Alter Ego Perfume

No, and we would never pretend otherwise. Every hideaway. scent is our own formula, inspired by a designer fragrance you already love. Their name is not on our bottle, their packaging is not on our shelf, and we are not affiliated with any fragrance house. We simply chase the same gorgeous notes and leave the designer price tag behind.

Close enough that people will ask. Our perfumers build every scent note by note to capture the character of the original, then pack up to 30% fragrance oil into each 50ml bottle so it actually lasts the day. Fair warning though. Fragrance is chemistry, and chemistry is personal. Your skin, your climate and your body heat all change how a scent settles, so it can sit slightly differently on you than on your mate. That is just as true of the designer original.

Because you are paying for the juice, not the campaign. A designer price tag covers celebrity faces, glossy magazine spreads, department store floor space and a very heavy glass bottle. We are a handmade business in Burleigh Heads with none of that overhead. We put the money into fragrance oil instead, and pass the rest of the saving straight to you.

All day is the goal, and with up to 30% fragrance oil that is usually what happens. Longevity does depend on you though. Dry skin drinks fragrance, so moisturise first, ideally with the matching Body Custard. Spray on warm pulse points, and do not rub your wrists together. That crushes the top notes and cuts the whole thing short.

Ours is a full 50ml bottle, which works out to roughly 500 sprays. At three or four spritzes a day that is about three to four months of smelling incredible. Do the maths on your last designer bottle and try not to cry.

Straight answer: we cannot take it back. Perfume is a personal care product, so once it has left us it cannot be resold, which means we do not offer change of mind returns or exchanges. What we can do is help you buy well the first time. Every scent lists the designer fragrance that inspired it, a full note breakdown, its fragrance family, and real customer reviews sit right here on this page. Read them, then buy with confidence. If your order arrives faulty, damaged or simply wrong, tell us within 30 days and we will sort it properly.

Start with a designer you already love. Every hideaway. scent tells you the fragrance that inspired it, so if you have worn the original you already know how this one lands. Starting fresh? Take our scent quiz. A few quick questions about what you actually like and it will point you at your match. Or follow the crowd and browse the best sellers. They are best sellers for a reason.

Pulse points are your friends. Neck, wrists, inner elbows, behind the knees if you are feeling adventurous. Anywhere warm will lift the scent through the day. Skip your hair though. Our perfumes are alcohol based and formulated for skin, so hair can end up dry. If you want scent in your hair, spritz a Body Mist instead.

Our formula is deliberately simple. Alcohol denat., parfum and water, with no sulfates, parabens or silicones. That said, fragrance is one of the more common irritants out there, so if your skin runs reactive, patch test on your inner elbow 24 hours before you go all in. Perfume belongs on skin, never on your face, lips or anywhere broken.

Please do. Layering is how you end up with something nobody else is wearing. Start with a heavier base like a vanilla or an oud, then go lighter on top with something fresh or fruity. Layering the matching Body Custard under your perfume is the easy win though. It gives the fragrance something to hold onto and stretches it hours longer.

Perfume is the concentrated one. Up to 30% fragrance oil, sprayed on pulse points, built to last the day. Body mist is the lighter, hydrating one you can spray all over, top up at your desk and layer over your perfume. Most people keep both. Perfume for the entrance, mist for the refresh.

Handmade in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, by a small Australian team. Vegan, never tested on animals, and over 500,000 bottles out the door so far.

Cool, dry and out of the sun, ideally under 30 degrees. Heat and light break fragrance down, so the bathroom windowsill is the worst spot in the house and a drawer is the best. Unopened, your bottle is good for 24 months.