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.
Read more on 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. Most read in Money "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.