Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2024 – The Power Of Nature
As I type these words, hailstones are tapping away on our roof, but never mind — spring is here, right? Ever the optimist, I presented my list of the Top…
As I type these words, hailstones are tapping away on our roof, but never mind — spring is here, right? Ever the optimist, I presented my list of the Top…
Talk about opening a can of worms. At first glance, the project seems quite simple: Frederic Malle wants to reimagine a few classic Estee Lauder scents, so he enlists the…
“The ideas were great, but the formulas were very, very long. I mean, Azuree was more than 200 products. We just had to shorten the formula, take all of the…
Few things can dispel the winter gloom as effectively as perfume — especially if you choose a scent that’s distinctive, dramatic and full of striking contrasts. A Baroque perfume, you…
It’s often been said that perfumery doesn’t set trends: it simply latches onto the coat-tails of those formed by other creative endeavours. Perhaps this is why we had to wait…
I blame all of you. A few weeks ago, on my YouTube channel, one person suggested that I should match my favourite Madonna songs with appropriate perfumes. And from that…
In many aspects of etiquette, there’s a fine line between the casual and the inconsiderate. I suspect a fear that we’re veering too close to the latter was the guiding…
It is to his credit that Frederic Malle continues to make us wait a whole year between new releases: he could so easily have given in to the temptation to…
It was time to get tart over on my YouTube channel the other day when I ended the current run of episodes with a presentation of my Top 10 best…
It had to be done. At least, that’s what I told myself. The other day, I succumbed to the hype – and to requests from many of you – and…
A secluded monastery, somewhere in the Himalayas — where the only sound comes from the snow as it melts in the morning sun, and the air itself is composed of…
I don’t like to think about the fact that today is the longest day of the year, because it means that from now on, the days are going to start…
Things got a little bit whiffy in my virtual studio the other day… but in the most compelling way. Taking my cue from a suggestion made by one of you,…
Best perfumes for spring 2023 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Guerlain, Cartier, Tauer, Caron, Frederic Malle, Histoires De Parfums, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Escentric Molecules, Nicolai, Bulgari
Top 10 best colourful perfumes, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2023, feat. Frederic Malle, Chanel, Penhaligon's, Hermes, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Acqua Di Parma, Histoires De Parfums, Annick Goutal, Estee Lauder
Top 10 best perfumes for winter 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Federic Malle, Guerlain, Le Labo, Lilanur, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Nicolai, BDK, Hermes, Penhaligon's)
Argentum Magician and Lover (Delphine Thierry), Bjork & Berries Botanist, Peosym Lost Wonderer, Acqua Di Parma Colonia, candles from Paul Smith, Ostens, Henry’s Townhouse, Frederic Malle, Miller Harris, Ginori 1735,…
Frederic Malle Uncut Gem review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Maurice Roucel, 2022)
Top 10 best perfumes for autumn 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Les Indemodables, Nicolai, Lubin, Reminiscence, Eris, Etat Libre D’Orange)
Top 10 best cooling perfumes for summer 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Guerlain, Cartier, Hermes, Chanel, Tom Ford, Frederic Malle, Parle Moi De Parfum, Clarins, Acqua Di Parma