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Friday, May 30, 2014

Fake Vintage 1970s Christian Dior Perfume

Here is a fake Christian Dior perfume dating from the 1970s. The box has Guerlain's vintage zig zag pattern used during the same time period. Notice how the Christian Dior name is spelled "Christian D'or". This perfume was manufactured and distributed by the Louis D'Or company which also produced knockoff type perfumes.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

FAKE PERFUME EBAY SELLER ALERT!

DO NOT BUY FROM EBAY SELLER dajuanstores - THIS SELLER SELLS FAKE PERFUME!!!

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Feedback	From/price	Date/time
is the worst experience i ever had shopping online, YOU'RE A FAKE SELLER!!!	Buyer: f***a ( 37)	Dec-22-13 13:35
Marc Jacobs DAISY EAU SO FRESH edt SPRAY Women 4.25 oz - NIB / SEALED (#161175265766)	US $44.95	View Item
this seller sold me counterfeit product. He should be investigated	Buyer: -***o ( 0 )	Dec-22-13 11:24
ACQUA DI GIO Giorgio Armani 3.4 oz men's eau de toilette spray BRAND NEW (#161175266492)	US $34.99	View Item
Fake!! Scam! Fake I want my money back! Refilled the bottle with an awful liquid	Buyer: l***t ( 100)	Dec-21-13 22:43
Sean John Unforgivable 4.2oz Men's Eau de Toilette - New & Sealed (#151188879497)	US $29.99	View Item
Totally fake - do not buy from this seller.	Buyer: 9***9 ( 127)	Dec-21-13 08:18
LE MALE By Jean Paul Gaultier 4.2 oz Men's Eau de Toilette New & Sealed (#161173955285)	US $34.99	View Item
This person is selling fake Chanel Went to macys and check they said is fake	Buyer: g***c ( 15)	Dec-14-13 18:06
Follow-up by g***c (Dec-16-13 07:38): this person is understanding and honest, gave me a full refund, good ebay store
Chanel No.5 Women's 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#161161496915)	US $53.98	View Item
Very happy with purchase. Thank you.	Buyer: r***d ( 7 )	Dec-11-13 14:08
TRESOR by Lancome 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#161139460177)	US $42.00	View Item
Never received the product sent wrong perfume which was gross	Buyer: e***l ( 520)	Dec-03-13 16:14
J'ADORE by Christian Dior 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#161150425546)	US $35.00	View Item
don't buy perfume for this seller, the bottle is refill with fake perfume	Buyer: t***i ( 1783)	Dec-01-13 07:22
ARMANI CODE MEN 2.5 fl oz Eau de Toilette Spray NEW & SEALED (#161145574424)	US $32.00	View Item
Perfume smell like alcohol, bottle crappy looking. It's Fake. Don't buy it.	Buyer: b***o ( 16)	Nov-18-13 22:42
TRESOR by Lancome 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#151160386936)	US $40.00	View Item
Fake product. Do not buy from this seller. Bought it? open case to get your $.	Buyer: g***s ( 55)	Nov-16-13 17:55
Chanel No.5 Women's 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#161142429510)	US $22.27	View Item
This is FAKE J'adore, just a poor IMMITATION KNOCK OFF. CRIMINAL. :-	Buyer: m***r ( 122)	Nov-15-13 08:11
J'ADORE by Christian Dior 3.4 fl oz Eau de Parfum NEW & SEALED (#151156679977)	0.51

Friday, December 20, 2013

Fake Angel by Thierry Mugler Perfume Gift Set

This is a fake Angel by Thierry Mugler Perfume Gift Set:

Nowhere on the box or items does it say Thierry Mugler, it simply says "Angel", but it has the same bottle shape and design elements of the original. Do not buy it! It is fake and is NOT genuine Thierry Mugler Angel perfume.

It was being offered for sale by ebay seller zenshoppingca

Fake Lady Million by Paco Rabanne Perfume Gift Set

This is a fake Lady Million by Paco Rabanne piece gift set:

Nowhere on the box or items does it say Paco Rabanne, nor is it the correct name of "Lady Million, it simply says "Woman Million", but it has the same bottle shape and design elements of the original. Do not buy it! It is fake and is NOT genuine Paco Rabanne perfume.

