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Created by Jimmy Choo’s founder Tamara Mellon, I knew this scent would smell as sexy as the shoes look. Everything from the advertising visuals, the bottle and the scent itself just scream class (which is not my usual choice of fragrance, haha).
Tamara Mellon, OBE, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Jimmy Choo oversees the creative vision of the Jimmy Choo brand. From the time she founded the company nearly 15 years ago as the ultimate shoe brand, her dream has always been to fully accessorize and capture the hearts of women around the world, by building a complete luxury lifestyle accessory house – synonymous with Oscar winners and the Hollywood’s A-list.
The bottle is absolutely gorgeous, a heavy luxe glass design that would look amazing on any dressing table, and definitely fits the vibe of the brand. Very reminiscent of Viktor & Rolfs infamous Flowerbomb not only by looks as you are immediately hit with a burst of sugar sweetness thanks to the top notes of pear nectar and sweet Italian orange. The initial sweetness mellows down into a complex blend of musk and floral, it’s very hard to describe as every time I take a sniff I get …

Ultra-feminine, glamorous and excessive…The Lady Million woman embodies the ideal woman. No man can resist her and the best won’t ever be enough for her!

Indeed…!
If you know (and love) the male countrpart this will be right up your street! I adore the original ‘1 Million’ but unfortunately my boyfriend doesn’t share my enthusiasm so I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to try Lady Million. I don’t know about you but I don’t like the idea of wearing mens fragrance, I don’t know why, I just don’t.
I’m also not too keen on the packaging, to me it just seems cheap and is quite difficult to spray on, you have to hold the base with your fingers and spray the whole of the top with your thumb. It’s a bit awkward and I prefer a more traditional bottle shape. It also sits at a funny angle as the bottom is a diamond shape so it can’t sit flat. Hmmm. The liquid inside is yellow, well yellow gold which reminds me of a really strong old lady scent. No not that, I mean something like Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers, ewww! Not …

Estee Lauder Pleasures Playful Squirrel Compact

This inquisitive squirrel carries a bejewelled nut between his paws, and is beautifully finished with a golden, shimmering coat. Open to reveal Estée Lauder ‘Pleasure’ solid perfume.
I want!
£320 (!) exclusive to Harrods

When the weather gets a bit warmer it’s always nice to get a lighter perfume. Heavy, musky orientals should be put to the back of your fragrance wardrobe (coz we all have one of them, don’t we) to make way for your summer scent. I personally love citrus notes over sweet, as I find these refreshing in the warmer months and also don’t make you a prime target for wasps and bees!

I currently have these 3 on rotation:
Calvin Klein, CK One Summer 2010
EVERYONE knows someone whose signature scent is CK One =). In high school you couldn’t turn a corner without getting  a huge waft of it, and my boyfriend admitted to drowning himself in it back in the day lol. I love the original, and this summer version is so refreshing. I bought this in Brighton in the blazing sunshine and it smelt so good on ‘a day in the sun’ skin. It’s described as a citrus aromatic scent thats clean, fresh and easy to wear. Although this is a unisex fragrance I do think it’s more on the masculine side, but I love it none the less and find it a perfect pick me …