Since it bowed out of circulation a few years ago, Francis Kurkdjian’s Absolue Pour Le Soir has been high on many people’s lists of the perfumes they’d most like to…
It’s that time of year again when demons, witches and goblins take over the world. I’ve never been one for ‘celebrating’ Halloween, but as you know, I can’t resist a…
If all the spam advertising emails are to be believed, autumn is the time for curling up on a sofa with a warm blanket and a mug of hot chocolate.…
As though determined to send us fragrance nerds into fits of apoplexy, Hermes are calling their latest release, Barenia, their very first chypre. Yes, you may well gasp. But dubious…
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…
From exploding stars to imploding bodies — there was no shortage of curious concepts and bold ideas in the perfumes I reviewed in episode 416 of Love At First Scent,…
Le Labo’s City Exclusives continue to tick off more must-see destinations around the globe. The latest, Myrrhe 55, has been allocated to Shanghai, and it sees the brand make one…
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…
Top 10 best perfumes for Valentine's Day 2023, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Hermes, Tom Ford, Cartier, Le Labo, Les Abstraits, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Marc-Antoine Barrois, Eris, Papillon)
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)
Veronique Gabai interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Best perfumes for autumn 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Chanel, Serge Lutens, Goutal, Maison Crivelli, Le Labo, Les Indemodables, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Costume National, Comme Des Garcons
Le Labo Citron 28 review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2020)
Best perfumes of 2019 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 2)
Best perfumes of the decade 2010-2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 1)
Le Labo Baie 19 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, with Guerlain Chamade, Ruth Mastenbroek Dagian, Molton Brown Suede Orris (2019)
Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)
Lalique‘s Encre Noire enjoys what you might call a god-like status in the perfume community. Not long after it emerged in 2006, its uncompromising, legible structure of vetivert and musks…
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