Perfume fans have compared Tesco’s £7 fragrances to a range of high-end luxury scents. The SKIN Saints line, available for just £7 for Tesco Clubcard holders, has attracted lots of attention online. Beauty Glow Girl (@beauty_glow_girl) took to Instagram to showcase Tesco’s budget-friendly scents.
In a popular post, she shared: “Tesco have some rumoured affordable alternatives for the most popular luxury perfumes and they’re all less than £10. I haven’t given these Skin Saints fragrances a proper test yet, but what do you think? Will you be trying them out?”
The advice is likely to be well-received by fans of Tom Ford, Carolina Herrera, and Paco Rabanne. Beauty Glow Girl said: “First up we have Santal which, you’ve guessed it is supposed to smell like Le Labo’s Santal 33 which is £234.”
Tesco describes Santal as a “distinctively warm, woody fragrance featuring creamy sandalwood and spicy cardamom notes”. Beauty Glow Girl added: “Flowerchain is a rumoured Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb [alternative] which is £135.
“Rouge is supposed to smell like Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540 which costs [£245 for 70ml].” Flowerchain is a white violet and sandalwood perfume, while Rouge smells like amber and warm woods.
The beauty guru continued: “Passion is supposed to be like Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl which [costs £139 for a 100ml refiallable].” Sharing further comparisons, she added: “Cerise is supposed to smell like Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry which costs an eye watering £390 for 100ml. Gold is supposed to be similar to Paco Rabanne’s Lady Million which retails for £105.”
According to the descriptions, Passion offers a jasmine and tonka scent, Cerise smells of cherry and almond blossom, and Gold has notes of amber and spice. Lastly, Beauty Glow Girl showcased two £4.75 body mists.
“Golden Hour and Island Breeze are supposed to be similar to Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa ’62 and Cheirosa ’76 which are both £38,” she shared. Golden Hour features “fresh ylang-ylang with sweet rose and jasmine notes,” while Island Breeze smells of cedarwood and orange blossom.