Top 10 Tuberose Perfumes — All Our Favourite Divas
Persolaise It was time for a bit of diva domination over on YouTube the other day when I presented my list of the Top 10 best tuberose perfumes — a compilation…
Top 10 Perfumes For The X-Men – Super-power Scents!
As regular readers will be all too aware, every now and then, I give in to my silly side and broadcast a video that could generously be described as ‘light-hearted’.…
Yves Saint Lauren Paris review – Sophia Grojsman; 1983
The other day, I finally managed to catch Still, the documentary about Michael J Fox’s life and career, the last few decades of which have been affected by the increasingly…
Chanel Coco review – Jacques Polge; 1984
It’s currently cool to be dismissive of Coco, in much the same way that it’s deemed acceptable to be snooty about Chance. Curiously, there’s a whiff of ageism in the…
Dior Hypnotic Poison 25th Anniversary Review – Annick Menardo; 1998
Dior Hypnotic Poison review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Menardo, 1998)
Christian Dior Poison Review – The Favourites – Edouard Flechier & Jean Guichard; 1985
Christian Dior Poison review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Edouard Flechier, Jean Guichard, 1985)
Dior Extraits Diorissimo, Poison, Miss Dior, J’Adore Review – 2021
Dior extraits review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise feat. Miss Dior, Poison, Diorissimo, J'Adore (Francois Demachy)
Best Perfumes Of The 80s With Max Forti
Best perfumes of the 80s, chosen by Max Forti and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 12 On YouTube
The 12th episode of Love At First Scent was broadcast on Facebook Live on Sunday and you can now catch it on YouTube. As always, you can watch it above…
Super Scent – The Very Best Of Christian Dior
The best perfumes from Dior, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Poison, Dior Homme, Diorissimo, Dune, Eau Noire, Dioressence)
The Rising Notes
Perfume and death. Connections between the two have been made for centuries. Roses are snuffed out so their essence may be captured. White flowers reveal their most seductive odours just…
Persolaise Review: Fahrenheit Le Parfum from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2014)
They say men mellow with age. Whether the statement is true is up for debate – last time I checked, grumpy old codgers weren’t exactly thin on the ground –…
Is Poison On Its Way Back? – A Perfume Trend For Winter 2013
Predicting trends is a dubious business: as long as you do it often enough, a few of your pronouncements will inevitably turn out to be correct. That’s one of the…
Persolaise Review: Noir from Tom Ford + Blackberry & Bay from Jo Malone + Loretta from Tableau De Parfums (2012)
Loretta has a secret, but she hides it in plain sight. The first time she digs her claws into your neck, you experience a moment of fear, but you quickly…
FiFi UK 2012 – Hall Of Fame
Yesterday I showcased the finalists in this year’s FiFi UK Best Fragrance Commercial categories, so today I thought I’d publish the shortlist for the Hall Of Fame. The twenty fragrances…
Let’s Ban Those Light, Fresh, Aqua Noirs
I appreciate that coming up with a fitting name for a perfume must be almost as difficult as creating the juice itself. Whether we like it or not, a fragrance’s…
Dior’s New Maison De Parfums At Selfridges + FiFi USA Public Vote
For several personal reasons, I’ve got huge affection for Dior. Ever since I was about 7 years old, many of the firm’s perfumes have become synonymous with significant people and…