A floral fragrance from Bath & Body Works is making TikTok headlines after shoppers compared it to a popular Glossier perfume. However, this isn’t the first time the retailer has gone viral for its luxury fragrance dupes. In the past, customers have found Bath & Body Works scents similar to Tom Ford, Valentino, Billie Eilish, Carolina Herrera, and more. So, what makes this new dupe so buzzworthy? Keep reading to find out.
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The scent in question? Glossier You. The perfume is described as a “skin-scent enhancer,” meaning it smells a little different on every person. It has base notes of sparkling pink pepper, earthy iris, sweet ambrette seeds, and smooth ambrox—and when combined with your natural scent, it creates a one-of-a-kind personal perfume.
As far as personalized fragrances go, this one is a viral hit. However, there isn’t much to love about the bottle’s steep $78 price tag.
Enter: White Iris & Cedarwood by White Barn (Bath & Body Works’ premiere candle maker).
The fragrance has received viral recognition on TikTok after several shoppers dubbed it a dupe for Glossier You. It also has base notes of iris petals, warm cedarwood, and fresh bergamot, and smells like “a cool pathway lined with fresh, spring blooms,” per its description.
Right now, White Iris & Cedarwood is only available as a three-wick candle ($27) and foaming hand soap ($9), not as body care. But you can purchase both products for less than half of Glossier You and enjoy them as a home fragrance—something Glossier doesn’t offer.
“Glossier You in a candle? Sign me up. This is one of my favorite perfumes ever. It smells so delicious, and if my home can smell just like this perfume, you know I’m going to go get it,” TikToker @mainstmuse told her 370,000 followers.
At Bath & Body Works, she carried out her own sniff test, comparing the scent of the three-wick candle to Glossier You, which she had applied to her wrists prior to walking into the store.
The final verdict? “That is literally identical…when I tell you that this is Glossier You in a candle, this is Glossier You in a candle,” she said.
She also awarded the candle and foaming hand soap extra points for its sleek sage green packaging.
“I’m obsessed,” she added, “Bath & Body Works, you nailed this one.”
TikToker Keely Lindler, who considers Glossier You “top of the list,” was also shocked by the fragrances’ similarities.
“It smells pretty [expletive] close. I’ll be honest, I was not expecting it to smell that similar and it definitely does,” she said in a clip. “TikTok was onto something with this. This is a good dupe.”
In her own reaction video, TikToker Katie Lawson said Bath & Body Works’ version smells “clean, but with a little bit of spicy woodsyness,” whereas the Glossier You perfume is “a little bit more spicy up front.”
Either way, “I will say this is a good dupe for it,” she added.