tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357632002815459968.post1022579963055406661..comments2024-03-18T19:21:38.254-07:00Comments on Raiders of the Lost Scent: Low-cost perfumes, anyone?RaidersLostScenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153248437508096458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357632002815459968.post-65473999508654331822014-01-03T14:21:38.474-08:002014-01-03T14:21:38.474-08:00In my country the business of low cost / own brand...In my country the business of low cost / own brand fragrances is growing. They sell low cost of unnamed (just numbered) fragrances that are quite similar to designer ones (you can find even hard to find discontinued fragrances in their shelves).<br />These fragrances are sold in 30/50/100ml sizes, in a generic bottle they fill for you at the store.<br />Well, many of these fragrances are quite similar to the original ones, you couldn't tell them apart if you smelt them in the air. Others are similar but with noticiable differences, but still some of them smell great (par example they sell a 1 Million Absolutely Gold copycat that smells even better than the original, something I checked with some friends).<br />My point is that these low cost perfumes, being or not an exact copy of the originals, are quite good fragrances on their own. This makes me wonder about what are prestige brands selling us if a low cost perfume can be equal or even better (in terms of smell and overall quality) than their established big name fragrances, with a much lower pricetag.Postumonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357632002815459968.post-83741125661475334972013-12-27T19:41:01.605-08:002013-12-27T19:41:01.605-08:00When a kind perfume friend sent me a large sample ...When a kind perfume friend sent me a large sample of Suddenly a few months ago, I felt sad that I had spent money on Coco Mlle. I agree that they are very similar. BUT - if I don't want to apply more later in the day, I'd still go with the Chanel. The Chanel has huge lasting power, the Lidl does not. The price difference is so huge, though, that a person could easily afford to respray Suddenly every few hours!pitbull friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426744107243600553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357632002815459968.post-1576195917838677752013-12-27T08:19:35.024-08:002013-12-27T08:19:35.024-08:00The answer to this apparent conundrum is simple: t...The answer to this apparent conundrum is simple: the designer houses are now pumping out abstract, reformulated "jus" no different in gross chemical composition from the disreputable low-brow juice factories! <br /><br />Designer perfumery in the twenty-first century is nothing like it was pre-Y2K! All of the houses now subsumed under multi-corporate conglomerates (LVMH, P&G, Coty, et al.) are riding on their early reputations as sources of good perfume. It's a slick marketing trick, no more and no less.sherapophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116821928196122529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357632002815459968.post-4729062309665647252013-12-27T07:09:06.112-08:002013-12-27T07:09:06.112-08:00I love posts like these - esp given that I current...I love posts like these - esp given that I currently don't have a job!<br />Vanessa (from Bonkers about Perfume) speaks highly of some of the LIDLs - great minds think alike!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com