How to avoid buying fake perfumes

You may have heard the countless new stories revealing raids on locations storing fake perfumes. In November 2019, DH33 million of fake perfume was seized in the United Arab Emirates with fragrances by Mercedes, Cartier, Van Cleef, Chaumet, Louis Vuitton among the many being counterfeited and sold in the souks and shops of UAE. Many of the fragrances are arriving from the Far East, where counterfeiting designer goods and fragrances is quite common, but some are being bottled and labelled in the UAE

So, with all of these fake fragrances in the market how can you avoid being scammed and what should you look out for?

The first thing to know is that when you buy a fake fragrance you are getting an inferior product both in terms of the quality of perfume and ingredients and the packaging and construction of the bottle itself. It may not be obvious at first glance and indeed the counterfeiters have become increasingly sophisticated in their ability to replicate designer bottles and packaging.

If you are unsure about any perfume then visit the website of the manufacturer and compare the original product with anything you may consider buying in the market.

Consider where your perfume is being shipped from. Reputable companies will not ship from the Far East if the perfume is a European brand, even if it has been manufactured there.

Europe, United Kingdom and USA have extremely stringent laws around counterfeit products and so its very difficult to ship goods in and out which are fake. France, where brands like Dior, YSL, Channel have the most to lose from copies of their goods have the strictest rules on Intellectual property. Elemis, Creed, Bare Minerals and Rimmel are some of the may brands from UK which also stamps down hard on the Far East copies.

hasria.com only deals with UK, European and American suppliers for all of their brands and every product sold is only shipped from these locations. Nothing is shipped from China or the Far East.

Most importantly though when buying any quality designer fragrance is the guarantee from the supplier. If your supplier is not prepared to guarantee the product then avoid buying from them.

hasria.com guarantees that all of its products are genuine and this gives you piece of mind when buying online.