| The division between many designer and imitation | | | | perfume can no longer be smelled, the scent is |
| products often causes crackdowns on knockoff | | | | probably a knockoff. Additionally, if your skin |
| dealers. So far, most knockoff fashion extends to | | | | experiences some irritation, this may be the result |
| clothing, handbags, and shoes, but fragrances can | | | | of antifreeze, urine, or bacteria making its way |
| also be added to this list. Often sold in the same | | | | into the perfume bottle - a common occurrence |
| places as most types of knockoff handbags and | | | | with knockoff scents. |
| clothing, imitation designer perfumes are designed | | | | If you don't want to run the risk of irritated skin, |
| to look and smell like the real thing - but they | | | | other visual signs, which should be checked first, |
| seldom do. While finding knockoffs in a | | | | will indicate if the product is a knockoff. This |
| department store is highly unlikely, a designer-like | | | | includes spotting loose packaging, incorrect labels, |
| fragrance in an independent boutique store might | | | | misspellings, a warped or bubbled glass bottle, and |
| not be authentic - especially if $40 designer | | | | a scent of the wrong color. If any of these are |
| handbags are placed right beside. | | | | present, don't test or buy the fragrance. |
| What are some ways to tell if the designer | | | | Just as a common sense measure, a knockoff |
| perfume you're buying isn't real? Like all | | | | designer handbag may unravel and the worst that |
| fragrances, all designer perfumes, authentic and | | | | will happen is all contents will spill out. With a |
| knockoff, have a staying time in which each layer | | | | knockoff perfume, you may experience an allergic |
| of the scent appears. For an authentic scent, this | | | | reaction, as the exact contents of the bottle |
| often unfolds over a half hour, while with an | | | | aren't known. If you need a designer perfume, |
| imitation, the scent - no matter how authentic it | | | | look for a reputable source to buy any |
| smells - may only last ten minutes. Ideally, spray | | | | name-brand fragrances. |
| yourself and go off somewhere else. If the | | | | |