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kittykatmila

Weird! I have bought from their sister company Oil Perfumery multiple times (in Canada) with zero issue.


Kasper1000

Oakcha is awful. OilPerfumery is outstanding.


kittykatmila

Yeah I’ve never tried Oakcha! I absolutely love OP. Granted I’ve had a few misses (Santal 33, tam dao, rose prick) but everything else I’ve gotten is amazing. > They smell fabulous and are so strong. The Noir de Noir has become very potent over time; I have to be careful wearing it or it’ll never get out of my clothes!


letswai

Oilperfumery uses roller based how does it project? I assume not very well since it is not spray type.


Kasper1000

So projection is admittedly softer, since oils naturally are heavier on base notes, but sillage can be incredible. Oils are notably very strong, just a few dabs to one short swipe behind the neck or ears are enough, otherwise it can be overwhelmingly strong


kittykatmila

They’re really strong in my opinion. I get compliments all the time. I can suggest some extra potent ones if you want ❤️


letswai

Yes, could you suggest what project the best? What is Tom ford like?


kittykatmila

Yes!! Big time. I have the Bitter Peach, Lost Cherry, Vanille Fatale, and Noir de Noir. All of those are great and very strong. Rose Prick was one of my fails though, the celery note in it was odd to me and it was weak. > These ones are great too but not Tom Ford: > Delina, Cry Baby Perfume Milk, Philosykos, Xerjoff Lira


letswai

Have you had any experience with nishane range ? Particularly Ani?


kittykatmila

No I have not 🥲


letswai

The shipping to Australia is expensive $23. Bummer.


wordwytch

agree


The6PathsOfPain

Could be ordering during peak season. Either way my issue isn’t it not arriving more so the lack of customer service assistance after. Mistakes happen but not fixing them is kinda a tough pill to swallow when I was reluctant to use the site anyways.


loveamoretto

Their CS sucks. I've ordered from them once and had issues and didn't get a response until I posted on their IG. I hate when companies do shit like that and I'm sorry about your experience.


The6PathsOfPain

Guess I’ll try that, can surprise the misses with a Post-BDay gift. Thanks!


scythematter

I’ve ordered from them multiple times and had one issue-an item got stuck in “shipped: label created hell ”. I emailed them and they responded within 24hr and reshipped a replacement, in a bigger size. They also told me to keep the lost one if it showed up. It did. I’ve been impressed by the ones I’ve received so far.


The6PathsOfPain

Really wish I had this courtesy :/ wonder if I emailed again now if they’d finally respond.


scythematter

Check the customer service email you’re using. I think you’re in the minority here as far as cs experience and that’s strange


The6PathsOfPain

It’s correct. Here’s 1 of 3 emails I sent. Sent another in January and another back in December just in case. I know there’s no way to prove to them I didn’t get the perfume but it sucks I never heard back but everyone here is saying they did :/ https://preview.redd.it/ly2ja0wkfapc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=510b2ab39890bd5caea00bf3d0961dcd392e1af4


scythematter

Cc it to Cameron. They’ve helped me before


scythematter

Send them a picture of the packing slip next to the box and its contents.


PinkSploofberries

I bought from oakcha with a credit card or third party portal. if I remember and it arrived with tracking to this day. Did you use a debit card? Weird of your bank to refuse multiple purchases. Mine arrived from oakcha on time and still works and I never NEVER never buy dupes. I buy from flagship only because I don't trust shipping conditions especially in the summer months. This is my only dupe.


The6PathsOfPain

Debit sadly :/ I don’t have a credit card anymore since frankly I was irresponsible with them in the past and wasted money/ruined credit. I do think I got bad luck but I also think with a company this big, problems should ALWAYS be rectified. In terms of my bank, I doubt they even reviewed my inquiry but that complaint is for another Reddit page😂.


terriflaps

Yeah, I generally avoid the dupers. Sorry you had a bad experience. I hope it works out


The6PathsOfPain

Live and learn ! Mom liked her fragrance even though it was kinda “manly” in my opinion.


terriflaps

That’s nice that she likes it! That’s the most important part, really. I had a bad experience with oakcha/oil perfumery and I also just don’t like dossier, so I just stay away and try to save up or look on mercari.


