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?

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"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!

If you love Le Labo's Santal 33…

Try Dossier's Woody Sandalwood

If you Love Kilian's Love, Don't Be Shy…

Try Dossier's Floral Marshmallow

If you love Jo Malone London's Wood Sage & Sea Salt…

Try Dossier's Woody Sage

If you love Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge 540…

Try Dossier's Ambery Saffron

If you love Chanel's Chance Eau Tendre…

Try Dossier's Floral Grapefruit

If you love Maison Margiela's Replica By the Fireplace…

Try Dossier's Woody Chestnut

If you love Diptyque's Do Son…

Try Dossier's Ambery Tuberose

If you love Tom Ford's Black Orchid…

Try Dossier's Spicy Orchid

If you love Byredo's Bal d'Afrique…

Try Dossier's Ambery Vetiver

If you love YSL's Black Opium…

Try Dossier's Ambery Vanilla

Beauty Director

Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.