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  • if the bottle leaks, it is a fake fragrance (it was re-filled).

  • Question about Creed's Silver Mountain Water. I bought a 2.5ml sample. I thought it was great. I bought a 2.5 oz bottle, smelled different, but I thought it was me. The sample is "lot C3508G03", the bottle "lot CF03Y07", a shorter string, and the box the bottle came in has the bar code on the bottom and "SILVERMOUNT25". I bought this about a year ago, and haven't worn the bottle much. Anyone know about Creed's serial numbers, and if I got a fake. The bottle has a funny aftersmell.

  • @MyMindIsEverything, it could be the concentration of the fragrance if its eau de toilette its more alcohol vs frangrance oils and vice versa for au de parfum...also most high end designers such as Theirry Mugler do both!

  • fru·i·tion (fru-ĭsh-ən) :P

  • I just bought a bottle of A*Men 3.4 Rubber Flask on Ebay from a big seller with over 30K sales with all positive reviews just about and everything looked legit except for one oddity. The box was still in the clear wrap, but when I opened it the Mugler code on the inside flap had been cut out. Like with a razor blade that peeled it off while not cutting through to the other side. Kind of like a sticker torn off leaving a rough surface.

  • Here's how to spoke a fake paco rabanne's one million cologne/perfume:

    /watch?v=NhzXjMytu0w

  • Which site would you recommend someone to buy real Creed perfume from?

  • I hat to say that i dislike rob's this video. I was looking for if their could be some demostration. It is easy to define fake bottle ans fake packeging but so hard to define juice. I bought pacco rabban's 1 million 100mls tester from my beauty spot in australia in store just doubt kind a fake whole bottle orignal but juice which i can't say. Hope if you can help me their please.

    Thanks

  • 4.2oz

  • Any one know if a product from Amazon could be fake like the actual seller not just the website. I want to buy l'eau d'issey for $58

  • @Wessidebrotha - Be very careful because Amazon.com can't guaranty that the seller will provide you with a genuine product. 2 years ago, I bought a box of 8 razor blades of Gillette Fusion from a seller through Amazon.com. I realized that they where counterfeited only when I started shaving and found out that the blades were dull, unlike those I used to buy at Walmart; some were even broken. Be careful. Make sure that you can return the product if you realize that it's fake.

  • thats why i order from fragrance net they even say in the copy right section we sale no knock off or impersonations

  • @jambrandon531 - Don't always believe what those online merchants say. As a matter of fact, I got a fake Azzaro Silver Black from them 4 months ago. It smelled like shit. I've been buying from them for over 7 years, but probably no more in the future.

  • Hi, I bought a bottle of Burberry Brit for women and a bottle of Ed Hardy for $25 each, from a woman who does my hair. The Brit pattern is not even on the bottle but it has a print on the bottom with a serial # and it smells pretty good. How can I know if it's fake? The alchohal level seems strong at first spray. It did come in plastic wrap. Any advice?

  • @robes08 bro I was dooped by a flea market vendor. Only the brave and fuel for life for 45 dollars combined. Other methods for determining fakes are the atomizer as well as the caps themselves. I hope you read this and inform ur viewers.

  • A fake is not going to say it's made in china.... they're just going to try to duplicate the original completely

  • hey i bought 2 bottle of burberry brit one for $20 street vendor and the other for $72 from macys they pretty much the same but only 1 different the street vendor one has sticker on the bottom the one from macys is printed is that means sticker is fake ?

  • @Mandoz100 Two of my burberries that I bought from department stores have stickers on the bottom. A third one, the Brit that I bought from Amazon, is printed. I think Burberry does both.

  • could anyone tell how to check if your Black XS by Paco Rabanne is a fake?

  • Is their a way to tell when your bottle was made? CVS sells le male for 10 dollars cheaper then department stars, and they have a deal buy one cologne, get a second cologne 50 percent off. What do you think mark?

  • Hey do you buy from Fragerncenet? or Scented monkey? If you do who do you recommend? Thank you.

