July 2020 -

Best perfumes of the first half of 2020 selected by award-winning critic, Persolaise (feat. Amouage, Serge Lutens, Dolce & Gabbana, Aesop, Escentric Molecules)

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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle L’Eau Privee Review – Olivier Polge; 2020

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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2020)

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Dolce & Gabbana Sicily Review – Nathalie Lorson; 2020

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Dolce & Gabbana Sicily review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Nathalie Lorson, 2020)

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Issey Miyake Fusion D’Issey Review – Nathalie Lorson; 2020

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Issey Miyake Fusion D'Issey review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Nathalie Lorson, 2020)

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Tauer Phtaloblue Review – Andy Tauer; 2020

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Tauer Phtaloblue perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Andy Tauer, 2020)

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Archive Perfume review

Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena Review – From The Archive

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Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013, from the archive)

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Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Mughetto Review – Sidonie Lancesseur; 2020

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Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Mughetto review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Sidonie Lancesseur, 2020)

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Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Extreme Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

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Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2020)

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2020

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2020)

Interview Perfume review

Histoires De Parfums Interview Now On YouTube

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Histoires De Parfums Brand Ambassador Alexandre Helwani live interview by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, 2020

Interview

Persolaise On Max Forti – Interview

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Persolaise interviewed by YouTube perfume channel host, Max Forti, 2020

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

MDCI La Surprise (Cecile Zarokian) & L’Aimee (Nathalie Feisthauer) Review – 2020

Hiram Green Vivacious Review – Hiram Green; 2020

Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision edp Review – Nathalie Lorson & Pierre Negrin; 2020

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle L’Eau Privee Review – Olivier Polge; 2020

Dolce & Gabbana Sicily Review – Nathalie Lorson; 2020

Issey Miyake Fusion D’Issey Review – Nathalie Lorson; 2020

Tauer Phtaloblue Review – Andy Tauer; 2020

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Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena Review – From The Archive

Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Mughetto Review – Sidonie Lancesseur; 2020

Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Extreme Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Orange Soleia Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2020

Histoires De Parfums Interview Now On YouTube

Persolaise On Max Forti – Interview

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