27 perfume dupes that smell just like designer scents
Perfume dupes are a great way to revolutionise your fragrance-buying habits.
We’ve all got a go-to faithful fragrance or two, often including an chic everyday scent and a designer one for special occasions, that’s widely considered as one of the best perfumes of all time. Smelling good does come at a cost though and it’s not uncommon for your scent of choice to carry a hefty price tag. So when it comes to getting a replacement, it’s certainly wise to seek out a more affordable option.
Finding the perfect perfume dupe can be a difficult job, as the difference between cheap and expensive perfumes isn’talways that obvious. So we’ve made your life easier, done some digging and found the very best fragrance dupes from high street stores and other online retailers, which smell just like the designer brands. Pick one up for over the half the cost of the original – without any comprises on the sumptious scent.
27 perfume dupes that smell like designer scents
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1. Marc Jacobs Daisy
- Buy the original: Marc Jacobs Daisy 50ml – £52 | JOHN LEWIS
- Best perfume dupe: Avon Eve Truth 50ml – £12 | AVON
Marc Jacobs’ Daisy fragrance has become a modern icon, rivalling the likes of Chanel and Jo Malone favourites. But now beauty service Avon has come out with their own fragrance dupe and it smells exactly like it – for a quarter of the price.
Mixed by renowned French perfumer Laurent Le Guernec, who actually worked with Marc Jacobs to create their scent Splash Rain, the fragrance features notes of amber, gardenia, peony, and cedarwood for deep but feminine scent.
2. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
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- Buy the original: Chanel Coco Mademoiselle 50ml – £91 | BOOTS
- Best perfume dupe: Suddenly Madame Glamour – £14.47 | AMAZON
Everybody loves a bit of Chanel and one of the brand’s most iconic fragrances has to be the Coco Mademoiselle. With its blend of citrusy notes that open up into sweet florals and deep musks the spritz has become a cult classic.
Thankfully there’s a bargain perfume dupe that many scent obsessives have claimecd smells exactly the same as the French perfume house’s version. Suddenly Madame Glamour uses a number of the same notes including, patchouli, tonka bean, vetiver, rose ylang-ylang and a number of citrusses to give the same feminine aroma as the Chanel favourite.
3. Hugo Boss Deep Red
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- Buy the original: Hugo Boss Deep Red 90ml – £60 | BOOTS
- Best perfume dupe: Cacharel Amor Amor 30ml – £17.99 | AMAZON
So much cheaper but just as orangey and earthy – even the name sounds the same!
These spicy scents are very much night-time perfumes – the smaller Cacharel bottle is the ideal size for popping in your handbag too.
4. Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess
Credit: Estée Lauder/Nuxe
- Buy the original: Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess 50ml – £42 | LOOKFANTASTIC
- Best perfume dupe: NUXE Sun Fragrant Water 30ml – £14 | LOOKFANTASTIC
This gorgeous summer scent will have you feeling as if you’re on the beach, even if you only make it to the back garden. Expect sweet notes of orange, while coconut and tiare flowers add accords of sensuality and vanilla and musk create a heady finish.
5. Georgio Armani Si
Credit: The Essence Vault / Giorgio Armani
- Buy the original: Georgio Armani Sì 50ml – £74.70 | LOOK FANTASTIC
- Best perfume dupe: Inpired by Si 30ml – £26.95 | THE ESSENCE VAULT
The Essence Vault has some incredible cheap perfume dupes but this is one of our favourites. With top notes of cassis, middle notes of rose and base notes of vanilla and patcholi, it’s very similar to the scent of Giorgio Armani’s famous Sì perfume.
It’s just under £30 for 100ml, so a huge saving compared to the over £70 price tag on the original perfume.
6. Chanel No 5
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- Buy the original: Chanel No5 50ml – £91 | JOHN LEWIS
- Best perfume dupe: Velvet Rose Eau De Toilette 30ml – £5 | MARKS & SPENCER
As cheap perfumes go, this one is a winner. Emulating the iconic perfume that sits on the dressing tables of women the world over, Marks and Spencer’s newest Velvet Rose fragrance is made up of notes of rose and violet like its inspiration, to give it the classic womanly scent that is instantly recognisable.
A little lighter than the original, it’s also a hell of a lot cheaper too, at just £5 for 30ml.
7. Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
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- Buy the original: Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium – £83 | JOHN LEWIS
- Best perfume dupe: Bodycare Black Addiction 80ml – £3.99 | BODYCARE
In the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, one user noted how this £2.99 perfume from Bodycare, a store found online and in various locations in the North East, the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West and East Midlands, Scotland, Wales and the South West, smells just like YSL’s designer scent, Black Opium – sold for almost 30x the price!
