4.4
93% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Dossier
4.4 • 82 Reviews
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4.4
93% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Dossier earns positive reviews for delivering convincing dupes of luxury fragrances—Woody Sandalwood, Ambery Saffron, Floral Marshmallow—often drawing compliments and, for many, lasting well through the day; weaknesses include inconsistent longevity, lighter sillage, and occasional alcohol-forward openings. Reviews also praise the clean, weighty bottles with magnetic caps and helpful scent quiz, while noting uneven accuracy across scents and a desire for sample sizes.
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Tiktok convinced me to buy the Santal 33 dup and I picked up a few others. It smells nice, but it doesn't have the long lasting impact of the high quality original. They are better when you don't compare them to what you think it should smell like. For the price, it's worth it.
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There is a slightly alcoholic smell at first.
I got the Woody Sandalwood as a gift for my best friend. Specifically, she really likes Santal 33 but wanted to thoughtfully get her something that was at more affordable pricepoint so if she liked it she could continue to purchase on her own. Loved the scent, and definitely is a great Santal 33 dupe.
Great smell and very good quality product. From Grasse, France. I ordered 2 bottles, the one that is similar to Le Labo Rose & the one similar to Narcisso Rodriguez. They do not disappoint. Very happy with my purchase so far
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Packaging could be a bit more elegant.
I love Dossier for a lower cost fragrance. I find that they don't last all day but for the price the scents are amazing
Smells great, but I swear it's more faint than a true perfume. I've had two different scents and thought both smelled diluted or not as strong as I had hoped.
3y ago
I'm obsessed with the dupe for Le Labo The Noir 29--it's a fraction of the price but honestly smells identical to the real thing and I get so many compliments every time I wear it. It's not the longest lasting scent but I don't really mind because of the price point. Since I get sick of perfumes after a few months it's just not personally worth it to me to spend a lot of money, so Dossier is perfect.
LOVE!! I'm using the ambery vanilla scent right now and it smells exactly like the YSL's Black Opium perfume that it is inspired by. I will say that the sent is fades away slightly faster, but for this price I think it's totally worth it. I also love that all the scents say what brand/collection they are inspired by!
Luxury at a reasonable price points. I have a couple of the Dossier fragrances and they never disappoint, I love Viktor & Rolf's Flowerbomb and the Dossier Gourmand White Flower is the perfect dupe.
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Depending on the fragrance sometimes it doesn't last very long on the skin but I usually spray it on my clothes and it lasts all day.
4y ago
The brand makes scents that are great, approachable, and affordable. It's a great entrance to fragrance and to see if you'd be willing to buy something more expensive/ you like something but don't want to commit to the expensive bottle price.
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The longevity of the fragrances isn't the best and their candles are very small for the price you're paying.
Of all the “dupe” fragrances out there, this is by far the best. Of course it doesn’t last as long as the authentic scents, but they definitely have the fragrance notes down.
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Would like it to be longer lasting
4y ago
It was a super easy experience to try a few different scents, and I found one I really liked for an affordable price.
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I wish they had samples for sale instead of shipping the whole large size for testing. It must be expensive and lose them money to ship the whole bottle with free returns just to test a scent. I would've happily paid $1-2 a sample just to try them first.
2y ago
I like Dossier for its price point. It makes, or at least tries to make, designer fragrances (or their dupes) more accessible to more people. I liked the scent(s) I tried out, but I often felt like they didn't last all day. If I had this in a travel size, and kept it in a purse or backpack for mid-day touch-ups it'd be perfect, but I don't think it'd be my main fragrance.
I've bought Dossier products both for myself and as gifts, and I'm sure I'll continue to buy them. Do I equally love every scent I've tried? No, but that's the nature of perfume. I have been able to find some really good ones I like and will likely repurchase when I'm out. Plus, it's a fun way to gift a dupe of a designer scent to someone if you don't have the money to splurge on the "real thing".
Dossier makes really nice perfumes at a good price, especially when you want to try out a few different perfumes and aren't ready to splurge on one signature scent. I would definitely recommend their scents!
Some dupes are great, some are less great. Nothing I've tried has smelled bad, just varying degrees of "spot on"-ness in terms of what they're mimicking. I think the pricing is really fair either way and it's nice to be able to take certain scents for a test run. The packaging is simple and classic and doesn't look cheap at all. The sprayers tend to last a while and I haven't noticed any issues there.
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I wish they offered samplers or smaller sizes. I don't always want to commit to a full bottle!
Does not smell as good as the product it's mimicking, but it's a fraction of the cost so I think it's a good option
I was gifted a few of their perfumes by a friend who's a perfume collector (She has a particularly impressive sense of smells so she wasn't a fan of the ones she gave me for a note or two). My favorite is Woody Sage and it's my go-to daily perfume wear scent. It's androgynous and lasting without being too overbearing.
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If they sell in person, I've not been lucky enough to see it. Other than that it's perfect.
4y ago
i bought their perfume because i saw it was a dupe for YSL black opium and it is literally spot on. i wasn't expecting it to last very long because it was so cheap but it lasts all day its insane. i love this perfume and definitely want to buy more dupes.
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4y ago
I think this is such a great concept. I've never been really into perfume (it always feels like such a luxury expense) but have wanted to test out different scents to find out what I like. I took advantage of their holiday sales and ordered half a dozen perfumes. I gifted a few to friends and family who were blown away by the likeness to their favorite brands.
i'm no fragrance expert but maybe that's why this brand is great for me. really great smells, easy shopping experience, and a price point that doesn't make me feel like i'm getting scammed.