  • can you tell me wehre i can get PURE MALT? i am in windsor , ontario

    i don't wanna pay rediclous black price on ebay

    any place i can get at a reasonable price?

  • Thanks for the video. It is very helpful.

  • whats the song at beginning??

  • @freakshowmusic15 NELLY LYRICS - Over And Over

  • Great job. I did a post a while back showcasing a new bottle of Kouros I just bought. The bottle design appears to have been altered slightly from manufacturer, though I didn't see that anywhere on the YSL website. Would you/someone kindly take a look at my post and advice. Appreciate!!!

  • are duty free shops safe to buy legit original fragrances ?????? ... just got Paco Rabanne;s one million from a duty free

  • Hey i bought a Jean Paul Gultier Le Male the other day from Fragrancenet and got it in today. I opened the package teh tin can is jsut as it should surrounded in what it seems like brand new cellophane. The bottle is everything that it should and looks like a real one. The smell though only lasts ON MY SKIN for merely 3-4 hours. ANd i tried one at MAcys teh otehr day and it seemed to have the sam effect. so i dont know if it is my skin or what. please giv eme your info??

  • @RolexMan1997 everybody skin is diff le male last about 6 hours on me

  • anybody who has A MEN,can u please spary it on the mirror and leave here a comment and tell me if it leave oilly stains ??!thank you all

  • and also it has the same code on the bottle and the box,it has 2 stickers also one on the wrapping and one inside,and the wrapping can be oppened from up,down,and from side,and on top it had also the round sticker...but why it has very very low concentration of oil almost nothing..could this be fake?the only defects are on the bottle and the juice is not oily,the box was perfect..also wrapping..codes..please reply

  • Hi,i bought yesterday a A men from Sephora,Im in Romania,and im not sure if it is real or just a good fake,[ the box also has a code wich i have put it on .cercle.thierrymugler ,com and was correct[for this reason should be not a fake].But the bottle has some small defects on the vaporisateur and the bottle its not very very smooth..and if i spary it on the mirror it leaves very little oil comparing to bvlgari aqua home and emporio armani il

  • @MyMindIsEverything hey since you bought it from sephora its prob real

  • I bought an Angel Men bottle from a designer fragrance store but I'm having some doubts. I purchased chrome a few months ago which was legit! I paid $60 for AMen which in comparison to how expensive it is in a huge department store in Canada is DIRT CHEAP! The serial number matches the box and everything but it just doesn't project and last nearly as long as I was hyped up to believe it would. fragrances are terrible on my skin tho but i thought it would be a little better knowing that it's AMen

  • song?

  • HEY, DOES ANY ONE KNOW IF TESTERS HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER ??????

  • @albasheq143 Hey man ! sure, testers have a serial number... it must match the serial number on the box !

  • @flashtyler thanks for your answer ..I just bought Bvlgari Aqva, it had a sticker behind it, but I think the seller removed it for some reason >> and now I'm not sure !!

  • @albasheq143 : if you want my personal opinion : ask the seller fot another bottle (they must have more bottles), just to be sure... even if you buy from Macy's for example... sure is sure ! No problem, glad to be of service, that's why we are all here, to help each other !

  • what if the bottle has a serial number...but not the box?

  • what kind of stupid idiot would buy le male for 20 bucks? damn, those sucker deserve to splash their faces with chemicals.

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  • I am thinking of starting a retail outlet for fragrance and i found a wholesaler online, but they are selling me a bottle of chanel allure 100ml for 16 USD, is this too good to be true. Pls advice

  • @Yiyi4Real : see Cardsmaster's comment ! same advice ! Peace !

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  • Could you do this for Paoc Rabanne 1 million?

  • Marc, where can I purchase a authentic bottle of Pure Malt & Coffee. I am located in Detroit I cannot find these two anywhere.

  • @MONE78able i think think those are discontinued well at least the puremalt is but try ebay buy from a reputable seller though

  • I think I got ripped off, I've just received my bottle of Jean Couturier, Coriandre which I've never worn before but thought it would be a great scent for me and it would be if it would last, 1 hour and its worn off, are there any known give aways for fakes of this particular fragrance?

