I made this purchase (with my own money) foremost because I needed scents to make shower steamers and soaps for my Valentine gift. I purchased a few extra scents just for fun.
Prices are low prices but you get what you pay for, these are diluted fragrance oils not "100% pure". You know this because the oils are being sold as ready to wear-- fragrance oils that are actually pure need to be diluted to be skin safe. And pure fragrance oils normally smell much stronger than this. Fragrance oils are used for perfume, soaps, bath bombs, lotions, candles, potpourri, and other projects.
But ready to wear, these scents are great! If you are buying the $2.99 1oz bottle roll-on fragrance oil then you're getting a great deal! 🙂 I've been happy enough with every roll-on I've purchased. Also, I think the oils smell better in the roll on bottles, I don't know how this is possible- but when I purchase the 2oz+ bottles the scent smells weaker (more diluted?).
Shipping: the company physically shipped my purchase 2 weeks after I ordered. They ship out of Utah. Everything was packaged extra carefully.
Inventory: this company literally has thousands of designer brand fragrance dupes to choose from, it's *fantastic*! However, their online system does not tell you if something is out of stock. The company notified me after my order that a few selections were unavailable.
Customer service: AMAZING! these people responded to me quickly, better than any other online seller I've ever dealt with, I was shocked ♥️
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Masculine scents
I ordered mostly fresh-marine type fragrances with citrus and woodsy notes (unfortunately I didn't smell woodsy notes in any of these dupes). I expected them to be light fragrances, but these are pretty weak... like if you had a son in elementary school who wanted to wear cologne, you could give him these. <--there, if anyone wants to start a reselling business lol "My First Colognes" 😂 you're welcome!!
Azzaro Chrome Aqua: drowned green apple- I used this to make "freshies" (car air fresheners) and shower steamers. Smells luxurious!
Azzaro Chrome Extreme: ok, but needs tangerine- I used one shower steamer of this and one shower steamer made with tangerine essential oil omg heaven!
Nautica Voyage: excellent dupe! This is probably the best male scent they sent me which is ironic because irl Nautica is always the weakest, lamest, most generic cologne 🤷
Bvlgari Aqua Marine Toniq: I used this in shower steamers. Up close during my shower I can almost smell seaweed but standing a foot away it smells sexy like Axe Phoenix. I will totally repurchase!
Bvlgari Aqua Por Homme: smells better than the Marine Toniq dupe but still also needs more seaweed scent like the original cologne. Will repurchase
Versace eau de Fraiche: lemon water- I used this to make "freshies" (car air fresheners)
Dolce & Gabbana Love is Love: cream+green apple, could be unisex, I think I love this, great cologne
Escada Sunset Heat: delicious! fruity yet manly- this makes a great cologne but disappointing in shower steamers ☹️ the scent totally disappeared when the water hit it
Clinique Happy: citrus, it's a happy scent for sure, I like it. Great as cologne but weak in shower steamers- using orange essential oil would be more effective and cost efficient in shower steamers for this scent
Acqua de Gio Essenza: lemony like the original, exactly what I expected
Hollister SoCal: ok but weak
Usher: good enough, not as sexy like the original but made good shower steamers
Unisex Tom Ford scents~
Cafe Rose: smells nice but weak so I dunno
Fleur de Portofino: weak floral
Neroli Portofino: weak floral and a hint of citrus
I'm surprised these are sooo weak because all of the actual Tom Ford perfumes I own are SUPER strong! But I don't own these 3 so I will need to check them out next time I visit Sephora 🤷 when Covid ends haha
Girly designer scent dupes~
Gucci Bamboo: this smells like I threw a wad of cash in the toilet
Escada Lily Chic: smells really pretty, I like it! This is the strongest scent they've ever sent me (maybe someone forgot to dilute it lol)
Escada Into the Blue: the original perfume smells like grass+watermelon, this smells like... ok, have you ever been to Miami? 🙄 throw a watermelon rind in a potato chip bag and toss it on the beach water shoreline= that's how this smells. This is the first time I've seriously hated a CS scent 🤦
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue: ok. It's missing something.
Thierry Mugler Alien: this is pretty, I like this!
Thierry Mugler Alien Mirage: smells weird... don't worry, it's supposed to smell weird ("mineral+pink pepper") haha! 😂 A little metallic. A little salty. I don't hate it. I think it would smell better on a man tho.
Guerlain French Kiss: litchi fruit and plastic, reminds me totally of YSL Parisienne
Dior Miss Cherie: absolutely FANTASTIC! I can smell the buttered popcorn! I am *in love* with this roll-on ♥️
Dior Hypnotic Poison: this smells recognizable but it lacks the sexiness of the original
Dior Lily: this is my *favorite* fresh lily scent ever!!
Dior Diorissimo: OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS!!
Dior Addicted to Life: too musky, needs more peach
Marc Jacobs Dot: needs more red berries
Marc Jacobs Daisy: this lasts a million times longer than the real thing, haha! good
Calvin Klein Euphoria Blossom: nice orchid, needs more pomegranate tho- I used this to make "freshies" (air fresheners) for my closet
Coach Poppy Flower: I love this!!
J.Lo Glow After Dark: The original has a yummy white cherry in it and this dupe doesn't. Don't buy this to wear as a perfume
"Lick Me All Over": nope. Smells weirdly like pine needles? Christmas? Just not right.
And I live in Colorado, home of the potheads lol so let's see if Utah peeps can actually scent "Cannabis/Pot": ....umm? This doesn't smell like dank weed. Maybe they were going for a cannabis blossom, but then they drowned it in moonshine 🤷
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