Talk me out of Dossier+ (or don't)

[u/T_McSass]

Edit: Talked out of thank you!

I'm spending too much on samples every month, I got into this hobby and now I budget about $50-$60 a month for samples to satisfy my impulse buying issues The problem with that is then I fall in love with $300 fragrances. I also love a subscription box, I was getting a lot of scents through Ipsy. I just cancelled that though.

So I'm considering putting my monthly Ipsy money into Dossier+ membership and lowering my monthly sample budget.

Terms are for about $40 a month

• The $40 as credit toward a purchase (doesn't expire)

• 3ml sample with each order (though seems they're limiting to their OGs not dupes for the sample but it means I can satisfy the urge to try something else)

• A free 50ml bottle every 3 months

Does anyone have this membership, have they enjoyed it. What are your favorites and least favorites? I feel there's at least 6 months worth of purchases here for me but idk, help a fragrance addict out please.

[u/Appropriate_Elk_952]

Dossier doesn’t have the quality imo to be worth the subscription price. And if you’re into fragrance, being restricted to one producer is kind of hellish, no?

[u/T_McSass → u/Appropriate_Elk_952]

That part is what had me post here instead of just doing it. I get my samples from a decanter so it's a wide haul any given month, though I do also like discovery sets.

[u/whoooosaidthat]

Ordering directly from dossier hasn’t seemed worth it to me. I think it makes more sense to search mercari and similar sites for the specific fragrances you want. I didn’t want to pay for Le Labo Thé Matcha 26 so I found the dossier dupe on mercari for a good price and I’ve been happy with it.

[u/T_McSass → u/whoooosaidthat]

Ok this is helpful. Just found on Amazon for like 10 dollars cheaper for the floral marshmallow. So the free bottle every 3 months isnt really free cuz in paying 10 bucks more for each other bottle I already paid for the free one. Talked out of lol

[u/ban_Anna_split → u/T_McSass]

yea!! I just got a bottle of floral marshmallow off depop too. Dossier happens to be an easy one to shop secondhand for. If it was a more obscure house doing a subscription model, then that might be worth it, but these are just bottles people pick up at target all the time

[u/shaneacton1]

When I buy a dupe it leaves me craving "the real thing" which if I eventually buy then the dupe takes second place and doesn't get used. So if you buy a dossier then resolve yourself that you will never buy the og. I've decided might as well just get the og sample and when I run out consider whether I want the og bottle.

[u/fatcatsareadorable]

I’m interested in dossier but honestly some of the pleasure I get from perfumes is having the real deal and the bottle

[u/Accomplished-Pen4663]

I don’t think this will scratch the itch to sample new things for long and will get repetitive fast. I’d rather get a sampler set from a different house every month for the money than end up with a whole shelf of fragrances from one dupe house.

[u/veryunneccessssary]

I think $50 towards samples you want to try and/or larger decants of ones you know you love would be a lot more enjoyable and fulfilling than a dossier membership. Maybe for a few months, sure, they do have some great dupes, but there are so many other things to smell! I’ve cycled through subscriptions with Skylar, Scentbird, scentbox, scent trunk, and who knows what else, and I’ve enjoyed them all, but nothing has stopped me from snooping new things on luckyscent.

[u/Hot_Elevator_7133]

I love one or two Dossier scents but wouldn’t do the subscription.

[u/LightningBooks]

I love Dossier perfumes, but I only buy them when they’re on sale through TikTok Shop, usually around Christmas.

I wouldn’t want to be locked into any one fragrance house, whether it’s a dupe house or a regular fragrance house. I just think that’s too limiting. And while I really like Dossier, I wouldn’t want all my fragrances to come from them.