An Evening At Harrods With Etat Libre D’Orange & Jordi Fernandez
Persolaise At 5:30 pm on Wednesday 15th July, I’ll be hosting a Meet The Perfumer event at Harrods in London, during which I’ll be talking to Givaudan perfumer Jordi Fernandez about…
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Amouage’s Renaud Salmon In Conversation With Persolaise – Harrods Event On 14th July 2025
– This has been a long time coming. Over the last few years, Amouage’s Creative Director, Renaud Salmon, has been kind enough to give me several interviews on my YouTube…
Persolaise And Chanel – Harrods Event On 10th July 2025
If you’re free on Thursday 10th July and you’re going to be in or near London, please come along to Harrods for a special Chanel event I’ll be co-hosting with…
15 Years Of Persolaise – Ask Me Anything Video On YouTube
I genuinely cannot believe that 15 years have passed since I started posting my humble little scribblings here on Persolaise.com, and yet I cannot deny the truth of it. What…
Are We At A Turning Point? – Thoughts On Esxence 2025
— To put it in one sentence, the event was a marketplace. But then it didn’t pretend to be anything else. Yes, the idea of perfumery as an artistic endeavour…
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’…
Personal Post – One More Run For Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
A few months ago, I embarked on my own fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital, to which many of you responded with tremendous, extremely touching generosity. I recently discovered that…
Perfume’s Dark Secret – BBC Documentary Review
— As far as exposes of the perfume industry go, this one is amongst the more worrying. Seeing children being forced into hardship by a so-called luxury business is always…
Thoughts On Frederic Malle Leaving His Own Brand — And Reviews Of Some Of His Classic Scents
— The speculators I alluded to above are theorising about all manner of likely (and less likely) reasons and scenarios. Take your pick from whichever of the following you fancy:…
Easter Wishes 2024
These tulips appeared in our garden a few days ago, so as we approach Easter, I thought I’d share them with you, gorgeously filter-free. Regardless of whether you mark this…
Personal Post — Fundraiser For Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
I am raising money for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London, partly to say thank you for looking after a very close relative of mine, and partly to help…
Persolaise Now On Substack
New year — new project. For reasons I’ve tried to explain in my introductory post, I’ve just launched a Substack. Hopefully, it’ll turn out to be an interesting, enjoyable and…
Christmas Wishes 2023
After a year in which we handed over the hosting reins to others, we’re back in the kitchen again, sharpening the knives, softening the butter and firing up the ovens.…
Persolaise Interviews Olivier Cresp – Harrods Tuesday 18th July 2023 – Book Tickets Now
He’s one of the most successful perfumers of our times. The man who gave us Mugler Angel and perhaps single-handedly created an endless appetite for gourmand scents. The creator of,…
Persolaise Interviews Thierry Wasser – Harrods Wednesday 12th July 2023 – Book Tickets Now
He’s the guardian of Shalimar. The man responsible for protecting the integrity of some of the most important perfumes ever made. The creator of Iris Ganache, Tonka Imperiale and Epices…
Easter Wishes 2023
Easter wishes 2023
13th Anniversary Of Persolaise
Award-winning perfume blog, Persolaise, marks 13th anniversary (2023)
Persolaise Amouage Masterclass At Harrods – 17th March 2023
Persolaise Amouage Masterclass at Harrods 17 March 2023, with Karine Vinchon-Spehner, creator of the brand's new scent, Lineage.
Perfume Ingredients Masterclass Coming To Persolaise YouTube Channel
Coming soon to YouTube -- perfume ingredients masterclass by Remi Pulverail of Les Indemodables, and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise. Order your Grand Crus ingredients set now.
Easter Wishes 2022
Easter wishes 2022