There are fewperfumesmore iconic than Chanel No.

“It was what I was waiting for,” Chanel said of Chanel No.

“A perfume like nothing else.

Chanel No. 5 bottle

A woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman.”

5 was created by master perfumer Ernest Beaux, who drew his separate inspiration to create the perfume.

Apart from its revolutionary scent, a few famous spokeswomen have cemented Chanel No.

Aldi store sign

5 as a cult fragrance.Marilyn Monroecaused a surge in the popularity of Chanel No.

5 when she reportedly admitted that she only wore Chanel No.

5 to bed and nothing else, per Harper’s Bazaar.

Thus, an fragrant obsession was born.

Aldi has created a perfect (and cheaper) dupe for Chanel No.

5

Given the fact that Chanel No.

Most recently, one of these Chanel No.

5 impersonators was actually made by supermarket chain Aldi.

Unfortunately, it appears as though the perfume is only being sold in Europe.

Especially in the last few years, perfume duplicates have become especially popular.

(After all, who wants to pay hundreds of dollars for a scent?)