People often fail to realize that there is a major difference between perfume
clones and fake perfumes. I will be showing the difference between fake
perfumes and the perfume Clone, and what makes a fake perfume illegal and a
clone is legal. Also I will be leaking some secrets by giving examples of
Original perfumes and their clones.
So What is a Perfume clone or cloned Perfume?
Perfume clones were necessitated as a result of people loving the scent of a particular high end brand of perfume but the price range been higher than what an average/middle or low income earner can afford. Sometimes the reason for the high cost of some high end perfumes are not only due to the high quality natural ingredients used, the packaging, bottle, research and other factors contribute to the final cost. When I refer to high end, I am talking about perfumes in the range of #60,000 and above.
So What is a Perfume clone or cloned Perfume?
Perfume clones were necessitated as a result of people loving the scent of a particular high end brand of perfume but the price range been higher than what an average/middle or low income earner can afford. Sometimes the reason for the high cost of some high end perfumes are not only due to the high quality natural ingredients used, the packaging, bottle, research and other factors contribute to the final cost. When I refer to high end, I am talking about perfumes in the range of #60,000 and above.
Perfume
Clones are relatively
less pricier options that are slightly similar, very similar or exactly the
same in terms of scent to a more popular and expensive original perfume. Clones
have a different visual appearance from the original, that means they will come
in a different bottle, pack and branding from the original. Some clones are
really excellent and potent perfumes on their own with good performance and
longevity, some of them are quite popular without the consumer knowing that
they are a copy of an existing perfume. Quite a number of them are so good that
if you perceive them you cannot tell a difference between them and the
original. Examples are the clones of Creed Aventus like Armaf club De nuit
intense, supremacy silver and Mont Blanc Explorer which are between #15,000 - #30,000
while Creed Aventus retails for over a #100,000.
Perfume
clones are made
mostly by reverse engineering.
Are perfume clones legal? Yes they are.
A perfume clone is legal firstly because a perfume smell cannot be patented. As long as the company cloning refrains from using the same bottle, brand name and packaging as the original then they will have no legal issues. Most ingredients used to make perfumes are extracted from nature, e.g essence of flowers like, Rose, iris Jasmine, fruits like Apple, oranges and pineapple these are smells that cannot be patented. The only thing that can be trademarked is the perfume name, name of the designer and the description of the perfume. Also it is illegal to mention the name of the original brand anywhere while marketing the Clone. Most clones are sold by word of mouth, like Armaf Club De Nuit Intense, some people noticed the similarity between it and Creed Aventus, they started talking about it and there was a buzz around it with the information spreading about it.
The issue of cloning is more of an ethical one than a legal matter because it is unfair to copy what someone has spent a lot of time, research, money and energy to put together and then you make money from it without giving credit or paying royalties to the original creator.
Are perfume clones legal? Yes they are.
A perfume clone is legal firstly because a perfume smell cannot be patented. As long as the company cloning refrains from using the same bottle, brand name and packaging as the original then they will have no legal issues. Most ingredients used to make perfumes are extracted from nature, e.g essence of flowers like, Rose, iris Jasmine, fruits like Apple, oranges and pineapple these are smells that cannot be patented. The only thing that can be trademarked is the perfume name, name of the designer and the description of the perfume. Also it is illegal to mention the name of the original brand anywhere while marketing the Clone. Most clones are sold by word of mouth, like Armaf Club De Nuit Intense, some people noticed the similarity between it and Creed Aventus, they started talking about it and there was a buzz around it with the information spreading about it.
The issue of cloning is more of an ethical one than a legal matter because it is unfair to copy what someone has spent a lot of time, research, money and energy to put together and then you make money from it without giving credit or paying royalties to the original creator.
Here are some popular perfumes and their clones.
To purchase, you click on the perfume of choice. (Please note that
the prices stated are the current prices as at August 3rd 2020).
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Original Perfume
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Clones
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Creed
Aventus 100ml Men (#140,000)
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Afnan
Supremacy Silver 100ml Men (#15,000)
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Armaf
Club De Nuit Intense 105ml Men (#18,000)
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Mont
Blanc Explorer 100ml Men (#28,500)
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Creed
Millesime Imperial 120ml Men (#90,000)
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Armaf
Milestone 105ml For Men and Women (#20,000)
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Amouage
Interlude 100ml Men (#73,000)
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Abraaj
Valour 100ml Men (#12,000)
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Francis
Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait (#165,000)
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Afnan
Mirsaal With Love 90ml (#19,000)
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Rue
Broca Pride Intense 100ml Men (#15,000)
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Palquis
Cassius Oud 100ml (#16,500
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Tom
Ford Noir de Noir (#115,000)
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Armaf
Club De Nuit Intense Women (#18,000)
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Chanel
Coco Mademoiselle 100ml Women (#51,500)
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Armaf
Club De Nuit Women (#17,000)
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Christian
Dior Sauvage 100ml Men (#52,000)
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Afnan
Modest Pour Homme Une 100ml Men (#17,000)
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Fake Perfume
A fake perfume is an exact replica/copy of an original existing perfume, it has the same visual appearance and comes in the same pack, bottle and branding as the original. They are now popularly called COPY. The only difference you would notice between a fake perfume and the original is in the smell and the performance (longevity and strength). It is targeted at deceiving the buyer into believing he is getting the Real Deal. These days it is very difficult to differentiate between an authentic perfume bottle and a fake one. See below
A fake perfume is an exact replica/copy of an original existing perfume, it has the same visual appearance and comes in the same pack, bottle and branding as the original. They are now popularly called COPY. The only difference you would notice between a fake perfume and the original is in the smell and the performance (longevity and strength). It is targeted at deceiving the buyer into believing he is getting the Real Deal. These days it is very difficult to differentiate between an authentic perfume bottle and a fake one. See below
The major
difference as stated earlier between a fake perfume and the original tends to
smell quite different,
but with fake that are
called copies the smell could be similar to the original but very
watered down. Even though you cannot tell them apart by looking at them but
like this say the beauty of the pudding is in its taste. The smell and
performance of a fake will always disappoint you.
There is a
great danger often overlooked by people that purchase fake perfumes knowingly.
Perfumes are usually absorbed into the skin and because some of the active ingredients
of fake perfumes including urine(surprised? It is used as a pH balance),
bacteria, antifreeze and some other chemicals. There is tendency for
inflammation of the skin and dermatitis to develop.
Fake perfumes are illegal all over the world but that has not stopped the demand. And where there is demand there will definitely be suppliers. The demand for fake perfumes are high because they are cheaper to buy, but if you consider the risk involved in having some of this ingredients so close to your skin and sensitive areas like your neck (close to your face) then you will realize it is not worth the bargain.
Fake perfumes are illegal all over the world but that has not stopped the demand. And where there is demand there will definitely be suppliers. The demand for fake perfumes are high because they are cheaper to buy, but if you consider the risk involved in having some of this ingredients so close to your skin and sensitive areas like your neck (close to your face) then you will realize it is not worth the bargain.
I shared 7
tips on how to identify fake perfumes in the link below because apart from the
fact that it is a rip-off to pay good money for a perfume that would not
perform in terms of longevity and projection, fake perfumes pose a risk an
adverse effects on our health.
Please click
the link to read my article https://www.absolutefragrance.com.ng/BLOG/7-Tips-on-how-to-spot-fake-perfume
Written By
Tinuola Ajayi
Managing Partner
Absolute Fragrance
https://www.absolutefragrance.com.ng
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