September 2019 -

Perfume review

BDK Wood Jasmin Review – Camille Leguay; 2016

Persolaise 27th September 2019 0 Comments

BDK Wood Jasmin perfume review by award-wining critic Persolaise (2016, 2019, Camille Leguay, David Benedek, scent)

Archive Perfume review

Grossmith Phul-Nana Review – From The Archive

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Grossmith Phul Nana review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, with Hasu-No-Hana & Shem-El-Nessim (from the archive, 2010, 2019)

Perfume review Video

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42

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Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)

Perfume review Video

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41

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Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019)

Perfume review Video

Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40

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Miller Harris Blousy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Bertrand Duchaufour)

Perfume review

Dior Joy Intense Review – François Demachy; 2019

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Dior Joy Intense review, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2019)

Perfume review Video

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39

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Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (video, 2019)

News Support

Persolaise On Ko-Fi – How To Support My Work

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How to support the work of award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise

Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant Review in Love At First Scent Episode 38

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Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant review, by perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2019, scent)

Published article

Best Travel Perfumes In Business Traveller

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Best travel-size perfumes in Business Traveller, featuring Acqua Di Parma, Gallivant, Nasomatto & Wide Society

Perfume review Video

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable Review in Love At First Scent Episode 36

Persolaise 6th September 2019 2 Comments

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (scent, YouTube, 2019)

Perfume review Video

Chanel Gabrielle Essence Review in Love At First Scent Episode 37

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Chanel Gabrielle Essence review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2019)

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com or by using the email form on my Contact page.

Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

Andy Tauer
Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Grain De Musc
Now Smell This
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine

BDK Wood Jasmin Review – Camille Leguay; 2016

Grossmith Phul-Nana Review – From The Archive

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41

Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40

Dior Joy Intense Review – François Demachy; 2019

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39

Persolaise On Ko-Fi – How To Support My Work

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant Review in Love At First Scent Episode 38

Best Travel Perfumes In Business Traveller

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable Review in Love At First Scent Episode 36

Chanel Gabrielle Essence Review in Love At First Scent Episode 37

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