  • Hi Guys. First of all Mark, thanks for your wonderful videos. I've been shopping from Discountperfume and AAAfragrance, which are vendors from amazon. The colognes do not smell wierd, and they don't look fake at all, but their smell don't last long. Do you guys know if they are selling fake, or they are good sellers.

  • when buying things like this you are best of buying from a registerd store other wise there is no trust if you buy from a sole trader or an unregistered store.

  • Quality than Quantity.

  • I was just duped by fragrance net dot com

    I bought 3.3 oz bottle of vasace and it is not the real thing.

  • Thanks for the video! I have and love Armani Diamonds (for women) and I wanted to buy one for my sister in-law. The bottle I got from ebay had a sticker of the logo on the front instead of it being etched into the bottle. That's a big thing I notice with fakes and the bottles being different... misplaced/misspelled logos.

  • What websites do you trust Marc?!

  • hi, me again..

    Im trying to get into the whole cologne scene and I finding out just how expensive my taste can be..so can you give me a good place that they have good discounts? I checked out perfume.com which has some of the ones I want on sale. but i just like to shop around AND I took your advice and quickly closed all my ebay tabs as soon as you said not to do that.

  • i just got an intense euphoria men, a gift from my brother abroad (dubai) i think i just got a fake one, the glass bottle is not very clear and the metal on the side,i can almost peel it off. do you think its a fake one? this is my first calvin klein euphoria so im not sure if its the real deal, can anyone tell me pls.

  • @RoGaMat24 If the bottle looks fake, its totally fake. u should probably get a refund or something.

  • I just want the smell on me. I've noticed that products like Tag provide the smell without the strong harsh smell. Colognes tend to be very strong. I just purchased Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene and a couple Le Male samples. All of them are very very strong. Is this true or have I bought fakes? What besides body sprays provide just the pleasant smell without the strong harshness?

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  • Anyone knows about or done business with "fragranceshop com"? any bad or good experience with this online fragrance seller??

  • Thanks ..

    I have a question what do u think about the perfumes they sale on Target , SAMs club small stores at the mall ?? Cause some how they look fake to me I trusted macys even that is expensive but u know what is there is real can u recommended any cheap place for real perfumes ??

  • "came into frutition" nice..

  • @xKingxofPhillyx ha ha I noticed that.

  • From what i know a perfume that is fake doesn't have a number that is the same on the box as on the bottle and also the details oft the bottle have to be engraved onto the bottom. On a fake bottle the details are on a sticker that is glued on the bottom.

  • The wrapping tip is dumb. How can you wrap things up without a seam? If anything they should charge you more for creating a wrap that hasn't got a seam.

  • it' a batch code. not a serial code.

  • also most of the time fakes leak, because the bottles are cheap with no quality control and the necks on the bottles typically are not perfect. Also as far as street vendors go, with the perfume being in the sun, that has no effect on the smell or how long it lasts, the only thing it may effect is the pigment of the perfume. If your in a flea market or a street fair, a good way to tell is spray yourself, walk around and see if still smells 20 mins later. The knock offs do not last

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  • Hi, good job. I just wanted to add a few things, There are alot of very honest street vendors, myself being one, however if a street vendor has all the hottest fragrances in perfect condition, and they want $20 each for all different brands and companies they are 9/10 times fake. usually a street vendor will have a mix of things and if they have the hottest perfumes out, they will be just discounted from regular retail price. Also the number on the bottom is just a batch number

  • My Hugo Boss no 6 doesn't last long on me...I can't smell it after an hour- suspicious if it's fake or not.

  • @TheHaloChief117 Same with me! HELP!!!

  • I have a fake bottle of Le Male that i got off ebay. It was 12 dollars free shipping, and the auction started at 99 cents. lol. Stupid mistake. But I have a legit one on its way.

