Duty Free Cosmetics

Prices are incredible and the lady who works there is so nice. I will definitely be coming here more often.

This is where I buy many of her gifts,
and my 4711, large bottle of course.

I use to buy my perfumes from Whittsett and Victory until I discovered this amazing store my father suggested!!! I bought light blue, jimmy choo, and ferragamo and I paid 112… Amazing deals, amazing service and perfect parking deal

I’ve been coming since I moved here in 2006. Great prices. Great service. Never disappointed.

From the street-​front, this place looks like a dump — and kind of a shady dump, at that. However, inside you’ll find an amazing selection of classic fragrances plus a number of ridiculously high-​end niche brands: Amouage, Montale, Ramon Monegal, and a few others. The staff are super-​helpful and pleasant, and won’t hassle you for browsing — and they know their perfume, which is a refreshing change from most cosmetics counters, Sephora, etc.
For those who like to try before they by (or who are kind of cheap, like me!), they sell samples for a nominal fee and they also have a large selection of mini bottles at great prices. And when I was in, they had little Amouage gift packs in an assortment of scents– a 2 ml. spray sample, and a tiny bottle each of perfumed body cream and hand cream, all tied up in a cute gift bag with curling ribbon. For only $ 12, it’s an awesome way to experience these beautiful but super-​pricy fragrances.
I absolutely loved this shop and will be back when it’s time for holiday shopping. Parking’s not great — try in the back of the building, there’s a little basement lot there and you might get lucky.

I always come here when I am in LA for my colognes. They have for men and women and exotic fragrances from all over the globe. They specialize in selling testers which can be up to 20% off. Cant miss it and they are super nice! Love this place.

I’m not sure if the «deals» were all that spectacular vs. online retailers… but we came in and the guy quickly found what we were looking for and sold it to us at what we thought was a fair price.
I did see the $ 0.99 sample bottles on display which are always nice to keep in your car in case you forget your smell good in the AM. Maybe we’ll be back to pick some up…

I’ve been a long-​time customer. I found them when they had a store in Downtown LA and re-​found them in Sherman Oaks. The owners are wonderful! They are kind and gracious, always willing to find an older fragrance or great at suggesting a new one! Thank you, I look forward to seeing you in 2012!

Get deals and wonderful perfumes: new and old. Always ask the people working there questions — they know everything. They have a ton of european scents that are great — the older (very wise) woman will find a scent that works beautifully for everyone. I buy all my perfume from them and I love when people ask me what I am wearing and where I go it. I alway hand them «duty free’s» card.
Be careful — their prices are great, but once you get in there you get addicted to shopping — because there is so much you want to buy there.

The Dolbakian family has run this business for decades and its etail business is Parfums Raffy. They’re authorized retailers for a number of popular brands, as well as niche brands like Amouage, Bois, Clive Christian, Montale, and Xerjoff.
On September 18, I purchased a bottle of Amouage Homage. After the purchase, I discovered ¹⁄₃ of the contents leaked due to a packaging problem from the manufacturer. Tony Dolbakian offered a replacement or refund.
Duty Free/​Parfums Raffy followed through as seasoned professionals. Thanks.

They’re not quite on the cutting edge of fragrance selection, but if you’re looking for a surefire classic or even an esoteric gem, this place probably has it for 20 – 30 dollars less than any designer department store.
If you ask about something they don’t have, they always told me to check back with them. I don’t like going in too often, cause I always buy fragrances (plural) when I stop in. The mom and pop that seem to run the place are hip! Just talking about it makes me want to go back in, my Varvados is running low :)
Smell well, folks!