Dossier reviews and discussion

4.4

93% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Convincing luxury-inspired compositions
  • Compliment-magnet signature scents
  • Substantial bottle and magnetic cap
  • Helpful, intuitive scent quiz
  • Inconsistent scent longevity
  • Lighter sillage across fragrances
  • Occasional alcohol-forward opening
  • Variable dupe accuracy

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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82 reviews and posts

  • Many of friends have asked me where I got my perfume from. It last long and smells like a exact replica.

  • I love dossier!! The scents are great and smell exactly like the descriptions. My only issue is that I have to use more sprays than I would like to get the sent to last, which causes me to go through the bottle faster.

  • Order the Citrus Green Apple, which is a dupe for the Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. I like the scent and shipping was decently quick. I like the magnetic closure on the cap. I wish the scent was a little more long lasting, but I look forward to trying more scents from them.

  • I love Dossier as a “dupe house” and more than the other dupe houses. I find that Dossier has similar dupe fragrances to other brands but they have a much “lighter” and effervescent feel. The other dupe brands feel more sticky and heavy, but Dossier has the notes and formula just right. Try the Floral Marshmallow!

  • Ambery Saffron is one of the best fragrances I’ve ever smelled and I LOVE expensive fragrance. I get so many compliments on it and truly can’t believe how inexpensive it is for the quality and longevity of the scent. I also really love the packaging!

  • Received a sample in my monthly subscription of fragrances… like it, but get so many trial fragrances from them, I’ve only bought one fragrance out of them all.

    Received a free product from Dossier
  • I LOVE this company! The Gucci perfume has always been my go to but it’s so pricey. The dossier version smells exactly the same for so much cheaper! Plus I am more likely to try new scents because of the affordable pricing. My only issue is that the scent doesn’t stay as long as the Gucci perfume, but honestly it doesn’t bother me. I would still 100% recommend this company!

  • I ordered a dupe of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille and while I wouldn’t call it an exact dupe, it smells incredible. The bottle is luxe, scent lingers, and the notes are clearly labeled.

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    My only ‘ick’ about this brand is their email marketing. It’s almost daily emails in my inbox. Grab a bottle- their return policy is great.

  • Loveeeeee Dossier! I've bought a few perfumes from them and have been consistently impressed with how accurate the scents are. Great for buying back ups of your favorite expensey perfumes that you don't want to wear every day (but you really do want to wear every day).

  • Whenever I am considering purchasing a perfume, I check Dossier first to see if they have a reasonable dupe. My first Dossier purchase was "Floral Marshmallow", which is inspired by By Kilian's "Love, Don't Be Shy" – at less than 20% of the cost! The bottle isn't anything special, but it's not an eyesore either. It looks right at home on my vanity next to some more expensive fragrances. I appreciate the weightiness of the bottle as well as the magnetic closure. Sometimes, these dupe fragrances can be very short-lived, but I find that my Dossier perfume lasts all day.

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    Just more options! They have a really solid variety, but it's always a bummer when I'm looking for a particular dupe and they don't offer it. Also, I appreciate the free returns, but would love to be able to order samples.

  • Absolutely adore!! I finally have a signature (summer) scent! Hello woody sandalwood 👋🏼 Aka le labo. Will definitely be testing more scents this fall!

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    Would love to see samples more readily available.

  • Quick shipping, the scents are very very close, haven't been disappointed and have purchased around 10 fragrances

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    More eco-friendly shipping. If you order more than one bottle there could be a more efficient way to ship the multiple bottles in one box instead of individual boxes for each.

  • These fragrances are really great. The woody sandalwood fragrance smells just like the one it's 'inspired' by from Le Labo. I think its great that this company is making fragrances so much more affordable and the quiz as super helpful for finding a scent I would like.

  • The best quality and most affordable fragrances.

  • Fruity Almond is my favorite scent by far! It smells so yummy and I've gotten so many compliments while wearing it. Definitely worth it!

  • I've been buying from this brand for a few years now. I usually stock up on 3 bottles at a time and it'll last me well over a year (and at way less than the cost of 1 bottle of the brand-name stuff). HUGE value, the bottles are a good size and the scents are very close to the originals. Customer service is very good as well, one time a package never arrived and they sent me a new order free of charge. A quick note to new customers!! Just please be careful when ordering on their site and read before clicking next/buy, it can be confusing if you're not paying attention, if you select the wrong option you may be locked into a subscription. Unless you go through perfume/cologne very quickly I would not recommend subscribing. Overall I would highly recommend Dossier to anyone who has a favorite scent but would rather spend $30 than $250 for the name-brand stuff.

  • Love using Dossier's Woody Sandalwood. You can compare it to Le Labo Santal 33. I sprayed it on me around 10am this morning and typing this close 2pm, it still projects amazingly. I would highly recommend combining this with a body oil like vanilla to help with the dill notes but even after the dry down, you don't smell any dill. I think this is an amazing unisex scent and will help you stand out for sure if you don't live in NYC. Lol

  • I ordered some items on May 4th for a mother's day gift and now the order will not arrive until after the 15th of May! Unsat! If I knew I had to order 1 month prior to the date in order to receive the product on time! The company is located in PA not China! I didn't know I had to pay EXTRA to get the items in a timely manner! Now I am going to have to buy a make shift gift until the perfume shows up! Damn I'm upset!

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    Product is fine but beware their is no number to call only email and text messages which is frustrating as hell when you want answers

  • I ordered 3 days ago and this was my first time ever ordering from Dossier and I am already dissappointed I made a big order and at check out I chope payment installments with shop pay and was approved but yet they still charged me the full price and I still have not received any info on when I will be getting my order,I have been sending them messages and still no one has contacted me,this is the worst online shopping experience ever.