I found it being offered by a Chinese wholesaler.

Fake Carolina Herrera 4 piece gift set

This is a Fake Carolina Herrera 4 piece gift set:

Nowhere on the box or items does it say Carolina Herrera, nor is it the correct name of "CH", it simply says "GH", which could fool someone if they weren't looking carefully or if the picture is too small in the auction to make the distinction, but it has the same bottle shape and design elements of the original. Do not buy it! It is fake and is NOT genuine Carolina Herrera perfume.

It was being offered for sale by ebay seller zenshoppingca

Fake Burberry The Beat 4 piece gift set

This is a fake Burberry The Beat 4 piece gift set:

Nowhere on the box or items does it say Burberry, nor is it the correct name of "The Beat", it simply says "Beat", but it has the same bottle shape and design elements of the original. Do not buy it! It is fake and is NOT genuine Burberry perfume.

It was being offered for sale by ebay seller zenshoppingca

How to Spot A Fake Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel Perfume

This information courtesy of www.dino.co.uk, who had an interesting idea on how to destroy the fake Coco Mademoiselle bottle he received on ebay.

Take a close look at these two bottles and notice the subtle differences in the font on each one.

Just a few subtle differences in the font sizes and positioning.

Now the back is where it starts to get interesting. There are some pretty big differences in positioning and thickness of the lettering (thicker on the fake)..

The ingredients were the most obvious, with a spelling mistake, different line-breaks and completely different ingredients at times.

The scanner didn’t really do justice to the gold (which was pretty similar on both) but did manage to show the lower quality of the logo and embossing on the fake.

Again, the base was where it got a bit more obvious, but only when you have one to compare to. Fonts were different and the embossed numbers (just visible on both) were in different locations. However, on other online guides, they were both embossed just above the 116.520.

Very subtle but the flaps inside the real box were sharper then the more rounded fake. There is a subtle indent on either side of the real box lid flap too.

Now we’re getting somewhere. If you’ve had Coco Mademoiselle before, you’ll know it’s pink. The fake was yellow / brown in colour. That was the first real alarm bell. The second one was, as you’d expect, the smell. This was Eau de Parfum, i.e. the strong stuff and it just didn’t stack up. It smelt slightly of Coco Mademoiselle but didn’t last. Eau de Parfum is supposed to last for up to 8 hours. The fake lasted for about a minute or two.

The biggest giveaway on the bottle itself is the thick base and (relatively) rougher construction.

Managed to scan these on my flatbed scanner and the result clearly shows the differences. Besides the fact the fake one has a clumsy glass moulding mark compared to the refined line around the real one, the text is different. Other online guides suggest the fake can be picked off with a fingernail but this was printed on pretty solidly.

Other online guides suggest these are obvious to spot as they are made of plastic. My fake seemed to be made of glass. However, there were a few things in common with other guides. The Coco Chanel double-C logo was not very centred on the fake. It was very slightly off on the real one though. The fake stopper was a little lop-sided however. Hard to see in the photo but the square top part was slightly angled compared to the bottom part. There was also a very subtle difference on the round plastic band above the white and gold ring. The real one had small dots around it (just visible).

Other guides also mention the top not fitting well or coming off when the bottle is held by the stopper alone. Mine seemed pretty secure and led to a few “maybe it’s not a fake?” moments. However, when the real one arrived, the real stopper went on with a definite ‘click’.

There are two things to note on the spray nozzle, the color and the shape of the part inside the bottle. Some fake bottle have black nozzle inserts (the small hole that the perfume squirts out of), my fake was white… but compared to the real one was actually a more of a transparent white. The part inside the bottle (the pump) was much larger and protruded into the bottle on the fake (as seen in the photo above). Curiously, the real bottle squirted about twice as much perfume as the fake.

The gold overprinting was much cleaner and sharper on the real one. I’ve tried to get the light to show up the step in the printing where the gold is printed over the frosted logo. On the real one, the gold is exactly to the edge of the logo. In the fake, the gold covers the ridge on the outside of the logo, creating a step. Minor point but seemed in keeping with the theme of lower quality printing.

