I Tested Dossier’s Under-$55 Dupes for Le Labo, Chanel, and More—These Impressed

Harper Rose19 November 2024Last Updated: 19 November 2024

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I Tested Dossier's Under-$55 Dupes for Le Labo, Chanel, and More—These Impressed

If you’ve been following Who What Wear Beauty for a while now, you already know we lean a tad fiendish when it comes to scent and the art of smelling good. Unfortunately for us and our wallets, however, the majority of our all-time favorite perfumes cost a pretty penny—sometimes upward of $200 and $300. Even though I don’t necessarily mind investing in high-quality scents that I love, affordable price points shouldn’t be reserved for the cheap fares that we spritzed over our layered polos and tanks circa middle school.

That’s exactly where Dossier comes in. It’s an affordable, alternative fragrance line that you might already be familiar with (thanks, TikTok) but prides itself on providing fragrance lovers with “premium-quality, ethical, affordable perfume for all.” And really, the brand is low-key serving us the best of all worlds when it comes to fragrance: transparency, craftsmanship (with every bottle, you’re receiving the highest-quality perfume sourced from Grasse, France), clean formulas (fragrances are vegan, eco-friendly, and cruelty-free), sustainable and green (Dossier even gives returned bottles to charity), and anti-snob access that allows the masses to enjoy more affordable iterations of some of the most loved scents in the business. Brilliant, right?

“We create blends inspired by brand fragrances, upholding the same high-quality standards, in order to bring our customers an affordable alternative to their favorite designer perfumes,” Dossier explains on its website. That said, it is in no way affiliated with the mentioned brands, and Dossier can achieve said lower prices by eliminating unnecessary packaging, advertising, and prestige pricing that designer brands are known for. Instead, it focuses on the quality of the fragrances it creates and delivers a virtually identical scent for a fraction of the price. And as someone who has smelled the OG designer and boutique iterations and Dossier’s, I can verify that the claims are legit. Curious to see which 10 I’d recommend to you first? Keep scrolling!