TIP OF THE WEEK » THE ULTIMATE DUPES GUIDE

Dupes are one of my favorite things. I know it's a bit lame to say that, but seriously, how amazing is to get the expensive high-end look for a fraction of the price? It's just my cup of tea and I got really excited when I saw that bot Fleur and Lily had posted videos about dupes this week!

Fleur is obviously all about beauty and she shows us - together with the lovely Amelia Liana - a couple of cheaper options for high hyped products like the Oribe Dry Texturising Spray and Mac lipsticks. I think beauty dupes are just the best, because, as Fleur says herself, sometimes they're actually the same product as the high end version, but with a different name and a different packaging. This happens because some make up brands (i.e. L'Orèal and Giorgio Armani) are held by the same company and most of the times you pay more for the designer name than for the product itself.

If with beauty dupes the feeling and the texture of the product are the main thing, with fashion is more of a 'get the look' matter, and here Lily shows us alternatives for super iconic pieces like the Burberry Heart Print shirt or the Charlotte Olympia kitty flats. They may be lacking in quality, but since next year they could be completely out of fashion, quality is not what I'm looking for in a fashion dupe! I think 'inspired pieces' like these ones are the perfect way to follow the trend without breaking the bank!

The beauty dupes I think I'll definitely give a go to are the Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce Spray and the Rimmel Scandaleyes eye pencils, while fashion wise I really want to try the Vagabond Boots, Whistles Pouches and Kitty Flats cheaper alternatives!

What about you? What are the dupes you are more excited about? Is there any great dupe you found? Let me know!