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Perfume fan reckons £3 Yankee Candle wax melts smell just like Thierry Mugler Alien scent

PERFUME fans are hailing Yankee Candle’s sugared blossom wax melts as a dead ringer for Thierry Mugler’s Alien scent. 

The Tesco shopper spotted the pink wax melts in the supermarket, with a pack of six on sale for £3. 

A perfume fan has claimed Yankee Candle's sugared blossom wax melts smell like something familiar
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A perfume fan has claimed Yankee Candle's sugared blossom wax melts smell like something familiar Credit: Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group/Facebook

After snapping them up, she claims the scent smells just like the designer brand’s Alien fragrance, which sells for £57 a bottle. 

Sharing her find on Facebook page , she said: “Just for anyone obsessed with Alien perfume like I am…

“The sugared blossom yankee range smells EXACTLY like it... thank me later.

“(Wax melt pack £3 in Tesco).”

The melts come in a pack of six costing just £3
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The melts come in a pack of six costing just £3Credit: Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group/Facebook
 They've been compared to the pricey Alien scent, costing £57 a bottle
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They've been compared to the pricey Alien scent, costing £57 a bottle Credit: Mugler/Alien

Her post has racked up more than 700 likes and comments, as fellow perfume fans rushed to get their hands on the wax melts. 

Commenting online, one person said: “I can't believe I’ve just seen this I’m going out to smell some alien perfume and possibly buy.”

Another wrote: “These are the best ever !!!!”

A third said: “I have been burning this, smells amazing.” 

Fans are rushing to snap up the Sugared Blossom wax melts
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Fans are rushing to snap up the Sugared Blossom wax melts

Meanwhile B&M is selling Yankee Candles for 10p and shoppers are rushing to snap them up.

Plus this woman revealed she melts down her leftover Yankee Candle and pours it into shaped ice cube trays to make wax melts.

And this thrifty mum revealed how to remove the most common stains from clothing.

Mrs Hinch reveals her simple trick for removing solid wax melts - and it only takes a few seconds