Help fragrances: Own brands (M&S, Next, etc) close to designer brands?

pcg2001

Hi,
I just read a thread that Peanuts started about Marks and Spencer fragrances and designer brands.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=598042

and decided to start one generic about high street stores own brands (M&S, Next, etc) and how they mimick designer perfumes.

Borrowing from the above thread to start this one (hope that is all right), here are some correspondances:

M&S Isis is close to Issey Miyake (thanks WelshLamb): purse spray 25 ml is £5 and now on 342.
M&S Perfection is close to Coco Chanel (thanks Peanuts): purse spray 25 ml is £5 and now on 342.
NEXT 'just pink' smells just like Ralph Laurens 'romance' (thanks jeni-b): 75ml bottle of Just Pink is £10

It would be great if any of you could share your tips, especially since there are several promotions in the runup to Xmas in these stores.

I promise to updated this post with any tips you give. Thanks.

DrFluffy

Or you can skip[ the middle man and look at the French fragrance producers such as Fragonard - they actually make the real macoy for the large "designer" brands... They sell these scents with their own names...

http://www.fragonard.com/

pcg2001

DrFluffy wrote: »

Or you can skip[ the middle man and look at the French fragrance producers such as Fragonard - they actually make the real macoy for the large "designer" brands... They sell these scents with their own names...

http://www.fragonard.com/

Thanks, but it gets tricky to find the right perfume. Whereas if I know that ISIS is like issey miyake, i can go and buy it next door at M&S for £5. Thanks, DrFluffy.

jeni-b_2

I think NEXT 'just pink' smells just like Ralph Laurens 'romance'. A 75ml bottle of Just Pink is £10, where a 50ml Ralph Lauren Romance is £40.
Granted, the smell of the Ralph Lauren one probably lasts longer, but the NEXT one is much lighter on the pocket!