Open 7 days a week 107 Johnston Street, Annandale NSW (02) 9660 1276

Fragrance guide

Perfume dupes: get the designer scent for less

Over forty Evrland scents, each one built to sit close to a fragrance you already know. All $55 for 50ml. Here is what we hold in store and what we can order in.

At a glance

Price$55 for 50ml
Scents in the rangeOver 40
In store today13
Order inEverything else

Why people look for them

A bottle of Creed Aventus is about $559. Baccarat Rouge 540 is around $540. Tom Ford Lost Cherry is close to $570 for 50ml. Most people who love those fragrances wear them sparingly and feel slightly ill each time they replace one.

Evrland is an independent fragrance house that builds its own perfumes around the same accords. It is not a counterfeit operation. The bottles carry Evrland’s name, not a designer logo, and nothing is passed off as something it is not. What you are buying is a similar smell at $55 instead of ten times that.

We are a pharmacy, so we will be straightforward about the trade. The opening of a good inspired-by fragrance is usually very close. Where the expensive originals earn their money is in how long they last and how they change over eight hours. If that matters to you, buy the original. If you want to smell good on a Wednesday without doing arithmetic, this is a sensible way to do it.

The ones we keep in store

These are on the shelf as of this week. Five of them have their own page with a bit more detail.

In stock now, $55 each

Dior SauvageEvrland Primal
Creed AventusEvrland Legacy
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540Evrland Crystal Muse
YSL Black OpiumEvrland Dark Desire
Tom Ford Lost CherryEvrland Ripe Temptation
Chanel Bleu de ChanelEvrland Cobalt
Chanel Chance Eau TendreEvrland Luminous Haze
Giorgio Armani SiEvrland Nectar Bloom
Tom Ford Tobacco VanilleEvrland Tobacco Lounge
Le Labo Santal 33Evrland Untamed
Byredo Gypsy WaterEvrland Wild Mist
Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & HoneyEvrland Spring Nectar
Maison Margiela Replica By the FireplaceEvrland Sweet Ember

Romance De Paris, inspired by Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, is a line we normally carry but there is none on hand today. Details are here, and we can order one in.

Available to order in

The rest of the Evrland range is not something we hold, and we would rather say that than have you make the trip for nothing. Any of these can be ordered in. Ask in-store or over the phone and we will sort it out.

Women’s

Dior J’adoreEvrland Floral Seduction
YSL LibreEvrland Sunlit Bloom
Parfums de Marly DelinaEvrland Juicy Bloom
Gucci BloomEvrland Fiorito
Gucci FloraEvrland Spring Muse
Dior Miss Dior Blooming BouquetEvrland Fleur Belle
Dior Hypnotic PoisonEvrland Wild Elixir
Dolce & Gabbana Light BlueEvrland Summer Muse
Carolina Herrera Good GirlEvrland Sweet Rebel
Paco Rabanne Olympea AquaEvrland Ocean Goddess
Tom Ford White PatchouliEvrland Wild Peony
Kilian Love Don’t Be ShyEvrland Cream Blush
Jo Malone Wild BluebellEvrland Indigo Haze
Jo Malone Peony & Blush SuedeEvrland Pink Seude
Chanel GabrielleEvrland Luminous Fleur
Frederic Malle Portrait of a LadyEvrland Velvet Bloom
Byredo La TulipeEvrland Spring Dawn
Byredo BlancheEvrland Petal Haze
Prada ParadoxeEvrland Illusion
Lancome IdoleEvrland Iconique
Frederic Malle Rose TonnerreEvrland Rose Noir
YSL Mon ParisEvrland Amour
Jo Malone Myrrh & TonkaEvrland Velvet Ritual
Byredo Mojave GhostEvrland Desert Shadow
Byredo FlowerheadEvrland Floral Intoxication

Men’s

Tom Ford Oud WoodEvrland Smoulder
Viktor & Rolf SpicebombEvrland Desert Blaze
Paco Rabanne 1 MillionEvrland Dynasty
Versace ErosEvrland Seduction
Azzaro The Most WantedEvrland Magnetic
Carolina Herrera Bad BoyEvrland Outlaw
YSL MyslfEvrland Alter Ego
Jean Paul Gaultier Le MaleEvrland The Captain
Giorgio Armani CodeEvrland Black Amber
YSL La Nuit De L’HommeEvrland Midnight Gentleman
Nasomatto Black AfganoEvrland Dark Soul
Giorgio Armani Stronger With YouEvrland Alliance
Hermes Terre d’HermesEvrland Wild Stone
Louis Vuitton ImaginationEvrland Dream State
Tom Ford Fucking FabulousEvrland Unapologetic
Frederic Malle Musc RavageurEvrland Dark Musk
Tom Ford Ombre LeatherEvrland Phantom

One request we cannot help with yet: there is no Evrland scent matched to Marc Jacobs Daisy Love. If you are after that one, ask and we will suggest something in the same fresh floral direction.

Common questions

Perfume dupes: questions we get asked

Are perfume dupes legal in Australia?

Yes, as long as they are not counterfeits. Evrland sells its own fragrances under its own name and does not pretend to be a designer brand. A counterfeit copies the bottle, the logo and the packaging, and that is a different thing entirely.

Will a $55 bottle smell as good as a $500 one?

For the first few hours, often surprisingly close. Where expensive fragrances usually win is longevity and the way they develop over a day. If you like the smell and you are not being asked to spend hundreds, that trade is easy to make.

Which ones do you actually have in store?

Thirteen lines at the moment, listed above. Everything else in the range we can order in. Call us on (02) 9660 1276 before you drive over if you want one particular scent.

Can I try before buying?

Yes. We keep testers on the counter. Put it on your wrist, go and do the rest of your shopping, and come back and tell us what you think.

Open 7 days

Ask the pharmacist to match your scent.

Bring in the bottle you wear now, or just the name. Corner of Johnston and Booth Street, Annandale, open 7 days.