Home Bargains is now offering affordable perfumes that users claim bear remarkable similarities to big-name designer brands. According to shoppers, the retailer's latest scent collection not only 'look just like' high-cost alternatives but also replicates their smell. Brands such as Armani, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, and Maison Francis Kurkdjian are among those allegedly mirrored in Home Bargains' latest beauty and skincare aisle.
For £1.99 each, the store has been praised on social media for its "high-end" scents that are strikingly similar to the designer ones. For less than £8 total, customers can buy 50ml bottles of Red Ruby, Dreamy Summer, Opal Black, and Oh Yes!, saving customers £100s.
The Red Ruby in particular is believed to smell like Maison Francis Kurkdjian's iconic Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum. This premium scent can set you back up to £485.00 for a 200ml bottle from outlets like John Lewis.
Described by Home Bargains as an 'amber floral fragrance', the Red Ruby contains of notes saffron, jasmine, amberwood, ambergris, fir resin, and cedar. Regan Ellis, a beauty enthusiast on TikTok, said Red Ruby "smells exactly the same." She added: "Don't get me wrong, it doesn't last as long.
However, I will spray myself with this 20 times a day and it'd still be cheaper than the real one." Home Bargains' Dreamy Summer scent is reportedly comparable to Marc Jacobs' Daisy Dream, which regularly retails at approximately £50 for a 50ml bottle. On , one user called.