how can i tell if my flowerbomb perfume is fake?
i bought one off ebay the seller said its authentic but that doesnt say much. The pics on sephora and macys etc look very light pink and this one looks darker, but all the other ones being sold on ebay that are actual pics (not catalog pics) are this same color, the code on the bottom says UC209E. Um…it;s just that the reviews make it seem like it’s the best thing ever and I don’t agree it doesn’t even smell like flowers to me, more like cotton candy
You probably got a legitimate bottle. Flowerbomb does smell like cotton candy to me too and many, many other fragrance reviewers. Yeah, it’s not as great as people keep saying it is to me either. I can’t do anything with the code you provided, but you can. Check to make sure the code on the bottom of the bottle matches on one on the box. This isn’t a foolproof way to tell a fake but I doubt you have a fake anyway so don’t worry about it.
The reason why the liquid is darker on your bottle is either due to the lighting that Sephora and other department stores use for their photo shoots that often washes out the color of the perfume (which I’ve noticed happens a lot).
Or the perfume is a darker color due to exposure to light from the seller not storing it properly. This is a common issue with secondhand fragrances and so long as the perfume does not smell rancid (yours sounds like it smells fine) then you can continue to use it.