Smells just like ‘Paco Rabanne Olympea’ say shoppers rushing to B&M to bag £3.99 dupe
B&M shoppers are rushing to buy a perfume dupe that smells just like ‘Paco Rabanne Olympea’.
The popular retailer is selling a bargain version of the popular scent for £99 less than the original.
B&M’s Oriana perfume costs just £3.99 for 100ml, while Olympea can cost as much as £103 for just 80ml.
The scent is listed on the B&M website and is described as being “addictive and gorgeous”.
Fragrance fans tend to agree and one bargain hunter who managed to pick up the bargain buy shared the fragrance to Facebook.
One fan wrote: “Got some today.”
Another said: “Smells like Olympea.”
While a third added: “No word of a lie, smells exactly the same – probably won’t last as long but still a bargain!”
While the product is listed on the retailer’s website you cannot buy it online and will need to visit a store.
Bear in mind that not every store is guaranteed to have stock, so you might want to check ahead before making a special trip.
If you are unsure where your nearest B&M is you can find out by using the store locator tool on the retailer’s website.
An original bottle of Paco Rabanne Olympea comes in three different sizes, 30ml, 50ml and 80ml and prices start from £49 in The Perfume Shop for the smallest size.
An 80ml bottle of the perfume currently retails in John Lewis for £103 and the cheapest we found was £97 in The Perfume Shop.
Therefore if you like the smell but are looking for a cheaper alternative this dupe costing just £3.99 is a fantastic deal.
Of course, do bear in mind that dupe scents may not last as long or smell as strong so do bear this in mind before buying.
With the cost of living making things hard for consumers to buy luxury items such as designer perfume, many retailers are launching dupes.
In January popular discount supermarket Aldi launched three new perfume dupes into its middle aisle all priced at just £5.99 for 100ml.
One is named Devotion and said to be a dupe of Dior‘s famous J’adore scent for an eye-watering £131 cheaper.
Empress is another dupe of Paco Rabanne’s Olympea perfume, while Perfect Pink is a dupe of Miss Dior, which works out at £131 cheaper.
Meanwhile, a fashion and beauty fan known online as ‘The Petite Lady’ revealed to her followers some fragrance dupes from M&S
Showing off her bargain finds in a short video she described the fragrances as “The best dupes I have ever found”.
The influencer had bought three dupes for only £6 each, one was called Red Berries and Rose, which she said was a dupe for Armani’s Si.
Another called White Coconut is a copy of The White Company’s Seychelles fragrance, and Gardenia & Vanilla, which she claimed is an ‘amazing copy’ of Marc Jacobs Daisy.
If you are new to fragrance and not too sure how discount dupes stack up against the real thing one perfume insider reveals the high street dupes that are worth buying.