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How to Smell Expensive on a Budget
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items These are the best affordable perfumes, designer dupes, and layering secrets that make you smell rich, confident, and put-together every single day. I’ve included my favorite Dossier fragrances (they smell identical to designer scents for a fraction ...
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Designer Dupes & Affordable Perfumes
Layering Must Haves
Perfume Layering Tips That Smell Expensive
Designer Dupes & Affordable Perfumes
Affordable perfumes that smell like luxury and turn heads everywhere. These are high-end dupes that let you smell like you spent $200+ but didn’t 😉
Light, flirty, and feminine. Dupe for Carolina Herrera Hood Girl. I always get compliments when I wear this one. Love to wear it when running errands. Makes me feel sexy and sweet!
Carolina Herrera's Good Girl Dupe Perfume: Fruity Almond ...
This is the viral “rich girl” scent. Airy, sweet, and mysterious. Everyone will ask what you’re wearing. It lingers on your clothes and smells 10x its price. (dupe for Baccarat Rouge 540)
Baccarat Rouge 540 Dupe Ambery Saffron - Dossier
This scent screams “expensive apartment, neutral outfit, and confidence.” It’s clean, chic, minimalist and timeless. (Dupe for Le Labo Santal 33)
Woody Sandalwood - Dossier
Soft, feminine, and sweet like dessert. Think expensive vanilla and orange blossom. This is your signature scent moment. (dupe for Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy)
Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy Dupe Floral Marshmallow - Dossier
Such a lovely floral scent. Wear this for guaranteed compliments. You can pair it with Floral Marshmallow or Fruity Almond too!
Dupe for Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Gourmand White Flowers - Dossier
Smells just like YSL Black Opium. Warm, sweet and perfect for date nights. Put a blindfold on and spray Dossier and YSL, you won’t be able to tell which is which 😩 it’s that good!
YSL Black Opium Dupe Perfume: Ambery Vanilla - Dossier
Layering Must Haves
Make your scent last longer and smell even richer. These are budget-friendly products that help your perfume perform like designer ones.
This went viral for a reason. This is the secret weapon. It smells like vanilla sugar cookies and it boosts any perfume layered on top.
eos Shea Better Moisture Body Lotion - Vanilla Cashmere - 16 fl oz
Thick, luxurious, and rich. This makes your perfume stick to your skin all day while adding a warm glow and creamy finish.
Tahitian Vanilla Bean - Shop By Scent
A classic layering hack. Apply before spraying perfume to trap scent. You’ll smell fresh and glowy all day without reapplying. You can also do the Vaseline oil, scented or unscented. It’s totally up to you 😊
Vaseline Intensive Care Moisturizing Body Lotion
If you want that buttery soft skin feel with a light clean scent, this is it. Perfect for layering with musky or floral perfumes.
Nivea Essentially Enriched Lotion
Smooths skin and preps it for layering. Smells fruity, fresh, and feminine. Perfect before applying any perfume.
dove body polish scrub
Perfume Layering Tips That Smell Expensive
Smelling expensive doesn’t mean spending hundreds on designer perfumes (unless you want to which is fine too!) so here’s a few smart layering tricks, you can make affordable scents like Dossier smell luxurious and last all day. These budget friendly ...
Use both products to achieve a soft, cozy, and addictive smell. Perfect for fall 🍂
#VanillaPerfume #SmellExpensive #AffordableLuxury
💝 Dossier Ambery Vanilla + EOS Vanilla Cashmere Lotion
Take an everything shower. Then layer both these products together. Slide into bed on freshly cleaned sheets. Turn on your favorite show. Fall asleep like a baby 💤
#EverydayPerfume #SoftLife #CleanGirlAesthetic
Dossier Woody Sandalwood + Tree Hut Vanilla Body Butter
When you’re feeling sweet and flirty layer up these two and you’ll smell like cotton candy and pink roses 🍬 💐
Dossier Floral Marshmallow + Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush 68