How can a consumer tell if a CREED product is authentic?  Or if it’s a fake?

Like most luxury goods companies, CREED receives this question often — as counterfeiters worldwide attempt to cash in by illegally deceiving bargain-hunting consumers with cheaply made, substandard replicas that contain substances never found in actual CREED products.  Meanwhile, disreputable Internet sellers offer aged or defective products to consumers shopping for luxury goods at mass market prices.

Counterfeiting affects virtually every luxury fragrance firm.  The January 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar includes an article about “faux fragrances” that quotes CREED’s CEO for North America and others. The article reveals some startling aspects of perfume counterfeiting, including unregulated, dangerous liquid contents and sales that benefit criminal organizations.  We recommend the article as accurate and informative.

How can you tell if you’re getting a genuine bottle of Green Irish Tweed, Imperial Millesime or Spring Flower?

CREED boutique at 794 Madison Avenue in New York

Buy CREED from an authorized retailer, and there is never a cause to worry.  In the U.S., Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and their websites, select Saks Fifth Avenue stores, select Nordstrom stores, select Bloomingdale’s stores, the CREED boutique at 794 Madison Avenue in New York City (1-877-CREED 44), CREED’s official online store, www.creedboutique.com, a handful of independent boutiques across America carefully selected by CREED, including Bluemercury, Joe Brand, Cos Bar and Fred Segal, and, in Canada, Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy carry guaranteed, authentic CREED products and stand by them proudly.  You can be confident when shopping these retailers.