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Hermes Un Jardin Sous La Mer and Musc Pallida, Van Cleef & Arpels Les Classiques and Ode Ona reviews – 2026

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Eris Mother’s Milk, Gucci Ylang Ambrato, Demo Accords by Pia Long and other reviews – 2026

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Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026

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Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2026 – The Scents Of Friendship

Persolaise 20th March 2026 No Comments

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Tom Ford Oud Voyager, Guerlain Royal Extract III and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 16th March 2026 No Comments

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Hermes Terre D’Hermes Eau Givree Review – Christine Nagel; 2022

Hermes Terre D'Hermes Eau Givree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2022)

Persolaise 31st May 2022 4 Comments
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Dries Van Noten and Herve Laurent – Skin Time May 2022

Skin Time May 2022 - Persolaise reviews Dries Van Noten and Herve Laurent

Persolaise 30th May 2022 0 Comments
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Summer Fragrances 2022 In Conde Nast Traveller By Persolaise

Summer perfumes for 2022 in Conde Nast Traveller, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Guerlain, Acqua Di Parma, Akro, Arquiste, Alexandre J, Penhaligon's, DS & Durga)

Persolaise 29th May 2022 2 Comments
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Givenchy Collection Particuliere Review – 2020

Givenchy Collection Particuliere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, featuring Indompte, Garcon Manque, Sans Merci, Sans Artifice (2022)

Persolaise 23rd May 2022 0 Comments
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Fiole Interview – Josh Carter & Samuel Gearing

Fiole interview (Samuel Gearing and Josh Carter) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 17th May 2022 0 Comments
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Top 10 Best Chanel Perfumes

Top 10 best perfumes from Chanel selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 16th May 2022 1 Comments
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Christian Dior Dune Pour Homme Review – Olivier Cresp & Jean-Pierre Bethouart; 1997

Dior Dune Pour Homme review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Cresp, Jean-Pierre Bethouart, 1997)

Persolaise 14th May 2022 2 Comments
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Chanel Les Eaux Paris-Paris Review – Olivier Polge; 2022

Chanel Paris-Paris review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2022)

Persolaise 13th May 2022 0 Comments
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Miss Dior Rose Essence 2021, Atelier Versace, Masque Milano Sleight Of Fern & White Whale reviews

Dior Miss Dior Rose Essence 2021, Masque Milano Sleight Of Fern and White Whale, Atelier Versace reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 11th May 2022 3 Comments
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Sali Hughes Interview

Sali Hughes interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2022

Persolaise 11th May 2022 1 Comments
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Aurelien Guichard Matiere Premiere Interview

Aurelien Guichard live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 8th May 2022 0 Comments
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Dries Van Noten 2022 collection, Louis Vuitton City Of Stars, Roos & Roos Pale Blue Eyes reviews

Dries Van Noten 2022 collection, Louis Vuitton City Of Stars, Roos & Roos Pale Blue eyes reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 6th May 2022 1 Comments
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L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Potager collection review – Quentin Bisch and Alexandra Carlin; 2022

L'Artisan Parfumer Le Potager review (Cedrat Ceruse, Iris De Gris, Musc Amarante and Vetiver Ecarlate by Quentin Bisch; Tonka Blanc by Alexandra Carlin; 2022) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

Persolaise 4th May 2022 2 Comments
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Akro Ink review – Olivier Cresp; 2022

Akro Ink review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Cresp, 2022)

Persolaise 3rd May 2022 1 Comments
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Hermes H24, Akro Smoke and Eris Mxxx – Skin Time April 2022

Skin Time April 2022 - Persolaise reviews Hermes H24, Akro Smoke, Eris Mxxx

Persolaise 30th April 2022 2 Comments
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Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 1998

Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 1998)

Persolaise 26th April 2022 0 Comments
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Wilgermain brand showcase – Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2020

Wilgermain review (feat. Aquafortis, Possession, Passion Victim, More Is More) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Rodrigo Flores-Roux, 2020)

Persolaise 22nd April 2022 0 Comments
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Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Nuit Review – 2022

Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Nuit review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

Persolaise 19th April 2022 2 Comments
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Easter Wishes 2022

Easter wishes 2022

Persolaise 14th April 2022 0 Comments
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Bulgari Le Gemme Orom Review – Sophie Labbe; 2022

Bulgari Le Gemme Orom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Sophie Labbe, 2022)

Persolaise 11th April 2022 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.

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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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