  • OMG I just bought Jean Paul le male on ebay the box is a very pretty christmas edition box it lights up and everything and the bottle seems to be identical to yours thanks for this video! as well as the expiration video, I only saved $20 bucks but nice to know I have an authentic product

  • THANKS MAN 

  • Is Amazon LLC - the main company safe to buy colognes from? "Shipped and sold by Amazon" .

  • I just discovered my armani diamonds might be fake. it has the serial number on the sticker on the bottom same as the one on the box, but i think it is. the box looks genuine but I have the original and it fades faster than I expected. :((

  • Thanks for the tips...cheers bro

  • lol! "right here... shit."

  • all of the perfume has a serial number?? is that true??? what about singapore perfume??? what can you say about that?? thanks... answer pls

  • hey man.. apart from serial no. and the production place...what are other ways to be sure.. i just ordered a cologne from net shoppin site.. how do i know its original cuz he gv me 20 USD discount 50->30!!... SWISS ARMY COLOGNE...thnx

  • Great video! I hope the fakes don't have fake serial numbers too heheheh

  • Good video, dude.

  • Do you know if they ever made fake bottles of Pure Malt being that it was a limited run?

  • hey I got the Vera Vang Princess Perfume! and I don't know if it is a fake! it has a sticker at the bottom and it reads eau de toilette spray .....Vera Wang Princess Coty prestige.

  • I just bought 2 D&G fragrances from ebay. one is the Pour Homme 125 ml (tester - made in italy) and the other one is a Light Blue 125 ml (made in uk). the second one has just a simple sticker on the bottom of the bottle with a 7222 code. the rest says it is made in uk 4.2fl oz P&G prestige beaute.....

    Should all the D&G fragrances be made in italy?

  • i bought le male, 4.2 ounce, on ebay for around $25 US dollars and it was real thank god. it was a tester though and a gamble. so to drive home marc's point you have to be careful.

  • Which Ebay sellers are trustworthy?

  • I should also add that Ross may be worth checking out but I find Marshalls and TJ Maxx to be more welcoming places. I avoid eBay because even if a seller has a high positive feedback score, you can still be stuck with a fake. That happened to me once in the beginning of my hobby and I have avoided it since. There are too many other reliable sources to buy fragrances from so I don't need eBay.

  • Parfum1 and ScentedMonkey have been reliable for me thus far. I usually buy fragrances from these online discounters that are only a handful of years old so I don't get stuck with an old bottle. The only exception is if the fragrance has been discontinued for a while then it doesn't matter how old the bottle is. Discounter stores like Marshalls and TJ Maxx are also great places that I check often. For my niche fix I buy samples and even bought a bottle at LuckyScent.

  • i love yer videos thanks man

  • Marc, i got a le male tester from ebay. i think its a fake. it smells the same and has the stopper. but you can take the cap off and its just white. looks cheaply made. its also got smoe scratches on the back. idk man..

  • @VenumosFate Hmmmm......well you may take comfort in the fact that testers aren't faked that much if at all (well not to my knowledge) I don't think people bother to fake them, if it smells the same and lasts as long then it is most likely not a fake, maybe the bottles just a bit damaged.

  • hmmm well i just got le male jean paul gaultier in the mail today, and yeah its fake!

  • Sephora is all real im thniking right?

  • marc..same here i didnt know there were fake in the being...

  • as my chrome...this lacoste only lasts about 2 to 3 hours at the most....why is this...????some one please help!!!!

  • @Josef806 maybe its old stock or maybe it was stored improperly. I'm not sure if fakes would last 3 hours.

  • hey anyone that can answer......i had chrome by azzaro original bottle..i bought it at ross for about 25 bucks...the fragrance lasted for well over 6 hours....when i ran out of that...i went on ebay..searched top rated sellers..and found a seller named gift station..they specialized in fragrances...so ne wayz i bought lacoste red..it was a tester..i was aware bout that...i got it in the mail..it came in a basic tester box.i opened it looks real it has a serial #...but it doesnt last as long as

  • Thanks for posting this video! I just purchased a great deal on V&R Flowerbomb off ebay, and I haven't received it yet. I am kind of regretting the purchase, as I'm nervous about receiving a fake. I SO don't want to be taken! Luckily, ebay does the buyer protection thing now. The seller insures that it's authentic... but they could be lying. I intend on taking it to the Macy's counter as soon as I get it to verify it's authenticity.

