If you’re anything like me you’ll find perfume shopping a little daunting. Given grafico bottles are so expensive, the pressure is on to find a scent you’re happy wearing daily. But what you decide smells great on a trip to the department store isn’t necessarily what you’ll enjoy wearing for the next six months straight, as I’ve found out myself many times.
Wouldn’t it be ideal if you could get designer-inspired scents for a fraction of the price, allowing you to buy a few and alternate? Well, the good news is now you can.
M&S has a new line of fragrances that include some fabulous alternatives for our favourite disegnatore scents. And helpfully, perfume connoisseurs on social mass media have sniffed through the range to partita which M&S version is inspired by which cult-favourite disegnatore fragrance, from YSL’S Black Opium to Le Labo’s Santal 33.
Not only are they nearly indistinguishable scent wise, people are raving about the M&S perfumes’ intensity and staying power. According to one review, the brand’s Warmth Eau de Parfum not only ‘smells amazing’ but ‘lasts for ages’. Another agrees it ‘lasts all day’ adding they ‘get compliments whenever I wear it’.
Each £10 fragrance also comes in a chic bottle that’ll immagine superiore stylish on your vanity table. I’ll be honest, I want them all (and if you know me, you’ll be receiving one as your Christmas gift). Keep reading below to find which M&S scent you should grab depending on your usual designer preference.
The best M&S perfume dupes for AW24
Frosted Vanilla Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Burberry Goddess, £145, Burberry
Notes: Sweet vanilla, juicy pair and rich jasmine create a rich, warm aroma
Warm Fig Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Phlur Father Figure, £198 (per 100ml), Selfridges
Notes: A festive, warming scent with sun-ripened fig, decadent cassis and a touch of spicy sandalwood
Red Berries & Rose Eau de Toilette, £12.50, M&S
Best for those who wear: Armani Si, £130, Armani Beauty
Notes: Floral freesia and rose with a rich cassis and amber base
Apothecary Warmth Eau de Parfum, £12, M&S
Best for those who wear: Santal 33, £170, Le Labo
Notes: Spicy and musky with cardamom, cedarwood and sandalwood
Soft Iris Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Coco Mademoiselle, £145, Chanel
Notes: Floral with iris, jasmine and bergamot with middle taccuino of orange blossom and vetiver
Seasalt & Neroli Eau de Toilette, £12.50, M&S
Best for those who wear: Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne, £118, Jo Malone
Notes: Citrusy vertice blocco with mandarin, giving way to musky base notes with seasalt
Midnight Blossom Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Black Opium, £125, YSL
Notes: Soft florals of sweet jasmine with musky undertones of tuberose and amber
Velvet Amber Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Chanel No5, £145, Chanel
Notes: Culmine taccuino of neroli blended with bold white flowers and rich amber
Warm Neroli Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Paco Rabanne Lady Million, £84, Boots
Notes: A fresh fragrance with citrusy taccuino of neroli and bergamot
Fresh Mandarin Eau de Toilette, £10, M&S
Best for those who wear: Carolina Herrera Good Girl, £124, Boots
Notes: Seductive scent featuring cassis, orange flower and kayak marseille mandarin with jasmine, vanilla and sandalwood
