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Easter Wishes 2019 And The Remainder Of Love At First Scent Episode 30 On YouTube – featuring Amouage, Bulgari & Serge Lutens

Persolaise 18th April 2019 No Comments

Live perfume reviews featuring Serge Lutens, Amouage, Bulgari, Diptyque and Parle Moi De Parfum (2019, scent)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 30, Scenes 1 & 2 On YouTube – featuring Perfumer H and Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D’Orange

Persolaise 12th April 2019 No Comments

Live reviews of Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D'Orange & Suede and Dust from Perfumer H

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 29 On YouTube – featuring L’Iris De Fath, BDK and New Colognes from Mugler

Persolaise 29th March 2019 No Comments

Persolaise presents live perfume reviews of L'Iris De Fath, BDK and Mugler (2019, scent, fragrance)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 28 On YouTube – featuring Holy Peony, Lucky, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire & Eau Noire from Maison Christian Dior

Persolaise 22nd March 2019 No Comments

Live perfume reviews of Dior's Holy Peony, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire, Lucky and Eau Noire (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Review: Mont De Narcisse (Anne Flipo; 2018) and Bana Banana (Celine Ellena; 2019) from L’Artisan Parfumeur

Persolaise 1st March 2019 2 Comments

Perfume review of Mont De Narcisse and Bana Banana from L'Artisan Parfumeur (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus

Persolaise 22nd February 2019 No Comments

Live perfume reviews of Chanel 1957, Hermès Un Jardin Sur La Lagune, and others (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 1]

Persolaise 15th February 2019 2 Comments

Perfume review of Tauer Annees 25, Ostens Cashmeran Velvet & Patchouli Heart, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, by award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 26 Now On YouTube – featuring Gentle Fluidity from Francis Kurkdjian and Alien Fusion from Mugler

Persolaise 1st February 2019 No Comments

Perfume review: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Gentle Fluidity, Mugler Alien Fusion, Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan, from award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Review: Rêve D’Or from L T Piver (circa 1889)

Persolaise 25th January 2019 No Comments

Perfume review: L T Piver Reve D'Or by award-winning critic, Persolaise (1889, 2019, scent, classic)

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Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)

Persolaise 18th January 2019 8 Comments

Ostens Impression Cedarwood Heart review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2018, Alexis Dadier, scent, fragrance, LMR)

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Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)

Persolaise 11th January 2019 2 Comments

Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)

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The Best Perfumes Of 2018 – Nostalgic Defiance

Persolaise 28th December 2018 No Comments

The best perfumes of 2018, chosen by award-winning critic, Persolaise

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Persolaise Review: Joy from Christian Dior (Francois Demachy; 2018)

Persolaise 14th September 2018 8 Comments

Dior Joy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2018)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)

Persolaise 14th August 2018 No Comments

Chanel Les Eaux, Paris-Biarritz Paris-Deauville, Paris-Venise review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)

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Persolaise Review: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)

Persolaise 13th July 2018 2 Comments

Chanel - Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Venise, Paris-Deauville - Les Eaux review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)

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Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Oud Wood Intense from Tom Ford (2017)

Persolaise 15th December 2017 No Comments

Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2017, Private Blend)

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Maiden Call: Thoughts On Chanel Gabrielle, Twilly D’Hermès, Mugler Aura & Gucci Bloom

Persolaise 6th October 2017 5 Comments

Reviews of Chanel Gabreille, Hermes Twilly, Gucci Bloom & Mugler Aura by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

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Persolaise Review: Superstitious from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle & Alber Elbaz (Dominique Ropion; 2017)

Persolaise 31st March 2017 31 Comments

Frederic Malle Superstitious review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, 2017)

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Persolaise Review: The Night ‘الليل’ from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2014)

Persolaise 13th January 2017 3 Comments

Frederic Malle The Night perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, scent, oud, 2014)

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Super Scent – The Very Best Of Chanel

Persolaise 25th April 2016 17 Comments

The best Chanel perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. No. 5, No. 19, Cuir De Russie, Antaeus, Coromandel, scent)

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.

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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.

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Perfume review

Easter Wishes 2019 And The Remainder Of Love At First Scent Episode 30 On YouTube – featuring Amouage, Bulgari & Serge Lutens

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 30, Scenes 1 & 2 On YouTube – featuring Perfumer H and Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D’Orange

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 29 On YouTube – featuring L’Iris De Fath, BDK and New Colognes from Mugler

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 28 On YouTube – featuring Holy Peony, Lucky, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire & Eau Noire from Maison Christian Dior

Persolaise Review: Mont De Narcisse (Anne Flipo; 2018) and Bana Banana (Celine Ellena; 2019) from L’Artisan Parfumeur

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus

Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 1]

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 26 Now On YouTube – featuring Gentle Fluidity from Francis Kurkdjian and Alien Fusion from Mugler

Persolaise Review: Rêve D’Or from L T Piver (circa 1889)

Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)

Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)

Persolaise Review: Joy from Christian Dior (Francois Demachy; 2018)

Persolaise Love At First Scent: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)

Persolaise Review: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)

Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Oud Wood Intense from Tom Ford (2017)

Maiden Call: Thoughts On Chanel Gabrielle, Twilly D’Hermès, Mugler Aura & Gucci Bloom

Persolaise Review: Superstitious from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle & Alber Elbaz (Dominique Ropion; 2017)

Persolaise Review: The Night ‘الليل’ from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2014)

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