Hermes Oud Alezan, Diptyque Do Son and other reviews – 2024
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
For this year’s final regular episode of Love At First Scent, we went all the way from sunny peaches to asteroid-bound rocket fuel, via delicate orange blossom and butcher-than-expected lavender,…
Skin Time November 2022 – Persolaise reviews: Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense (Delphine Jelk); Tauer Golestan (Andy Tauer); Dusita La Rhapsodie Noire (Pissara Umavijani); Clive Christian Timeless and Contemporary;…
Penhaligon’s Sports Car Club review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Dior Miss Dior Rose Essence 2021, Masque Milano Sleight Of Fern and White Whale, Atelier Versace reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Creed Viking Cologne review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Hermes H24 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2021)
Hermes Eau D’Hermes review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Edmond Roudnitska, 1951)
Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)
Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch, Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, 2020)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the new Lavender Extreme from Tom Ford, 2019, scent, fragrance, beauty, Private Blend
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming
Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)
image: Feelunique For my latest Feelunique article, I’ve presented a very simple guide to some of the main fragrance families (ie chypre, oriental, leather et al). If you’d like to…
The soundbites If Boy were a fictional character, it would be: Sydney Carton from A Tale Of Two Cities. If it were an item of clothing, it would be: a…
Ah, dear old lavender. When it’s misused – as it so often is – it’s a whopping clanger of a cliche, plunging a composition into the depths of the generic,…
Guerlain Jicky Osmotheque version review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain; 1889)
In the seemingly endless torrent of ‘oud’ scents pumped out by the mainstream, every now and then, something vaguely interesting raises its head above the water. Versace‘s Oud Noir is…
Back in 1995, Jean-Paul Gaultier released his first fragrance for men. You may have heard of it. It’s called Le Male, it’s sold in a bottle shaped likely a finely-toned…
When L’Eau Serge Lutens appeared in 2010, most fans were up in arms. They felt betrayed, they said, by a fragrance which seemed to fly in the face of the…