SHOPPERS are racing to get their hands on a YSL perfume dupe that costs £114 less than a major fashion chain.
Zara is renowned for its affordable dupes, and now there’s another to add to the list.
Zara is now flogging a dupe of YSL’s Black Opium.
Gardenia is selling for £15.99 per 90ml bottle, Zara’s website shows.
Meanwhile, Black Opium markets for £130 per 90ml bottle, its website exhibits.
Zara describes Gardenia eau de parfum as “captivating”, offering a “white floral fragrance”.
Orange blossom, coffee notes, peach and raspberry make up this silky scent.
Meanwhile, Black Opium, the original Eau de Parfum features black coffee and vanilla making for a “captivating floral gourmand scent”.
YSL describes its perfume as: “Addictive, unparalleled in provocation, deliberately seductive.”
More Zara perfume dupes: Red Vanilla
Selling for £15.99 is Zara’s Red Vanilla Perfume.
Described online as a “spicy fragrance” with “floral and sweet notes” this perfume radiates iris and red peony flowers.
Combined with this are “juicy notes of tangerine” and a “hint of raspberry”, fussed with a “note of vanilla”.
Meanwhile, Lancome’s La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum sells for £127 per 100ml bottle.
Lancome describe this product as: “A fragrance with a powerful trail, with a perfect balance between the nobility of Iris, the depth of Patchouli, and an alluring Vanilla accord, creating the perfect scent of happiness.”
Ebony Wood
The next Zara dupe, shared with us by Latest Deals, is the Ebony Wood scent.
It sells for £29.99 per 100ml bottle.
Zara describes the perfume as “woody” with notes of grapefruit, cypress and pink pepper, blended with coffee and a patchouli base.
This perfume is said to be the dupe of Jo Malone’s Wood Sage and Sea Salt Eau de Cologne Spay.
Its currently selling for £105 per 100ml bottle, as displayed on allbeauty’s website.
This perfume offers a sharp top note of Ambrette Seeds, followed by refreshing Sea Salt.
It is described as “fresh” and “vibrant”.
Cherry Smoothie
The fourth Zara dupe is Zara’s Cherry Smoothie.
It sells for £12.99 per 30ml bottle.
Cherry and plum notes are enhanced by the “freshness” of almond in this bottle, combined with vanilla and tonka bean.
Some may notice its similarity with Tom Ford‘s Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum.
LookFantastic describes it as: “An opulent fragrance centred around notes of sour cherry, plum and cedar.”
It currently sells for a whopping £153 per 30ml bottle.
Red Temptation
Finally, Zara’s fifth dupe.
Red Zara Temptation is the brands bestseller.
It is described as “a luminous and addictive creation”.
Saffron and orange blossom meets jasmine with a touch of praline to add to its sweetness.
Meanwhile amber and musk creates a “sophisticated memorable trail”.
This scent sells for £22.99 per 80ml bottle.
It has been compared with the iconic Baccarat Rouge 540 that sells for a jawdropping £245 per 70ml bottle.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Baccarat describe this perfume as “bright and sleek”.
It combines “breezy jasmine facets”, “radiant saffron”, “ambergris mineral notes” and “woody tones of freshly-cut cedar.”