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Celestial Scents – Persolaise In Harper’s Bazaar UK

Persolaise 11th August 2024 0 Comments

If you’re based in Britain, you might be interested to learn that the September 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK (out now) contains an article by yours truly on the…

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Precious Perfume Ingredients In Harrods Magazine

Persolaise 4th July 2022 0 Comments

Article in Harrods Magazine July 2022 on precious perfume ingredients by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Summer Fragrances 2022 In Conde Nast Traveller By Persolaise

Persolaise 29th May 2022 2 Comments

Summer perfumes for 2022 in Conde Nast Traveller, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Guerlain, Acqua Di Parma, Akro, Arquiste, Alexandre J, Penhaligon's, DS & Durga)

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Francis Kurkdjian Interview In Harrods Magazine

Persolaise 3rd April 2022 0 Comments

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

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The Ghost Perfumer By Gabe Oppenheim Book Review

Persolaise 12th February 2022 0 Comments

The Ghost Perfumer by Gabe Oppenheim book review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

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Leather Perfumes In Harrods Magazine By Persolaise

Persolaise 10th August 2021 0 Comments

Harrods Magazine July 2021 issue features article by Persolaise on the subject of modern leather perfumes

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Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois – Persolaise On Escentual Blog

Persolaise 6th February 2021 4 Comments

Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise

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The Ecstasy Of The Extrait – Persolaise In The Scented Letter

Persolaise 16th December 2020 0 Comments

Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise on extraits in The Scented Letter, with Thierry Wasser, Mathilde Laurent, Francis Kurkdjian

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Perfume & Diversity – Persolaise Article In Scented Letter

Persolaise 14th October 2020 0 Comments

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

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Perfume & Music – Persolaise In The Scented Letter

Persolaise 24th May 2020 0 Comments

Perfume and music article by award-winning critic in Perfume Society's Scented Letter

Interview Published article

Catherine Mitchell IFF Interview By Persolaise In The Scented Letter

Persolaise 24th March 2020 0 Comments

Catherine Mitchell IFF interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise in The Perfume Society's Scented Letter (2020)

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Best Travel Perfumes In Business Traveller

Persolaise 10th September 2019 0 Comments

Best travel-size perfumes in Business Traveller, featuring Acqua Di Parma, Gallivant, Nasomatto & Wide Society

Cinema Scent Published article

Persolaise On Film And Perfume In The Scented Letter

Persolaise 5th July 2019 0 Comments

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, writes on scent and film in The Scented Letter (2019, cinema, fragrance)

Interview Published article

Taking The Layered Approach – An Interview With Emmanuelle Moeglin Of Experimental Perfume Club

Persolaise 30th June 2019 0 Comments

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, interviews Emmanuelle Moeglin of Experimental Perfume Club (scent, fragrance, 2019)

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Persolaise In Business Traveller – The Scents Of Provence + The Next Episode Of Love At First Scent

Persolaise 13th May 2019 0 Comments

Award-winning critic, Persolaise, writes about Provence perfumes in Business Traveller magazine

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Persolaise In Business Traveller + 9th Anniversary Of Blog

Persolaise 11th March 2019 0 Comments

Award-winning critic, Persolaise, on oud perfumes in Business Traveller (2019, scent)

Cinema Scent Published article

Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi In Sight & Sound Magazine

Persolaise 6th February 2019 2 Comments

Dariush Alavi writes on Three Colours White (Krzysztof Kieslowki) in Sight & Sound film magazine (movie, cinema, Persolaise, 2019, Trois Couleurs Blanc)

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

Celestial Scents – Persolaise In Harper’s Bazaar UK

Precious Perfume Ingredients In Harrods Magazine

Francis Kurkdjian Interview In Harrods Magazine

The Ghost Perfumer By Gabe Oppenheim Book Review

Leather Perfumes In Harrods Magazine By Persolaise

Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois – Persolaise On Escentual Blog

The Ecstasy Of The Extrait – Persolaise In The Scented Letter

Perfume & Diversity – Persolaise Article In Scented Letter

Catherine Mitchell IFF Interview By Persolaise In The Scented Letter

Best Travel Perfumes In Business Traveller

Persolaise On Film And Perfume In The Scented Letter

Taking The Layered Approach – An Interview With Emmanuelle Moeglin Of Experimental Perfume Club

Persolaise In Business Traveller – The Scents Of Provence + The Next Episode Of Love At First Scent

Persolaise In Business Traveller + 9th Anniversary Of Blog

Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi In Sight & Sound Magazine

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