Kors

Exciting news! I contacted Fragrantica's hard-working database manager and they updated the notes here. So as of this date (March 2016), they are correct. The problem is that people often get this unique and obsolete fragrance ("Kors") confused with original Michael Kors ("Michael"), a musky tuberose scent - also amazing; very different. It sounds like some of the reviewers here actually had samples of Michael. To break it down: If what you smell are white florals and musk, with a leathery or incensy undertone, that's "Michael." If you smell red wine and sharp fruits with dark smoke and a rich, balsamic base, that's "Kors." If you're buying online, many sites are selling "Michael" and mistakenly labeling it as "Kors." Hope that clears up some of the confusion. The key phrase for "Kors" could be "Days of Wine and Roses." It feels like an evening looking drunkenly into long-lost romances. It is booze-soaked and bittersweet. To get more analytical: It smells like a vibrant port wine (with a shot of something stronger), classic dark red roses with exotic, narcotic notes of Jasmine and Ylang, clear and sensual musk, spicy, smoky incense (almost like pipe smoke), old woods and resins, a sharp tang of deep red fruits (pomegranate - to me, even a bit of rosehip), a deeply hidden, delicious base of ambrox, and hints of bitter herbs like artemisia/davana and chamomile. Just about the only note I don't get is citrus, but it could very well be blended in there. If that all sounds strange and fantastical, well, it is. This amazing fragrance has been my favorite for over a decade, and is my "secret weapon" scent. It really does smell very strongly of wine and spirits. Be warned: only wear this if you want to smell like a sexy drunk. Which I do. (You know, truth in advertising). This perfume is, as many have noted, out of production. For over ten years, actually. There is still some to be found, if you dig around a bit. And it is truly a one-of-a-kind scent. Unusual, challenging, definitely not for everybody. For those of you who, like me, are looking for a more current replacement - I don't think there is one. We are united in tragedy. But the search goes on. I recommend investigating more fragrances by Steve Demercado; he seems to do a lot with booze, fruit, and spice. You might like Queen (by Queen Latifah): a very boozy vanilla with incense and spice. Another cheap-but-great celeb fragrance with a similar vibe is Truth or Dare Naked (by Madonna): a warm, spicy, woody, floral. I also have high hopes for Vince Camuto for women (rum, vanilla, leather, musk, florals), but I haven't tested it yet. (Update: NOT Vince Camuto - read my scathing review). Good luck, fellow "Kors" fans!

Oh how I miss this wonderful, unique scent. I first discovered it a few years ago when I purchased a random set of miniature scents from the US, and a 15ml EDP spray of Kors was included. It quickly became my favourite scent - I always received compliments when wearing it, and in particular I loved the boozy, powerhouse opening - I'd never smelled another scent like it, before or since. Kors suited my chemistry so well on the dry down too. I've tried unsuccessfully to source a bottle or 3 of this wonderful scent, as it was discontinued before I received my purse size bottle. So disappointed to find it's off the shelves for good - I live in hope one day Kors will re-release it as a special limited edition or similar, so I can stock up! Probably unlikely though, so if you are a fragantica member who wants to swap or decant Kors to a member who would really love having it again, I'd love to hear from you! UPDATE - On the day I posted this, someone living close to me in my city posted on Gumtree that they were selling the Body Gel & a (small) perfume vial of this for a tiny price. Couldn't believe my luck, I now have a precious couple of mls to enjoy, plus 2 tubes of the delicious Body Gel. Happy!

Tremendous luxurious, unique and precious. KORS Eau de Parfum is one of a kind. The first note I encountered is the boozy wine note, it is very enjoyable and was such a pleasant surprise, smells to me like red wine, cognac, pomegranate, red berries, roses, rosewood, balsam, incense, dirty ashtray (that's the incense, supposed to be cigar like, that sometimes can go wrong with the body chemistry) , very good longevity in my skin and I hope Kors does not disappear as I thing it is unique and brilliant though certainly not for everyone or every occasion, sometimes almost masculine fragrance, with huge arrangements of almost too-ripe roses and red fruits scattered about the room and a thread of cigar smoke drifting through the fireplace-warmed air. Kors makes me feel like I'm in a smokey bar (or makes me want to go to one), the shape of the bottle itself looks like modelled after that of a cigarette or a cigar too.

I have found this review: "Kors Perfume by Michael Kors,is a delicious red scent of sheer port wine and cognac, layered with sensuous rose petals and exotic spices. Notes: Sicilian bergamot, clementine, pomegranate, davana oil, sheer cognac, dewdrop notes, red berry rose, crimson rose petals, sheer spring jasmine, sheer port accord, ylang ylang, natural chamomile, rosewood, red incense, tolu balsam, white amber, bio-musk." Obviously, ingredients on this fragrantica page are somehow mixed... Personally it reminds me on soft blue plum brandies made in my country. Since plum brandy (Šljivovica) is cure for anything, this perfume for me have aromatherapy healing powers.

I love the image this perfume evokes - like a woman who enjoys a drink and off she goes having a good time maybe alone maybe with so many people. The only weird thing is - it develops too sweet on me. I tried it on clothes and it is better there than on my skin. It is the cousin of Poison Girl EDT if you liked that you may love this one! This evokes a fun night out.