My car smells like Dior – and I only spent 79p at Home Bargains

The scent should last for up to a month – and I’m already getting compliments from passengers

I bought mine from the big Home Bargains in Speke(Image: Andrew Teebay | Liverpool Echo)

As a shopping writer, I’ve covered a lot about the discounts and deals you can find in Home Bargains – but some still manage to surprise me. I rarely get to the motoring section when shopping – but this time I’m glad I did.

For years, I’ve had the standard hanging trees and worked through most of the options available in the shops, and I can’t be the only person who is bored of the same car scents on repeat. With my latest air freshener long overdue for a change, I tried a cheaper alternative that made my car smell like luxury for less than £1.

The Designer Fragrances Savore line is often compared to the pricer Dior Sauvage. Both have similar fresh and citrusy notes, but one is way cheaper.

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I’m a fan of the scent anyway – already stocking up on the at-home air fresheners and body sprays that are sold in Home Bargains. So, now that there’s a way to get my car smelling the same as my house, I was all in.

The brand recently came out with a line of hanging air fresheners at Home Bargains that come in four varieties – Savore, One Billion, Xalien and Tu Es Belle. People have compared these budget products to the likes of Dior as well as Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million, Alien by Mugler and Lancome’s La Vie Est Belle.

I picked up the Savore option and the One Billion, as my brother likes that version. I wasted no time setting mine up in the Home Bargains car park, and it did not disappoint.

From opening the packet slightly, the scent hits you, and it’s just like the rest of the range. The instructions say that leaving it in the plastic pouch should help meet the claim that this scent lasts for up to 28 days.

My brother said his smelled just like the air freshener cans he uses at home too. It makes a nice change from the usual scents that we’d pick up without much thought from the likes of Asda and Tesco.

The string is the perfect length to have the air freshener in prime position without getting in your way whilst actually driving. It would also work to hang around the house too if you wanted to give a quick boost in a particular room without having to blast an air freshener can.

Designer Fragrances has launched new air fresheners that smell luxurious and are perfect for hanging up in the car(Image: Andrew Nuttall)

I can’t wait to offer people a lift now as I’ve already had some passengers think I’ve had a quick spray of £100 aftershave to hide any bad smells in my car. But the bargain behind my car’s luxury scent isn’t a secret.

Shoppers can get their hands on the air fresheners in Home Bargains. All options cost 79p each, so it’s best to stock up on your favourites – I know I will be!

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