Do You Sell Designer Perfume?
Since I became a distributor for FM World, I am often asked, “Do you sell designer perfume?” or, “I like Chanel No. 5. Can you get me a bottle?” The answer is always no, so let me explain why you won’t be able to purchase a designer bottle from our perfume company.
At FM World, we are a unique brand. So, what does that mean?
Defining Your Unique Brand: Authenticity and Distinction in the Fragrance Industry
Your unique brand typically means creating and establishing a unique product, service, or individual identity. It involves developing a distinct personality, reputation, and image that sets you apart from competitors and resonates with your target audience. A brand represents the perceptions, values, and experiences of a particular entity or offering.
An identity is a brand with a clear and consistent identity that reflects your purpose, values, and mission. It defines who you are, what you stand for, and what you offer.
A strong brand distinguishes itself from competitors by highlighting its unique selling points and distinctive qualities. It emphasizes what makes it unique or different and positions itself as the preferred choice in the minds of consumers.
A well-established brand ( FM World began its journey in 2004) grows trust and credibility with its audience. Consistently delivering on promises, providing quality products or services, and maintaining excellent customer experiences helps build a positive reputation.
Our brand has become hugely successful worldwide as we have created an emotional connection with our target audience. This connection helps build loyalty and has encouraged our customers to advocate for the brand.
At FM World, thousands of distributors like myself, leaders, and loyal customers enjoy the products the company has created.
If we had a bottle of Chanel no. 5 that we could see, it would be in the same style bottle with the same packaging, and this would then be considered a copy and a fake bottle.
You won’t find any of our fragrances in designer boxes carrying a designer name because we do not sell designer fragrances or copies of them.
Another question I sometimes get asked is how our fragrances smell the same if they are not copies.
For many years, there has been a myth that our fragrances are copies of the designers, so let’s look into that and clarify a few things.
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Identifying Fake Fragrances: How to Spot a Copy and What Sets Our Products Apart
We’ve all encountered a fake product at some point, but what does a copied fragrance look like? A copied fragrance will often come in the same packaging and bottle, but the fragrance is significantly diluted, proving that the so-called designer fragrance you have purchased is fake. If our fragrances were fake, they would be in the same bottle and packaging as the original designer fragrances.
As you will see, our fragrances have unique designs and bottles, and we don’t need to dilute our perfumes—quite the opposite. With our perfumes, you receive more perfume oil in each bottle than the designers, who often use around 16% perfume oil compared to FM’s 20% oil.
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Many of our fragrances smell similar, if not identical, but that’s not because we’ve copied them. We use the same company, DROM, for our perfume oils. This vast company supplies FM World with perfume oil and many designer names, such as Chanel, Gucci, and Calvin Klein.
FM also use the same fragrance notes from the fragrance families.
Perfume Notes
Fragrance families are a way to categorize and classify different types of perfumes based on their dominant scent characteristics. There are several commonly recognized fragrance families, including:
1. Floral: This family encompasses fragrances that feature the scents of various flowers, such as rose, jasmine, lily, and violet. Floral perfumes are often feminine and romantic.
2. Oriental: Also known as ambe or spicy fragrances, oriental perfumes are rich, exotic, and often warm. They may contain notes of spices, vanilla, musk, and precious woods like sandalwood or patchouli.
3. Woody: Fragrances in this family center around woody notes like cedar, pine, or sandalwood. They can be earthy and masculine and evoke the scent of forests.
4. Fresh: Fresh fragrances are light, clean, and refreshing. They often include notes like citrus fruits (lemon, bergamot), green leaves, and aquatic elements.
5. Citrus: This family focuses on the bright and refreshing scents of citrus fruits, such as lemon, orange, grapefruit, and bergamot. Citrus perfumes are lively and energetic.
6. Chypre: Chypre fragrances are distinctive, featuring citrus top notes, floral middle notes, and mossy or woody base notes. They are sophisticated and timeless.
7. Fougère: The fougère family features aromatic notes like lavender, oakmoss, and coumarin. These fragrances often have a masculine scent and are commonly used in men’s colognes.
8. Gourmand: Gourmand fragrances evoke the scent of edible treats and desserts. They often feature notes like vanilla, chocolate, caramel, or coffee, creating a sweet and indulgent aroma.
9. Aromatic: Fragrances highlight herbs and spices like lavender, basil, sage, or thyme. They can be refreshing and are common in men’s and unisex scents.
10. Leather: Leather fragrances capture the scent of leather, often with additional notes like tobacco, spices, or wood. They can be bold and smoky and evoke a sense of luxury.
These fragrance families provide a framework for understanding the dominant scent characteristics of different perfumes, but many fragrances may contain elements from multiple families or defy easy categorization.
With our fragrance families and notes, we fall into several categories. The scent would be identical if we used similar fragrance notes for one of our perfumes as the designers do for theirs.
Selling Designer Perfume
Unlike the designers, who use celebrity endorsers, TV advertising and less perfume oil (EDT) at FM, we don’t need to dilute our product.
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We can use pure oil (20%) because we don’t have overheads. The company has thousands of distributors like myself, which enables it to sell unique and affordable perfumes to you, the customer.
What We Can Offer For Similar Scents
If your favourite fragrance happens to be the iconic Chanel no.5, FM can sell you an affordable bottle with similar fragrance notes. It will smell very close, if not identical, to some. Take a look at the fragrance notes in Chanel No. 5
Top Notes: Aldehydes, Neroli, Ylang-Ylang
Middle Notes: Jasmine, Rose, Lily of the Valley
Base Notes: Vetiver, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Patchouli
Let’s now look at the fragrance notes of FM no.21.
Top notes: aldehyde, ylang-ylang, orange blossom
Middle notes: rose, lily of the valley, iris
Base notes: civet, oakmoss, sandalwood
As you can see, Chanel No. 5 and our FM bottle No. 20 have similar notes but are not identical. Those familiar with Chanel No. 5’s scent may not notice any difference between the two bottles, while others will say they smell very different.
Make the designer switch.
If you haven’t already, try a sample of our perfumes and see if you can afford a more expensive option.
Our brand lets you wear your favourite daily instead of saving the bottle for a special occasion.
If you want to earn an extra income and join FM World, read our article on perfumes that last all day for an insight into the company and its offerings. It’s FREE to join!
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