Persolaise Review: Cuir 28 from Le Labo (Nathalie Lorson; 2013)
Persolaise Those who take an interest in such matters will be aware that Le Labo mentioned the arrival of its Dubai exclusive quite some time ago; at one point it seemed…
Not A Middle Eastern Brand – An Interview With Thameen Founder, Basel Binjabr
There’s a new perfume brand at Selfridges and – surprise surprise – it hails from the Arab world… or does it? Click here to read my Basenotes interview with its…
Scent On The Catwalk – Perfume For Fashion
It’s joint-list-making time again here in our corner of the blogosphere and the task of choosing our theme has fallen to the Candy Perfume Boy. As he gave us a…
Persolaise Review: Modern Muse from Estée Lauder (Harry Fremont; 2013)
The people at Lauder are calling Modern Muse their biggest feminine fragrance launch since Beyond Paradise (Calice Becker‘s otherworldly garden of green jasmine from 2003). The advertising campaign would certainly…
Persolaise Review: Ashoka from Neela Vermeire Créations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)
Neela Vermeire‘s eponymous brand has reached the perfumery equivalent of the difficult second album. Her three debut scents (all composed by Bertrand Duchaufour… ever heard of him?) made such a…
What We Really Wore This Summer – 2013
I know, it’s a hard life. As a perfume critic, I don’t often get to wear scents from my personal collection; I’m usually covering myself in stuff which I’m evaluating…
Speaking Your Mind – An Interview With Atelier Cologne’s Sylvie Ganter
Despite its relative youth, Atelier Cologne has made a considerable impact on the niche (and not-so-niche) perfume circuit. One of the brand’s co-founders, Sylvie Ganter, popped into London’s Les Senteurs…
Persolaise Review: Skin On Skin, Amour Nocturne and Déliria from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)
I’m not sure why L’Artisan Parfumeur have given us the Explosions D’Émotions mini-range, but there we are: the logic of fragrance releases isn’t always easy to work out. As a…
Chandler Burr’s Secret Perfumer Answers Readers’ Questions
Image: OpenSky Those of you who follow Chandler Burr‘s thought-provoking Untitled Series on OpenSky (link no longer active) will no doubt be aware that ‘Season 1′ has reached its tenth…
Is That A Bell I Hear?
Some summer reading… One of those curious little ironies of life: I get tons of ideas for blog posts when I’m in ‘no writing allowed’ holiday mode. Whilst Madame Persolaise…