Do you like luxury perfumes but don’t want to spend half your salary on them? These affordable perfumes under 1000 rupees have an expensive and complex smell, but do not cost half the price of high-end perfumes.

1. Zara apple juice

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Price: Rs 990 for 100 ml

Dupe de l’Eau Tendre Chanel Chance, this one is a powdery, fresh, fresh and rosé fragrance. It smells of green apple, roses and lime, which makes it beautifully pretty and sweet, but not in a sugary and greedy way. The light and delicate freshness of this perfume smells of talc and will remind you of the smell of expensive perfumes that leak from kiosks in shopping malls selling luxury perfumes. That said, if you need industrial strength longevity and intensity, this isn’t the odor-suppressing scent to try because it’s soft and light.

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2. Nykaa Love Struck EDP in Skip A Beat

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Price: Rs 699 for 50 ml

This scent smells like a beautiful musky bouquet of flowers sprinkled with notes of watery dew. It has notes of rose, jasmine, green leaves, moss and grapefruit, which makes it really clean, like a mixture of shampoo, deodorant, talcum powder and soap. Ideal for those who like light and fresh scents, this is a great daytime scent and a truly uplifting scent. Not intended for those who like strong, sweet scents, this is definitely an ideal green floral for those with sensitive noses. The longevity is not that great, but lasts longer on oily or hydrated skin.

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3. The Body Shop Shea EDT

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Price: Rs 995 for 30 ml

Don’t be fooled by the name shea and expect something that smells of vanilla and cocoa butter, as shea has a very different smell. A sweet, clean and a bit fresh scent, it smells like a body lotion in the form of a perfume, making it a great after-bath fragrance. Besides the fact that it smells creamy and milky like sunscreen, it has warm notes of nutty and wood. Despite that, it’s not sweet like a gourmet scent would be, and it’s a great unisex skin scent. The kind of thing you would wear with a white tee and denim shorts, it’s a casual, everyday scent.

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4. Skinn by Titan Celeste

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Price: Rs 595 for 20 ml

Those who don’t want sweet or fresh scents and are looking for something a little richer should try this perfect scent to wear for a night out. A sweet scent full of rich notes of amber, pear and apricot, it also has a touch of white flowers thanks to notes of sambac jasmine and orange blossom. However, once dry, the predominant smell is that of musk, patchouli and sandalwood. A powerful and very long lasting scent, ideal for those seeking longevity during the hot summer months. It’s also great to carry in your purse for a spray in case you need to go somewhere and need to step up your scent in the middle of the day.

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5. Engage Amante Sunkissed Eau de Parfum For Women

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Price: Rs 999 for 100 ml

Milky, soft and velvety, this product has nothing to do with its name “sunkissed”, and it is difficult to detect the tuberose and mandarin notes evoked by the brand. However, you get a touch of cool, fresh sandalwood and delicious blueberries without the pesky acidity. The easy-to-wear softness and rich intensity of this scent make it very different from the standard fruity-sweet scents that one usually encounters. We were shocked at how long and how strong this product was, especially considering how much product you get at this price. A spritz of this makes a parcel.

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6. Marks & Spencer Florentyna

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Price: Rs 999 for 30 ml

If you love vintage perfumes like Chanel No. 5, and don’t mind something that smells grown up, graceful, and serious, this perfume is for you. It doesn’t have the sweet fruitiness of Victoria’s Secret mists, nor the modern boldness of niche fragrances. It is a powdery and musky floral. When you first spray it on it smells really strong, but once it sets in the smell is really clean, like a bar of white soap.

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7. Studiowest Charmed

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Price: Rs 595 for 50 ml

Normally, you don’t expect the complexity of cheap perfumes. But this unusual tropical scent is a beautiful oriental scent that will show you that budget products can feel high end too. It presents a beautiful blend of white flowers like magnolia and neroli, with a tropical touch of tangerine and coconut, on a background of powdery sandalwood. While there is an initial sweetness and fruitiness, you’ll fall in love with the depth of the scent as you smell it more. The longevity is not breathtaking but not mediocre either.

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