While FragranceNet guarantees all cosmetics and perfumes are 100% genuine and backed by a money-back guarantee, consider the following factors:
• Check Packaging: The brand name is usually engraved on tightly screwed-on perfume caps. A good perfume bottle is heavy, usually made of glass or crystal.
• Pay Attention to Price: Luxury fragrances sold at low prices are likely fake.
• Check the Wrapping: Genuine perfumes are boxed and wrapped in flawless cellophane. Fragile packaging may indicate a fake perfume.
• Read the Box: Check the packaging for misspellings, grammatical errors, and irregular information layout to spot counterfeits.
• Check the Packaging: Genuine perfumes have sturdy paperboard packaging with bottle protection. The lack of a barcode on the packaging may indicate a fake.
• Check Numbers: Authentic perfumes have control, batch, and serial numbers for independent verification. These numbers should match the manufacturer's production records.
• Bottle Quality: Genuine perfume bottles have symmetrical, spill-proof caps and quality glass. Fabricated from cheap plastic, counterfeit bottles are rough.
• Color: Designer perfumes contain little dye, so dark or unnatural colors may be fake.
• Complexity: Real perfumes have complex, multi-layered scents, while fakes may not.
• Longevity: Real perfumes last longer on the skin and last longer on the shelf.
• Ingredient List: Complex perfumes use a mix of natural and synthetic ingredients, while fakes use only synthetics.
• Focus on the fragrance's top, middle, and base notes. Fakes may have a short top note, while authentic perfumes have a gradual scent progression.
• Test It: Apply the perfume to your skin and observe its performance all day. Genuine perfumes retain their complexity, while fakes lose their top note quickly.
