Actually each trendy individual I do know retailers at COS. The retailer is virtually bursting with elegant, “quiet luxurious” fundamentals which might be versatile, timeless, and simply make you look costly—assume The Row power with out the $1000+ price ticket. After I’m painfully bored of my closet or need to look stylish with out breaking the financial institution, I dash to my nearest COS (which, fortunate for me, occurs to be a brisk 10-minute stroll away).
So once I had the chance to check the model’s first-ever perfume assortment (crafted in Grasse, France, the identified fragrance capital of the world), I had excessive hopes it could make me really feel simply as subtle because the ethereal cotton trousers I maintain expensive. I will not bury the lede: COS completely delivered. I rotated by the brand new perfumes for 4 weeks, and every has a wealthy, main-character high quality—although I did in the end crown a favourite. Discover all my sincere ideas beneath.
The COS Eau de Parfum assortment contains 4, unique fragrances, every bottling fashionable class in distinctive methods. Relying in your most popular scent profile, you would possibly gravitate in direction of a darkish, amber-y potion or a vibrant, photo voltaic scenario (and so forth); in true minimalistic-chic trend, COS in some way captures each craving with simply these 4 bottles. So let’s get to know every scent character, we could?
Auburn
Earthy, candy, and barely spicy, Auburn is the perfume equal of a darkish romance. Notes of vanilla, cardamom, and occasional give it a wealthy, syrupy high quality that does not wind up too saccharine given the refined woody parts. It is the one gourmand scent of the bunch—and an excellent alternative should you usually gravitate in direction of sweeter fragrances—however it would not lean dessert-like, a far cry from the trending, bakery-inspired scents we have seen this yr. Think about a cooler, grown-up gourmand with an air of secrecy—that is Auburn on the nostril.
Suffice it to say, that is an unimaginable date-night perfume. I have a tendency to avoid wasting gourmands like these for night events or at any time when I am feeling a bit daring, however you possibly can completely put on it throughout the day for a moodier vibe.
Mythe
For me, Mythe is the shock hit. I do not normally fawn over inexperienced scents, so this contemporary mix of ginger, inexperienced cardamom pods, and vetiver did not soar out to me on paper. Now? It is genuinely all I need to put on, each single day. It is most likely essentially the most complicated scent I’ve smelled in a minute. Earthy, contemporary, and vibrant, it has the weather of a chypre, the last word cool-girl olfactory household if there ever was one—it merely oozes confidence. “Mythe reinterprets timeless, woody fragrances,” says grasp perfumer Nathalie Lorson in press supplies. “By mixing earthy, textured, and contemporary components, I’ve created a sublime and sensuous signature, a mark of style.” I actually really feel subtle each time I put on it.
Fleuriste
As you’ll be able to most likely guess from its identify, Fleuriste is for the floral-fragrance lovers amongst us. Fairly than taking inspiration from a single bloom, Lorson aimed to seize the scent of strolling right into a florist store, “the place floral bouquets intertwine with the air.” So, sure, you will catch whiffs of delicate rose, however you will additionally discover vibrant Hesperides (from the citrus household), tender musk, and refined woody undertones—a contemporary, skin-like model of your favourite floral fragrance. “It is my interpretation of pure pleasure and lightness,” Lorson provides.
Solaire
I believe olibanum—aka, frankincense—would possibly simply be my favourite perfume observe. (My treasured physique wash and lotion duo additionally options the woody, spicy fragrant.) That mentioned, if I had to decide on a favourite COS perfume, it must be this vibrant photo voltaic scent. Take my phrase for it: Solaire smells so freaking good. It is without delay vibrant and herbaceous with myrrh, benzoin, cistus, and amber, grounded by comforting musk to provide it a softer, cozier dry-down.
So far as summer time fragrances go, this can be a high notch decide I will be sporting all season. It is attractive by itself, however I prefer to additionally layer it with Mythe so as to add some contemporary components to the combination. Attempt the concoction, and thank me later.
Should you do want to layer a number of potions (and I extremely suggest you do!), you’ll be able to snag a discovery set with travel-size bottles to assist suss out your favourite pairings. In any other case, the fragrances are available modern 100ml or 15ml bottles tagged at $99 and $49 (respectively). You actually cannot go flawed with both of the 4 blends, so go forward and store your complete assortment beneath.
Store All of the COS Eau de Parfums
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Fleuriste Eau De Parfum
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