Clone or Dupe Fragrances · Brotherhood Of Scent

Clone or Dupe Fragrances

I know that you cannot watch any social media without content about “clones”. I think everyone has a few in their collection and I wanted to give my opinion about the category.

Dupes or clone fragrances are at best inspired by or twists on expensive designer or niche fragrances. At worst, they are straight rip offs that are nothing like the original they hope to copy.

Although there are some very good clones out there, very few if any match the scent profile they are trying to to imitate. Sorry guys, there is no such thing as a free lunch, Santa Claus doesn’t exist and there are no 1 to 1 clone fragrances.

No matter how you feel about the ethics of stealing someone’s intellectual property or marketing and design, there is a huge market for dupe fragrances. What I find funny is seeing people complain a certain note is missing or the atomizer is cheap or that the fragrance doesn’t perform as well as the original. Did you honestly think a $30 fragrance was going to be exactly like a $150 to $300 designer or niche fragrance?

If you like a particular expensive fragrance but you don’t have the budget to afford the original, dupe or inspired by fragrances are perfect to fill that need. Just understand that they are probably not being made by a master perfumer, the ingredients are not going to be expensive naturals and more likely lots of aroma chemicals and don’t expect a spot on match to the original fragrance.

Take clones for what they are, lower your expectations and enjoy the savings.

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