It is not altogether notable that brands jump at the opportunity to sell cheap scents, but the rising popularity of dupes is an indication of more than just a demand for affordable products. But it takes a discerning nose to recognize that, say, Zara Gardenia is a riff on YSL Black Opium, just like it would take a knowledgeable shopper to see that Zara's Mini City Bag features traces of Balenciaga's Hourglass Bag. Nor are Dossier scents what you might consider knockoffs as with luxury fashion, scents originating in high-end perfume trickle down to the mass market all the time.

Counterfeit perfumes, like a counterfeit handbag, explicitly mislead consumers by pretending to come from a brand with which they have no affiliation, and are therefore illegal, if relatively common. Dossier, founded in 2018 by Sergio Tache, an investment banker with a background in e-commerce, makes perfumes explicitly based on popular high-end scents, such as Le Labo Santal 33, Creed Aventus, Tom Ford Lost Cherry, and Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb.ĭossier's creations are not counterfeits. It appears on the product page of Dossier's Ambery Saffron perfume, which costs $49 per 50-ml bottle and is further described as 'inspired by' Baccarat Rouge 540, which retails for $325 per 70 ml. The copy in the above description does not come from Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

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