I Just Want to Smell Expensive—These New High-Street Perfumes Have Seriously Delivered

The high street's chicest, minimalist store just made its fragrance debut.

Junior beauty editor Grace Lindsay and beauty editor Eleanor Vousden testing Cos perfumes
(Image credit: @gracelindsay__ and @eleanorvousden for Who What Wear UK)

If you're looking for one of the best perfumes on the market, I highly suggest checking out your local high street stores. I know what you're thinking: aren't luxury perfumes better? As a beauty editor, I've tried my fair share of expensive scents over the years, and as much as I rate these fragrances, these days lots of my favourite high street shops are bringing out more affordable fragrances that are giving designer scents a run for their money.

Here at Who What Wear UK, we've written a lot about our love for these high-street perfumes. We've rounded up the best Zara fragrances, the best & Other Stories scents and even the best M&S perfumes that money can buy. So, when we heard the news that COS was launching its own line of fragrances, we practically screamed with excitement.

Junior beauty editor Grace Lindsay and beauty editor Eleanor Vousden testing Cos perfumes

(Image credit: @gracelindsay__ and @eleanorvousden for Who What Wear UK)

COS is just one of those stores that never disappoints. The clothing and accessories are always so chic, so you can imagine how high my expectations were when I got my hands on the curated edit of scents. The bottles themselves perfectly represent the minimalist aesthetic that the brand is known for, but how would the scents compare? Keep on scrolling for my honest review of every single COS perfume...

Junior beauty editor Grace Lindsay testing Cos perfumes

(Image credit: @gracelindsay__ for Who What Wear UK)

I put every single COS perfume to the test.

The Best COS Perfumes, Tried & Tested by a Beauty Editor

1. COS Fleuriste

2. COS Solaire

3. COS Auburn

4. COS Mythe

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Junior beauty editor Grace Lindsay testing Cos perfumes

(Image credit: @gracelindsay__ for Who What Wear UK)
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Grace Lindsay
Junior Beauty Editor

Grace Lindsay is the junior beauty editor at Who What Wear UK. At the age of 18 she decided to train as a makeup artist before going on to study english and media at Goldsmiths University. It was during that time that she explored her love for journalism by interning at a small beauty start-up based in Shoreditch. Since then, she has worked at a number of publications including Marie Claire and Hello!, where her love for all things beauty continued to grow.

As Who What Wear UK's junior beauty editor, she covers everything from the latest hair trends to the stand-out makeup products of the season.