The packaging looks similar too, so you’ll be able to fool just about anyone…
8. Chloe Eau de Toilette
Credit: Chloé / Milton Lloyd
- Buy the original: Chloe Eau de Toilette 30ml – £40.79 | SEPHORA
- Best perfume dupe: Milton Lloyd Hawaii 55ml – £4.99 | AMAZON
The packaging of these two light, feminine scents is very different, but inside the bottle, the smell is remarkably similar – clean, floral, and very wearable.
This Milton Lloyd perfume not only smells similar but comes at a fraction of the cost too. The perfect holiday perfume.
9. Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir Cologne
Credit: Jo Malone/Aldi
- Buy the original: Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir 50ml – £78 | JOHN LEWIS
- Best perfume dupe: Aldi’s Pomegranate Luxury Eau De Toilette 100ml – £16.68 | AMAZON
If you’re a fan of Jo Malone fragrances but not of their steep prices and are looking for cheap perfumes instead, you might want to check out this Aldi Luxury Eau De Toilette.
They launched three scents including Lime, Basil & Madarian and Freesia & Pear, but it’s the Pomegranate that’s said to be inspired by Jo Malone’s Pomegrante Noir Cologne. Whilst it sold out online and instore, we’ve spotted the scent available at Amazon for under £20 still…
10. Roses de Chloe
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- Buy the original: Roses de Chloé 50ml – £66.50 | NOTINO
- Best perfume dupe: Poundland Sensuous Rose, £1 (Only available in stores)
It seems like everything’s coming up roses with this cheap but chic fragrance from Poundland.
This time it’s a take on Chloé’s Parisian gardens-infused perfume, Roses de Chloé. Sensuous Rose mirrors the luxury scent’s notes of (you’ve guessed it…) roses, with hints of magnolia and white musk.
11. Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
Credit: Poundland/Yves Saint Laurent
Another brilliant perfume dupes option inspired by designer YSL’s rock’n’roll perfume, Black Dust by Poundland has heavy notes of coffee, pink pepper, orange blossom and cedar.
Just like the real thing right down to the packaging but at only £1, it’s a tiny fraction of the price.
12. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
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- Buy the original: Chanel Coco Mademoiselle 50ml – £91 | BOOTS
- Buy the dupe: Inspired by Orange, Rose and Patchouli 30ml – £15.95 | THE ESSENCE VAULT
If you were looking for fragrance dupes to rival Chanel’s classic scents, this is another one that you’re going to want to snap up.
Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle is a feminine classic, bought by those who want an expensive womanly scent without the strong aroma of the cult Chanel No5. With a citrus and floral fragrance, The Essence Vault’s humble offering comes with the same expensive smell but without the hefty price tag. Win win!
13. Lancome La Vie Est Belle
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- Buy the original: Lancome La Vie Est Belle 100ml – £98 | BOOTS
- Best perfume dupe: Noted Aroma Saint-Tropez 50ml – £19.99 | NOTED AROMA
This bargain fragrance from Noted Aroma has been compared to Lancome’s best-selling La Vie Est Belle! And with one bottle working out as just under a fifth cheaper than the original, you’d be silly not to try it!
14. D&G Light Blue
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- Buy the original: D&G Light Blue 100ml – £52.15 | AMAZON
- Best perfume dupe: Blossom Perfumery 048 Light Blue – £24.25 | BLOSSOM PERFUMERY
If you loved Light Blue in the 90s, it’s totally worth reinvesting in this dupe bottle that’s less than half price – compared to the original.
Blossom Perfumery’s own Light Blue edition might not look alike but it’s fruity, cedar-rich scent is virtually indistinguishable from the D&G classic. You’d be silly not to snap this dupe up!
15. Paco Rabanne Lady Million
Credit: Essence Vault Fragrances / Paco Rabanne
- Buy the original: Paco Rabanne Lady Million 50ml – £62 | VERY
- Best perfume dupe: The Essence Vault Fragrances No. 27 30ml – £15.95 | THE ESSENCE VAULT
These two fragrances have base notes of patchouli, honey and amber. It’s a warming scent that surrounds you, with fresh top notes of orange blossom, Arabian jasmine, raspberry and neroli also present. The original fragrance is Paco Rabanne’s Lady Million, famous for its gold diamond bottle.
While this dupe comes in much simpler packaging, it smells very similar for less than £25 for 100ml.
16. Paco Rabanne Lady Million
Credit: Paco Rabanne/KDJ
- Buy the original: Paco Rabanne Lady Million 50ml – £62 | VERY
- Best perfume dupe: KDJ Inspired 50ml – £25.00 | KDJ
This KDJ perfume is inspired by Lady Million. It contains notes of neroli, Amalfi lemon, raspberry, along with African orange flower, jasmine and gardenia. Bottom notes include white honey, amber and patchouli.
