Very Hollywood Sparkling by Michael Kors bottle
Michael Kors

Very Hollywood Sparkling

3.9/5 · 115 votes Feminine 2010
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Fragrance notes

Notes

Character

Longevity2.4/5
Sillage2.7/5
Day100
Night21
Spring67
Summer62
Fall33
Winter33
Our take

You crack the top and get a fizzy pop of mandarin and black currant, tart and sweet like the first sip of a Shirley Temple. The African orange flower blooms through a few minutes later, but it is a soapy, powder-puff white floral, not a natural grown thing. This is a fragrance that opens loud and cheerful and then, well, it shrugs. The longevity clocks in at a measly 2.38, and the sillage barely clears your personal bubble. Within an hour, you are left with a faint, sugary skin scent that whispers of animalic warmth but never delivers. It feels like a sequin dress that loses its shine by sunset.

The overall character is that of a cheap, cheerful sparkling wine at a midday pool party. Effervescent, sweet, and utterly synthetic, it has the blunt, formulated shine of mainstream mall perfumery. There is no complexity, no surprise, just a bright, soapy citrus-fruity accord that is pleasant enough while it lasts.

Who should wear this? Anyone who wants a no-commitment spritz for a springtime brunch or a summer afternoon errand run. The 100% daytime vote is correct. Skip it if you expect a fragrance to carry you from morning through dinner, or if you prefer natural, nuanced blooms. This is a snapshot, not a story, and it vanishes before you finish telling it.

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