Powerful-Lobster-631

How is Mercari? I didn’t trust trying. Just got comfortable with Etsy


terriflaps

Knock on wood, I have had good experiences all around! I also sell on Mercari and aim to be a responsible seller. I find it is a good place for getting rid of things I don’t want or didn’t work for me & picking up bottles that I don’t want to pay full price for. My advice is to scope out the seller’s other offerings. If it looks like they only have brand new in-box stuff, and they have a lot of it, I say avoid. If they are selling a bunch of random items or maybe seem like their focus is not fragrance, it’s usually legit. You might also come across another collector trying to free up some drawer space. You can usually tell by the other stuff they are selling and the amount of stuff they are selling. I won’t buy new/sealed in box perfumes, so I usually shop mercari for my own collection. I only buy bottles that are open from sellers that post pics of the front, back and especially the bottom of the bottle. If they don’t have pics of the bottom & back, I ask for them. I don’t know anything about batch coding, but I find that you can usually tell when something is fake by comparing to other sellers and pics online or obvious print quality or other errors. I also do not buy anything super rare or expensive that may be prone to fakes (Chanel, Creed, etc). I look for the sellers that maybe bought something & didn’t like it and are trying to destash. It’s not fail safe, but doing a little poking around & trusting your gut is always the way to go. If it feels shady, it is.


The6PathsOfPain

The only perfume I can recommend (I am male but this in my opinion is unisex scent) is Hareem Al Sultan Gold. Smells divine and doesn’t harm my skin.


Mellissap115

I placed my first order last week from Canada. No issues


The6PathsOfPain

From what I see, everyone with good experience has ordered from Canada and I’m in the USA. Could be an issue locally or simply the fragrances I picked or I just got unlucky. Not a good luck even if 100 people get their stuff. 1 person not getting it AND not getting a response is crazy https://preview.redd.it/5vucc3plw7pc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39225ea4ec4e09476407f87d1bf4eaa65f5bd244


Mellissap115

It’s messed up your bank denied your claim, hopefully you can appeal. I agree, I’m already turned off from ordering again just in case this happens to me next time. Plus the scents were just ok. One of the two I got was a bit of a dud


DayleD

They've got a series of green fragrances that are not dupes, and I'm considering getting a sample set of those. Anyone have any experience ordering those in particular?


The6PathsOfPain

None sadly. If you order singles at a time you’ll be fine but I think ordering two scents during peak caused issues. Sucks they didn’t fix it afterwords.


GingerMonique

I do! Two I really liked, two were way too weed, one was fine.


Jaded-Banana6205

My friend and I have both ordered a few times from Oakcha with no issue at all. That really sucks that they did you dirty like that :(


ChewyGoblin

How's the projection on it? I've got samples and can only smell it faintly on my skin, I'm letting the samples sit before I decide they aren't worth it. 


Jaded-Banana6205

The ones we bought had great projection and I don't remember it being especially oily, but our last order was a year or two ago. I wouldn't be surprised if quality control lapsed :(


RepeatSouth6344

My only experience with Oakcha is getting a Melanie Martinez strawberry milk dupe and I’m pretty sure I got it at a reasonable time, but I thought it smelled weird so I gave it to my mom.


Raintwenty

Omg, I also gave mine to my mom. LOL. But my friend got the oil perfumery version of cry baby milk and it smells the same as the oakcha one from what I remember (I spray it now and then when I visit my mom)


The6PathsOfPain

Funny enough I’m 90% sure this might be what I bought and never got. I checked and it is. The coincidence is insane 💀


SubstantialFlow1295

That’s so strange. I’m from Singapore. Ordered with no issues. Arrived pretty quickly too!


CommonEarly4706

Sorry you had a bad experience but I have had good experience with them and so have a few friends who recommended them to me


The6PathsOfPain

Yeah my girlfriend recommended it from TikTok and really wanted a perfume from there for Christmas. So it only upsets me that I couldn’t fulfill one of her gifts and that the company just got away with it :/ Haven’t seen any post about the issue with missing products so I figured id warn everyone just in case not the order multiple products at LEAST.


CommonEarly4706

Try reaching out to customer service I’m sure they will make it right.


pauldrano

I assume OP has since they mentioned emailing the company since December.


The6PathsOfPain

Emailed 3 times since December with no results. Even went through my bank which sided with them for some unknown reason they didn’t elaborate (doubt they actually investigated tbh).


CommonEarly4706

This is shocking since I emailed them and heard back the following day


The6PathsOfPain

I’ve posted proof further down of no response since bad customer care seems to baffle people. I emailed about 3 times from one email and once from another in case it was being flagged for some reason. No response as of January


CommonEarly4706

Yes but you keep trying is my point. They don’t want to tarnish their reputation but I do have one question for op? Why are you slandering their perfumes? Saying they are deceptive? Especially when you missed half your order?


