Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 2 Everything Else
Part 2 of Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Dior, Frederic Malle, Kilian, Guerlain and others
Part 2 of Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Dior, Frederic Malle, Kilian, Guerlain and others
Perfume review: Mugler Cologne, Chloe Nomade, Atelier Cologne Pacific Lime, Sylvaine Delacourte, from award-winning critic, Persolaise (mini-review, 2019)
Perfume review of Tauer Annees 25, Ostens Cashmeran Velvet & Patchouli Heart, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, by award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)
I continue to view the output of Atelier Cologne with both interest and suspicion. They insist that their ‘cologne absolues’ are fresh compositions that manage to pull off the fiendish…
In my latest article for Feelunique, I provide a few recommendations for ensuring that your perfume wardrobe contains at least one example of each of the main scent styles.To see…
image: Feelunique In my new article for Feelunique, I’ve turned to one of the oldest – and, arguably, one of the most divisive – perfumery ingredients: vanilla. To see which…
I know it doesn’t exactly feel like summer down here along the south coast of England, but hopefully warmer weather is on its way… so if you’re looking for scented,…
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of Twitter mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Eau Des Delices from Jardins Retrouvé (Yuri Gursatz; 2016)* Classic cologne, with bright mandarine,…
Round-up time again. Here are some Twitter mini-reviews, covering the period July to September 2016: Classique Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Daphne Bugey; 2016)* The familiar mimosa/jasmine/orange blossom accord…
Here’s another digest of my Twitter mini-reviews, spanning the period October to December 2015. Pallisandre D’Or from Aedes De Venustas (Alberto Morillas; 2015)* Red rather than gold take on rosewood,…
It’s time for another edition of my digest of Twitter mini-reviews; the following are from January to March 2015. Ostara from Penhaligon’s (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2015)* Truly delightful jonquil soliflore from…
Best summer, sunny day perfume selection by award-winning critic Persolaise, with Chanel, Tom Ford, Frederic Malle, Guerlain, Hermes and others
Here’s the second part of my compilation of Twitter mini-reviews published between July and September 2014. Cologne from Etat Libre D’Orange (Alexandra Kosinski; 2014)* Pays homage to Mugler’s Cologne. Citruses…
So far, I haven’t been entirely convinced by Atelier Cologne. The brand’s founders are charming (click here for an interview), and their entry into the fragrance world has been marked…
Despite its relative youth, Atelier Cologne has made a considerable impact on the niche (and not-so-niche) perfume circuit. One of the brand’s co-founders, Sylvie Ganter, popped into London’s Les Senteurs…
Image: Fragrance Foundation UK The people at Fragrance Foundation UK have just released the shortlist for this year’s Best Independent Perfume FiFi Award, a category for which I had the…