Inexpensive perfume for work?

[lotsofstripes]

Hi everyone

Looking for some recommendations for a perfume for work that won’t break the bank. I work in a uni so any light, inoffensive scents welcome... I’m not very fussy Longevity is a big bonus as I’m often out for about 12 hours and even my pricey ones struggle to last the day. Thank you!

I read that zara has a lot of dupes for famous brands. My step kids wear lots from there and it's 9.99 for decent sized bottles.

New Look and Next have good cheap perfumes

Primark love noir is apparently a Chanel chance dupe. It's also very nice and £3 (!) a bottle.

Also some of the celebrity perfumes are good - they're big names so I guess it makes sense that they'll get a decent team on their scents. I like sjp lovely and Britney spears midnight fantasy. They're often on offer including the parfum which of course lasts a while.

go on Amazon & search Milton Lloyd fragrances. Near exact smell alikes and last hours and hours. Roughly £5 for 50ml bottles, they’re a fab company.

I love Marc Jacobs Daisy, Dot and Honey and try to pick the up when on offer.

Honey was £21 on Debenhams the other day.

The factory shop usually has some good prices there too.

Primark has some lovely ones.

The White Company do nice ones for about £30. But you can always find 15 - 20per cent off if you join the mailing list.
‘Day’ is particularly nice and light and lasts for ages.

M&S have some really nice ones too.

Try looking for your favourites on eBay. Often new "tester" bottles are very good prices compared to high street & genuine fragrances. Or try some miniture sets & see what works for you.

Another vote for New Look or Next

A friend of mine had a Zara one that was a dead ringer for jo malone - lovely citrusy/basil smell.

The new look ones do smell lovely but don't last. I like cerutti 1886 for work

Zara smell lovely but have no staying power

I vote one of the Zara ones, they are so cheap, and the rollerball ones are so handy when you're on the go.

I used to have White Company Noir, but it's started to go funny smelling on me after a few hours.. but it does last.

Next cashmere is a favourite on the perfumista thread (and they know what they’re talking about!)

Also next cashmere lasts all day long for me. It’s a feminine musky scent and not too “sweet”

I love simple scents - currently have a few from French company solinotes (rose, musk, cherry blossom) and rollerball perfumes from Apieu (Korean I think) bought off of yesstyle - love the plum scent! It's beautiful! Want to get the "wool" & "cashmere" next order... only $7/8 au each so prob only cost 4-5 pound...

Get dupes from perfume parlour - really cheap.

Primark- hey babe, the name, I know. It’s absolutely gorgeous if you like coconut, you will adore this. £5 a bottle

Bodyshop White Musk is a classic and Black Musk smells similar to YSL Black Opium and is cheaper and cruelty free.

My ex collegue was always raving about Lidl perfumes but never tried them.

The Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom is very lovely and inexpensive.

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea is often found for a low price and is very fresh and lovely smelling.

Cerutti 1881 as another poster mentioned is absolutely gorgeous, smells expensive and doesn’t cost a lot usually.

Check the blog I Scent You A Day. She has written blog post on naice, budget perfumes

Guess eau de toilette/ eau de parfum is lovely too albeit a bit heavier smelling

I bought YSL libre today in the smallest size specifically for work (I keep it in my handbag!). I definitely recommend it, watch the upcoming sales as fragrance gift sets are typically heavily reduced, you should find a gift set bargain!

I also recommend Zara and Victoria secret fragrances!

White company noir is amazing! But I oddly prefer it as room/house spray