A SAVVY shopper has revealed how she bagged a full-sized Jo Malone perfume for less than half the price from a high street shop.
Clever Charlie says she is usually pretty picky with her perfumes but admitted she can’t resist a bargain either.
That’s why she got her latest fragrance from Zara.
Charlie said she found herself a new 100ml bottle of Jo Malone perfume, and she paid just £25.
But she made sure to stress she didn’t purchase a dupe, which Zara tends to be famous for making.
Instead, her full-size fragrance is part of a collaboration between Zara and Jo Malone.
Eight perfumes in the Vibrant Cities collection are named after various cities across the globe, ranging from Venice to London.
The collection has been around for a while, but since its original release, the bottles and packaging have all undergone updates.
Charlie told Netmums.com she discovered the unique range from a friend.
The bargain hunter said: “I first heard about the perfumes because I met up with a friend and I loved whatever scent she was wearing.
“At the end of the evening I could still smell it as strongly, so I commented on the amazing staying power, and she told me the secret.
“‘It’s Jo Malone but from Zara’ she said. It’s just as good, but so much cheaper’.”
After finding the collab range, Charlie bagged the “Lovely London scent” for herself.
The scent reveals musk, rose, and bergamot undertones, and it costs more than 80 per cent less than the original price.
She said: “At just £25.99 for 100ml, it’s £134 less than some of the Jo Malone colognes which retail for £160 for 100ml.
“The scent really lasts, too.”
The Zara x Jo Malone range also includes the Ebony Wood scent, with pink pepper and clove notes, as well as the Fleur d’Oranger which features a lovely orange blossom scent.
Charlie thinks she’s found her new perfume for the autumn.
“Usually I choose light, citrusy scents so this is a bit different for me as it’s heavier, but I love it,” she said.
It comes after Jo Malone launched a limited edition fragrance inspired by Paddington Bear, and it’s Orange Marmalade Cologne.
The Orange Marmalade Cologne retails for £128 for 100ml, or £58 for 30ml from Jo Malone stores and online.
However, the limited edition fragrance is also available to shop at other retailers, including Lookfantastic, Cult Beauty, Sephora, Harrods, and John Lewis, so you can shop your sweet scent almost anywhere.
The Orange Marmalade fragrance is a limited edition scent from Jo Malone, and while we don’t know exactly how long it will be available to shop, we do know we need it.
The Paddington-inspired fragrance is a cologne, which boasts notes of zesty yet sweet orange peel top note, and a more light and zingy orange middle note before the fragrance settles on the skin and the base notes of cashmere, warm wood, linger.
There’s no denying the orange marmalade notes that waft through your nostrils after one spritz on your pressure points, but it is not a sickly sweet scent or lightweight citrus fragrance that tends to disappear after a matter of minutes.
Jo Malone has created a long-lasting scent and has a layered scent for a multidimensional fragrance.
While the Orange Marmalade scent sounds sweet, youthful and playful, it is not to be confused with a childish fragrance, it is a full-bodied, layered, luxurious and feminine perfume.
