Universal Perfumes and Cosmetics

Universal Perfumes and Cosmetics is a Kuwait based store with arguably the biggest collection of fragrances in the world.

In web board discussions and chats Universal Perfumes and Cosmetics is often abbreviated to "Universal, "Uni", or "UPC".

History: in the past Universal also had another web store, Niche Perfume Oils, which was supposed to offer their normal oils, while Universal Perfumes and Cosmetics continued offering their premium oils. Niche Perfume Oils website went dark sometime in 2021 or 2022.

Websites
https://universalperfumesandcosmetics.com/

General tips when ordering from Universal

 * If you do order from them and you know your country's customs are tough, ask for them to write an explicit description of what's inside (they usually just write "bath oils" x 1) and ask for the tags to be removed or to be written some type of code. If customs open the package for inspection, they won't like seeing (famous perfume brand) all over the package.


 * Always buy the "sample" packs. Unless you want quantities higher than 50ml per fragrance, it'll always be cheaper, even if you want more than, for example, 3ml of one fragrance. For example, a 3ml bottle costs $6.99, but if you buy a 12x3 lot, the price per bottle will go down to $3.83. To buy these, use this link for standard quality fragrances and this link for their premium quality fragrances.


 * Careful with buying more than 1 item - their shipping costs, putting it simply, make no sense, since their formula is simply $6.99 for the first item, and $2.99 for each additional item, be those itens a 3ml bottle, a 1kg cannister or a 12 pack.


 * Use their coupon codes - UNI30 or fan30. Both give you 30% discount on orders over $30. If one doesn't work, use the other. fan30 was created for the members of the perfume oil community in Fragrantica, so using it might make their team see your order in a better light and might include some extra goodies. Code only applies to oils, not original perfumes.


 * Contacting them is not easy. A lot of members report slow response times or no response at all via their contact form and all the other methods. The ones that I have been able to get a response from are their Whatsapp and (personal) email.
 * Email - naserhabes@gmail.com
 * Whatsapp - +96599123466

Universal's Qualities Explained
You will see a diverse names associated with whichever perfumes you search for. Usually, Universal carries 3 qualities - standard, premium, and ultra premium. The premiums, identifiable with "premium", "luzi", or "ultra premium" on their name, are, in theory, from manufacturer(s) that use the best aromachemicals, particularly from Luzi, a famous supplier of aromachemicals based out of Switzerland. The price difference usually isn't much (from 10 to 30% higher), but these oils aren't always available for every fragrance.

Within these, Universal also uses a system of codes to identify the country of origin. It goes as follows:


 * Codes under 5000 means it’s from France. Most of the generic oils are from France.
 * Codes over 5000 are from Switzerland and should have better quality compared to the ones from France.
 * Codes starting with 6000 without the word Luzi, are of better quality, originated from France or Turkey.
 * Codes starting with 8000 are of better quality (in theory better than the 6000) and are sourced from Turkey.
 * Codes in the 10000 range is Ultra Premium Luzi (Swiss) or France - Universal refers to them as being the perfect match.