Would you wear a £1 perfume?

All my perfumes are running out :( So while on my bargain hunt, one pound shopping spree, I spotted a perfume in pound stretcher. Now, I've never bought a perfume from pound stretcher before but, after smelling all the ones in there, I settled on this one. 

Let me say this first, I'm not a fan of the packaging. It looks cheap and it's plain and boring. However, you don't wear the packaging, you wear the smell. So really, I don't care if the packaging looks cheap because it's what makes the product cheaper. 

I love the smell of it. It's a really sweet, floral smell which isn't too overpowering and 'fake' like other cheap perfumes. It is just a really nice, girly smell that could be worn everyday. 

Overall, I am impressed with this perfume, and for one pound, I would definitely repurchase.

The question is, would you wear a one pound perfume? 

Niki xx

A £1 Yankee candle dupe?

When shopping yesterday, I went into a little, cheap cosmetics store (similar to home bargains, B&M etc. but only in my town) and came across this candle.

This is a brand called Mainstays in the scent black cherry, and when I smelt it I KNEW I had to have it. What made it more exciting you ask? It cost me £1!! ONE POUND! I recently bought a HUGE Yankee candle, also in the scent black cherry, so I took it home to compare the two. 

The yankee candle has more of a sweet smell to it, which almost smells like cherry flavoured sweets, whereas the Mainstays candle has more of a subtle smell to it. Both smell just like black cherries, although the Mainstays in a more subtle, less in your face smell. 

I think that the Yankee candle is more appealing, as the actual candle is a brighter colour, with nicer packaging and in a nice jar. 

Overall, I am impressed with both these candles. I will definitely buy the Yankee candle again as a luxury, whereas I will buy the Mainstays candle as an everyday candle to light in each room and give a nice smell everyday. 

Have you tried either one of these? What were your impressions? 

Niki xx