Lidl's 72 Infusion Pistachio and Salted Caramel hair and body perfume mist only costs £3.99 per 250ml bottle(Image: Charlotte Smith)

Lidl's new £2.49 beauty range 'as good as' L'Occitane, Aesop and Sol de Janeiro

L'Occitane, Aesop and Sol de Janeiro fans will be pleased to know they could enjoy 'near-identical' versions of their favourite beauty products from £2.49 at Lidl

by · The Mirror

Lidl has been praised for its latest beauty range, which shoppers say is 'just as good as' L'Occitane, Aesop, Sol de Janeiro and Lush. The budget supermarket has released an array of beauty and skincare products that could be easily mistaken for the high-end brands on packaging alone.

For £3.99 each, Sol de Janeiro fans can buy 250ml exotic hair and body perfume mists, which comes in two different scents. Shoppers can pick from 78 Crush, which is jasmine and dragon fruit or 72 Infusion, which is pistachio and salted caramel.

If you buy both bottles, you get 500ml worth of perfume spray for the price of £7.98. Buying the real Sol de Janeiro sprays from the likes of Boots would set you back £24 for 90ml alone.

Lidl is also drawing inspiration from L'Occitane with its new hand cream and liquid soaps. For £2.49, shoppers can get a 100ml tube of D'avignon Shea Hand Cream, which is made with 20% shea butter.

The hand cream may remind beauty fans of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm, which costs £28 for 150ml on LookFantastic. Lidl customers also have the choice of three different scented D'avignon hand and body liquid soaps.

For £2.99 each, there is a rose option, as well as lavender and verbena - which is a type of plant. The 500ml liquid soaps are arguably reminiscent of L'Occitane's Luxury Size Shea Butter Lavender, Verbena and Rose soaps - priced at £28 each on the official website.

Sol de Janeiro fans can buy exotic hair and body perfume mists for only £3.99( Image: Charlotte Smith)

Aesop enthusiasts may be keen to try Lidl's Adoration Aromatic Body Cleanser and Hand Wash. The body cleanser is described as 'gentle' and made with 'skin-loving nutrients'.

The cleanser comes in a 500ml bottle and costs £3.99. One version smells of geranium, verbena and ylang, while the other is infused with sweet orange, petti-grain and jasmine.

The hand wash, is the same price for the same size, but boasts scents of grapefruit and guaiac wood. On John Lewis' website, Aesop's Resurrection Aromatique Hand Wash in a 500ml bottle costs £33.

L'Occitane's products usually cost around £20, but Lidl's own versions are much less( Image: Charlotte Smith)

By opting for Lidl's own brand alternatives, shoppers could save themselves plenty of money while enjoying a taste of luxury. Many savvy-shoppers have already spotted the bargain products and shared them with others online.

On popular Facebook group, Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, one Lidl customer called Karen uploaded a picture of her Aesop-inspired items. "Lidl doing Aesop dupes for £3.49. They smell lovely. If you look at Aesop website their body cleanser and hand-wash is over £30," she said.

Kinga shared a picture of her newly purchased jasmine and dragon fruit body spray, adding: "Found this in Lidl today for £3,99. Smells like Sol de Janeiro which is £20+ in shops."

Aesop fans could snap up a £3.49 hand and body wash that smells the 'same' according to shoppers( Image: Charlotte Smith)

Melanie shared a picture of various products on the shelves at her local Lidl. "All the Lidl designer [alternatives] are in one place in my store. Sol de Janeiro dupes just out of shot. Rituals, Jo Malone, Lush, L'Occitane, Molton Brown etc," she said.

Michelle posted about her successful shopping trip also. "Just been to Lidl an got the Sol, the lush shower gel, the Jo Malone hand wash and the white company Seychelles candle [alternatives], every single one smells exactly like the real ones."