Best Perfumes Of 2012
Persolaise What a year it’s been. Madonna and Gaga clashed in a celebrity scent battle. A little black dress went viral on YouTube. Brad Pitt spouted nonsense about journeys in an…
Christmas Wishes 2012
Well, the weather may be misery itself at the moment – spare a thought for the poor souls who’ve had to be evacuated from their flooded homes – but Maison…
Playing Catch-Up: Autumn/Winter 2012 (part 2) – from Balmain to Liz Earle
As promised last week, here’s the second phase of my move to tick a few names off my ‘Should Review’ list. Apart from oud, if there was one trend that…
Winding Down… And Wondering How Much Cash Santa Has In His Sack
It’s time to prepare Persolaise.com for its winter slumber. Friday will see the publication of the second instalment of my ‘catch-up’ reviews, and on the 28th I’ll reveal my list…
No More Scented Goodies From The Skies – Perfume Banned On Air Mail
Those of you who follow Andy Tauer’s blog will be aware that on the 7th he wrote about worrying developments in the postal industry. In short, he’s no longer able…
Playing Catch-Up: Autumn/Winter 2012 (part 1) – from Lauder to Piguet
Maintaining a regular blogging schedule isn’t always easy when you’re meeting the demands of a full-time job, pursuing other writing interests and trying to have some sort of personal life.…
Harrods Is Full Of Snobs
Image by the author of the purple one in the middle I know, I know, I have to stop doing this sort of thing. But I just couldn’t help myself.…
Ormonde Jayne Sets The Record Straight
Although we often find plenty of reasons to complain about developments in the perfume industry, there’s at least one change which deserves to be celebrated: the fact that brands’ public…
Persolaise Review: Pot Pourri from Odette Toilette & Candles from L’Artisan Parfumeur, Jardins D’Écrivains + Voyager
Image: George Dunlop Leslie There are only a few things which make the colder months bearable. Amongst them are Have I Got News For You (pretty much the only TV…
Tauer Perfumes Advent 2012 Winner
Thanks very much indeed to each and every one of you who entered yesterday’s Tauer Perfumes draw. Your entries were a joy to read and I wish I could reply…
Tauer Advent Give-Away + Quentin Bisch Interview
Ian Denyer‘s 2011 Perfume documentaries featured many prominent members of the fragrance industry. Jean-Paul Guerlain, Thierry Wasser, Jean-Claude Ellena, Chandler Burr, Roja Dove and several others were all allowed considerable…
A Fresh Intake Of Art
On the outskirts of Paris, inside an unassuming building a short distance from the banks of the Seine, a handful of young men and women is huddled over pipettes, weighing…
Virgins, Confessions & Blond Ambitions – Madonna & Perfume Come Together
Image: ahem… Persolaise I’m not quite sure where the last few weeks have gone, but it seems that it’s time for another joint list with my partners in perfumed compilation.…
Coffee, Tea Or Kurkdjian? – Amyris Femme & Amyris Homme Launched In London
You never know quite where a conversation with Francis Kurkdjian is going to take you. He’s at Selfridges, talking to a group of writers about the latest additions to his…
Persolaise Review: Lys Du Desert from Decennial + Coeur En Mai from MDCI + J’Adore L’Absolu from Christian Dior (2012)
It’s not often that a perfume brand celebrates the arrival of a reformulation, but that’s exactly what’s happened with MDCI. 2009’s Coeur En Mai recently fell foul of IFRA guidelines,…
London Book Signing + An Interview With Fabrice Pellegrin, The Man Who Made Womanity
Just in case you missed the announcement a few weeks ago, here’s a brief reminder that on the evening of Thursday 29th November, I’ll be answering questions and signing copies…
Perfume Exhibit Opens At New York’s Museum Of Arts & Design… And It Comes With A Smelly Book
Exciting times for those of us interested in the ‘perfumery as art’ debate. Later today, New York’s Museum Of Arts And Design will unveil its first exhibit at its Department…
Persolaise Review: Ambre Doré from Maître Parfumeur Et Gantier (2012) + La Petite Robe Noire extrait from Guerlain (2012) + Miss Dior Le Parfum from Dior (2012) + Cloon Keen Atelier (2011)
In the same way that theatre producers use Macbeth to get bums on seats, perfume houses tend to use vanilla-based scents as their cash cows. And more often than not,…
Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling Winner
Many thanks to all of you who entered the joint Candy Perfume Boy and Persolaise Twitter give-away. I’m pleased to announce that the winner of a full bottle of Juniper…
The Many Uses Of Allergen Labelling
A conundrum for you. There’s a new perfume on the market. Its price per ml places it in the upper stratosphere of ‘luxury’ scents. It’s sold as an eau de…