Surprisingly great but cheap perfumes

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I tested a New Look perfume, which was strategically displayed at the till yesterday and really liked it. I am certainly not their target customer (a couple of decades beyond)😂and I might actually go back to but it.

I find most perfumes way to overpowering and was surprised that this one was rather lovely. Which perfumes have you found in unexpected places?

Milton Lloyd Vogue smells so much like Chanel no 5 and I got it from an indoor market for £3.50 a bottle. You can get it from amazon for a bit more. I've never bought expensive perfume because I've never been financially able to really.

I Second this!

I got this too its beautiful

Yes my Britney midnight fantasy is one of my favourites and always gets compliments, it's like sweet tropical fruits. I need to try the others!

Some great suggestions on this thread. Lots I'd like to try.

I like some of the M&S ones, and I still love my Britneys at the ripe old age of 58. Love SJP Lovely and Cabotine too.

DH and I both wear Zara Vibrant Leather, a reasonably-close-but-lovely-in-its-own-right dupe for Creed's Aventus. The Vibrant Leather Intense is gorgeous too but I've only been able to find it on eBay recently so probably discontinued now.

I'm loving all these suggestions! Very intrigued by the Britney Spears one Next ones and Jo Malone dupes. 🙂

I’ve developed a love for Fenjal. I know it’s an old lady smell (well I’m 49 so maybe I’m their target market!), but the shower cream and body lotion are really strongly perfumed and last well. It also seems to take on a subtle, musky, faintly vanilla smell on me which is really lovely.

Next just pink.

Lace madamoiselle, is gorgeous, get compliments every time I wear it, also next cashmere.

I bought Calvin Klein Euphoria after a recommendation on here. It was £30 for a 100ml bottle and I've had so many compliments on it. It's now my everyday work perfume.

I love SJP Lovely too but it never lasts on me.

@Thatsasmashingblouseyouvegoton Thank you! That's my blog!
@PAFMO Avon still use world class perfumers such as Olivier Cresp (Angel, Dior, Armani), Nathalie Lorson (Lalique, Jimmy Choo, Lancome) and Rodrigo Flores Roux (Clinique Happy, Estee Lauder, Tom Ford)

There is a Moschino perfume called "cheap and chic" which is so off-putting as a name but it is a beautiful year round scent which is my absolute favourite atm.

Britney is the only perfume that gets me regular “you smell lovely” comments. I’m definitely going to try the other suggestions!

Adding Avon Today, lovely fresh white floral

Is that the fantasy one @TheOnlyAletheia ?

Avon Timeless is fabulous.

Brittney Spears Radiance is gorgeous, although I'm not sure you can get it anymore.

Same. I get so many compliments when I wear Obsession. It really suits me and lasts ages. I’m known as the one who always smells great at work.

Yes, that's a brilliant blog for perfume lovers.

I like a sweet pefume so would that be Britney fantasy or midnight fantasy? Both £12.00 at the moment in boots

M&S Pink Pepper is lush and smells like Lancôme La Vie Est Belle, the M&S one is £12.50 for 100ml with matching shower gel.

Avon Far Away Rebel

I love the M&S white coconut perfume! I always get compliments

Avon far and away is a nice vanilla with good projection. Zara Joe Malone ones are a bit hit and miss, but the ones named after cities are better than the first bunch she did.

Ariana Grande cloud is lovely, but it's not actually cheap. I'd call it mid-price.

I have tried the next cashmere. Smells dull and meh. Also the M and S ones smell like flyspray. I have

@PAFMO and @MissBattleaxe can I ask your advice about Chanel Cristalle? I have been looking for an alternative to Clinique Wrappings for years, as the reformulated version (probs due to oakmoss replacement) has a really harsh smell. Splurged on a huge bottle of Cristalle in the duty free and same harsh undertone that actually annoys the absolute hell out of me. Can you recommend something I can layer with it?