Cheap perfume recommendations that don’t smell shit?

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I like nice a nice “clean” smell, also citrusy or quite sweet. So fairly open to a lot of scents.
Just looking for a nice smell I can use everyday for work. I have a really nice perfume (La vie est belle) which I love but I’m trying to save for nice occasions as I won’t be able to splash out on it again for a loooong time.
Any recommendations for a nice scent that doesn’t have that “cheap” underlying smell that a lot of budget scents seem to have?

Sarah Jessica Parker 'lovely' - I get it in savers.
Burberry weekend

Try the Yardley scents; Boots stock them. I love the Iris and also April Violets.

I find lots of the 'Next' ones are ok.
but last about 20 mins.

What are the Aldi ones like?

Marks and Spencer do some really nice perfumes. I like lots of them, go in and have a spray. Nothing more expensive than £15ish. I also like green tea by Elizabeth Arden, £12 for a big bottle in Savers.

I love the primark dupe of jo Malone pomegranate.

I really like the lidl one "suddenly" its a dupe for coco mademoiselle.
Next cashmere is a dupe for one of the estee lauder ones.

What sort of scents do you actually like though. Theres a perfume thread going on in style and beauty which might give you inspiration. One of my favourite scents atm was 5 euros from a french supermarket.
What is your favourite perfume

Another one here who likes the NEXT ones

The Next ones are nice, I had the Gold one for ages. I also quite like the H&M fragrances, they are very cheap.

Another vote for SJP lovely, got a big 100ml bottle for £20 off amazon yesterday, l’m not usually a fan of floral perfume but this has a slight sandlewoody, bergamot undertone and is fab for daytime wear, also J Lo glow is surprisingly nice.

I think a lot of the Britney and Katy Perry ones are nice - if you like a sweeter vanilla-y type smell- and you can pick them up for about £10 on amazon.

Superdrug and their Layering Lab range. About £3 a bottle and smell exceptional. Especially Sorbet, Fresh, Oriental and Cocoon.

JLo Glow.

Beautiful clean smell, absolutely gorgeous and cheap as chips.

Try Zara

I have Lady Million but like the OP I want an every day perfume too

I have been wearing tommy girl for 25 years and always get complimented on it . It's £25 for 100ml in boots at the moment .

M&S do some really nice ones

Try Perfume Parlour, I think I learned about them on the perfume thread on here. I use their Fragrance Dust, (granules you heat in a burner) but everyone raves about their Perfume Oils which are copied from "inspired" by designer fragrances, ie. Jo Malone Blue Agava & Cacao = Blue Agaava & Cacaaos.

I've recently re-discovered Cacharel Eden, about £15 for 30ml edp, sweet without being at all cloying.

www.marksandspencer.com/fragonard-fleur-d-oranger-eau-de-toilette-100ml/p/p22186723

Love this one (and, tbh, pretty much their entire collection!)

Ted Baker Polly
Usually on offer in Boots.

What kind of budget are you thinking?

For cheap as chips Next perfumes get a lot of love on the perfumista threads, and the new H&M Formentera is suppose to be divine (green fig so a nice clean smell). Avon perfumes are suppose to be fab and I agree with a PP about Yardley scents, although I don't think they last long so spray with abandon. Bronnley is lovely as well, Wild Green is very cheap in Boots atm and a good office perfume. And one of my favourites are the L'Atelier des Bois de Grasse perfumes that are about £10 on Amazon, Fleur d'Oranger Baie Rose is a fresh neroli which I wore a lot in the summer or Ambre Pamplemousse Rose is a rummy amber that is lovely in the winter.

Lots of older quality perfumes are much cheaper than they use to be. You might like l'air du temps which is a clean powdery floral, very very classy perfume and under £20 for a small bottle of the EdT.

I love Gucci Rush, buy as set with the bodycream. You only have to use a little, scent stays on you for a couple of days. I tend to save for special occasions.

Everyday perfume is Far Away by Avon. I buy the perfume, bodycream, shower gel & anti-perspirant. Smells gorgeous and there's always an offer/discount deal.

Just recently bought the Gucci Rush dupe from Perfume Parlour, out of curiosity. I can't believe how similar it is to the real thing, bought the £3 size to start with.

Avon is good. I like far away

Primark ones are amazing.

I bought one called ‘London’ and it lasts all day.

Brilliant, thank you all so much!
My favourite perfumes are La vie est belle original and Angel. But I just want to smell “nice” for work iyswim, it doesn’t have to be a copy of the ones I usually wear. I work long hours and I always appreciate it when my colleagues smell nice, even if it’s just a fresh/clean scent, or something fruity or coconutty. So for everyday I’m not too fussed, as long as the smell is pleasant (to me) and lasts.
I tried the perfume parlour oils a few years ago and found the scent was a good copy of my regular perfumes but it didn’t last at all.
Will have a sniff of the ones suggested here, thank you so much.