Michael Kors will launch Very Hollywood Michael Kors, a new “sophisticated floral” for women, this coming September. Kors calls the new fragrance the “most glamorous, indulgent scent we’ve ever done”.
The fragrance notes feature mandarin, iced bergamot, wet jasmine, ylang-ylang, raspberry, gardenia, orris, creamy amber, soft white moss and vetiver…
Michael Kors has launched Michael Kors Very Pretty, a new limited edition flanker to 2003's Sheer Michael (which was itself a flanker to 2000's Michael by Michael Kors fragrance):
For the pure glamour of it…Micheal Kors Very Pretty is an indulgent, floral interpretation of the original Michael Kors Sheer fragrance. Jasmine, Bergamot, and Sandalwood add seriously seductive dimensions to the classic Michael Kors essence…
Michael Kors will launch Island Bermuda, the fifth fragrance in his Island series (see Island, Island Fiji, Island Hawaii, Island Capri), this coming December…
Michael Kors, who is reportedly “island-obsessed” (he grew up on Long Island and seems to be constantly jetting off to one or another island paradise), launched Island, his third fragrance for women, in 2005. He noted at the time that…
The first fragrance [that would be Michael] was all about intense indulgence. This one's all about casual living — you can wear it to the gym, or you can wear it to a black-tie event”. (via Women's Wear Daily, 12/3/2004)
Island was developed by perfumers Christophe Laudamiel and Loc Dong, and the notes are a good indicator of what is to come (and they aren't always): Kauai waterfalls, oxygenated water, Chinese kiwi, hydroponic honeysuckle, parrot tulip, champaca flowers, ginger lily, shimmering Bulgarian rose, stephanotis, white bark accord, Galapagos driftwood and rice fields. It sounds like a fresh ozonic-aquatic scent, and it is…
Michael was the debut fragrance release from Michael Kors. It launched in 2000, and was meant to…
…translate his style philosophy into fragrance. “Glamorous but simple, indulgent but practical,” explained Kors. “And chic. That’s the word I’m going for no matter what we do.” (via Women’s Wear Daily, 3/24/2000)
I can’t remember when I first smelled Michael, but I know I didn’t love it. It was too strong, too sweet, and too floral for my taste, and my feelings about Michael did not change radically after I became more interested in fragrance and my tastes expanded to include the headier white florals.
But I can’t even count the number of times over the past 7 years when I’ve asked someone what they were wearing because they smelled so nice, and the answer was: Michael. It happened again only last week, and I came home and sprayed some on, and then sat, puzzled yet again: I don’t like Michael. On me, anyway, and up close. But apparently I like it on most anyone else, and I have to say that several times while wearing it I was struck by that sense you get when you forget that you’re even wearing perfume and just notice, for an instant, that something nearby smells good…