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Don’t Mind My Shoulder Pads – Top 10 Perfumes Leading The Eighties Revival

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Perfume review

Serge Lutens La Nuit Tombee, Trudon Carmen, Tauer Patch Absolue and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 31st May 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Guerlain Tabac Sahara, BDK Velvet Tonka extrait, Matiere Premiere Vanilla Powder extrait and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 23rd May 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

Marc-Antoine Barrois B87.135, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Cologne Forte, Montblanc Neroli Letters and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 5th May 2026 No Comments

Interview Video

Barbara Herman and Jo Fairley live interviews

Persolaise 4th May 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

Guerlain Shalimar Philtre De Parfum Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Guerlain Shalimar Philtre De Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2020)

Persolaise 6th March 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior Addict eau de parfum Review – Thierry Wasser, Francois Demachy; 2002, 2014

Dior Addict eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, Francois Demachy, 2002/2014)

Persolaise 5th March 2023 4 Comments
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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.

Persolaise 2nd March 2023 2 Comments
Interview Masterclass Video

Persolaise Masterclass Episode 4 – Ingredients – Cocoa & Vanilla

Perfume Masterclass on vanilla and cocoa with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 27th February 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica Review – Marie Salamagne; 2014/2023

Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Marie Salamagne, 2014/2023)

Persolaise 27th February 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Der Duft Showcase Review – 2020-2022

Der Duft showcase review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 27th February 2023 2 Comments
Shopping Video

Penhaligon’s Fragrance Profiling Service Live From London – 2023

Penhaligon's fragrance profiling live from London with award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 20th February 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Trudon Mortel Noir, Nez 1+1 Adorem, Roos & Roos Bel Absinthe and other reviews – 2023

Trudon Mortel Noir (Yann Vasnier), Roos & Roos Bel Absinthe (Fabrice Pellegrin), Nez 1+1 Adorem (Fabrice Pellegrin), And Bark (Simon Constantine), Histoires De Parfums Encens Roi reviews by award-winning perfume…

Persolaise 19th February 2023 3 Comments
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Top 10 Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2023 – Old-World Glamour

Top 10 best perfumes for Valentine's Day 2023, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Hermes, Tom Ford, Cartier, Le Labo, Les Abstraits, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Marc-Antoine Barrois, Eris, Papillon)

Persolaise 10th February 2023 0 Comments
Interview Masterclass Video

Persolaise Masterclass Episode 3 – Ingredients – Vetiver & Myrrh

Perfume Masterclass on vetiver and myrrh, with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 1st February 2023 5 Comments
Interview Video

U Smells Good, Eugen Nizic, Les Abstraits Live Interview

Eugen Nizic, U Smells Good, Les Abstraits interview by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2023)

Persolaise 31st January 2023 2 Comments
Interview List Perfume review

Top 10 Precious Perfumes, With Alice Du Parcq

Top 10 precious perfumes with award-winning journalists Persolaise and Alice Du Parcq, feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Acqua Di Parma and others (2023)

Persolaise 29th January 2023 0 Comments
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Top 10 Best ‘Colourful’ Perfumes For A Grey Day

Top 10 best colourful perfumes, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2023, feat. Frederic Malle, Chanel, Penhaligon's, Hermes, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Acqua Di Parma, Histoires De Parfums, Annick Goutal, Estee Lauder

Persolaise 28th January 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior Dune vintage Review – Dominique Ropion, Jean-Luis Sieuzac & Nejla Bsiri-Barbir; 1991

Dior Dune review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, Jean-Luis Sieuzac & Nejla Bsiri-Barbir, 1991)

Persolaise 27th January 2023 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Wolf Brothers Showcase Review – 2020, 2021

Wolf Brothers perfume showcase review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020, 2021)

Persolaise 26th January 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Apres L’Ondee vintage extrait Review – Jacques Guerlain; 1906

Guerlain Apres L'Ondee vintage extrait review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Guerlain, 1906)

Persolaise 15th January 2023 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior Hypnotic Poison 25th Anniversary Review – Annick Menardo; 1998

Dior Hypnotic Poison review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Menardo, 1998)

Persolaise 15th January 2023 3 Comments
Perfume review Video

L’Artisan Parfumeur Soleil De Provence Review – Daphne Bugey; 2022

L'Artisan Parfumeur Soleil De Provence review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Daphne Bugey, 2022)

Persolaise 13th January 2023 0 Comments
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My top 10 films of 2022, as presented on DariushAlavi.com

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The Most Popular Perfume Videos And Posts Of 2022

The most popular perfume videos and posts of 2022 on Persolaise.com and the Persolaise YouTube channel

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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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