I blacked out on how much I spent on my moisturizer – I got a dupe at Trader Joe’s for $5, it should be on your radar

A BEAUTY influencer has shared a $5 Trader Joe’s dupe she found for her much more expensive moisturizer.

She said she nearly “blacked out” when she thought about how much money she’d spent on her beauty products.

Arabelle (@arabellesicardi) shared the beauty deal in a video with her TikTok followers.

She held up her go-to hand cream, the $30 L’Occitane Shea Butter hand cream, and her money-saving Trader Joe’s find.

“As a Trader Joe’s snack emporium appreciator just wanted to put this on your radar,” she said.

“Trader Joe’s hand cream is a dupe for the L’Occitane hand cream but it doesn’t smell the same.”

Although the scent wasn’t the same, Arabelle wasn’t disappointed by the hand cream’s functionality.

“Dupe-wise the texture is very similar but the smell? No, I can tell immediately off the bat that it’s not the same,” she said.

Arabelle said her viewers couldn’t go wrong with the $4 Trader Joe’s hand cream, which was much more affordable than her luxury buy.

“I blacked out on how much L’Occitane products are ’cause I will just give them money regardless but this is a worthwhile dupe,” she said.

Many of her viewers agreed that the cheap Trader Joe’s cream was great for the price.

“The TJ’s one is $4!! I think it moisturizes very well!” said one commenter.

“I use the rose one on my feet and the blue tube on my hands. So soft! And a good smell!”

Some who tried it out for themselves had dissenting opinions.

One said that they preferred the more expensive L’Occitane version.

“Nah. It’s not. Gave it a couple of tries and it doesn’t compare to what L’Occitane does feel/look,” they said.

Arabelle, who preferred the L’Occitane as well, said that the hand cream was still worthwhile to pick up.

“I still prefer the L’ Occitane formula as well but I do think they’re meant to be comparable,” she replied.