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And Fragrance Simon Constantine Live Interview

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Simon Constantine And Fragrance interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

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Richard E Grant Jack Perfume Live Interview

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Richard E Grant Jack Perfume interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

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Eris Parfums Barbara Herman Live Interview

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Eris Parfums Barbara Herman live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

Perfume review Video

Chanel Extraits – Cuir De Russie, Coco, Bois Des Iles, No. 22 & Coromandel Review

Persolaise 20th October 2020 5 Comments

Chanel extraits review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (feat. Cuir De Russie, Coromandel, Bois Des Iles, Coco, No. 22)

Perfume review Video

100 Years Of Chanel No. 5 – Anniversary Of An Icon

Persolaise 19th October 2020 6 Comments

100 years of Chanel No. 5 celebrated by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Ernest Beaux, 1921)

Perfume review Video

Byredo Tobacco Mandarin Review – 2020

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Byredo Tobacco Mandarin review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

Perfume review Video

Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889

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Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)

Perfume review Video

Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum Review – 2020

Persolaise 15th October 2020 3 Comments

Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

Interview Published article

Perfume & Diversity – Persolaise Article In Scented Letter

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Persolaise article in The Perfume Society's The Scented Letter on diversity and inclusivity, featuring Ajmal, And, Jazmin Sarai, Molton Brown

Perfume review Video

Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu Review – 2020

Persolaise 12th October 2020 1 Comments

Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

Perfume review Video

Nasomatto Fantomas Review – Alessandro Gualtieri; 2020

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Nasomatto Fantomas review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alessandro Gualtieri, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis Review – Jean Jacques; 2020

Persolaise 9th October 2020 3 Comments

Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean Jacques, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Versace Dylan Blue Pour Femme Review – Calice Becker; 2018

Persolaise 8th October 2020 2 Comments

Versace Dylan Blue Pour Femme review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Calice Becker, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Histoires De Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.6 Review – 2020

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Histoires De Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.6 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

News Perfume review

20 Years Of Frederic Malle – Brand Celebrates Anniversary

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Frederic Malle brand celebrates twenty year anniversary with limited-edition releases and a new Rizzoli book

Perfume review

Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020

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Givenchy Gentleman eau de parfum boisee review by award-winning critic Persolaise (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

And Fragrance Simon Constantine Live Interview

Richard E Grant Jack Perfume Live Interview

Eris Parfums Barbara Herman Live Interview

Chanel Extraits – Cuir De Russie, Coco, Bois Des Iles, No. 22 & Coromandel Review

100 Years Of Chanel No. 5 – Anniversary Of An Icon

Byredo Tobacco Mandarin Review – 2020

Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889

Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum Review – 2020

Perfume & Diversity – Persolaise Article In Scented Letter

Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu Review – 2020

Nasomatto Fantomas Review – Alessandro Gualtieri; 2020

Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis Review – Jean Jacques; 2020

Versace Dylan Blue Pour Femme Review – Calice Becker; 2018

Histoires De Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.6 Review – 2020

20 Years Of Frederic Malle – Brand Celebrates Anniversary

Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020

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