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Acqua di Gio fake?

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4/2/12 at 12:43am
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Hi, I received as ghift one bottle of Acqua di Gio. I have some suspicions that would be a fake: the serial number on the box (38F405 - April 2009 on checkcosmetic.net) does not fit with serial number of the bottle (UV215 - 3 of August, 2010) and in front of glass has some air bubbles.









So it is a fake or not?
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post #2 of 16
4/2/12 at 12:49am
There is a misspelling on the box: "Avoid sprayin in eyes". That, along with mismatched codes, would make me guess fake. The only real test, though, is how it smells.
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post #3 of 16
4/2/12 at 12:57am
Air bubbles, wrong codes, misspelled words. Sorry it is fake. AdG bottle are some of the best faked bottles out there. Nearly perfect. They probably make millions of dollars a year selling those so they can afford to produce very high quality fakes.
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post #4 of 16
4/2/12 at 1:09am
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Ok. Thanks guys.
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post #5 of 16
4/2/12 at 7:54pm
Looks suspicious to me.
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post #6 of 16
4/2/12 at 9:22pm
Wow that's a pretty good fake.
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post #7 of 16
4/2/12 at 9:31pm
I'm sorry to hear about your fake. It's a very convincing looking bottle and box for sure. Whoever made it knows what they're doing. What does it smell like?
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post #8 of 16
4/3/12 at 3:58am
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

I'm sorry to hear about your fake. It's a very convincing looking bottle and box for sure. Whoever made it knows what they're doing. What does it smell like?

Smells just like I remember Acqua di Gio , I tested twice last year. The longevity on my wrist sucks, about 3 hours.
I found another misspelling : "NICJT AUF IRRITIERTE"
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post #9 of 16
4/3/12 at 6:01am
Yea, that is a really good fake... I think the lettering on the bottle looks a little darker than mine, the air bubbles are suspicious, and the cap looks a little cheaper on the edges. But if it smells the same...man I hate fakes. Makes me question some of my purchases for no good reason.
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post #10 of 16
4/3/12 at 9:40am
Fake
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post #11 of 16
4/3/12 at 10:43am
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Air bubbles, wrong codes, misspelled words. Sorry it is fake. AdG bottle are some of the best faked bottles out there. Nearly perfect. They probably make millions of dollars a year selling those so they can afford to produce very high quality fakes.

Sad, but true.
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post #12 of 16
4/3/12 at 10:53am
If it smells good and lasts more than 4 hours, so its fake
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post #13 of 16
4/3/12 at 11:13am
Just get your money back to make sure, and don't buy popular fragrances on ebay that are regularly faked (i.e. AdG, Chanel products, etc.)
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post #14 of 16
4/3/12 at 11:54am
the longevity issue and even the smell could have other causes (how many current reformulations smell and last as they used to? - or the storage factors, etc), but I'm afraid that the other "clues" lead to a fake product, IMO! Sorry!
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4/3/12 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by We Came As Romans View Post

Just get your money back to make sure, and don't buy popular fragrances on ebay that are regularly faked (i.e. AdG, Chanel products, etc.)

Was a gift. Thanks.
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post #16 of 16
4/11/12 at 8:30am
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Today I bought a real one, I sprayed both on my wrist and not smell the same.
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