Perfume lovers have found an M&S scent which smells identical to Chanel Mademoiselle but for £125 cheaper
MARILYN Monroe famously stated she wore "only Chanel' perfume to bed - which is all very well if you can afford the £135 price tag.
Thankfully shoppers have found a 'dupe' for the Chanel Mademoiselle scent at M&S, and it'll only set you back £10.
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A woman raved about M&S' Airport Arrival scent for being a designer dupe
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The beauty lover claims it smells like Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
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The Marks and Spencer Airport Arrival scent is said to blend 'warm spice with the delicate scent of mimosa.'
The description reads: 'Cardamom and pink pepper give a vibrant opening, while violet and iris soften into a base of sandalwood, musk and vanilla.'
And for a tenner, this scent could be a huge money-saver.
With Chanel Mademoiselle costing £135 at Boots, you can avoid paying £125 for a very similar scent, according to beauty lovers.
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Bargain hunter Hannah, who posts under
'Same top notes apparently.
'Here for the marks and Spencer dupes.'
The designer alternative is said to have an 'ambery woody fragrance with a full-bodied character: sensual, deep and addictive.'
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It isn't the only M&S perfume to have caused a stir.
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Alex Pavlova, from the UK, took to social media and claimed a selection of perfume
The £3.50 M&S buy that'll make your whole house smell like a 'boujee candle'
She then went on to share four of her favourite ones and how much money the originals cost.
The first on her list was a dupe for the £234 Le Labo Santal 33 scent.
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The cheaper alternative is the Warmth fragrance which costs a fraction of the price at £12.
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There are a number of dupe scents in M&S according to shoppers
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M&S says the expertly blended scent combines aromatic notes of cardamom, cinnamon, cedarwood and sandalwood to evoke a warming feeling of comfort.
She also revealed that the Spiced Amber fragrance was a dupe of Paco Rabanne's One Million and saves you £80.
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Alex was also a fan of Jo Malone's Wood Sage & Sea Salt perfume but at £118 it was on the pricier side.
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One of her favourites was this Jo Malone dupe
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She found them all in M&S including this Le Labo dupe that cost a fraction of the price
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Thankfully, she found a budget-friendly dupe from the British store with their Ocean Musk fragrance.
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And for those who love the fresh and floral notes of Miss Dior perfume but want to avoid the £122 price tag, you're in luck.
Alex revealed that the £10 Blooming Lovely fragrance for M&S was almost identical.
Why you should always buy a dupe over designer...
Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend says it's time fashion snobs stopped looking down their noses at affordable versions of designer buys.
Bargain US supermarket
Walmart
became a social media sensation when its £60 dupe of Hermès' Birkin bag, dubbed the Wirkin, went viral.
Influencer @styledbykristi gushed: "Eighty dollars (£60), you can pretend that you got a Birkin.
I mean, everyone will probably know it's not, because who the hell has the
money
to spend on the real Birkin? Not me.'
Me neither. And why bother? I would never spend that on a designer bag (although if someone wants to buy one for me, that's a different story).
Plus, if I splashed that much, I'd feel I was being ripped off...
We've all been told how the leading brands use the finest leather, thread, dyes and craftsmanship in the world.
But all that is inflated by fashion houses to create the desired illusion of exclusivity.
Just last year, Dior came under investigation for paying £44 to assemble a bag that sells for £2,000.
So while you might think you are paying for top-level craftsmanship carried out by a true artisan, chances are the poorly paid workers are not seeing any of your hard-earned cash.
Dupes
— not to be mistaken for knock-offs that copy everything from the logo to the inside label — are a more practical and all-round sensible way to go.
I bought my first when I was 18. It lasted me four years and only broke after I wore it in the shower.
And these days, British high streets have plenty of dupes. In the past three years, Marks & Spencer, H&M and Mango have all seen huge spikes in sales thanks to their canny copies. They use the same viral, must-have marketing tactics that pricey brands have.
Fashion folk will tell you that you are making an investment and buying a 'heritage piece' and will turn their noses up at a high street equivalent. But we've been wearing looks inspired by catwalk designers for decades.
If we can buy a bag that's the spitting image of the pricier version, but doesn't mean you have to remortgage, why not?
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