are not fakes... Fakes try to fool you in thinking you bought the real thing. Thanks for the video! 🙂

I love this. I do buy gray market and TJ Max, Ross, etc. I will buy retail for a gift for my husband sometime. I have had luck with the few dupe houses of Genre Parfums, Julianna’s, and Oil Perfumery. I have had more misses than hits with Middle Eastern houses because I do not enjoy the musk that so many of them use. I do blind buy niche or sample them. It depends on so many factors that I can’t say one way is more common than the others. Love the subject.

A very intelligent and informative conversation. I enjoy fragrances and found myself spending way too much money to satisfy my craving for the olfactory desires. Oil Perfumery, Alexandria Fragrances, are my absolute favorites to give me what I need. I've tried others and rate those two as 9.5 out of 10.

As a supermarket brand Snickers lover I'm on board with this. Also... The Black Phantom one you sent me, yes, yes it was close. I think this is a secret not so secret thing... It benefits the big brands cos if you love the not actual version it's human nature to want the actual thing. And people know their Dna who would never in a million years go near the real thing. I just won't mention the fragrance we shall not name 🤣. Well sadly not Jo Malone... It's pesky EL so who cares 🤣. I like the couple of Alexandrias I have but yes not 1:1 at all. Plus I'm shooting randomly, so called "luxury" brands get a grip make samples easier and not such a complete rip off... Just saying, why are you scared of us sampling? Ey ey. I do have a line that's a no no. You "clone" "dupe" Indie or very small niche then you're worse than a tory. Yes selling testers is naughty... Yes hardselling is an ick. Like black Friday. Well... Alot of these big brands also completely insanely rip us off with insane markups and profit margins... Yes EL you again. So why not use discounters... I'm not gonna lie I'm gonna go sniff a fragrance in a department store and let them spend all their time on me if they insist... Then buy it on ebay 🤣. My feeling also is, we aren't responsible for people's employment and shudnt feel bad. It's for the mass profit companies to feel bad about paying directors insane wages and bonuses. Great video Julija

Yes. I use oil perfumery similar to you, to experience the scent profile and get a sense of it. Often I end up buying the original bottle in the end. If it is a strong like, but not a love I’ll take the oil and make a little spray for myself with some perfumers alcohol. I’ve done this for Oud Bouquet or Our Silk Mood or even Babycat. Scents I’d only reach for a couple times a year and I absolutely would not purchase the full bottle. I use the “misses” to scent a variety of things around the house. I’ll have to watch you video and see what you do with your oils. I’ve sold about half my Oakchas, but a couple stay in my collection. Same with Dua’s… I have only kept a handful. Middle eastern fragrances often don’t work for me. The only one I have left is Junoon Noir. My nose is becoming more sensitive as I go so I’m beginning much more selective about what I buy and what I keep.

Nice sharing new friend....thanks and have a great weekend😊🙏

Last summer I went to Perfumology in Philadelphia with a couple friends. They are not into fragrances like I am, but enough to humor me and spend two hours spraying and sniffing. One fell in love with Lira and the other fell in love with Sunset Hour. I own both, so ended up making them 10 ml decants from my bottles. I ended up purchasing Rose all dae at retail because I couldn’t leave without making a purchase at retail price in exchange for experiencing the store. It was a fun time we talk about on occasion and would definitely go back! That said, I love to save money so the grey market or buying second hand is generally how I come about my bottles. I love a good dupe, but sometimes find myself using a dupe for a bit and then buying the OG anyway. So now I have to declutter the dupes and once my school year is over I will have a lot of work ahead of me to downsize!

Thank you for this video. I shop from all the places mentioned here today and have enjoyed my buying experience.

Yes I dube... I get mine from.... Divain.. Online. They don't look like the original perfumes bottles, they don't want to be a copi or something that people think is something else than it is, they are just made too smell like the original. Big hugs from Denmark. 💝🌹🥰

Great video Jul and info (and thank you for the mention)♥️♥️♥️I totally agree that dupes and “reals” are marketed to different people and the “reals” probably aren’t missing our business anyway (for the big houses like pdm, kilian, Jo Malone, xerjoff, etc.)

Love oil perfumery!!!! And yes….if it’s too good to be true…….um . Yes. 😂

I am going to look to see if you have a tutorial on how you do your hair because I LOVE IT!! If you do not have one would you consider doing one PLEASE!!

I buy a lot of perfume samples. I have such weird body chemistry so I never blind buy. Lucky Scent is the best for samples!! I rarely buy full bottles, if I find something I love, I'll just puchase a decant in my price range if available. Scent Split has lots of decant sizes. I I love Oil Perfumery, out of the 20+ I have bought, there was only one that was a fail. I refuse to fall into the middle eastern craze, I just don't want to wait months for the perfume to macerate, and the two I've tried (after maceration) were horrible. BTW....I love your fireplace figures, where did you get them!!???!!!

Hi Julija! This was a great discussion. We love a good deal and we love a good dupe! We don’t support fakes! I also use discounters. Here in Europe, we have Notino (legit) as well as some other really shady sites based in Eastern Europe. They look shady, and the prices make you think all of their stuff fell off the back of a truck but everything I ever ordered was 100% legit. I got a bottle of Youth Dew for, I want to say, 25€. I also buy second-hand a lot and I did get scammed a few times. I was always able to resolve the situation. Even with reputable sellers, you just never know. I wish Oil Perfumery was available here in Europe. I’ve been eyeing Alexandria’s dupe of Coromandel. For some reason, I’m not into ME houses and their dupes. All of the ones I tried had a weird synthetic note that I didn’t appreciate. I hope I spelled your name right. Have a great rest of the week!🙂🧡

How on Earth do you ever unsubscribe from fragranceX, I can't escape 🤷‍♀️

I've bought a fake vintage Alien and some bad Chanel fakes on eBay. One Chanel I knew about but it came In a bundle of genuine other fragrances so I just got it and used it as a room spray but probably even that is unadvisable. I didn't know oakcha was the same company as oil perfumery.

Such a hotly debated topic! Of course, I can see both sides of the argument. I personally own a few dupes, but prefer to own originals if possible. But I’m certainly aware that not everyone who loves fragrance is as fortunate in their financial situation as I am. The only dupe house I’ve tried is Genre. I tried his original Apples & Aces and fell in love with it, so I tried his dupes. They are very good quality and very close to the originals, at least for the ones that I’ve been able to compare. Devin also refuses to dupe things from small indie houses. He prefers to dupe discontinued or very expensive scents that are out of the reach of many people. I hope this video sparks a lively discussion in the comments! ❤❤❤

"it's a faaaayyyyke" to any DS9 fans out there... No just me then? 🤣

I hear you. You have ethical lines you won't cross and then there's these "ick" moments that you have. However, I'd like to point out one of the biggest "icks" you didn't mention: the cost that goes into one bottle of a designer or niche fragrance. Talk about ripping off the masses to the extreme. Sure, no one has to buy it just like it's up to an individual to support fakes, dupes, or inspirations. They are all businesses and have their fans. It seems they play in the same dirty sandbox so to speak. In the end, the better questions should be, is the product cruelty free or harming others?