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Surprisingly good budget friendly perfume

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Clitmandu · 26/07/2025 09:44

I won a prize in a raffle.

It was a bottle of Britney Spears Fantasy perfume. In a bright pink bottle.

I bloody love it, and it’s inexpensive.

Got me thinking what other cheap perfumes I might be missing out on.

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Itisnotdownonanymap · 27/07/2025 19:21

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 27/07/2025 06:59

I never see the & Other Stories perfumes mentioned on these threads. They’re not dupes but I think several are lovely and the ones I’ve had lasted well, especially the oil roll on format (£17) rather than EDT(£32). So far I’ve liked Sardonyx Fire (rose/vanilla scent) and The Lost Chapter (fig/sandalwood/ cardamom) but I quite fancy trying one of the woody scents, Arabesque Wood or Nocturnal Tales, next.

I agree, & Other Stories perfumes are really lovely

QuartzIlikeit · 27/07/2025 21:00

Britney Spears jungle fantasy (in the green & pink bottle) is my favourite perfume ever. It's less than £20 for 100ml.

PollyannaWhittier · 27/07/2025 21:48

Clitmandu · 26/07/2025 14:57

I remember Poison in the 80’s.

I could still smell it on my clothes after they had been through the wash.

I've got a 90s bottle of KL, it definitely stays on my top and bra after they've been washed, and my 'going out' coat pretty much permanently smells of it despite me only wearing the perfume a handful of times a year !

For cheap (and extant😅) perfume, I like Next Just Pink.

HeathenPlayingHouse · 27/07/2025 22:00

I think Attraction for Her by Avon is lovely, and less than
£20 for a 50ml bottle.

I’m also currently enjoying Choco Musk perfume oil, I think I paid just over a fiver from Amazon for that.

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Clitmandu · 28/07/2025 06:32

HeathenPlayingHouse · 27/07/2025 22:00

I think Attraction for Her by Avon is lovely, and less than
£20 for a 50ml bottle.

I’m also currently enjoying Choco Musk perfume oil, I think I paid just over a fiver from Amazon for that.

I bought the choco musk oil a few years ago after reading about it on mumsnet.

it was a little too sweet for me so I used it up in my oil burner.

The whole house smelled beautiful from just a few drops.

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Advocodo · 18/11/2025 16:18

FanofLeaves · 26/07/2025 10:45

I had a White Tea by Elizabeth Arden, lovely and fresh. A couple of the Lidl ones are ok for a quick burst of scent. The thing I find with the cheaper ones, isn’t that they don’t smell nice, but they just don’t last at all. Although I’m increasingly finding this with expensive eu du parfum too these days.

Love love White Tea!

ADHDdiagnosis · 18/11/2025 16:34

Skeldale · 26/07/2025 10:35

Marks and Spencer are doing a whole range of perfumes very cheaply which are good dupes for some very expensive fragrances.

I was about to say the same thing - marks and Spencer perfumes are lovely this year. I hadn’t realised they were dupes- do you know which they are based on? I’m testing the neroli one every evening when I do my food shop!

NigellaWannabe1 · 18/11/2025 17:17

Calvin Kelin’s Truth is incredible. It lasts and it smells a lot more expensive than it is. I’ve been wearing it for years and years.

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