  • Yes

  • Hey Marc, I was wondering if there is anyway to tell Paco Rabanne 1 million from a fake. As you already know is not sold here in the US, so its hard to compare to something online.

    Thank you.

  • hmm.... i wouldnt mind buying a fake high end cologne as long as it was safe and smelled relatively similar.

  • are a lot of tricks to see if is fake or not....

  • yes. i bought a bottle and was told it was real, and paid quite a lot for it, since it looked real. i brought it home and compared it to my for-sure real one and it smelled different.

  • I really wish that I would have watched this video before I bought a ton of cologne from this store in downtown Cleveland. I don't THINK that the cologne is fake but the store is called "Designer Cologne" and a lot of the brands I have never heard of beforeI see serial numbers but the wrapping was kinda questionable....I haven't heard anything bad about the store thus far but I want to know that I am getting my monies worth.

  • I recently purchased Paco Rabanne one million at a fragrance store at a local mall. I doubt its fake but I like to be certain. On the bottom of the bottle, is the serial supposed to be a sticker? The number on the bottle matches the one on the box. Thanks.

  • Definitely wish I had watched this one before u got into colognes. Bought a JPG Le Malr on eBay that smells close to the sample i have only weaker. It actually smells watered down which it probably is. Be careful put there guys

  • what about fragrancenet?

  • Hi s3an626,

    Note that the real one has the information molded into the bottle, the fake has a sticker.

    Good luck,

    Joe

  • Sorry guys, looks like I can't post a link to the pic.

  • Thank you very much for posting this video! I read some articles that said goat urine was used in some fake fragrances... That scared me into checking underneath all my cologne bottles to make sure they had a serial number and authentic company info

  • my fav song!! Good way to start a video

  • I am disgusted with ebay. I have bought 3 fake perfumes so far. These weren't bargains either. I paid a lot of money for them and am now having to fight the seller to get the money back.

    The fakes I have received are: Chanel no. 5, Tresor, and Beautiful.

  • On your acqua di gio bottle, is ALL of the text put on by a sticker?

  • Great vid. bro. but now you got me all paranoid about my new Hermes, just picked it up today from a a store at mall, and I can seem to locate the serial number on the bottle, Help !?

  • We sell fragrances online at smelldelicious, Ive seen fakes before with the more popular perfumes, you cant normally tell by the box like with D& G Light Blue its the same box the fakes though wont have a holigram stick on the bottom it will just be shiney.

  • My friend bought a bottle thats supposed to be 75-80 dollars 4.2 ounce, but got it for 35 dollars... It smells like someone put lemon juice in it and he was like "Its fine atleast it still smells fresh" and i tasted it and it was like lemon juice... haha. Beware of ebay everyone, His boxed was fine with the plastic wrap on it too, to think they can replicate that...

  • to be helpful to us, can you identify the seller for us? :)

  • Hey Marc,

    Quels websites utilises-tu pour acheter des colognes?

  • fragrancenet. com is a good safe website. cheap too.

  • what do you think of fragranceX?

  • fragrancex is a good trustworthy website

    i ordered from them multiple times and have been satisfied each time

  • Hmmm... I don't know about fragrancex. I got a sample vial of Azzaro Visit for Men. I really loved it so I went on fragrancex and bought a 3.4 oz ... the 3.4 oz smelled NOTHING like the vial. So i'm confused as to which one is fake and which one is real...

