Day 1: Michael by Michael Kors

Mmmmmmichael. You can't say the name without going mmmmm and that's exactly what I do every time I spray this fragrance on. But how do I best describe Michael to you? It's New York City in a bottle. Does that help? No? OK, I'll have another go...

At first whiff it's quite full on with it's spicy, intense whirlwind of intoxicating heady scents. But then it settles into elegance and sophistication. Warming, yet floral. Soothing, yet inspiring. That's why it's NYC in a bottle. It's easily on a par with Chanel No.5 for classy elegance. Actually, it's No.5's edgier, but still effortlessly cool cousin, who's just breezed into town all sexy and sassy making all the guys jaws drop.

To me it symbolises New York because that's where I first discovered it. August 15th 2001, Sephora, 5th Avenue - the last day of my honeymoon. We had started off 8 days before in Boston, headed to Toronto and then to New York for the final day/night. For the record New York is the greatest city on earth. Fact. I reserve the right to either completely ignore arguments to the contrary or shout 'because it is okay?!' to anyone that disagrees with that simple fact.

Due to the expense already incurred on the honeymoon, when I fell in love with Michael, hubby said that we should not buy it there as it would be cheaper in the airport. It wasn't. They didn't sell it in the airport. Hubby then told me not to worry as we could get it at Heathrow when we landed. We couldn't. They didn't sell it at Heathrow. Or anywhere else in London apparently. Or the UK*. Fast forward to December 25th 2001, our living room, a credit card statement with an entry showing a U.S perfume company and an extortionate amount of money and one very VERY happy woman holding a glass bottle containing the heavenly golden nectar of the gods.

There is a lesson in the tale above. DON'T EVER PUT OFF BUYING A PERFUME YOU INSTANTLY FALL IN LOVE WITH THE VERY MOMENT YOU FIND IT. Here endeth the lesson for today.


*Michael by Michael Kors is now sold in all good perfume retailers throughout the UK, along with his other perfumes which are lovely too, but will get their own blog at some point in the future...most likely the summer because they are summer fragrances.