My Wedding Shoes and Special Perfume!

After careful consideration, I have bought my wedding shoes, and selected a fragrance!

The shoes:

I've spent a few months debating what shoes to wear for my wedding. At first I wanted a sky high pair of blue sparkly shoes, and in my wedding obsessed mind, money was truly no object. After trying on the dress a few weeks ago, I was brought back down to earth when I realized that the hem on my already altered dress was at a length just suitable for about 2 inch heels. (I bought my dress off of the mannequin, already altered, which saved me massive amounts). I could have it altered, but really don't want to play around with it, after all, the dress fitting PERFECTLY with no alterations needed was part of the serendipity in the first place. Plus, I reasoned, my feet would appreciate a lower pair of heels after hours of picture posing and dancing. But what kind of fancy schmancy, gorgeous heels are less than 4 inches?

I went mall shoe shopping with Ryan's mom and sister last week, and most of the wedding shoes that were low enough to accommodate my dress hem had grandmother written all over them. The heels were large and square, and nothing really got me excited. Then at Joneve, I saw a low heel that was white satin with just the right amount of detail. Of course they were all out of my size. At the next mall, they didn't have my size either. At the third mall they did though, and I swooped them up. I love them! And the best part?

They were $25 ... Serendipity again!

The Perfume:

Thierry Mugler ANGEL

Yes, I went with the CLASSIC (since 1993) perfume ANGEL.

As I've said before, this an EXTREME love or hate perfume. From the first time I smelled it as a tween, I was smitten, but I've known SO MANY who are not in love with the scent.

To be honest, I like having a scent that not EVERYONE is over the moon about, because it makes it special and unique for me.

If you have never smelled it, it's really hard for me to describe, but it basically smells spicy, but also like vanilla, chocolate, and baby powder, but not really what you'd think. I adore it. I LOVE this scent, it feels like it was meant for me, to me it smells like a precious magic in a bottle. It's pretty expensive though, for a the above small 50ml bottle, hand cream and tiny shower gel, it was over $100. But so worth it! Plus you can refill the bottle at any counter which saves money and is eco friendly.

"It's angelic yet seductive, out of this world yet absolutely practical, this heavenly scent is an oriental gourmand of fruits and honey, kissed with a breath of fresh air. "

Here are some examples of love/hate reviews for Angel, from Makeup Alley:

LOVE:

"To me, a winning perfume is one that either I love so much I could wear 24/7 or I get compliments on. I like this perfume, but get sooo many compliments on it, that it makes me like it more each time. Yes, sometimes there are notes that smell peppery and odd, but it wears into a really nice scent."

"My fave fragrance of all time! Looooooove it! You just have to put the right amount cuz it's strong and last very long."

Hate:

"I am here to rant because once again i have had the misfortune to share a train carriage with an angel-wearing idiot. the entire carriage was holding their noses and trying to open windows. im not joking.

its an utter mystery to me how this is so popular - i get the hating, but the love? are you lovers oblivious to the gagging victims left in your wake?
maybe it not THAT popular, its just talked about alot because its so very vile
every time i am unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity (and when i say vicinity, i can be 50 meters away) with a woman wearing this 'fragrance' i get the urge to slap her
and tell her she STINKS
angel is a a putrid, sickly, unrelenting stench like no other, even B.O., yes, i said that. it lingers for hours after the perpetrator has left the building. clings to everything
it physically makes me feel sick, and i am no sissy, nor do i have allergies
makes me wanna rip my own head off. please, for the love of humanity - stop wearing this poisonous vapour!
please dont defend it by claiming it smells nice on some and not on others - it reeks before it even hits the skin. sickly, cloying, cheap-smelling
and it makes you smell like a rotting old lady from 1985. is that the image youre after?
do us all a favour and get yourself a nice, low key, fresh grapefruity perfume. much more modern and refreshing and subtle
now, if i wore something that provoked such hatred, i would quit wearing it. even if i liked it. i wouldnt want to smell, in anyone elses opinion, like an incontinent old lady sat in a room sprayed with cheap air freshener - which is an understatement
the bottle is trashy too
dont care? gonna insist on inflicting it on others? then dont be surprised if eventually, one day, someones gonna stand up in that train carriage, point at you and say YOU REALLY SMELL BAD"

^LOL. This review made me laugh. This writer is definitely on a mission to end all ANGEL wearing, and her tone is comedic and entertaining. However it doesn't deter me from weaing my fave scent!^

I LOVE this perfume and don't care what anyone says .. it's made for me! =)

What do you think of ANGEL?