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

Persolaise 2nd June 2026 No Comments

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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

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
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Aesop Eidesis Review – Barnabe Fillion; 2022

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

Persolaise 7th October 2022 2 Comments
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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
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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
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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
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Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 Interview

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

Persolaise 15th September 2022 0 Comments
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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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Paco Rabanne Pacollection Showcase Review – 2019, 2021

Paco Rabanne Pacollection review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 10th September 2022 0 Comments
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Parle Moi De Parfum Wake Up World Review – Michel Almairac; 2022

Parle Moi De Parfum Wake Up World review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Michel Almairac, 2022)

Persolaise 8th September 2022 1 Comments
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Nicolai Riviera Verbena Review – Patricia De Nicolai; 2022

Nicolai Riviera Verbena review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Patricia De Nicolai, 2022)

Persolaise 7th September 2022 0 Comments
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Dior Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche and Bois D’Argent 2022 re-issue Review

Dior Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche (Francis Kurkdjian) and Bois D’Argent (Annick Menardo) 2022 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise.

Persolaise 4th September 2022 1 Comments
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The Perfumes We Really Wore This Summer 2022

The perfumes we really wore this summer 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, Hermes H24, Diptyque Opsis, Tom Ford Ombré Leather parfum, Akro…

Persolaise 3rd September 2022 0 Comments
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Kenzo Homme eau de parfum Review – Quentin Bisch; 2022

Kenzo Homme eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch; 2022)

Persolaise 31st August 2022 4 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.

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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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