Guides to fragrance prices, clones and the shops we compare.
Armaf Odyssey Tyrant and Maison Alhambra Yeah for YSL Y, Lattafa Jasoor for Born in Roma, and the bottles named after Xerjoff Naxos, Erba Gold and Alexandria II. Who names them, and today's prices.
Burberry London, Joop! Homme, Montblanc Explorer and Givenchy Pi for winter; Cool Water, CK One, Nautica Voyage and Light Blue for summer. Which published round-ups name them, and today's prices.
Middle Eastern and clone houses are searchable here like any designer brand. A $30 bottle is not the same $30 everywhere; one Khamrah survey found the highest shop charging more than two and a half times the lowest.
Fakes are not only a problem for $200 designer perfume. Even inexpensive houses like Lattafa have sellers warning buyers about counterfeits. Why the seller matters as much as the price, and what FragranceSeek does and does not check.
Longevity depends on the materials, your skin, your own nose and how the bottle is stored. What the sources say about each, including why you may stop smelling a fragrance that is still there.
Fragrance formulas change because of safety rules, ingredient bans and the supply of raw materials. Why that happens, what a batch code tells you, and what it means when you buy from a shop with older stock.
Counterfeit perfume is common and can contain harmful chemicals. What grey market means, the checks consumer guides and trading standards recommend, and what a batch code can and cannot prove.
Eau de toilette, eau de parfum, parfum and extrait are names for how much fragrance oil is in the bottle. The usual ranges, why no rule fixes them, and what that means when you compare prices.
Most perfume brands do not make their own fragrance oil. A handful of large companies supply much of the industry. What is known about them, and what is and is not known about where clone houses buy theirs.
Lattafa Velvet Oud, Afnan Rare Carbon and Maison Alhambra Amber & Leather, named as Ombré Leather alternatives. Who names them, and today's prices.
A tester is often the cheapest way to buy a full-size bottle. What a tester is, what it usually lacks, and how FragranceSeek keeps tester prices apart from boxed ones.
Khamrah, Asad, Ana Abiyedh, Hayaati, Yara and more. Which famous fragrance each Lattafa bottle is named after, by whom, and what each costs today.
Lattafa Ana Abiyedh, Rasasi Hawas Chrome, Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold Edition, Afnan Supremacy Purple and more. Who names them, and today's prices.
Club de Nuit Lionheart, Wild Oud, Lattafa Kingdom and more. Who names each as a Le Male Elixir alternative, and today's prices.
Khamrah and its coffee flanker Qahwa, side by side. Both are named as alternatives to Kilian's Angels' Share. Who says so, and today's prices for all three.
Lattafa Thouq, Maison Alhambra Delilah, Fragrance World Shalina, Afnan Souvenir Floral Bouquet and more. Who names each as a Delina alternative, and today's prices.
Armaf Tag Him, Afnan Historic Olmeda, Club de Nuit Iconic, and two designer bottles often named beside it. Who names them, and today's prices.
Odyssey Wild One, Club de Nuit Urban Elixir, Modest Une, Salvo, Hawas and more. Which bottles are named as Sauvage alternatives, by whom, with today's prices.
Manege Rouge, Lattafa Aura, Ana Abiyedh Rouge, Barakkat Rouge 540 and more. Which bottles are named as Baccarat Rouge 540 alternatives, by whom, and today's prices.
Club de Nuit Intense, Supremacy Silver, L'Aventure and more. Which bottles are named as Aventus-inspired, by whom, and their real prices next to Aventus itself.
Armaf's Club de Nuit Intense Man is the bottle most often named as an Aventus alternative. Here is what each costs at the shops we compare, and what the comparison can and cannot tell you.
Bottles from Paris Corner, Al Haramain, Armaf and Fragrance World named as Tobacco Vanille alternatives, who names them, and their prices next to the original.
Lattafa and Maison Alhambra, Armaf and Risala, Fragrance World and French Avenue, and the big Western groups. Who owns whom, from the companies' own words.
We read twenty shop listings for a 100 ml Khamrah this week. Prices ran from $19.99 to $52.49. Here is the full list, and how to pay the lower end of it.
FragranceSeek compares prices for the same fragrance, in the same size, across dozens of online shops. Here is what it does and how to use it.
Same bottle, same size, same day: we found Creed Aventus 100 ml from $339.95 to $549.99. Real examples from our data, and why the gap exists.
Late shipping fees, testers, inflated "was" prices, size games and checkout-only coupons: how to read a fragrance listing before you buy.
Open, comparable prices help shoppers pay a fair price and help honest shops get found. Why we think fragrance needs more of it.