Too many Fragrance influencers focus on finding cheap knockoffs
I will start this off by saying i understand why they do this. Not everyone has the money to spend over $150 dollars per bottle so of course people will be interested if you can get a similar scent for a fraction of the price.
However, I am new to actually admiring and collecting fragrances, Like i have always had a few bottles but its only recently where i have paid more attention to what im putting on myself and what i might be interested. Youtube is aware of this because i now keep getting videos centered around fragrances but 90% of the videos and shorts i see are 'This is how you trick people into thinking you're rich by buying cheap dupes of expensive brands'.
It actively makes it HARDER for me to understand what i want and what bottles i should be looking out for due to my preferences. The only place i get fragrances at the moment are from in person stores, I like it like this because i can smell a bottle before i decide to buy it but the stores i am going into (Its a place called the Fragrance shop, its in the UK, idk if its anywhere else) doesnt have super niche brands that manage to trick people into thinking they're luxury scents. If that makes sense.
Anyway, just kinda a rant, I picked up a few bottles today including chanel bleu and leather spice bomb, They smell great