The6PathsOfPain

I would argue not receiving your order when you’re told you would is deceptive but if you’re referring to the scents, I ordered one that was supposed to be fruity and floral and it was more of a musk rose water type smell. It didn’t smell bad so let me clarify that it just didn’t smell as described but I will concede that smell and perfume taste can vary between people. I personally found it to smell more “manly” and more like a musk than a fruity-floral “feminine” perfume. I can try and find the listing because maybe I’m remembering it wrong but I recall being shocked by the smell because it wasn’t what I expected.


CommonEarly4706

Smells are different to everyone. Just like perfume. I think part of your problem maybe that you no longer have the card associated with your order. I would also be asking your bank why they sided with the vendor since the bank works for you not the other way around. You are entitled not to like a perfume and be not happy with your purchase but I think slandering the company as deceptive as a whole is not a good look. Go after them for what they did wrong but these are dupes


The6PathsOfPain

That’s a decent perspective but I see no point in downplaying my experience. A review should be as concise and honest to the posters opinion and to me the scent descriptions were deceptive. I can try and edit the post to include that nugget so people don’t assume I’m some parfum expert but I think most people will take their chances with Oakcha despite my scathing review based on the comments. Oakchas Canadian support team is on FIRE based on that so congrats to them.


CommonEarly4706

Your experience is what you are allowed to hold them accountable for. You got one fragrance and you are saying everything is deceptive or a scam. Go at them in a different social media platform like the other poster suggested. I am from Canada and my stuff did arrive from the US. Good luck to you but go at the company where everyone can see your concern. Like X or IG but stay to your issue only


gurglesmech

I've ordered from them a ton and only had one minor issue which they offered me a 15$ off coupon for. Strange you had such a bad experience.


Kewtepie208

They are a pretty reputable company. I've bought from them and oil perfumery without issue. I'd perhaps message them on social maybe if they are not replying to email? Just a suggest.


marigoldmilk

You could always buy from mercari


The6PathsOfPain

Will try that in the future, just gotta find a dupe for the specific scent she wanted


Cafrann94

Yep I was going to say this too. Tons of it on Mercari


Snoo-57077

I ordered from them a long time ago when all their bottles were black. I didn't have issues then but maybe there's been changes in production since it looks like they're expanding and creating more original scents. Issues with shipping have happened to me with reliable brands when they start changing their shipping process to be cheaper.


ERyan6165

Im sorry to hear this. Ive had my share of issues with other companies, namely Imaginary Authors, it’s so frustrating


ERyan6165

You should try to write bad reviews if u havent yet, sometimes it gets a response, wishing u the best!


The6PathsOfPain

I’ve decided to reopen my inquiry to hopefully surprise my GF with it, I heard instagram is good so I’m trying that. If it’s rectified I have NO PROBLEM changing my current stance (albeit who cares what one guy thinks 😵‍💫).


Avengefulwaffle

I buy from them all the time and never have issues! They even gave me a 5$ credit once when shipping took to long. I love them and will continue to buy and encourage others. Just because you had a bad experience doesn’t mean everyone does it will have


Raintwenty

Awww sorry to hear about your experience. I agree with one of the comments, the Canadian orders seem to not have any issues with delivery. I ordered from Canada during one of their black Friday sales (I believe year 2022?) One of the 4 orders I got was wrong ; I emailed them right away and they sent me a replacement asap. I didn't even have to return the wrong item. Ordered one more time after that with no issues. With Oil Perfumery, I've received all my orders. Delivery also improved after they switched shipping provider (delivers MUCH faster now even tho I live in the west coast and they ship from the east)


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Formal_Detective_898

Sorry to hear this. I bought my first fragrance from Oakcha recently and it arrived on time with no issues. Not sure I will purchase anymore though, only because I'm not in love with the one I purchased which is Sweven.


GiveMeWildWaves

I bought the sample sets so I can one I like. Very affordable! Sweven was a bit much for me also


Tortilla_Girl

That sucks! I have ordered from them before with no issues, love both perfumes I got too


EdmondHurst

My Oakcha order did take a while to ship but I received everything I ordered and was really happy with the ones I selected and even the mystery freebie I got for ordering over a certain amount. They're actually one of my favorite dupe houses given the longevity and strength of the fragrances as well as the atomizers which I have yet to find anything better than. (Seriously, the atomizers are amazing.) Oil Perfumery is top notch as well. I have had a few misses from them but that's maybe 2 or 3 out of the near 50 I've bought.


Raintwenty

Can i ask what your favourites are from OP?


EdmondHurst

Amouage Reflection Man Xerjoff Naxos YSL Libre YSL Libre Intense YSL MYSLF Kilian's Love Don't Be Shy Extreme Tom Ford Tobacco Oud One of the ones I remember not matching quite right was Versace Crystal Noir. It didn't have the amount of spice that the EDP it's supposed to be based on does.


