I’m a dupe hunter and save £500 a year without scrimping on style, scent or beauty – Aldi and Primark are my top shops

Meet the dupe fanatic who saved £500 past twelvemonth filling her location with each the trending bargains from Aldi, Home Bargains and Primark.

Rachel Davey, 29, has ever loved uncovering a bully woody but started hunting retired much dupes for her favourite perfumes and make-up aft uncovering herself unemployed 2 years ago.

She scours TikTok astir days looking for the newest deals - specified arsenic a fake Olaplex from Headshock for £5 and a £4.99 Home Bargains Sol De Janeiro dupe. The archetypal assemblage food costs £21.

Rachel gets her apparel from Primark and is presently eyeing up a gym acceptable which looks akin to a Lululemon one.

Rachel, from Nottingham, said: "Over the past twelvemonth I person saved a batch of money.

"It's similar a hobby.

"I spell retired comparing the existent thing."

Rachel has been dupe hunting for arsenic agelong arsenic she tin retrieve but it became much of a necessity erstwhile she stepped distant from her occupation astatine the extremity of 2022.

Now Rachel hunts retired decorator dupes for her ain postulation arsenic good arsenic for presents for friends and family.

For her skincare, Rachel uses the Primark Prep and Perfect primer which costs £4.50 - alternatively of the £52 terms tag for the Bobbi Brown moisturiser version.

She said: "I've tried the originals and I similar the Primark one."

Rachel started getting her perfume from The Essence Vault aft realising she couldn't spend her favourite scent Alien from Mugler - costing £67 for 30ml.

She present gets a akin scent - The Essence Vault 61 "inspired by Alien" - for £15 for 30ml.

Rachel says they besides bash a Chanel No.5 dupe for the aforesaid terms - which she has antecedently snapped up arsenic a acquisition for someone. The archetypal perfume retails astatine £75.

She said: "It smells precisely the aforesaid and lasts each day.

"It conscionable needs 2 squirts."

She besides loves the Lidl perfume Suddenly Madame Glamour - costing £4 - which she says is simply a dupe for £98 Chanel Coco Mademoiselle.

Rachel said: "People volition wage a batch for the label."

For her make-up, Rachel uses a £3.50 Primark treble enactment mascara - which is simply a dupe for Mascara Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High - worthy £12.99.

She besides uses a £6 Estee Lauder instauration dupe from Primark - with the archetypal costing £39.50.

Rachel said: "I spell to Primark a lot.

"I person been looking TikTok - it shows you each the dupes."

For her hair, she uses Lidl Cien Luxurious Lengths shampoo and conditioner - which costs little than £2 - and, she says, is akin to Loreal's Elvive scope which tin outgo £7 per bottle.

Rachel besides fills her wardrobe with bargains and 2nd manus clothes. She bought £8 boots from Primark - arsenic a dupe for £165 Uggs.

She said: "With the cost of living it makes consciousness to get the dupe."