Cheap Smell-alikes - Cheaper alternatives to Expensive Perfumes

Twisted_Cherry

Virtual Brands are currently on sale in Home Bargains for 89p each...

They have:

Sky Blue (D&G Light Blue)
Flowers (Kenzo Flower)
Mademoiselle London (Coco Mademoiselle)

I've only tried the Mademoiselle London, and it's not bad for the price, lingers for a good few hours!

sofababe

em31 wrote: »

A bit annoyed, ordered from perfume parlour on saturday the 14th of September. It said it had dispatched on that day, and the payment to paypal had gone through, but it is now monday the 23rd and I'am still awaiting my delivery. I have called the number on the website numerous times with no one picking up, I also sent them an email 2 days ago with no reply. I dont know what to do!

Have you tried this number? 07814 708035. They're usually very quick and very helpful. I ordered on Saturday, my order arrived this morning.

beckysld

Completely browsing through the forums on a quiet Thursday night when I came across this thread and have now placed an order with Perfume Parlour for 4 of my favourite (but too expensive for me!) scents for less than £15 - cannot wait for them to arrive! This forum can be very dangerous

WeeGreenDragon

Been having a mooch around looking for good deals on a new perfume and came across this thread.

Have ordered 8 (!!) oils from PP - hoping they're as good as the reviews.

Thanks to everyone who took time to post likes/dislikes.

x

Tabbit

I've done my best to read this post for post, but I must admit I gave up around page 11. Thanks to everyone for posting your advice and experience, it looks like you're helping out a lot of people

I'm just wondering about the true value of this stuff... Looking at my fav perfumes and OHs fav scents, if I were just to walk into a highstreet shop tomorrow and pick up the best available of each, prices per ml are;

Hypnotic Poison EDT - 77p per ml
Ghost Deep Night EDT - 67p per ml
JPG Classique Woman EDP- £1.30 per ml
JPG le Male EDT - 51p per ml
Joop Homme EDT - 36p per ml

Buying the PP oils 3ml @ £2.50 is 83p per ml and from reading a lot of these posts, either you guys are all fragrance-o-holics buying way more than you need, or you go through this stuff pretty quickly? Apart from the JPG Classique EDP, this stuff is more expensive per ml than the designer stuff, especially if I went and searched out offers... How long do these 3ml vials last if you say, apply the mens one to the neck once a day? The maths is telling me that is doesn't work out, but surely so many mse's cant be wrong?:think:

Thanks in advance for your words of wisdom guys!

Pippin12

Tabbit wrote: »

I've done my best to read this post for post, but I must admit I gave up around page 11. Thanks to everyone for posting your advice and experience, it looks like you're helping out a lot of people

I'm just wondering about the true value of this stuff... Looking at my fav perfumes and OHs fav scents, if I were just to walk into a highstreet shop tomorrow and pick up the best available of each, prices per ml are;

Hypnotic Poison EDT - 77p per ml
Ghost Deep Night EDT - 67p per ml
JPG Classique Woman EDP- £1.30 per ml
JPG le Male EDT - 51p per ml
Joop Homme EDT - 36p per ml

Buying the PP oils 3ml @ £2.50 is 83p per ml and from reading a lot of these posts, either you guys are all fragrance-o-holics buying way more than you need, or you go through this stuff pretty quickly? Apart from the JPG Classique EDP, this stuff is more expensive per ml than the designer stuff, especially if I went and searched out offers... How long do these 3ml vials last if you say, apply the mens one to the neck once a day? The maths is telling me that is doesn't work out, but surely so many mse's cant be wrong?:think:

Thanks in advance for your words of wisdom guys!

I wondered this too. I picked up 100ml of Obsession for £29 on Amazon but the PP smell-alike is £8 per 25ml spray, so it actually works out more expensive.

sofababe

Tabbit wrote: »

I've done my best to read this post for post, but I must admit I gave up around page 11. Thanks to everyone for posting your advice and experience, it looks like you're helping out a lot of people

I'm just wondering about the true value of this stuff... Looking at my fav perfumes and OHs fav scents, if I were just to walk into a highstreet shop tomorrow and pick up the best available of each, prices per ml are;

Hypnotic Poison EDT - 77p per ml
Ghost Deep Night EDT - 67p per ml
JPG Classique Woman EDP- £1.30 per ml
JPG le Male EDT - 51p per ml
Joop Homme EDT - 36p per ml

Buying the PP oils 3ml @ £2.50 is 83p per ml and from reading a lot of these posts, either you guys are all fragrance-o-holics buying way more than you need, or you go through this stuff pretty quickly? Apart from the JPG Classique EDP, this stuff is more expensive per ml than the designer stuff, especially if I went and searched out offers... How long do these 3ml vials last if you say, apply the mens one to the neck once a day? The maths is telling me that is doesn't work out, but surely so many mse's cant be wrong?:think:

Thanks in advance for your words of wisdom guys!

They reckon that a 3ml rollerball will last about a month but I've tried and you'd need to bath in it to use it that quickly. One application a day is enough as the oils are so strong that the scent lasts all day. Some are stronger than others of course, just as with the real thing.

I tend to check the prices of the genuine article first, as you can sometimes pick up a bargain, like Pippin's Obsession. Many designer fragrances, Dior, Chanel and the like are closer to £1 per ml, so the oils are then an absolute steal. Comparing the cost of a designer EDT/P and oils ml for ml isn't really fair as 1ml of oils goes a lot farther than 1ml of spray.

I haven't used Perfume Parlour sprays so I can't comment on their lasting power, or value, but if your favourite fragrance was a Kilian, or a Bond No9, or even Tom Ford then PP is definitely going to be far cheaper.

Jamesdeer001

Hi,

Is there a smell a like for Emporio Armani He?

Thanks

sofababe

Jamesdeer001 wrote: »

Hi,

Is there a smell a like for Emporio Armani He?

Thanks

Perfume Parlour have Emporiom R-Mani.

http://www.perfume-parlour.co.uk/emporiom-r-mani-men/

LouLou

Please forgive me as I haven't read through the whole thread, but got about halfway through, trying to read it all, slowly but surely!

I can see Base.Notez is listed as Perfume Parlour's ebay shop, but from looking at the Perfume Parlour website, it seems different perfumes are listed (?) http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Base-Notez/Perfume-Oils-for-Women.html

Do they still do 5 x 3ml scents for £10, or any other offers? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Perfume-Oil-Special-Offer-Any-5-3ml-Bottles-For-8-00_W0QQitemZ250396313571QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Health_Beauty_Fragrances_Women_s_Fragrances_PP?hash=item250396313571&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 Also, is their Miss Dior Cherie the "original", before the reformulations? Sorry about all the questions.

Chanel Allure Sensuelle is my absolute favourite and I want to give that, and Miss Dior Cherie, a go. Maybe get some to put in with my sister's Xmas stocking too.

Edit: I have "Liked" their Facebook page and can't see a 15% discount?

Also, on another subject, I bought my niece the Milton Lloyd Pure Gold Lady (dupe of Lady Millions) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MILTON-LLOYD-PURE-GOLD-LADY-SMELL-A-LIKE-PARFUM-DE-TOILETTE-PDT-55ML-LADIES-/110772436845 What's your thoughts of this one?

I was also wondering about "Virtual Brands" fragrances, as Pound World seem to carry those, and for a pound, might be worth a pop?