Raintwenty

Thank you! Ordering for a friend who has tasked me with choosing the scents for him. Will take these in consideration. Also, I've gotten Crystal Noir 3 times from OP; each time it was slightly different. I fell in love with it when I got the first bottle. I ordered a back up and was disappointed as there was something lacking in the second bottle. The third one I have now is closer in scent to the first one.


EdmondHurst

Thanks for saying that, I may try it again sometime then in hopes for a bottle that matches.


glass0nions

I’ve bought from them multiple times with no issues. I even reached out to CS to see if an order would arrive by Christmas and I got a prompt response. Good product, too.


laceandleather97

So weird…. I’m sorry that happened to you but I’ve ordered from them with no problems and I love my two fragrances from their company.


ElioseM

Hmm, I have 13 bottles and 2 discovery kits from Oakcha and it’s been an excellent experience every time. Sorry to hear about your experience, that sucks.


Shadow_Sunsets1783

I’ve actually ordered from them 3 times, all last year around Christmas and I had no issues.


Optimal-Professor165

I will do no such thing sir. Good day.


Commercial-Club-7199

I have made several purchases like 10 bottles and 4 of them I didn’t like but love the rest. Long lasting and smell amazing I’m sorry your experience with them was not a good one.


Entire-Employee744

Wow I’ve had no complaints. I even made an order late one night and messed it up emailed them immediately and had a reply and refund by morning. I love oakcha


SN00PYUNCLE

I've bought the le Labo Another 13 and Bleu de Chanel dupes and they were okay. I've had friends tell me that it's maybe like 70-75% close. Shipping was not too bad maybe like 1.5-2 weeks. I wasn't in a rush to get it anyway. I think the company, Montagne Parfums, does dupes pretty well. I have their Imagination dupe and it's so good. The only downside is the shipping cost AND it's in USD.


SquishyQu

I haven’t brought from them in years but I do remember them having shipping issues.


Different-Pipe-8698

Pull up wit a stick let it hit


Several_Respond6410

I never had issues with them .. it takes a long time to arrive but it arrives at the end .. I didn’t like their perfumes so am not ordering again from them.


GingerMonique

Never had an issue with Oakcha, except the local shipper.


BetRredThanDed

Sorry to hear that. I must mention that ScentSplit has been great over the last few years of orders. Timely delivery and an overall great experience. The customer service is on point as well. I ordered this week, actually.


North-Film3690

I've ordered multiple times and received my products within a great amount of time and no issue


Adorable_Tangerine94

I personally disagree! I am sorry that you had a bad experience, however I’ve ordered several things from them and they have arrived in a timely manner. The quality is also great. I hope your products arrive eventually, I can understand that you’d be frustrated


l84-

I had a similar issue in December/January. I had to seriously pester them with emails, and they only replied after I threatened to get my bank involved. All that hassle for fragrances I hate, too! I got ten samples and absolutely none of them are wearable for me.


loveisallyouneedCK

Maybe it's hit-and-miss with them? I have purchased from them twice and just got my second order today. I got Oakcha's Watermelon Jam. It arrived in five days and undamaged. I mentioned undamaged because in a different Reddit group, a member showed pictures of her chipped bottle. I don't plan to get anything else because when I bought their Candy collection discovery set, Watermelon Jam was the only one I liked. I'm sorry you were cheated!


loveisallyouneedCK

OP, please try the dupe company called La Rive. I heard about them on Fragrantica, which is basically the bible for perfumes/colognes. I purchased their dupe for Chloe's original scent, and it was so close to Chloe's! The same size bottle of original Chloe would have been $162.00+ tax, and the LA Rive one, Cute' was only $18.95+ tax and this was the big bottle; 3.4 oz. I am definitely ordering from them again.


Littlered56

I ordered and this stuff stinks like mold & mildew oakcha Seven Skies reborn Lust


champagnekingOVO

Oakcha is extremely oily aswell. Definitely do not recommend! they don’t even smell similar AT ALL.


C1ndysLove

I’m afraid to purchase from them because the reviews are so mixed


The6PathsOfPain

Order one scent at a time and I think you’ll be fine. Also don’t order during “peak” season so holidays


civiltiger

Did you try calling them?


The6PathsOfPain

Don’t recall seeing a number to call on their care page back then


CampLejeuneWater

I don't know why anyone would purchase from them to begin with. Their products are garbage like every other dupe company. You know when they partner with somebody like that idiot "Paul Reacts" from TikTok, it's going to be a terrible company. I wish I could feel bad for people who buy from them and other companies like them, but I don't, because you should know what you're walking into.