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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

Persolaise 13th February 2026 No Comments

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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

Persolaise 23rd January 2026 No Comments

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Hermes Violette Volynka Review – Christine Nagel; 2022

Hermes Violette Volynka review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2022)

Persolaise 31st October 2022 1 Comments
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Ulrich Lang Lethe, Laboratorio Olfattivo Viaggio In Italia, Angela Flanders Leather Rosa, Histoires De Parfums Ambre 114 – Skin Time October 2022

Skin Time October 2022 - Persolaise reviews Laboratorio Olfattivo Viaggio In Italia, Ulrich Lang Lethe, Angela Flanders Leather Rosa, Histoires De Parfums Ambre 114

Persolaise 30th October 2022 1 Comments
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Top 10 Scary Perfumes For Halloween 2022

Top 10 scary perfumes for Halloween 2022 selected by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Byredo, Serge Lutens, Etat Libre D'Orange, Mugler, Akro, Eris, Nasomatto, Cartier, Piguet, Diptyque

Persolaise 29th October 2022 2 Comments
Interview Video

Edeniste Founder Audrey Semeraro Live Interview

Edeniste Audrey Semeraro interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 28th October 2022 0 Comments
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Perfume Ingredients Masterclass Coming To Persolaise YouTube Channel

Coming soon to YouTube -- perfume ingredients masterclass by Remi Pulverail of Les Indemodables, and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise. Order your Grand Crus ingredients set now.

Persolaise 22nd October 2022 8 Comments
Perfume review Video

Gucci A Reason To Love, Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade and other reviews – 2022

Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Gucci A Reason To Love (Alberto Morillas), Givenchy Equivoque, Laboratorio Olfattivo (Jean-Claude Ellena), Ginori 1835 Rajathra Palace, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade (Quentin Bisch) and Dior…

Persolaise 17th October 2022 1 Comments
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Frederic Malle Uncut Gem Review – Maurice Roucel; 2022

Frederic Malle Uncut Gem review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Maurice Roucel, 2022)

Persolaise 11th October 2022 4 Comments
Perfume review Video

Aesop Eidesis Review – Barnabe Fillion; 2022

Aesop Eidesis review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Barnabe Fillion, 2022)

Persolaise 7th October 2022 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Shalimar Millesime Tonka Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2022

Guerlain Shalimar Millesime Tonka review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2022)

Persolaise 5th October 2022 2 Comments
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Amouge Collector’s Box – 45 Perfumes With Renaud Salmon

Amouage Collector’s Box review - 45 perfumes with Renaud Salmon and Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 4th October 2022 6 Comments
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Miller Harris Myrica Muse (Emilie Bouge; 2022) and L’Air De Rien (Lyn Harris; 2006) Reviews

Miller Harris Myrica Muse (Emile Bouge; 2022) and L'Air De Rien (Lyn Harris; 2006) reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

Persolaise 3rd October 2022 2 Comments
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Penhaligon’s Legacy Of Petra (Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2022) and Hammam Bouquet (William Penhaligon; 1872) Reviews

Penhaligon's Legacy Of Petra (Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2022) and Hammam Bouquet (William Penhaligon; 1872) reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

Persolaise 3rd October 2022 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior J’Adore parfum d’eau Review – 2022

Dior J'Adore parfum d'eau review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 2nd October 2022 0 Comments
Perfume review

Chanel Gabrielle Extrait, BDK Villa Neroli, Miller Harris Poirier D’Un Soir and others – Skin Time September 2022

Skin Time September 2022 - Persolaise reviews Chanel Gabrielle extrait, BDK Villa Neroli, Miller Harris Poirier D'Un Soir, Estee Lauder Youth Dew bath oil, Prada Luna Rossa Carbon

Persolaise 28th September 2022 2 Comments
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Guerlain Ouds, Quartana Ierofante, Francesca Bianchi Unspoken Musk Reviews – 2022

Guerlain Oud Nude (Delphine Jelk), Oud Khol (Thierry Wasser), Cherry Oud (Delphine Jelk), Quartana Ierofante (Luca Maffei), Francesca Bianchi Unspoken Musk (Francesca Bianchi) reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 25th September 2022 8 Comments
Interview Video

Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 Interview

Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 15th September 2022 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Perfumes For Autumn 2022 – The Scent Of Trust

Top 10 best perfumes for autumn 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Les Indemodables, Nicolai, Lubin, Reminiscence, Eris, Etat Libre D’Orange)

Persolaise 15th September 2022 2 Comments
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Vintage Perfume Finds including Chanel No. 5, YSL Paris and YSL Rive Gauche – 2022

Vintage perfumes found by award-winning critic Persolaise, incl. Chanel No. 5 extrait, YSL Paris, YSL Rive Gauche Fraicheur, YSL Maison De Couture, YSL Opium Pour Homme (2022)

Persolaise 14th September 2022 1 Comments
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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic Forte and Rosa Rossa Forte Review – Delphine Jelk; 2022

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic Forte and Rosa Rossa Forte review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk, 2022)

Persolaise 13th September 2022 2 Comments
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian 724 Review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2022

Maison Francis Kurkdjian 724 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francis Kurkdjian, 2022)

Persolaise 12th September 2022 2 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.

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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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