Advertising banners can be seen on almost every fashion site, sometimes they lead to perfume stores, where we are offered to buy fake perfumes. Today we will try to fully understand this issue - is it worth buying such perfumes, are there fakes in Paris and how to distinguish real from fake.



Where is fake perfume produced?
Most of the counterfeit perfumery is produced in the UAE, less often in Poland, China and Turkey. Chinese product - this is the cheapest bottle glass, the inaccuracy of repeating the shape of the bottle and significant differences in the aroma itself. Chinese fake perfume differs in everything from the original, you can even see it in the box.

But the cost of Chinese fakes is also very low, which makes them affordable for everyone.

Fake fragrances from the UAE are of high quality bottles and boxes, but the perfumes themselves are different from the real ones. Such perfumes are the most dangerous, because unscrupulous sellers can offer similar fragrances in online stores, as original ones, but a little cheaper than in well-known chain stores.

It is very disappointing to buy a fake perfume at a price 15-20 percent cheaper than the original one, so you need to shop only in those stores that are trusted and time-tested.



What perfumes are most often counterfeited?
The main criterion for choosing a scent to be counterfeited is its commercial success. Some of the first forged Climat Lancome, Magie Noire Lancome, Chanel No. 5, Dior Poison, Anais Anais by Cacharel, Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, Fidji by Guy Laroche. This classic set of the Soviet era has been actively copied for an older audience to this day. Early versions, fragrances, the sound of which the brands themselves have already replaced with a more modern one, are taken as the standard.

A little later, they gained popularity among counterfeit manufacturers L'Eau par Kenzo, Green Tea Elizabeth Arden, Light Blue D&G, Jadore Dior. One of the most fake new fragrances is 3 L'Imperatrice D&G.

As for men's perfumes, the most counterfeited and sold are: Egoiste Platinum by Chanel, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Fahrenheit Dior, Lacoste Pour Homme, L'Eau par Kenzo Homme. The assortment of fake perfumes is huge and is regularly replenished with demanded fragrances, because they bring the most profit.



Are there any fakes as good as the original?
Sometimes there are counterfeits that are not inferior to the original fragrances, but they make up a tiny fraction of the counterfeit market.

How shoppers are deceived
Most often, counterfeit sellers will assure you that they buy their goods from the same supplier as large chains, and sell cheaply because they are not greedy, but they have many different stories prepared for an inquiring client ...

1. The perfume is really not branded, but made under the license of the fashion house, allegedly Francois Demachy himself signed a decree according to which Miss dior can gush around the world for a penny, because there is no person in the world kinder than Francois Demachy.

2. You are offered products that, for the most innocent reasons, did not pass quality control for store shelves, for example, glass was scratched (for believability, glass, by the way, is indeed sometimes scratched). Such a situation is generally possible, but in 99% of cases you are deceived.

3. Sometimes customs officers appear in history who did not let the elite cargo due to the lack of documents for it, so now the perfume is being sold at affordable prices.

4. You are privy to the secret that in Russia there are no real perfumes at all, only fakes, and if there are fakes in all Russian stores, why overpay!



Are there any counterfeit perfumes in Paris and Milan?
In Russia, many think that only ours are fakes, but there everything is real and of the best quality.But in reality, counterfeit perfumes are sold in European capitals, and therefore shopping in Europe cannot be called safe.

What is the likelihood of running into a fake in Russian chain stores?
Any large chain like "Ile de Beaute" or "L'Etoile" values ​​its reputation, and even one case of a counterfeit discovery on its shelves can lead to a loss of trust among the company's customers and partners. There is no need to be afraid to buy there, the bulk of fake perfumes are sold through the Internet and markets.

What other fake perfumes are there?

In addition to chain stores, there are small departments of cosmetics and perfumery, where they offer draft perfumes and various versions of fragrances.

Versions, as the manufacturers themselves call them, due to their absolute legality, can be purchased even in Moscow shopping centers. Version makers do not use the original brand name, do not copy the design of the bottle and packaging, and do not openly say that they are selling a copy of any fragrance. A beautiful interpretation of the word "version" is a seller's story that a certain perfumer was inspired by a certain scent and created his own in its image.

It is easy to identify the versions - such fragrances are poured into identical bottles, they do not have their own names only, and you will only find out that the bottle number ten is Chanel Chance when the seller tells the story about one barrel from which they are poured into all vials.

Compositions for versions are purchased in Europe and, as a rule, are selected as close as possible to the original sound, but the cost per kilogram of such a composition is on average two to three times lower, perfumes of this quality are used in the manufacture of related products - body lotions, deodorants, gels for shower, scented candles.

Draft perfumes are somewhat the same as the versions, but offer buyers the ability to choose the volume.



How Safe Are Fake Perfume?
Imitations and versions, if they have documents on state registration on them, are absolutely safe, but if we talk specifically about fakes, then it is impossible to certify fakes due to their violation of copyright by the manufacturer. Therefore, when buying fake perfumes, you can never be sure that they do not contain harmful substances and will not have a detrimental effect on beauty and health.