BellaVita’s success has opened the floodgates to cheap fragrance brands

In less than five years, BellaVita has become one of the biggest fragrance brands in India. This has given several others confidence to follow the same playbook and sell cheap perfumes disguised as luxury.

19 January, 202611 min
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BellaVita’s success has opened the floodgates to cheap fragrance brands

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