The 10-second wrist test: how to judge any dupe like a pro
Our house method for separating real dupes from wishful thinking — no lab required.
Lattafa Fakhar vs. YSL Y EDP: blue bottle, blue print
The freshie face-off: €20 Fakhar against the €120 apple-ginger crowd-pleaser it studies...
The best Coco Mademoiselle dupes, ranked by actual Chanel wearers
We recruited five longtime Coco Mademoiselle loyalists and made them rank the impostors...
Lattafa Asad vs. Sauvage Elixir: the beast that costs €25
Asad has been called the best Elixir alternative on the market. We put both through a 1...
Zara Ebony Wood vs. Santal 33: the sandalwood showdown
Le Labo's cult classic against a €16 high-street bottle. The gap is smaller than €204 s...
Ana Abiyedh Rouge vs. YSL Libre: the €18 impostor
Lattafa's lavender-vanilla for €18 against the €150 original — tested on skin, in heat,...
5 dupes under €20 that outperform their originals
Not "almost as good" — better. Five budget bottles that beat the originals at their own...
Zara Red Temptation: the BR540 dupe hiding in plain sight
€13, on every high street, and closer to Baccarat Rouge than anything else we've tested.
Aventus vs. Club de Nuit Intense Man: the OG dupe battle, retested
The dupe that started it all, re-tested in 2026 with fresh batches of both. Does the €3...