Dior Homme Intense - Issues ?

[david]

Any help here would be much appreciated !
I have 4 bottles of Dior Homme Intense. 2 have the same batch code: 1v01. According to checkfresh 2021-08 (although I bought them years ago so it's obviously due to the 10 year rollover/repeated batch codes. One bottle says 2w01 = 2022-09. Again, I bought this a long time ago, so it's minus 10 years.
The other bottle says 3s01 = 2013-05. This is the mystery one. The juice is darker/ The writing on the front is very slightly thicker and in dark grey tone. The rectangular cap is not quite as secure/ very slightly waggly and there's a round dot/scar on the top of the cap between the letters C D, (as if it was due to the manufacture)/ the window slit at the bottom of the cap is approximately double the thickness of the other bottles. I don't have a box for this, so I can't compare package details. The juice seems genuine...but is much weaker, (maybe due to the darker juice/ affected by UV light ???)
Can anyone verify these differences ? Or is this a fake ?
Thanks for any help.

 

[Larry Hoover]

This may sounds strange, and I don't really have proof to back it up, but I bought a similar bottle as well around a year or so ago. I remember it had the same batch code, 3S01. I believe the formula code on the box was 03668/A, but that didn't correspond to any of the known formula codes.

The juice was darker and it had the same waggly cap as you described. I'm fairly certain we're talking about the same bottle here. My conclusion is that it is indeed a fake. But a very well done fake. Usually the fakes are easily spotted but when the seller provides darker pictures for example, the anomalies are missable.

I contacted the seller and I was told that I was talking rubbish as the seller claimed it was bought at the airport, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't a legit bottle. I threw it in the garbage shortly after.

 

[JBHoren]

Any help here would be much appreciated !
I have 4 bottles of Dior Homme Intense. 2 have the same batch code: 1v01. According to checkfresh 2021-08 (although I bought them years ago so it's obviously due to the 10 year rollover/repeated batch codes. One bottle says 2w01 = 2022-09. Again, I bought this a long time ago, so it's minus 10 years.
The other bottle says 3s01 = 2013-05. This is the mystery one. The juice is darker/ The writing on the front is very slightly thicker and in dark grey tone. The rectangular cap is not quite as secure/ very slightly waggly and there's a round dot/scar on the top of the cap between the letters C D, (as if it was due to the manufacture)/ the window slit at the bottom of the cap is approximately double the thickness of the other bottles. I don't have a box for this, so I can't compare package details. The juice seems genuine...but is much weaker, (maybe due to the darker juice/ affected by UV light ???)
Can anyone verify these differences ? Or is this a fake ?
Thanks for any help.

As always, "good" photos would be more than helpful.

 

[hednic]

The juice seems genuine...but is much weaker, (maybe due to the darker juice/ affected by UV light ???)

Anything is possible. If it seems genuine to you, I wouldn't give it another thought.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Can you share photos of your bottles?

 

[AndyL]

4 bottles, wow!! It is good stuff

 

[david]

This may sounds strange, and I don't really have proof to back it up, but I bought a similar bottle as well around a year or so ago. I remember it had the same batch code, 3S01. I believe the formula code on the box was 03668/A, but that didn't correspond to any of the known formula codes.

The juice was darker and it had the same waggly cap as you described. I'm fairly certain we're talking about the same bottle here. My conclusion is that it is indeed a fake. But a very well done fake. Usually the fakes are easily spotted but when the seller provides darker pictures for example, the anomalies are missable.

I contacted the seller and I was told that I was talking rubbish as the seller claimed it was bought at the airport, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't a legit bottle. I threw it in the garbage shortly after.

Thanks for the info. I think I will take my bottle to a Dior dealer counter to get their opinion.

 

[GoldWineMemories]

Could be a fake, could be a supply chain issue caused quality control problem. Dior reps are not going to authenticate product none of the big houses do that with what they sell. Besides, the reps just sell stuff, they're not trained to spot anything. Post pictures here, we'll be way more helpful.