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Before You Buy That Next Bottle of Perfume...

Protect yourself against buying fake perfume and cologne.

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If you are looking for the genuine perfume and cologne, my best advice is to buy them at major retailers, department stores and some boutiques. Many fakes can be found at the carts in the malls, flea markets, craigslist, street vendors, ebay, and other places.

I just found a very terrible fake MAC perfume, its in a black cat bottle and was never made by MAC, this crap is being peddled out of China--beware!

To help protect yourself from fakes, especially buying on ebay, BEFORE YOU EVEN PLACE A BID, always ask questions.

Understand that almost all major perfume companies DO NOT WHOLESALE ANYTHING, especially Chanel. The companies only distribute their products to authorized department stores and their own website. Any ebay or flea market seller who claims that they buy Chanel via wholesale is a liar and is probably buying fakes wholesale from China.

Also beware of anyone selling "factory seconds" - perfume companies do not sell "factory seconds" - all perfumes go thru very strict quality control to protect their reputation of offering only the best products, any perfume that doesn't make the cut - is destroyed by the company and NOT sold.

Be wary of sellers with low or zero feedback and tons of new perfumes listed at one time. Also I have read that fake perfume sellers will have extra accounts so that they can give themselves excellent feedback ratings, so keep this in mind too.

Beware of people claiming they are reselling the perfume, particularly on the Internet. They may say they got the perfume as a gift and don't want it. They could be looking for an easy victim, hoping to sell a counterfeit to someone who isn't familiar with the real perfume. Though this isn't always a sign of a seller of fake perfume, as some people do resell gifts that they received, especially around the holidays.

Be suspicious of "too good to be true" deals. In the case of online purchasing, sometimes sellers will sell a fake perfume at a super cheap price, but the shipping cost is exorbitant to make up their loss in sales.

If the seller is selling a tester bottle, ask them what the bottle is marked. Tester bottles should be marked or engraved with "tester/demonstration". Also testers do not come in a retail box, they come in plain white boxes and usually without a cap as they are not meant to be sold to the public. Coincidentally, it is against ebay's listing policies to sell "testers"!

Look at the seller's feedback, check to see if their negs or neutrals have anything to do with the seller offering fakes, not authentic, imitation, copy, fraudulent or suspicious fragrances. Also if a feedback says anything about leaking, weak, weird smelling, smells like alcohol, rancid smelling, watered down, spoiled, sour, rubbing alcohol, or "airplane altered the scent", "top broken", "sprayer doesn’t work" ---beware!

If the perfume is shown but its a blurry, dark or too far away picture, ask the seller for a better, clear, brighter photo, or if its a stock photo, ask the seller for a picture of the actual item they are selling. If the bottle is being sold as sealed, ask the seller to remove the item from the box and take a photo of it.

In the case of full size bottles with boxes, also ask for the serial numbers on the bottom of the bottle and the bottom back of the box -- if they don't match, that's a tipoff that the goods may not be the genuine article.

Is it real? Is it Fake?

Counterfeit perfumes are found everywhere, from online perfume stores, to flea markets, street vendors, ebay and even some perfume stores/kiosks at the mall. This website was created to help educate buyers and sellers so that they can prevent purchasing fakes.

I will address the various counterfeit/fake/knockoff perfumes one can find online or at various retailers.

There are several types of fake perfumes, those that are actual knockoffs and those that are actual replica/counterfeits. The counterfeit type are the ones that look nearly identical to the genuine ones. The knockoffs are the ones that have misspelled names or brands.

Photo comparisons will be available to show you differences in the bottles/boxes.

Also in this website is a list of ebay sellers who have been caught selling fakes.

The next time you sense that a woman is wearing Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume or a man is sporting Ralph Lauren's Polo, you might ask yourself, "Is it or isn't it?" Because "it" just might be a knockoff (also called an imposter, a version, a rendition or a reproduction) of a designer perfume, selling for a fraction of the designer price.

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