The biggest savings on the site
The extremes: pairs where the cheaper product costs a tenth of the original or less. Big gaps usually mean the luxury price is buying packaging, a fragrance or a brand rather than a different formula — but not always, and each entry names what the dupe drops along with the price.
What is the biggest saving between a luxury beauty product and its dupe?
NIVEA Creme Moisturizing Cream, about $10 ($0.74 / fl oz), against the $200 La Mer Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream — 99% less. Both are built on a mineral oil, petrolatum and glycerin base, which does most of the moisturizing. NIVEA lacks the kelp ferment and has a stronger scent. The price difference is more than 250× per ml.
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- 99%
- $1716
1. NIVEA Creme Moisturizing Cream for La Mer Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream
$10 against $200, 99% less ($0.74 / fl oz versus $197.16 / fl oz). Both list Mineral oil and Petrolatum.
Cost per fl oz
La Mer$197.16 / fl ozNIVEA$0.74 / fl oz- Size
- 30 ml
- 400 ml
- Key ingredients
- Miracle Broth™ (fermented sea kelp), Mineral oil, Petrolatum
- Mineral oil, Petrolatum, Glycerin, Panthenol
What matches
Both are built on a mineral oil, petrolatum and glycerin base, which does most of the moisturizing.
What the dupe does worse
NIVEA lacks the kelp ferment and has a stronger scent.
2. La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer for Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream
$23 against $180, 94% less ($6.80 / fl oz versus $106.46 / fl oz).
Cost per fl oz
Augustinus Bader$106.46 / fl ozLa Roche-Posay$6.80 / fl oz- Size
- 50 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- TFC8® amino acid and vitamin complex, Evening primrose oil
- Ceramide-3, Niacinamide, Glycerin
What matches
Same barrier-repair job with ceramide-3, niacinamide and glycerin, the workhorse ingredients doing most of the visible work in The Rich Cream.
What the dupe does worse
No TFC8 growth-factor complex, a lighter texture and a far plainer jar, so it reads as a pharmacy cream rather than a luxury one.
3. Lattafa Khamrah Eau de Parfum for Kilian Paris Angels' Share Eau de Parfum
$40 against $295, 93% less ($11.83 / fl oz versus $174.48 / fl oz). Both list Cinnamon and Praline and Tonka bean.
Cost per fl oz
Kilian Paris$174.48 / fl ozLattafa$11.83 / fl oz- Size
- 50 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- Cognac, Cinnamon, Tonka bean, Praline
- Cinnamon, Dates, Praline, Tonka bean
What matches
Similar opening of boozy cinnamon and dates, then a spicy-sweet praline drydown.
What the dupe does worse
Rougher in the first 10 minutes, but lasts and projects just as long.
4. Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder – Translucent Extra Coverage for Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
$8 against $43, 92% less ($3.49 / oz versus $42.04 / oz).
-92%Cost per oz
Laura Mercier$42.04 / ozCoty Airspun$3.49 / oz- Size
- 29 g
- 65 g
- Key ingredients
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
What matches
A drugstore classic that makeup artists use for baking.
What the dupe does worse
Slightly more coverage and a heavier feel.
5. The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA for Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment
$9 against $85, 89% less ($8.87 / fl oz versus $83.79 / fl oz).
Cost per fl oz
Sunday Riley$83.79 / fl ozThe Ordinary$8.87 / fl oz- Size
- 30 ml
- 30 ml
- Key ingredients
- Lactic acid, Licorice, Lemongrass
- 10% lactic acid, Hyaluronic acid, Tasmanian pepperberry
What matches
Same main active (lactic acid) at a disclosed 10%.
What the dupe does worse
It has a thinner texture and no fragrance. It's also offered at 5% if your skin is new to acids.
6. COSRX Peptide 132 Ultra Perfect Hair Bonding Treatment for K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask
$19 against $75, 89% less ($4.68 / fl oz versus $44.36 / fl oz).
-89%Cost per fl oz
K18$44.36 / fl ozCOSRX$4.68 / fl oz- Size
- 50 ml
- 120 ml
- Key ingredients
- K18Peptide™
- Tripeptide-132 HCl, Biotin, Soluble collagen, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid
What matches
Both rebuild broken keratin bonds with a low-molecular-weight peptide — K18Peptide in one, Tripeptide-132 in the other — and both are aimed at bleach, colour and heat damage.
What the dupe does worse
This one is rinsed out after a few minutes instead of left in, and it is silicone-and-oil heavy, so fine hair can be left with a slight film K18 never leaves.
7. wet n wild MegaLast Matte Lip Color – Stoplight Red for MAC Cosmetics Retro Matte Lipstick – Ruby Woo
$3 against $24, 89% less ($25.77 / oz versus $226.80 / oz).
-89%Cost per oz
MAC Cosmetics$226.80 / ozwet n wild$25.77 / oz- Size
- 3 g
- 3.3 g
- Key ingredients
- Not disclosed
- Hyaluronic acid
What matches
Same cool-toned blue red in a flat, high-pigment matte that photographs the way Ruby Woo does.
What the dupe does worse
Softer bullet and a semi-matte set, so it feels less drying but transfers more and needs a liner to hold its edge.
