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Everything worth knowing before you buy a decant.
Plain-English writing about how decants work, which size to buy, and how to protect yourself from counterfeits — including the parts most sellers would rather not put in writing.
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What is a perfume decant?
A decant is fragrance transferred from its original bottle into a smaller atomiser. What that means in practice, how decants differ from samples, why …
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Which decant size should you actually buy?
How many sprays are in 2, 5, 10 and 30 ml, how long each size lasts at realistic wear rates, and which size to buy depending on whether you are ruling…
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How to spot fake perfume
Counterfeit fragrance is well made and widespread. The checks that actually work, the ones that do not, and why sourcing matters more than any physica…
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