What are the best local beauty products, foods and perfume oils to buy in Sharm El Sheikh?

In September 2026 shoppers looking for perfume oils headed to a shop at Soho Square — it is immediately on the left at the very start of the street; according to one buyer, Russian-speaking staff work there.

For beauty products, local hair masks were recommended in late August 2026: according to one participant, they cost next to nothing and really work — tested on bleached hair after a botched colouring job.

Dates, in the same participant's view, are an acquired taste, but tasty ones can be found — so it pays to choose rather than grab the first box you see (August 2026).

Mangoes were also named in August 2026 as something worth bringing back from Sharm — though with a joke that not everyone would welcome this advice. Check the rules on carrying fresh fruit into your destination country before buying.

For durable kitchenware, a small professional cookware shop in the Montaza area, next to a pharmacy, was recommended in late August 2026 as the place to buy a pot that will last for ages.