Unisex Perfumes – Double Dose Of Persolaise On BBC Radio
Persolaise The subject of unisex perfumes has obviously been high on the minds of some BBC Radio producers, because two of them asked me to appear on their programmes to chat…
Best Evening Perfumes – Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique Bow ties, sparkling dresses and impossible heels are all over the shops again, which must mean it’s party season. So for my latest piece for Feelunique, I’ve turned…
Persolaise Review: Promise ‘الوعد’ from Editions De Parfum Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
I’ve long considered Frederic Malle to run as close to a perfect perfume brand as we can get. Staggering compositions. Intelligent marketing. Genuine respect for customers. There’s very little that…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)
Regular readers will know that in recent weeks, I’ve started writing about the relatively unexplored space where the worlds of scent and cinema meet. Well, I am thrilled to announce…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 8 On YouTube
Episode 8 of Love At First Scent – featuring my suitably Halloween-esque orange shirt – is now on YouTube; please watch it by clicking above or by going directly to…
Searching For The Silver Lining: The Best Modern Perfumes For Young Women
A little while ago, I published a post bemoaning the fact that many new perfume releases aimed at young women don’t treat their target audience with the intelligence they deserve.…
Best Rose Perfumes – Persolaise On Feelunique + Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Facebook Live
image: Feelunique A rose is a rose is a rose… but when it’s a perfume, it can also be so much more, a delicious phenomenon I explore in my latest…
Cinema Scent: Trainspotting (dir. Danny Boyle; 1996)
The layer of scent that is forever hovering a few inches above the surface of Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting (still his best work, arguably) is almost unremittingly scatological. Based on the…
Perfume Gifting Guide – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
A little while ago I had the honour of being invited into Feelunique’s London studio to record some videos for their YouTube channel. The first result of our efforts is…
Persolaise Review: Noir Anthracite from Tom Ford (2017)
My teachers were right: perspective is everything. When you get close to Noir Anthracite (a flanker which, despite its name, shares few features with the original Noir from 2012) your…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 7 Now On YouTube
Episode 7 of Love At First Scent is now on YouTube; please watch it by clicking above or by going directly to the YouTube site (click here). In this edition…
Cinema Scent: Blade Runner 2049 (dir. Denis Villeneuve; 2017)
Despite the dubious gender politics, the self-important pace and the portentous hamminess of Jared Leto, it would be churlish to deny that Blade Runner 2049 provides much to enjoy and…
Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Friday 13th October 2017
The trouble with live video broadcasts is that you have to fit them into a specific, audience-friendly, day-time slot in your schedule because they’re… errmm… live. But despite the odds,…
Maiden Call: Thoughts On Chanel Gabrielle, Twilly D’Hermès, Mugler Aura & Gucci Bloom
Reviews of Chanel Gabreille, Hermes Twilly, Gucci Bloom & Mugler Aura by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 6 On YouTube
Episode 6 of my Love At First Scent series is now on YouTube; watch it by clicking above or going to the YouTube site (please click here). In this edition…
Feeling Your Fragrance: Persolaise In The Scented Letter + Facebook Live On Friday
Spend just a few minutes going through some of the world’s most-respected perfume sites, and you’re bound to see countless references to everything from vinyl to velvet. For instance, Neil…
Persolaise Review: Nuit De Bakélite from Naomi Goodsir (Isabelle Doyen; 2017)
Tuberose is going through something of a mini revival. If the press notes are to be believed, it forms a significant part of Chanel‘s new Gabrielle (consider me unconvinced on…
Cinema Scent: Detroit (dir. Kathryn Bigelow; 2017)
There had to be at least one mention of it. About two-thirds of the way through Kathryn Bigelow’s gut-punching Detroit – an account of the horrific events which took place…
Persolaise Review: Beach Hut Man from Amouage (Elise Benat; 2017)
I think it’s safe to assume that Christopher Chong has a sense of fun. In order to preserve the seriousness of Amouage’s signature range, the brand’s Creative Director has avoided…
Cinema Scent: God’s Own Country (dir. Francis Lee; 2017)
It’s been a while since I watched a film quite as pungent as this one: from the moment it begins, Francis Lee’s moving and well-observed God’s Own Country reeks of…