Shopping for perfume is often an exciting ritual but it also comes with serious dangers, especially when shopping online. Fake fragrances are on the rise and can be nearly identical to authentic bottles. However, with a some essential practices, you can safeguard your purchase and ensure you’re getting the real luxury experience you deserve.

Examine the outer packaging thoroughly. Authentic perfumes come in high quality boxes with precise, clean typography, consistent fonts, and perfectly accurate text. The scannable code is precisely positioned. If the box looks flimsy, smudged, or poorly printed, it’s a red flag. The the glass vessel should have substantial weight, not flimsy or thin. Look for visible defects in the material or atomizer unit. A fake product might have a misaligned spray nozzle or poorly applied stickers.

Then, inspect the cap and spray function. Genuine perfumes have caps that fit snugly and often have detailed engravings or logos.