Is Alt. Fragrances on Amazon real or fake?
Yes: Alt. Fragrances sells it through its own store. Alt. Fragrances sells on Amazon itself, as “ALT Fragrances”, and that store holds the offer on all 9 Alt. Fragrances products we track.
Who sells each Alt. Fragrances product on Amazon
- Cherry Smash Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Simply Santal Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Bold Love Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Crystal Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
$45.99 $49Buy on Amazon
- Queen Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Petal Explosion Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Fleur Noire Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Splash Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
- Mistress Extrait de Parfum
Sold by ALT Fragrances, the brand's store
Why Alt. Fragrances can cost less on Amazon
Amazon has 1 of these marked down right now: the Crystal Extrait de Parfum is $45.99 instead of its typical price of $49. The markdown is Amazon's own, on an offer from the brand's store, not a reseller undercutting it.
Fake Alt. Fragrances vs real: what to check
- On Amazon the real thing comes from Alt. Fragrances's own store (“ALT Fragrances”). The seller is the line under Add to Cart, not the name on the listing.
- From Alt. Fragrances's own store (“ALT Fragrances”), the 9 Alt. Fragrances products we track cost $29 to $49 today, 6% off at most. The FTC warns that ads with big discounts on brand names can lead to a cheap fake or nothing at all: its alert.
How to check who sells Alt. Fragrances on Amazon
- Browsing from outside the US, set a US delivery address first; any ZIP will do, 10001 works. Without one Amazon fills the buy box with import and reseller offers. That is how Charlotte Tilbury, Dyson and Clinique once looked unstocked to us, when Amazon.com sold all three.
- Read the two lines beside Add to Cart, “Ships from” and “Sold by”. For Alt. Fragrances you want Alt. Fragrances's own store (“ALT Fragrances”).
- If another name is there, open “Other sellers on Amazon”. Amazon.com or the brand sometimes sells the same listing one row down, at the same price or close to it.
What Alt. Fragrances stands in for
Alt. Fragrances Cherry Smash Extrait de Parfum
for TOM FORD Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum
$49vs $405−90% per oz
Alt names Lost Cherry as its model and keeps its opening, ripe cherry with a touch of bitter almond.
What it does worse: Alt names nothing of Lost Cherry's rose, Peru balsam or sandalwood, though its ingredient list has coumarin, the molecule that smells of tonka; it is an extrait de parfum, No. 12 in Alt's numbering.
Alt. Fragrances Bold Love Extrait de Parfum
for Kilian Paris Love, Don't Be Shy Eau de Parfum
$49vs $305−87% per oz
Alt names Love, Don't Be Shy as its model and keeps five of its six notes: neroli and orange blossom, then marshmallow, caramel and vanilla.
What it does worse: Kilian's honeysuckle isn't on Alt's list, Alt adds a bubblegum note, and it is an extrait de parfum.
Alt. Fragrances Simply Santal Extrait de Parfum
for Le Labo Santal 33 Eau de Parfum
$49vs $250−84% per oz
Alt names Santal 33 as its model and keeps four of its six notes, sandalwood, violet, cedar and leather, with Santal 33's papyrus.
What it does worse: Santal 33's cardamom and iris aren't on Alt's list, and Alt's is an extrait de parfum where Santal 33 is an eau de parfum.
Alt. Fragrances Fleur Noire Extrait de Parfum
for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum
$29vs $140−83% per oz
#62 in Women's Eau de Parfum on Amazon
Alt names Black Opium as its model and keeps four of its six notes: coffee and pink pepper, jasmine and vanilla.
What it does worse: Black Opium's pear and orange blossom aren't on Alt's list, the patchouli, cashmere wood and cedar in its base are Alt's own, and it is an extrait de parfum.
Alt. Fragrances Crystal Extrait de Parfum
for Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum
$45.99 $49vs $325−83% per oz
#48 in Perfumes & Fragrances on Amazon
Alt names Baccarat Rouge 540 as its model and keeps the notes we list for it: saffron and jasmine, cedar and ambergris (amberwood on its Amazon listing).
What it does worse: BR540's fir resin isn't on Alt's list, and Alt's is an extrait de parfum, No. 23 in its numbering, where BR540 is an eau de parfum.
Questions
Is Alt. Fragrances on Amazon real?
Yes: Alt. Fragrances sells it through its own store. Alt. Fragrances sells on Amazon itself, as “ALT Fragrances”, and that store holds the offer on all 9 Alt. Fragrances products we track.
How can you tell if Alt. Fragrances is fake?
Check the seller first: on Amazon the real thing comes from Alt. Fragrances's own store (“ALT Fragrances”). From Alt. Fragrances's own store (“ALT Fragrances”), the 9 Alt. Fragrances products we track cost $29 to $49 today, 6% off at most. A far lower price from anyone else is the warning sign the FTC names: ads with big discounts on brand names can lead to a cheap fake or nothing at all.
Does Alt. Fragrances have an official store on Amazon?
Yes: “ALT Fragrances” is Alt. Fragrances's own storefront on Amazon, and it holds the offer on 9 of the 9 listings we track.
Why is Alt. Fragrances cheaper on Amazon?
Amazon marks some of it down. 1 of the Alt. Fragrances products it or the brand sells is reduced today; the biggest cut is 6% on the Crystal Extrait de Parfum, $45.99 against a typical price of $49.









