Christmas Wishes 2024
Persolaise I am typing these words moments before attempting to roll a meringue. Will it break? Will it turn into a gooey mess? Will my life be worth living if the…
Christmas Wishes 2022
Best wishes for Christmas 2022 from Persolaise
Aurelien Guichard Matiere Premiere Interview
Aurelien Guichard live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Christmas Wishes 2021
Best wishes for Christmas 2021 from Persolaise
Top 10 Best Green Perfumes 2021
Top 10 best green perfumes chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise( feat. Guerlain, Chanel, Olfactive Studio, Cartier, Hermes, Tom Ford, Parfum D'Empire, Ulrich Lang; 2021)
Christmas Wishes 2020
It goes without saying that, for those of us who celebrate it, this year’s Christmas will be rather different. But I’m not complaining. At a time when so many people…
Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision edp Review – Nathalie Lorson & Pierre Negrin; 2020
Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Nathalie Lorson, Pierre Negrin, 2020)
Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey & L’Eau D’Issey Pour Homme IGO Review – Jacques Cavallier
I was back in the ‘studio’ yesterday for the resumption of my Love At First Scent duties. Episode 98 featured the new IGO presentations of the classic L’Eau D’Issey (1992)…
Top 7 Best Serge Lutens Perfumes – Super Scent
Best Serge Lutens perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)
One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 2]
Perfume reviews of Chanel oils, Creed, Hermetica, Givenchy and others (scent, 2018)
Christmas Wishes 2018 & Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 24 Now On YouTube – featuring Opus XI from Amouage and Vero Kern Tribute
The 24th episode of Love At First Scent – originally broadcast on Facebook on 21st December – is now on YouTube. You can watch it below or by clicking here.…
Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)
In recent weeks, I’ve had cause to think about Apres L’Ondee and the famously heartbreaking manner in which it combines iris and violet. With that seamless magic peculiar to perfumery,…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: August to September 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Mr Burberry Indigo from Burberry (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)* When you’ve spent 10 days crawling through a desert, even the muddiest water is refreshing. Enter:…
The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018
While putting together my 2018 list of Christmas perfume gift recommendations, I discovered that Storify is no longer with us, which is a bit of a shame, because several of…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 23 Now On YouTube – 190 Years Of Guerlain – Anniversary Special
On Friday 30th November, I broadcast the 23rd episode of Love At First Scent: a special instalment celebrating the 190th anniversary of Guerlain. It’s now available on YouTube and you…
Next Episode Of Love At First Scent: Guerlain Anniversary Special – 190 Years
The next episode of Love At First Scent will be broadcast on Facebook Live this Friday 30th November at 3 pm UK time (10 am New York; 7 pm Dubai).…
Persolaise Review: Perfumes The Guide 2018 by Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez (Perfüümista ÖÜ; 2018)
When you pick up a new book by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez and you discover that a review of a gardenia perfume begins with that familiar refrain of ‘Not…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 22 Now On YouTube – Featuring The Dawn from Frederic Malle and In The Wood For Love from Roos & Roos
The 22nd episode of Love At First Scent – streamed on Friday 2nd November 2018 on Facebook Live – is now available on YouTube; you can watch it above or…
Persolaise Review: Mandarine Glaciale from Atelier Cologne (Jerome Epinette; 2015)
I continue to view the output of Atelier Cologne with both interest and suspicion. They insist that their ‘cologne absolues’ are fresh compositions that manage to pull off the fiendish…