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The “dupes”, these imitation cosmetics, are the new gold mine of TikTok

2022-12-30T18:15:31.958Z


INVESTIGATION - These imitations of luxury cosmetics and perfumes spotted by influencers are creating rushes in store.


Buy the equivalent of a Gucci perfume for less than 15 euros… Do you dream of it?

Lestiiktokeurs have the best plans for you.

On the Chinese social network, videos promoting “dupes” (“duplicate”, in French) are multiplying.

This term does not designate counterfeits, but rather imitations of the smells and textures of high-end brand cosmetics, such as Mac, Gucci or Chanel.

“The 5 dupes of perfumes at Zara”

,

“the lipstick at Normal which imitates Mac”

… These videos of less than a minute flourish on TikTok with a number of views that can go up to 1 million.

The hashtag #Dupe, in the singular, has more than 2 billion views on the social network, to which are added 1.2 billion views for the hashtag #Dupes, in the plural.

Attractive prices

In 2020, Marie Lacombe (or Marie Beauté on TikTok) watches her first “dupe” videos.

"I thought it was great, as a concept

," she recalls.

The young woman then decides to offer similar videos.

It starts with a post...

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Source: lefigaro

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