Interview

Persolaise Masterclass Episode 3 – Ingredients – Vetiver & Myrrh

Persolaise 1st February 2023 5 Comments

Perfume Masterclass on vetiver and myrrh, with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

U Smells Good, Eugen Nizic, Les Abstraits Live Interview

Persolaise 31st January 2023 2 Comments

Eugen Nizic, U Smells Good, Les Abstraits interview by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2023)

Interview List Perfume review

Top 10 Precious Perfumes, With Alice Du Parcq

Persolaise 29th January 2023 No Comments

Top 10 precious perfumes with award-winning journalists Persolaise and Alice Du Parcq, feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Acqua Di Parma and others (2023)

Interview Masterclass Video

Perfume Masterclass Episode 2 – Ingredients – Patchouli & Orange

Persolaise 9th December 2022 No Comments

Perfume Masterclass on patchouli and orange oil, with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Marc-Antoine Barrois Live Interview

Persolaise 30th November 2022 No Comments

Marc-Antoine Barrois live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Joseph Quartana Live Interview

Persolaise 26th November 2022 No Comments

Joseph Quartana interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Masterclass Video

Perfume Masterclass Episode 1 – Ingredients – Lavender & Tuberose

Persolaise 9th November 2022 No Comments

Perfume Masterclass on lavender & tuberose, with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Edeniste Founder Audrey Semeraro Live Interview

Persolaise 28th October 2022 No Comments

Edeniste Audrey Semeraro interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 Interview

Persolaise 15th September 2022 No Comments

Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Renaud Salmon Interview 2022 – Part 2

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Renaud Salmon interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, (2022, part 2)

Interview Video

Francisco Gratacos Interview On YouTube

Persolaise 15th July 2022 4 Comments

Francisco Gratacos, Wilgermain, interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Renaud Salmon Amouage Interview – 2022

Persolaise 10th July 2022 1 Comment

Renaud Salmon Amouage live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Support

Fiole Interview – Josh Carter & Samuel Gearing

Persolaise 17th May 2022 No Comments

Fiole interview (Samuel Gearing and Josh Carter) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Sali Hughes Interview

Persolaise 11th May 2022 1 Comment

Sali Hughes interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2022

Interview Published article

Francis Kurkdjian Interview In Harrods Magazine

Persolaise 3rd April 2022 No Comments

Francis Kurkdjian interview in Harrods Magazine by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Veronique Gabai Interview

Persolaise 29th March 2022 No Comments

Veronique Gabai interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Milano Fragranze Alessandro Brun Live Interview

Persolaise 13th March 2022 No Comments

How do you capture the smell of Italy? - My interview with Alessandro Brun, founder of Masque Milano and Milano Fragranze

Interview Video

Gabe Oppenheim, The Ghost Perfumer, Live Interview

Persolaise 18th January 2022 4 Comments

Gabe Oppenheim, The Ghost Perfumer author, interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Interview Video

Bayly Ledes – Robert Piguet Parfums – Live Interview

Persolaise 5th December 2021 No Comments

Interview with Bayly Ledes (Robert Piguet, Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics CEO) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

Interview Video

Olivier Cresp Live Interview

Persolaise 14th November 2021 No Comments

Interview with master perfumer Olivier Cresp by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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.

Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Now Smell This
Parfumo

Interview

Persolaise Masterclass Episode 3 – Ingredients – Vetiver & Myrrh

U Smells Good, Eugen Nizic, Les Abstraits Live Interview

Perfume Masterclass Episode 2 – Ingredients – Patchouli & Orange

Marc-Antoine Barrois Live Interview

Joseph Quartana Live Interview

Perfume Masterclass Episode 1 – Ingredients – Lavender & Tuberose

Edeniste Founder Audrey Semeraro Live Interview

Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 Interview

Renaud Salmon Interview 2022 – Part 2

Francisco Gratacos Interview On YouTube

Renaud Salmon Amouage Interview – 2022

Fiole Interview – Josh Carter & Samuel Gearing

Sali Hughes Interview

Francis Kurkdjian Interview In Harrods Magazine

Veronique Gabai Interview

Milano Fragranze Alessandro Brun Live Interview

Gabe Oppenheim, The Ghost Perfumer, Live Interview

Bayly Ledes – Robert Piguet Parfums – Live Interview

Olivier Cresp Live Interview

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