Ask Me Anything To Mark 600 Episodes Of Love At First Scent
Persolaise The other day I reached episode 600 of my Love At First Scent series, but as I didn’t want to devote any portion of that instalment to anything other than…
Interview
For The 600th Episode Of Love At First Scent – A Live Interview With Patricia De Nicolai
For the 600th episode of my Love At First Scent series, I was joined in the virtual studio by a very special guest: Patricia De Nicolai, founder of her eponymous…
Jovoy’s Francois Henin On Changing His Brand’s Look & Making New Perfume, Ha Long Bay
– We are under stress. We have many players selling stock. They are discounting. We don’t know where they got the product from. It could be on social networks, it…
Spray & Tell – Scented Perfume Chat With Alice Du Parcq
In the first instalment of what will hopefully turn out to be a regular series, I was joined by Alice Du Parcq for a bit of Spray & Tell —…
Waiting For The Right Time – Christine Nagel On The Creation Of Hermes Barenia Intense
– Some perfumes arrive on the market not at the right time. I have a good example — Wrappings from Clinique. I love this perfume. But it arrived too early.…
Hiram Green, Live Interview On The Launch Of Ultra
I was delighted to welcome self-taught, Holland-based perfumer Hiram Green into my virtual studio a few days ago. He discussed his latest release, Ultra — which he describes as channelling…
Valerie & Remi Pulverail, Les Indemodables, Live Interview On The Launch Of Vanille Havane – Cuir Des Abysses
I never cease to be amazed by the stories behind the creation of some perfumery ingredients. The latest one to be brought to my attention is linked to a shipwreck…
Sebastien Tissot, Nissaba, Live Interview
Sustainability may be an overused term in the perfume world, but Sebastian Tissot makes no apology for repeating it several times: the concept is at the core of Nissaba, the…
Cecilia Mergui, Bienaime, Live Interview
A few years ago, when Cecilia Mergui found an old powder box at a yard sale in France, she had no idea that the discovery would lead her to revive…
25,000 Subscribers On YouTube! — Celebrating With A Special ‘Ask Me Anything’ Video
I reached a celebration-worthy milestone over on YouTube the other day when I crossed the 25,000 subscriber mark. So, to mark the occasion, I broadcast a special, ‘Ask Me Anything’…
Renaud Salmon, Amouage, Live Interview On The Brand New Essences Collection + 500th Episode Of Love At First Scent
Just a few days ago, Amouage released a new collection of scents they’re calling the Essences, comprising Reasons by Bertrand Duchaufour, Lustre by Julien Rasquinet and Paul Guerlain, and Outlands…
Valerie & Remi Pulverail, Les Indemodables, Live Interview On The Launch Of Coeur De Oud
An oud-based flanker is perhaps the last release we would have expected from Les Indemodables, but that’s precisely what they’ve given us in the form of Vanille Havane – Coeur…
Carlos Huber, Arquiste, Live Interview
We finally made it happen! A few days ago, Carlos Huber, founder of Arquiste, popped into my virtual studio for a long-overdue interview in which he chatted about his two…
Finding A Simple Happiness – An Interview With Marc-Antoine Barrois On The Launch Of Tilia
— There are two people Quentin Bisch loves to work with. I hope he loves to work with me. And he has great admiration for Renaud Salmon . The lucky…
Sometimes Magic Happens – An Interview With Guerlain’s Delphine Jelk
– I thought about two lovers hanging out in Paris, during the night. I imagined that patchouli is my lover and that I have to tame it, to make it…
Persolaise Masterclass – Episode 11 – The Industry – Independent Online Retail
For the most recent episode of my occasional Masterclass series, I veered away from ingredients and moved into the equally complex world of perfume retail. Guiding me through the journey…
Michael Edwards, American Legends, Live Interview
He may be the busiest man in the business, but fortunately for all of us, Michael Edwards, the supreme perfume guru, found some time to pop into my virtual studio…
An Artificial Perfume – Olivier Polge On The Creation Of Chanel Comete
— There’s this sentence that I always repeat: she asked for “an artificial perfume.” Artificial in the sense that she didn’t want the scent to smell exactly like a rose…
Clara Feder & Michel Gutsatz, Le Jardin Retrouve, Live Interview
It’s generally accepted that the first, true ‘niche’ perfume brand was L’Artisan Parfumeur. But what if the history books have got that little detail wrong and what if the honour…
Eliam Puente, House Of Puente, Live Interview
The other day, I was delighted to interview Eliam Puente, founder of and sole perfumer at the House Of Puente (Iris Doux, Vespertine, Medusa and others). We talked about how…