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  • New Phlur Perfume Dupes In Home Bargains!

    Will duping products EVER end? I don’t think so! If there’s products on the market that are popular or/and on trend, and similar products can be created and priced less, it will happen! I can see the frustration for the big brands. They spend a lot of time and money designing and creating products, packaging, names and marketing. Then supermarket’s, stores and other businesses come along, using these products as ‘ideas’ and then bring out their own versions. Personally, I don’t mind it, IF they bring out good quality products. Why? Because I don’t, sometimes can’t, afford to spend £30.00 on a shower gel or £70.00 on a fragrance.

    So what’s the latest duped product I’ve found? Fragrances. Fragrances that look very similar to fragrance brand Phlur. And I found these fragrances in Home Bargains.

    Phlur fragrance dupes in Home Bargains!
    Florea eau de parfum

    I’ve stumbled across fragrances from Florea (never heard of them!). The fragrance is in an eau de parfum formulation and available in 3 different scents. It comes in Vanilla Touch, Velvet Smoke and Lychee Dream. All 50ml in size.

    Vanilla Touch eau de parfum
    Packaging

    These fragrances come in a small, chunky, clear bottle with an equally chunky white lid. Very basic and plain in look. The actual fragrance for each is a different colour, which makes the black font on the bottle pop. But other than that there is zero detailing to these. Strangely enough I find these quite appealing because they do look so plain and understated.

    Lychee Dream eau de parfum
    How are they a dupe of Phlur?

    Packaging is incredibly similar. The shape of the bottles, each fragrance being coloured, the white lid, the basic font, positioning of brand and fragrance name, like sisters!

    Fragrance wise, Phlur has a fragrance called Vanilla Skin, Florea has Vanilla Touch. But other than that there is no similarity name wise and no obvious similar fragrances.

    Prices? No comparison! Phlur eau de parfum’s cost £100.00 for 50ml.. Florea? £2.99!

    Velvet Smoke eau de parfum
    Thoughts?

    These are very cute looking fragrances. I like how they look and instantly they made me think of Phlur, which is obviously what the aim was. It would have been nice to see more fragrances available to give variety. The ones that were for sale were ok but not massively imaginative. I smelt the lid of Vanilla Touch and it didn’t blow me away, I wanted full on vanilla and this wasn’t. Lychee Dream smelt really nice though. But would these smell better actually sprayed rather than sniffed? Probably. But if you’re paying £2.99 for an eau de parfum formula, my first thought is you will get what you pay for. Cute in look, quality questionable.

  • Women’s Fragrances Available In Primark

    My local Primark, which is in the city centre of my town, can get busy and messy quickly! I love having a look around their beauty department, but sometimes it’s hard fighting your way through bodies and shelves that look like they’ve been ransacked. I’ve always found visiting early morning is the best and tidiest time. So I had a chance early morning last week to have a look at some of their women’s fragrances, because I haven’t looked at them for ages. So what did I find?

    Women’s Fragrances In Primark
    Neroli Breeze

    This consists of mandarin, neroli and musk. From this combination I would expect something with a freshness but depth, and could be liked by both men and women. Nicely shaped blue bottle, very square and angular in look, and housed in an identical sea blue coloured box.

    Neroli Breeze Eau de Parfum
    Orchid Whispers

    Bergamot, violet and patchouli are the notes in Orchid Whisper. I can imagine this is a floral scent but quite a heavy, deep one, possibly ideal for night time use. The bottle this comes in looked a little cheap to me with its large gold door knob like top with a square purple bottle. Comes in a simple purple coloured box.

    Orchid Whispers Eau de Parfum
    Forever

    Now this looks fun! Shaped as a heart, this fragrance is made up of notes of jasmine, tuberose and tonka bean. Could this be a feminine, heady, seductive fragrance? Possibly with these notes in it!

    Forever Eau de Parfum
    Golden Girl

    Containing notes of jasmine, rose, vanilla and musk, this comes across as a very feminine girly girl type fragrance. Very pretty, perfect for spring and summer and for everyday use. Packaging is simple, with a cut out on the front to see the bottle inside. I really like how this is presented. It suits the description of the fragrance perfectly.

    Golden Girl Eau de Parfum
    Capri Girl

    Packaged in the same way as Golden Girl, but using different colour combinations (mainly soft blue). This fragrance contains notes of lemon, jasmine, amber and vanilla. Again, another feminine, pretty sounding fragrance, but this feels like it will be fresher and quite light and subtle.

    Capri Girl Eau de Parfum
    Formulation, size & price

    Each fragrance mentioned is of an eau de parfum formulation, which means it has a certain percentage of fragrance oils in it e.g stronger than an eau de toilette. Each is 30ml in size (except Forever which is 50ml) and all cost £6.00 each.

