Aldi launches £1.99 shower gel that ‘smells identical’ to £745 perfume – and shoppers say it’s ‘easily the best yet’

ALDI has launched a bargain shower gel that fans say smells just like a very pricey perfume. The bargain supermarket is known for stocking fun Specialbuys and popular beauty dupes – and there’s a new pick shoppers are loving. A £1.99 Aldi shower gel has been compared to a very pricey perfume Credit: Aldi Baccarat Rouge is one of the most popular luxury perfumes on the market Credit: John Lewis The launch of the Lacura Cardinal Red Shower Gel has left Aldi fans and fragrance lovers seriously impressed. The £1.99 body wash boasts a luxurious-smelling scent that customers have been comparing to a cult-favourite perfume with a hefty price tag. Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! Blending saffron and jasmine notes with hints of amberwood and cedar, the warming scent of the Aldi product has been compared to Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge. The viral fragrance, which can cost up to £745 for a 200ml bottle, has been taking the internet by storm for the past few years. Lovers of the spritz praise its incredible staying power and elegant smell that attracts countless compliments. Described as woody, ambery and floral, the rich smell of Baccarat Rouge enrobes the skin in scent for hours, boasting gorgeous top notes of grandiflorum jasmine and saffron. The viral perfume also has heart notes of bitter almond and cedarwood, with base notes of musky woody accord and ambergris accord. And having given the Lacurca Cardinal Red Shower Gel a sniff, Aldi shoppers can’t get enough of the copycat scent. Most read in Fabulous Taking to social media, one dubbed it the “best shower gel yet”, while another wrote: “This shower gel is soooo good… Bargain at £1.99.” Another chipped in to admit they had already bought three bottles of it. While one more commented: “I want some. I have the perfume.” The shower gel is available to buy in Aldi stores now, before it sells out! Comment now