17. Elie Saab Le Parfum Eau de Parfum
Credit: Jo Malone / Primark
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- Buy the original: Elie Saab Le Parfum Eau de Parfum 90ml – £78 | LOOKFANTASTIC
- Best perfume dupe: KDJ Inspired Women’s (0433S) 30ml – £22.00 | KDJ
Elie Saab’s L’Eau Couture is a lovely, everyday floral fragrance for women, containing top notes of Bergamot and Magnolia, an Orange Blossom middle note and base notes of Green Almond and Vanilla.
KDJ’s impressive perfume dupe gives you the same elegant smell at a fraction of the price, containing L’Eau Couture’s three main scents of Green Almond, Orange Blossom and Vanilla. Try it out today,
18. Ralph Lauren Romance
Credit: Ralph Lauren / Next
- Buy the original: Ralph Lauren Romance 50ml – £52 | BOOTS
- Best perfume dupe: Next Just Pink 100ml – £18 | NEXT
Both these scents have a rich, rosy base that suits almost every woman – and from a distance, you couldn’t tell the packaging apart either…
The Next fragrance has great reviews and a great price to take advantage of.
19. Estee Lauder Sensuous
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- Buy the original: Estée Lauder Sensuous Nude 50ml – £67 | BOOTS
- Best perfume dupe: Next Cashmere 100ml – £18 | NEXT
These pretty, powdery perfumes have a comparable luxurious, musky base – the bottles are equally lovely and we had a hard time telling the scents apart too.
We could, however, see a definitely difference in the price…
20. Dior J’adore
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- Buy the original: Dior J’adore 50ml – BOOTS | £89
- Best perfume dupe: Zara Wonder Rose 180ml – £14.99 | ZARA
Okay, so the Zara product won’t look quite as impressive on your dressing table, but on the skin, it really is almost the same thing.
We also can’t get over the value for money of this particular best perfume dupe with 180ml setting you back under £15.
21. Thierry Mugler Alien
Credit: Thierry Mugler / Milton Lloyd
- Buy the original: Thierry Mugler Alien 30ml – £59 | THE PERFUME SHOP
- Best perfume dupe: Milton Lloyd Stars 50 ML – £7.92 | EBAY
Thierry Mugler might have the edge design-wise, but we can’t believe the Milton Lloyd version costs less than a tenner.
It smells pretty much identical and you’ll get just as many compliments when you’re wearing it!
22. Yves Saint Laurent Cinema
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- Buy the original: Yves Saint Laurent Cinema 90ml – £62.95 | ALLBEAUTY
- Best perfume dupe: Next Gold 100ML – £20 | NEXT
These gorgeous gold perfumes are just as Oscar-worthy as each other, and once you’ve sprayed them on, you’ll have trouble telling them apart. One of the most uncanny perfume dupes out there!
Amber-led and full of blossom, either will smell great on your skin – it’s just that one costs twice as much as the other. The choice is yours…
23. Jo Malone Mandarin Lime & Basil
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- Buy the original: Jo Malone Lime, Basil & Mandarin 50ml – £78 | JO MALONE
- Best perfume dupe: Lima 50 ml – £19.99 | NOTED AROMAS
Jo Malone’s signature scent will set you back over £75 but thankfully there’s a very suitable and similar scent from Noted Aromas which is a very tempting copycat.
This fresh, zingy fragrance is perfect to wear for everyday and at that price you can use as much as you want of this fabulous perfume dupe without the worry of having to replace an expensive bottle.
24. Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Parfum
Image: B&M/Jo Malone
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- Buy the original: Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Parfum Spray 30ml – £60 | LOOKFANTASTIC
- Best perfume dupe: The Essence Vault Number 19 30ml – £15.95 | THE ESSENCE VAULT
Tom Ford’s Unisex Black Orchid fragrance is a fan favourite, but at £60 for a 30ml bottle, it’s a little on the expensive side. For a quarter of the price you can get your hands on this Essence Vault dupe that features the same notes of spice, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Vetiver and Sandalwood.
A deliciously dark scent, it’s perfect to wear for an evening out.
25-27. Superdrug’s Layering Lab Body Mist Sprays
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- Best perfume dupe: Layering Lab Body Mist Blossom 100ml – £3.99 | SUPERDRUG (smells like Mugler Alien)
- Best perfume dupe: Layering Lab Body Mist Exotic 100ml – £3.99 | SUPERDRUG (smells like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium)
- Best perfume dupe: Layering Lab Body Mist Paradise 100ml – £3.99 | SUPERDRUG (smells like Paco Rabanne Olympéa)
Superdrug shoppers have been raving about the brand’s Layering Lab body mist range on Twitter and many have compared them to some big fragrance brands. The Blossom body spray has notes of fresh rose and jasmine and has been likened to the popular Thierry Mugler fragrance, Alien.
The Exotic body mist has been compared to Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium and the Paradise scent is said to smell just like Paco Rabanne’s Olympéa. Each body mist is 100ml and costs just £3.99, so not only are the bottles much bigger than the perfumes, they are a lot cheaper too!
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