  • @flammingcarrot well if your not comfortable using fragrancex, you can always try the website fragrancenet

  • Hello all! Marc i really respect you man. I love perfumes too!;) I just wanna ask everyone i just bought a new JPG le male 75 ml EDT and i noticed something it has on his back GAULTIER in raised letters and the serial nuber is RUA10-x.I have another bottle that i have from Spain at 125ml but it doset has GAULTIER with in raised letters on his back and the code is MUMS6-x.( both are bought from a store form mall) Witch one is original.Are they both? THANKS!

  • Sir! Good day,

    I bought aqua di gio just last week ago and when i wear it its fragrance only last for 2hours. The serial number of my Aqua di gio is 38F703. May i know how old is your acqua di gio so that i can compare the serial number. Thanks

  • hello my friend... I bought a bottle of versace dreamer from a cosmetics store and the box is not the same as your box of dreamer..it has the serial nr on it and the same nr is on the botle...it has cornners and the blue sky with stars and on the internet the pictures I saw of vrsaces dreamer are without cournners...do you think it could be a fake one?thank you :)

  • ...and also its made in italy

  • What's the best place to buy authentic fragrances online?

  • I will be making a sequal to this video once I get home , I've only scratched the surface with this subject, hopefully for us to get more informed

  • If you need any photos of the 4.2oz counterfeit let me know. I also have the real Jean Paul 4.2oz EDT and 4.2oz aftershave, Classique 1.3oz both EDP and EDT.

  • May I see the real Jean Paul Gaultier 4.2 oz bottle. The bottom if possible. Thanks!

  • @MEGAONE302 Hi, I just bought a "Le Male" on ebay and I suspect that it is fake. Can you please show me the bottom of the bottle for the 4.2 EDT and aftershave?

  • @robes08 Looking foward to this video!!! I am always in trouble with this topic... Buy fragrances in Brazil it's really annoying...

  • Show the top-back of Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, a real bottle with say Gaultier in raised letters that you can feel.

  • Amazon has very good deals on fragrance, usually better than Fnet. I get all mine from there.

  • Hey, thanks for this video!

    I just looked at my bottle of JPG Le Male and had noticed that the serial # is wiped out from the bottle which is not a good sign :)

    Can you recommend several online stores for "safe shopping"?

  • eugm....Fragrancenet is the best place to buy cologne online...IMO.

    Very good pricing, fast shipping....and always...always authentic colognes...anything for your cool water, curve...to...Creed's Green Irish Tweed...

  • yeh, that's the store that sold me the bottle with wiped serial number.

  • eugm...i have over 25 colognes and most of them i have gotten them from fragrancenet...i just check my Le Male, D&G,Lolita Lemp, Issey Miyake, Irish Tweed and they all have the serial numbers...

  • i got email from them and they told me that the absence of serial doesn't mean that it is a knockoff. But they offered me a refund or replacement if I want.

  • just want to say that even though ur are probly real, serials do not mean that it is original. Flea markets sell creed that look EXACTLY the same. with serial and all for 30$. That is a fake

  • @eugm Me too! Man I feel like punching the guy who sold me this in the face. It smelled real, but there's no serial number : (

  • I always shop my fragrances in store, or in real safe online stores. But a good video, Mark.

  • Curious, how long does a fragrance generally (scent wise) last if you store it in a cool place and take care of the bottle?

  • there's no real time limit on this, but if well taken care of I have bottles that have lasted several years. If it's chilled (wine coolers are awesome) I believe these things can be good as long as you live.

  • Fragrance net?

    What about some of the fragrance stores in the mall, some of them would actually be a store with windows,and glass counters, not ones that are in the middle of people walking, but yeah, what about those?

  • quadplyr...department stores are save...places like Macy's ,JC Penney or places like Fragranceville....but the vendors in the middle of the mall floor i would not trust...

  • I see you have the Lolita Lempicka au Masculin limited edition there. So can you tell me how it is comparing to the original LLaM? I see the limited edition available on LL website and they says that it is "a different take" on the original. I'm very curious because LLaM is one of my favorite right now.

  • The LE to my nose is the same great scent as the original just in a different bottle. Sorry to dissapoint but it's the same juice inside. So don't waste your money unless your a collector

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