FAQ

Most Frequently Asked Question: "Original ba ito or Fake?"

FM does not sell fakes. You will never see other brand's logo on our products. Only ours.

From packaging, ingredients, the models and image campaign, to the names of our perfumes (FM numbers), its all FM. The only reason you might think it’s “fake” is because our scents are all inspired by the top 100 perfumes in the world.

But let us tell you. 

Fact #1.  85% of the top perfumes in the world are made by the same people who supply us with the fragrance oils in Europe.

Fact #2.  Our perfume is graded higher.   We do not sell Eau de Toilette. So if you’ve been settling for Eau de Toilette all your life and have been paying thousands for it, you can now give yourself an upgrade and pay only a few hundred. This is the wonderful offer that FM is giving to the world! 

If you need more info, read on.

IMITATION vs INSPIRATION. What is the difference?

Imitations are products that are designed to "fool" people into thinking it is a brand name commodity when it is not- it is usually made of inferior products, and sold illegally. We call them bootlegs, or rip-offs. Here in the Philippines we call them “Greenhills Fakes” and even have grades for how closely the fake resembles the brand – “Class A” , “Class B” et cetera. In the case of perfumes, they usually spend a lot of effort mimicking the bottle and the box, but the scent is far off. These companies to not have access to the premium essences and ingredients used in high-end designer perfumes.

Inspiration is another story. It is FM's story. We call all our products originals. We used existing brands as a starting point, but they are not 100% exactly the same. They just give the same feeling, or convey the same emotion when you smell it. We put it in our own box. We put our logo on it. But here’s the clincher: What is actually inside?

All our ingredients come from the DROM factory in Germany- the same place where a lot of premium brands are made. Most, if not all of the perfumes you know are made by other companies on their behalf, and DROM is one such company- a leader in their field for decades. We have access to the exact same base scents as these designer labels.

Furthermore, we have our own teams of experts working in PERFAND, Poland - creating and perfecting these 100 originals. The finished product is something that is actually higher in quality than the inspiration it was based on. Why? 

Because of the fragrance concentration. You spend anywhere from PHP3,000 to PHP6,000 for 50mL of Eau de Toilette (8-15% perfume only). All our products are at least Eau de Parfum 15%- 25% perfume. We even have some luxury scents at 20%-40% Parfum.

You get the same scents or better. You get it at higher quality. As if that wasn’t enough – you get it cheaper- with most of our products only costing PHP690 (and our luxury line at PHP1100 to PHP1500). How come it is so cheap? Because it is distributed by everyday people. We don’t have to pay:

• Millions to Celebrity Endorsers

• Millions to Ad agencies

• Millions to Television Networks

• Millions to Malls and Department Stores for rent