Cheap Smell-alikes - Cheaper alternatives to Expensive Perfumes

I notice Perfume Parlour getting a few comments on their sprays being expensive. Compared to some of the others dupes then this is true but the quality and concentration of the oil is usually much greater than many of the other copycat companies mentions.

I collect fragrances. I have 30+ originals including vintage formulations across many designer and niche brands. Alongside this I have many dupes from Milton Lloyd, Creation Lamis, Linn Young, D+M, Saffron, and Perfume Parlour.

Of the above mentioned dupes I clearly find Perfume Parlour to be superior. If we are just talking about top notes then any of the others are just as good but it is as the fragrance evolves you begin to see the difference in quality.

With the exception of PP, Milton Lloyd and Linn Young are the best. No doubt in my mind. Not tried Omega so can't compare them to Linn Young. Both Milton Lloyd and Linn Young last a reasonable time and don't really turn sour or stale after a couple of hours.

PP on the other hand are a little bit linear maybe due to being a higher concentration of perfume oil rather than alcohol. That said they really capture the best of a fragrance and the scent lasts all day long.

Unlike all the other dupes PP don't just offer the mainstream fragrance. I would never expect someone to buy Joop or Cool Water from PP. The originals can be found so cheaply and each and every other company produces dupes for these.

Instead PP really excels for higher end and niche fragrances. Where else can you get a very good quality dupe of a Creed, some of the Diors or Guccis, Tom Ford or Van Cleef and Arpels. You can't. PP offers all of these usually high end expensive fragrances at an excellent price.

I own many of the dupe fragrances in either genuine full bottles or smaller decants. I can honestly say PP is the closest in terms of structure. Occasionally the initial top notes might be lacking but who cares when these fleeting notes will be gone anyway in a matter of minutes.

Also PP sometimes bases its scents on the better vintage formulations. My Chanel Egoiste from PP smells much closer to my vintage decant than it does my newer reformulated juice. My Terre d'Hermes from PP is actually slightly more sparkling than my genuine parfume. My PP Allure Hommes Sport lasts longer than my genuine bottle and much longer than my Milton Lloyd version (Poker). Again is slightly lacks the punchy top notes but from 5 mins and beyond it excels. The same can be said of most my PP sprays, they come close to and sometimes even surpass the genuine version.

Now you'll never match the natural quality of some top end niche fragrances but if you want to come extremely close without breaking the bank then PP is the perfect option. If you are looking for a real cheap deal on a mainstream fragrance Milton Lloyd and Linn Young are excellent alternatives.

My honest review on the people mentioned in this thread. Hope it helps.