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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…

  • New Sol de Janerio Dupes In Home Bargains!

    I don’t think consumers are tired of dupes on the high street are they? Everywhere you go, every supermarket you enter or store you shop in there will be some fragrance, body product or hand wash ‘inspired’ by a well known product or brand. And just in time for Christmas, discount store Home Bargains has dropped some new Sol de Janerio dupes. So what have they got?

    New Sol de Janerio Dupes In Home Bargains!
    Santa de Cruz Travel Gift Sets

    These travel sets all contain 4 pieces which included:

    • A 30g body cream.
    • 40ml body spritz.
    • 90ml body wash.
    • Body puff.

    Three versions of this set are available, with each having their own fragrance of:

    • Vanilla Almond & Salted Caramel.
    • Cherry Blossom & Sweet Pea.
    • Pink Lychee & Dragon Fruit.

    These sets costs £3.99 each and come in their own clear zipped bags.

    Vanilla Almond & Salted Caramel Travel Gift Set
    Santa de Cruz 3 Fragranced Body Spritz Gift Set

    This set of 3 40ml body spritz come in the same fragrances as the travel sets, which is Vanilla Almond & Salted Caramel, Cherry Blossom & Sweet Plum and Pink Lychee & Dragon Fruit. These come boxed and cost £2.99.

    Santa de Cruz 3 Fragranced Body Spritz Gift Set
    First impressions?

    These are good looking sets at great prices. The travel set is very attractively presented. The body spritz set I thought could have stood out more when it comes to the packaging but it still does the job. The fragrances and look of these products do have a resemblance to products in the Sol de Janerio brand, which isn’t hard to miss. Are these good dupes? Can’t answer that in regards to how these products perform compared to the ‘real’ counterparts. What I would say is expect some similarities e.g look and scents, but don’t expect exact copies.

    Availabilty

    As usual, who knows how soon all stores will get this range, how much stock will be available or how long these will last. But with Christmas around the corner, if these are Christmas gifts or stocking fillers you want, buy them sooner rather than later!

  • New Fragrances Available In Asda

    ASDA isn’t my usual go to when it comes to fragrances. But on a recent dash to grab boring items such as fruit, a few things caught my eye. These products were new to ASDA, and priced very affordably. So what did I spot?

    Fragrances available in ASDA
    Bespoke London Men’s Eau de Parfums

    I bought my son Bespoke London’s Wild Herbs & Tonka Bean EDP For Men from Superdrug a few years ago, so I know this is a good brand for fragrance. There was at least four different men’s fragrances I saw which I thought offered a good mix of scents. All 100ml and £9.99 each.

    Bespoke London’s Men’s Fragrances
    Bespoke London Women’s Perfume Mist

    There was only one fragrance of Bespoke London’s Women’s Perfume Mist on the shelf, which was Mandarin Praline & White Flower. This was down from £6.00 to £4.00. I gave this a quick sniff and it smelt really nice. I loved the look and shape of the bottle and something I’m tempted to pick up for myself.

    Bespoke London’s Women’s Perfume Mist
    Impulse Mist-ic Body Fragrance Mists

    Not a version of Impulse mists I’ve seen before, but these were very striking because of how they appeared. Various fragrances, all similar in look but differently coloured and almost differently ‘themed’ based on their scent. There were five fragrances I spotted, including:

    Impulse’s Serenity Body Fragrance Mist

    Serenity (ginger, lime, amber & musk).

    Balanced Mind (pear, jasmine & vanilla).

    Inner Peace (blackcurrant & sandalwood).

    Self Love (rose, patchouli & cedarwood).

    Impulse’s Self Love Body Fragrance Mist

    These would be good purchases because of the size, the fragrances and overall they look appealing. These were priced at £1.50 for 150ml (usual rrp is around £4.00-5.00).

    Did I buy any of these fragrances? No. Am I going back to purchase them? Probably! Great prices (although I suspect the Impulse sprays were on an introductory priced offer), great scents available and these are something different that’s been added to ASDA shelves.