    Thoughts?

    These represent a good mix of fragrances but perfect for the up and coming seasons. There were more available but I didn’t get the chance to look at them all, as a comic book shop and two teens were calling for my attention! But most were nicely packaged, ok sizes (anything under 50ml for me turns into travel size) and decent prices. I did manage to smell one and it smelt really really good. But my thought is, how good are they when it comes to longevity and strength? Maybe I need to find out…

  • Should You Buy Primark’s PS Cherry Crush Fragrance?

    Body mists as a product, sometimes doesn’t deliver the strength and longevity you need from a fragrance. But that’s what you would expect from a product that can be low in price and with a lower concentration of actual fragrance in it. On a trip to Primark I decided NOT to buy a body mist, but an eau de parfum instead. I grabbed PS Cherry Crush Eau de Parfum 20ml for £2.50. But is this any good?

    Primark’s PS Cherry Crush Eau de Parfum Fragrance
    Why did I buy it?

    I was tempted by the body mists but hoped for something stronger. Although their full sized eau de parfums aren’t expensive (only £5.00), what if they weren’t good? That’s £5.00 potentially wasted. So it was very handy that two fragrances had smaller versions of the full sizes at a cost of only £2.50. I smelt the full size of Cherry Crush and loved it. 20ml is the perfect try me size and price.

    Packaging

    20ml of fragrance comes in what I would describe as a test tube shaped bottle. Made from plastic and has a spray applicator. I mention this because some fragrances this size might be a roller dispenser, which I didn’t want. The bottle itself is tinted red, perfect for the scent.

    How it smells

    This fragrance is sweet, floral and berry like. Is it cherry? This smells darker and richer than strawberry, raspberry or anything along those lines. But would I go as far as to say cherry? Not sure. BUT this combination of scents works very well with each other, and a hint of musk, makes this smell so good!

    Strength & longevity

    I was quite generous with my first application. Who wouldn’t be when a fragrance smells great? It was very obvious, immediate hit of fragrance and then unfortunately went down hill from there. It started off as a medium and then the strength and scent disappeared so quickly. A few hours after application, I could barely smell this which was very disappointing.

    Recommended?

    No. Great scent, handy size and packaging and super affordable. But I’ve bought and used body mists with better strength and longevity than this. It started well but didn’t end well.

  • Splashing Out On Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum

    It’s very rare that I buy an eau de parfum fragrance. And when I say ‘eau de parfum’ I mean a designer branded fragrance. Not a cheap, budget friendly one for under £10.00 grabbed from the local supermarket. But it’s not often your son turns 16, and for his birthday I bought him Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum. Was it worth the price tag?

    Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 100ml
    Firstly, why did I buy it?

    My son mentioned this fragrance awhile ago. He tried it, liked it and I stored this information in my brain for future use. With his 16th birthday on it’s way, I checked regularly for any special deals or promotions on this fragrance. I managed to grab the 100ml version for less than the 50ml size with a free bag (this was available earlier in the year not currently). So although not a budget buy, I got the best possible deal I could for an expensive item.

    Packaging

    Versace’s Eros Energy comes in a beautiful, yellow tinted glass bottle with the Versace logo etched into it. The look, colour and patterns are mirrored in the box this comes in. The packaging really does stand out and screams designer.

    Fragrance

    This is a heavily citrus based fragrance. It has the clean, sharpness of lemon and other citrus notes giving it sweetness and zing. But it also has other fruity notes in this making it fuller. And with added musk giving it a more masculine, deeper smell. This is a beautiful scent.

    Strength & Longevity

    On my son, I can tell he’s applied this because it’s a very obvious, invigorating scent. It’s not overpowering but it’s there. And he applies this onto clothes and on his skin. Personally, I mainly use fragrance on clothing not on skin. I find this comes out medium to strong in strength, which calms down over time and settles. It’s there, I know I’m wearing it but its not killing my senses. Very natural but not light. Longevity is very good. I can apply this in the morning and by afternoon its still there.

    Recommended?

    I like this, a lot. What I like about this, is it doesn’t rely on typical masculine notes, they’re not at the forefront. Wearing this, I don’t feel like I’m borrowing my son’s fragrance, it could quite easily be mine. The citrus in this is delicious, and makes this fragrance stand out compared to my son’s other fragrances. Perfect for Summer wearing and to use on holiday as well. What does my son think of this? He uses it and loves it! Absolutely recommended, even if it IS expensive!

    *Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 50ml – £41.34 *(was £78.00)

    Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 100ml – £100.00

    Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 200ml _ £145.00

    *price correct at time of writing post