Decoded Scents earns money through affiliate links. This page explains exactly how, and what it does and does not influence.
As an Amazon Associate, Decoded Scents earns from qualifying purchases.
Which links are affiliate links
We participate in the Amazon Associates Program, and in affiliate programs for FragranceNet and Shop Simon through Rakuten Advertising, and Perfumania through CJ Affiliate. When you click one of those links and buy something, we may receive a commission from the retailer. The price you pay is exactly the same.
Not every link here earns anything. Links to Fragrantica are reference links and pay us nothing. Links to a brand's own shop generally pay us nothing. Some entries carry only a Fragrantica link, because no retailer we can verify sells that fragrance.
What affiliate relationships do not affect
- Similarity scores. A percentage is set from research before any link is attached, and it is not revised because a product happens to be purchasable through a partner.
- Whether an entry appears at all. Fragrances with no affiliate relationship anywhere are included on the same terms as any other.
- Ranking within a page. Dupes are ordered by similarity, not by what pays.
- What we say about a product. Every entry names what the dupe gets wrong. Several entries sit at our 85% floor and say so on the page.
Free product
We buy every fragrance we test, as decants or full bottles. We do not accept free product from fragrance houses. This site assigns a number that drives affiliate revenue; taking product from the same brands would create two financial relationships pointing the same direction.
Prices
Prices shown are approximate and change often. Always check the current price at the retailer before buying. We are not responsible for a retailer's pricing, stock, shipping or returns.
Questions
Write to decodedscents@gmail.com.
Last updated 8 August 2026.