Shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshalls should be considered a professional sport. Weaving through infinite shopping carts and sale-filled aisles is not for the faint of heart, but hidden among the troves of home decor and kitchen supplies is one of the retailers' best-kept secrets: beauty products. More specifically, the fragrance section, which is packed with designer perfumes at surprisingly great prices.
To save you the overstimulating in-store search, I combed through both the TJ Maxx and Marshalls websites to find the best luxury perfumes actually worth buying this fall—all at a fraction of their typical retail price. As a fragrance-obsessed beauty editor, I can tell you that these are all top-tier picks from fragrance houses like YSL, Burberry, Gucci, and more. Ahead, shop team Cosmo's favorite fall perfumes currently on sale at TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
One Cosmo editor says: “I didn’t understand the term most popular perfume in the world until I first sniffed this, then realized how many fancy people I’ve passed in the street and smelled this on. It’s not something overly saturated in the market with a million dupes, still, it’s recognizable enough to turn my head every time I catch a whiff of the sweet and floral combo. Plus, it lasts for hours on end, so you’ll still smell those rich gourmand notes late into the night.”—JASMINE HYMAN, ASSISTANT BEAUTY EDITOR One Cosmo editor says: “I decided to wear this on my wedding day, and since getting married is obviously a very grown-up activity, I want my scent to reflect that without abandoning the part of me that loves to smell like vanilla and sugar.
Burberry Goddess does just that with a mix of vanilla and lavender, and the deep scent lasts all day.”—MIKHAILA ARCHER, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT One Cosmo editor says: “This perfume is one of the most stunningly constructed florals I've ever smelled. It's also one of the only floral perfumes I actually like. The mix of orange, lavender, and vanilla are so grounding and fresh, but break up the scent so it's deeper, boasts a ton of warmth, and less powdery than a classic floral.”—BETH GILLETTE, BEAUTY EDITOR One Cosmo editor says: “The original Gucci Flora was the first ‘big girl’ perfume I ever purchased, and this intense version feels like an elevated, grown-up version of the original—perfect for my 20s.
With notes that lean a little richer and warmer, with the same nostalgic floral DNA, it’s perfect for an all-day spritz.”—JH One Cosmo editor says: “"Sweet and powdery, Black Opium really is unlike all of the other perfumes in my collection. Stacked up next to a zillion designer options, it's seductive and dark. I love that the scent isn't trying too hard to be prissy, so I always love wearing it on a night out, paired with a leather bomber and boots." —BG One Cosmo editor says: "Designer scents that everyone knows aren't generally the scents that get me the most compliments.
But Donna Born in Roma is the exception. It's a sweet and floral mix that works well with basically everyone's body chemistry (I've spritzed it on quite a few friends to test this theory). And the scent projects well without cloying or inducing a headache."—BG One Cosmo editor says: "Desert Dawn is woody perfume for the clean girl.
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