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Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, Born To Stand Out Dirty Milk and Stora Skuggan showcase reviews – 2026

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More Matches Made In Heaven – Top 10 Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2026

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Perfume review

Frederic Malle Contre-Jour review – Annick Menardo; 2026

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The Slow Burn – Top 10 Best Tobacco Perfumes

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Tom Ford Soleil Neige, BDK Vanille Caviar, Nez 1+1 Ansongo and other reviews – 2026

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Perfume review Video

Jo Malone Highlands Collection Review – 2023

You’ve got to hand it to the folks at Jo Malone: they don’t give up. Their latest attempt to convince us that their work is squeezed straight out of the…

Persolaise 5th June 2023 2 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Leather Perfumes – Deserts, Cowboys & Angels

Things got personal over on YouTube the other day when I finally broadcast the video I’d been avoiding for years: my Top 10 (+1) best leather perfumes. Here’s a link…

Persolaise 4th June 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Maison Crivelli Patchouli Magnetik (Quentin Bisch; 2022) & Oud Maracuja (Jordi Fernandez; 2023) Review

Quentin Bisch is running the risk of becoming overly associated with his love of Akigalawood (the weirdly sour, unbearably strident patchouli-esque material so beloved at Givaudan, the company for which…

Persolaise 29th May 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Creed Spring Flower Review – 2023

Creed’s Spring Flower from 1996 appears to have been given the re-make treatment. I reviewed the latest version in a recent episode of Love At First Scent which you can…

Persolaise 27th May 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver Forte & Harvest Review – Delphine Jelk; 2023

Why stick with one Aqua Allegoria when you can have three? That certainly seems to be the thinking over at Guerlain at the moment, because they’ve just added two variants…

Persolaise 22nd May 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Akro Bake, Diptyque Eau Nabati, Acqua Di Parma Arancia La Spugnatura and other reviews – 2023

The scent of gorgeous French patisseries was in the air during my recent YouTube review of the new Akro Bake, composed by Olivier Cresp. Here’s a link to the video,…

Persolaise 18th May 2023 0 Comments
Favourites Perfume review

Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist Review – The Favourites – Maurice Roucel; 1994

My memory of this may not be accurate, but I’m fairly certain that in a biography of the Pet Shop Boys, which I read a couple of decades ago, there…

Persolaise 12th May 2023 14 Comments
Interview Masterclass Video

Persolaise Masterclass Episode 5 – Ingredients – Iris & Mandarin

Perfume Masterclass on iris and mandarin with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 28th April 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Serge Lutens Ecrin De Fumee Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2023

Serge Lutens Ecrin De Fumee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2023)

Persolaise 27th April 2023 6 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Habit Rouge – Rouge Prive Review – Delphine Jelk; 2023

Guerlain Habit Rouge - Rouge Prive review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk; 2023)

Persolaise 26th April 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Jasmin Bonheur Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2023

Guerlain Jasmin Bonheur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2023)

Persolaise 24th April 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior Eau Sauvage vintage Review – Edmond Roudnitska; 1966

Dior Eau Sauvage vintage review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Edmond Roudnitska, 1966)

Persolaise 23rd April 2023 6 Comments
Perfume review Video

Maison Crivelli Neroli Nasimba, L’Objet, Dolce & Gabbana Q and other reviews – 2023

Dolce & Gabbana K edp (Daphne Bugey & Nathalie Lorson), Q edp (Daphne Bugey), L'Objet Rose Noir, Bois Sauvage, Cote Maquis, Oh Mon Dieu (Yann Vasnier), Maison Crivelli Neroli Nasimba…

Persolaise 13th April 2023 0 Comments
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Easter Wishes 2023

Easter wishes 2023

Persolaise 6th April 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Escentric Molecules Molecule 01+, Moncler Le Solstice, Moncler Le Bois Glace and other reviews – 2023

Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Ginger, + Black Tea, +1 Guaiac Wood (Geza Schoen), Moncler Le Solstice (Daniela Andrier), Moncler Le Bois Glace (Fabrice Pellegrin), Trudon Aphelie (Antoine Lie), Trudon…

Persolaise 3rd April 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Nasomatto Sadonaso Review – Alessandro Gualtieri; 2023

Nasomatto Sadonaso review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alessandro Gualtieri, 2023)

Persolaise 31st March 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede extrait Review – Quentin Bisch; 2023

Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede extrait review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch, 2023)

Persolaise 30th March 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Diptyque L’Eau Papier Review – Fabrice Pellegrin; 2023

Diptyque L'Eau Papier review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2023)

Persolaise 29th March 2023 3 Comments
Interview Video

Paul Austin, Lilanur, Live Interview

Paul Austin, LilaNur, live interview, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 28th March 2023 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Perfumes For Spring 2023 – The Scent Of Rejuvenation

Best perfumes for spring 2023 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Guerlain, Cartier, Tauer, Caron, Frederic Malle, Histoires De Parfums, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Escentric Molecules, Nicolai, Bulgari

Persolaise 27th March 2023 0 Comments

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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.

All content © Dariush Alavi & Parfums Persolaise 2010-2026, unless stated otherwise. All rights reserved.

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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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