Home Bargains shoppers flock to buy ‘lovely’ dupe of iconic designer perfume scanning at tills for £1.99 instead of £92
HOME Bargains shoppers are raving about the store’s latest luxury designer perfume dupe, available for just £1.99.
Eagle-eyed shoppers noticed the retailer’s Oh Yes! Pour Femme perfume is a dupe of Georgio Armani’s Si Passione Eau De Parfum.
But while the original retails at £92 for 50ml, the Home Bargains’ product is a staggering £90 cheaper.
And fans are seriously impressed. One said: “I picked some up yesterday and it smells lovely.”
Another described the perfume as “lush”, while a third added: “It smells gorgeous.”
Armani said the premium fragrance is a “bright and sensual perfume that emits confidence, seduction, and strength”.
The designer said it has a ‘fruity floral scent’ with top notes of blackcurrant liqueur, pear and pink pepper.
The Home Bargains’ perfume has top notes of blackcurrant and Calabrian bergamot for a similarly fruity, floral aroma.
It’s not the first time Home Bargains has sent shoppers into a spin with its fragrance range.
In March a dupe of the famous fragrance Black Opium named Opal Black was said to be inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s popular smell.
One impressed shopper had described the perfume as “better than the real thing”.
Home Bargains also has its own Marc Jacobs dupe of the classic fragrance Daisy.
That dupe scent is called Dream Summer and also sells for just £1.99.
Home Bargains is not the only retailer stunning shoppers with dupe perfume ranges.
B&M is selling its own version of a popular Carolina Herrera scent – but for £110 less.
Its Missy G.G’s V.V Love body mist costs just £2.49 for a 250ml bottle and was described by one shopper as “unreal”.
A savvy shopper has also found dupes for designer brands like Jo Malone, YSL & Paco Rabanne in Poundland, that could save fans more than £500.
It’s not just perfume dupes that are gaining praise. High street retailers have been delighting beauty experts with products that rival luxury brands for a fraction of the price.
Perfume insider reveals dupes worth buying
THE Sun asked an independent perfume expert to carry out blind smell tests of popular perfumes and their high street “dupes” to see if the budget versions lived up to the originals.
Noemie Maury is a senior fragrance evaluator who has worked with major fine fragrance and toiletries brands for over a decade.
“High street chains can create perfumes cheaply by buying them from big fragrance manufacturers which grow their own ingredients in-house,” says Noemie.
“Because they use oils from flowers they grow themselves instead of importing ingredients, they save on costs and can create fragrances for high street brands at a discount price.”
It means they can lack the depth and complexity of more expensive brands which use a wide variety of more expensive ingredients.
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