I got a £100 designer perfume for just £7.99 thanks to my favourite little-known hack – it's great for holidays too
WITH the cost-of-living crisis soaring, affording the finer things in life is becoming increasingly challenging for many cash-strapped Brits.
Whether it's your top make-up product or favourite designer perfume, stretching pounds has become a struggle for millions.
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One savvy mum revealed how to get your favourite designer scent for just £7.99
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The wallet-friendly pods hold about 5ml of perfume - which gives you around 65 sprays
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However, one savvy woman has discovered an easy trick to help you enjoy your favourite designer perfume without emptying your bank account.
The mum, known as
shared her ingenious hack to get
high-end perfumes
without the hefty price tag.
She recently told fellow beauty buffs on the platform: ''This has to be favourite Superdrug hack. Did you know that you that you can buy a perfume pod at Superdrug and get it filled up for free?''
These pods, available in a range of summery colours, such as light blue, pink and green, cost just £7.99 ''and hold about 5ml of perfume''.
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The handy size makes them perfect for travelling - or chucking into your purse before you head out on a
Once you've purchased the pod, you can then choose any perfume of your liking - even the most expensive option, the customer emphasised in
This hack is great, as it also gives shoppers the chance to test out any viral perfume they've had their eyes on before committing to forking out the full sum.
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The savvy mum decided to treat her hubby to a posh Valentino perfume, which usually retails for ''over £100''.
Thanks to this little-known trick, she was able to get it for more than whopping ten times less.
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''I repeat - this is completely free to fill up. It's such a perfect thing to keep in your
She went on in the caption: ''How did I only find out about this great hack?
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''So good for gifts!''
Since being shared online, the informative clip has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it's won the mum over 340k views in less than 24 hours.
The best perfume dupes on the high street
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Marks & Spencer:
Apothecary Warmth, £9.50 - dupe for Le Labo's Santal 33 -
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Sea Salt and Neroli, £13 - dupe for Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino -
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Midnight Blossom, £10 - dupe for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium -
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Soft Iris, £10 - dupe for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle -
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Zara:
Energetically New York, £25.99 - dupe for Le Labo's Santal 33
Nude Bouquet, £12.99 - dupe for Dior's Miss Dior
Applejuice, £12.99 - dupe for DKNY's Be Delicious
Sublime Epoque, £22.99 - dupe for Armani My Way
Aldi:
Empress, £5.99 - dupe for Paco Rabanne Olympéa
Feminine, £6.99 - dupe for Coco Mademoiselle
Masculine, £6.99 - dupe for Jean Paul Gaultier's Le Male
Hotel Collection No39 Poppy and Barley, £6.99 - dupe for Jo Malone's Poppy and Barley
It also has close to 22k likes, over 6,700 shares, as well as 274 comments.
One shopper said: ''Didn't know this, thanks! I always thought why they are so expensive empty.''
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Another wrote: ''Guys this isn't about 'oh you might as well buy the full size'. It's about getting to try a perfume without paying full price.''
''Perfume shop do this too!'' a third chimed in.
''I have that Valentino perfume and I'm obsessed with it. Thanks for the tip!''a beauty lover said.
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