8. Lattafa Yara Eau de Parfum for KAYALI Vanilla | 28 Eau de Parfum
$30 against $118, 87% less ($8.87 / fl oz versus $69.79 / fl oz). Both list Musk.
Cost per fl oz
KAYALI$69.79 / fl ozLattafa$8.87 / fl oz- Size
- 50 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- Vanilla orchid, Brown sugar, Tonka bean, Musk
- Orchid, Heliotrope, Vanilla, Musk
What matches
The same sweet, creamy vanilla-and-fruit direction with heavy projection.
What the dupe does worse
Yara is fruitier up front (orange blossom, heliotrope) and less boozy.
9. Lattafa Mohra Silky Rose for Dior Miss Dior Eau de Parfum
$25 against $175, 86% less ($7.39 / fl oz versus $51.75 / fl oz).
Cost per fl oz
Dior$51.75 / fl ozLattafa$7.39 / fl oz- Size
- 100 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- Centifolia rose, Peony, Iris
- Rose, Musk, Vanilla
What matches
Opens on the same fresh rose over citrus that the 2021 Miss Dior leads with, and dries down to a soft clean musk.
What the dupe does worse
The rose is jammier and less powdery, and it wears about six hours against Miss Dior's eight.
10. Timeless Skin Care 20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum for SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic
$27 against $182, 85% less ($26.62 / fl oz versus $179.41 / fl oz).
Cost per fl oz
SkinCeuticals$179.41 / fl ozTimeless Skin Care$26.62 / fl oz- Size
- 30 ml
- 30 ml
- Key ingredients
- 15% L-ascorbic acid, 1% vitamin E, 0.5% ferulic acid
- 20% L-ascorbic acid, Vitamin E, Ferulic acid, Hyaluronic acid
What matches
Same trio of actives (L-ascorbic acid, vitamin E, ferulic acid) with a higher vitamin C percentage. More chance of tingling on sensitive skin, and it oxidizes faster, so finish it within about 3 months.
11. Ariana Grande Cloud Eau de Parfum for Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum
$68 against $325, 85% less ($20.11 / fl oz versus $137.31 / fl oz).
Cost per fl oz
Maison Francis Kurkdjian$137.31 / fl ozAriana Grande$20.11 / fl oz- Size
- 70 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- Saffron, Jasmine, Ambergris, Cedarwood
- Lavender, Whipped cream, Praline, Musk
What matches
Not a clone, but it has a similar sweet, airy, cozy feel.
What the dupe does worse
Cloud leans creamier (coconut, praline) and lacks BR540's saffron and mineral edge. Lasts 5–7 hours versus all day.
12. Armaf Club de Nuit Woman Eau de Parfum for CHANEL Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum
$32 against $190, 84% less ($9.01 / fl oz versus $56.19 / fl oz). Both list Orange and Rose and Jasmine and Patchouli.
Cost per fl oz
CHANEL$56.19 / fl ozArmaf$9.01 / fl oz- Size
- 100 ml
- 105 ml
- Key ingredients
- Orange, Rose, Jasmine, Patchouli
- Orange, Rose, Jasmine, Patchouli
What matches
Nine of Coco Mademoiselle's notes by name: orange and bergamot on top, rose, jasmine and litchi in the middle, patchouli, vetiver, musk and vanilla underneath.
What the dupe does worse
Armaf opens sharper and sweeter — grapefruit and peach where Chanel has mimosa — and the first ten minutes smell more alcoholic before it settles.
13. Makeup Revolution Skin Silk Serum Foundation for Giorgio Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation
$11 against $69, 84% less.
What each one costs
Giorgio Armani Beauty$68.02 / fl ozMakeup Revolution$11- Size
- 30 ml
- one unit
- Key ingredients
- Not disclosed
- Hyaluronic acid
What matches
Same serum-fluid texture and the same satin, skin-like finish that Luminous Silk is bought for, in a comparable medium coverage.
What the dupe does worse
Less shade depth at the extremes of the range and a shorter wear time on oily skin, around eight hours before it needs powder.
14. OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil for Moroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment
$8 against $48, 83% less ($2.37 / fl oz versus $14.20 / fl oz). Both list Argan oil.
Cost per fl oz
Moroccanoil$14.20 / fl ozOGX$2.37 / fl oz- Size
- 100 ml
- 100 ml
- Key ingredients
- Argan oil, Linseed extract
- Argan oil, Dimethicone
What matches
Same argan-and-silicone base, same use on damp mid-lengths before drying, and the same shine without weight on fine hair.
What the dupe does worse
Thinner texture and a sweeter fragrance, and it runs out faster because people over-pour it.
15. e.l.f. Cosmetics Wow Brow for Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Fiber Gel
$6 against $26, 80% less ($48.60 / oz versus $245.70 / oz).
Cost per oz
Benefit Cosmetics$245.70 / oze.l.f. Cosmetics$48.60 / oz- Size
- 3 g
- 3.5 g
- Key ingredients
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
What matches
Also a fiber gel with a tiny brush.
What the dupe does worse
It adds a bit less volume but holds as well.
