Top 10 Precious Perfumes, With Alice Du Parcq
Persolaise Top 10 precious perfumes with award-winning journalists Persolaise and Alice Du Parcq, feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Acqua Di Parma and others (2023)
Vero Kern Interview 2011 – From The Archive
Vero Kern interview by perfume critic Persolaise (2011, From The Archive, Vero Profumo)
Christmas Wishes 2018 & Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 24 Now On YouTube – featuring Opus XI from Amouage and Vero Kern Tribute
The 24th episode of Love At First Scent – originally broadcast on Facebook on 21st December – is now on YouTube. You can watch it below or by clicking here.…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 5 On YouTube
Episode 5 of my Facebook Live Love At First Scent series – complete with its annoying technical issue – is now on YouTube; watch it by clicking above or going…
Persolaise Review: Rozy from Vero Profumo (Vero Kern; 2014)
Here’s how you can tell that Vero Kern really loves perfume: the drydowns of all her creations – the epilogues of their existence – are always gorgeous. Like most die-hard…
Persolaise Review: Coven from Andrea Maack (2013)
I dismissed the first three fragrances from Andrea Maack as derivative and uninspiring. The next two, Coal and Silk, were marginally better, but they didn’t possess sufficiently distinct personalities to…
Persolaise Review: Cuir De Nacre + Perle De Mousse from Ann Gerard (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2012)
I should think the overlap between jewellery and fragrance is fascinating for perfumers to explore, and Bertrand Duchaufour certainly seems to have had a great deal of fun with the…
Persolaise Review: Mito eau de parfum from Vero Profumo (2012) + Escale À Parati from Christian Dior (2012)
Serendipity is surprising at the best of times, but perfume serendipity tends to be especially astonishing. A few weeks ago, I drew a parallel between the creations of Angela Flanders…
It’s That Time Again…
Prufrock said he measured out his life with coffee spoons and I think I’m beginning to do the same with mine, except I’ve swapped cutlery for capital letters. Not too…
Persolaise Review: Precious One from Precious + Idole eau de parfum from Lubin + Flora By Gucci Gracious Tuberose from Gucci (2011)
Somewhere, tucked away in an inconspicuous building not far from the City of London, is a perfumer who delights in reminding us what fragrance used to be like. And she…
Twenty Blotters For… Vero Kern
Vero Kern interview by perfume critic Persolaise (2011, Vero Profumo, Twenty Blotters)
Review Showcase: Vero Profumo
A few years ago, Swiss aromatherapist-turned-perfumer Vero Kern released three extrait-strength fragrances that have since developed a loyal following. She has now formulated distinctly different, eau de parfum versions of…