Persolaise Mini-Reviews: August to September 2018 [part 1]
Persolaise For more mini-reviews, please click here. Aura eau de toilette from Mugler (2018)* Plays it even safer than the edp, toning down the vine-y greenness to make more room for…
Persolaise Review: Samsara from Guerlain (Jean-Paul Guerlain; 1989)
Does anyone else play this game? A few weeks ago, Madame Persolaise and I found ourselves in a medium-sized European airport and, as she usually does in such situations, she’d…
Scents For Millennials: Persolaise In Harper’s Bazaar India
Illustration: Bonzer Muivah for Harper’s Bazaar India I’m excited to announce that the 10th anniversary issue of Harper’s Bazaar India features an article by yours truly on the subject of…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Layers 01 from Experimental Perfume Club (Emmanuelle Moeglin; 2018)
My latest Love At First Scent video (live streamed on Facebook on 5th October 2018) is a review of the Layers 01 scents from Experimental Perfume Club: they can be…
A Journey In A Bottle – Persolaise In Business Traveller
I’m delighted to announce that my latest piece for Business Traveller – focussing on scents inspired by journeys and exciting destinations – has just been published. It’s available in both…
Persolaise Review: Papyrus Oud from Parle Moi De Parfum (Michel Almairac; 2018)
It’s not often in perfumery that you’re given an opportunity to witness a scent-maker revisiting and honing a particular idea. Two examples that come to mind are Edmond Roudnitska following…