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To ask your "same but cheaper" hacks?

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Fishface77 · 02/03/2017 21:49

I've read that
Blue tin Nivea is a cheaper version of creme de la mer so I've bought 3 tins!

Please can Anyone recommend anything that is as good as the branded version but cheaper?

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NapQueen · 02/03/2017 21:50

Aldi's "Norpak" (lurpak)

Aldi's under eye clickable concealer (as good as that mega spendy one, touche something)

NapQueen · 02/03/2017 21:51

H&M suits for men made by the same people in the same factory as Hugo Boss.

IvyLeagueUnderTheSea · 02/03/2017 21:52

H&M suits for men made by the same people in the same factory as Hugo Boss.

Hugo Boss also made the suits for the SS.....................

yabbadabbadonotdisturb · 02/03/2017 21:58

Yy to both the Aldi swaps. Norpak has more butter in it that Lurpak, and the Touche de Fake-lat is great.

I love Lidl version of peanut M&Ms, and also their ground decaffeinated coffee is great

Trills · 02/03/2017 21:59

Blue tin Nivea is a cheaper version of creme de la mer

Er. Seems unlikely, given the the listed ingredients.

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 21:59

Milani's Luminoso baked blusher is a dupe of Nars Orgasm, and much better imho.

KathySelden · 02/03/2017 22:00

BMW, Krups and many other german firms that were around during world war 2 used forced labour and made things for the Nazis. Your point Ivy or was it just a typical snarky comment that is the norm for Mumsnet nowadays?

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 22:01

I've read a lot about blue nivea vs crème de la mer and have been meaning to try it for ages.

ChocolateButton15 · 02/03/2017 22:01

Aldi wotsits are better than real wotsits

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 22:02

NYX's pot concealer is a duple of Benefit's Erase Paste

Wet N Wild lipsticks are mostly dupes of MAC colours and are very cheap on Amazon, and I think equally as good.

forfucksakenet · 02/03/2017 22:02

Lidl Jaffa cakes waaay better than mcvities!

hungryhippo90 · 02/03/2017 22:04

following with interest!!!

Rollonbedtime7pm · 02/03/2017 22:06

Tesco bacon fries are vastly superior to Frazzles!

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 22:10

Missha's Time Revolution Night Repair Ampoule is a dupe of Ester Lauder's Advanced Night Repair, and Missha has a prettier bottle I think.

I was a devotee of the EL one but Missha blows it out of the water, actually all of Missha's Time Revolution range works miracles on my skin. I am very skeptical but was genuinely stunned at the results.

StumblyMonkey · 02/03/2017 22:13

A bit boring but Sainsbury's pet insurance is actually PetPlan insurance...same policy, same team...half the price.

SouthWestmom · 02/03/2017 22:14

Blue tin Nivea is amazing. My skin has never been so fantastic.

VanillaSugar · 02/03/2017 22:16

Where can you buy Missha products loup?

BestIsWest · 02/03/2017 22:16

Norpak is not as salty as Lurpak. They don't taste the same.

AndnoneforGretchenWeinersBye · 02/03/2017 22:18

Martinis Rosso, with lemonade, strawberries, cucumber and mint tastes exactly like Pimms and is a fraction of the price.

Also Waitrose Bio washing tabs @ £3 for 19 washes is vastly better & better value than most other tabs.

Atenco · 02/03/2017 22:19

Garlic is often as good as antibiotics

DJBaggySmalls · 02/03/2017 22:19

Lidl own brand ground coffee.
They do salt and peppercorn grinders - filled mark you - for 80p each.

SciFiFan2015 · 02/03/2017 22:20

YY YY YY to Lidl's Jaffa cakes being better than McVities they are awesome. I may eat far too many...

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 22:21

Vanilla I use www.roseroseshop.com or EBay, sometimes Amazon - I check the prices on all before ordering. There is a Korean beauty thread in S&B with a lot more websites to order from but I'm not in the UK and I'm impatient so I like quick deliveries. The good thing with RoseRose and others is that you can order sample packs very cheaply, I got a pack of 10 ampoule samples for less than a dollar.

VanillaSugar · 02/03/2017 22:22

Thank you!

LoupGarou · 02/03/2017 22:22

Oh yes, and they are always having offers and sales so the prices fluctuate hugely Vanilla. I got a bottle of ampoule for eight dollars, the next week it was thirty five dollars.