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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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Serge Lutens La Proie Pour L’Ombre Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2021

Serge Lutens La Proie Pour L'Ombre review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2021)

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New Perfumes For October 2021 And £25,000 For Chanel No. 5

Chanel No. 5 Baccarat extrait edition, Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme, Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus, Burberry Hero, Mugler Alien Essence Absolue, Kilian Apple Brandy On The Rocks and L'Heure Verte reviews…

Persolaise 18th October 2021 1 Comments
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Robert Piguet Baghari Review – Francis Fabron; 1950

Piguet Baghari review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francis Fabron, 1950)

Persolaise 16th October 2021 0 Comments
Interview Perfume review Video

Top 10 Scents Of Home – With Alice Du Parcq

Home is a feeling. And sure enough, feelings were high on the agenda the other day when I broadcast a very special, home-centred episode of Love At First Scent with…

Persolaise 7th October 2021 0 Comments
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40 Years Of Goutal & Eau D’Hadrien Review

Goutal 40th anniversary and Eau D'Hadrien review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Goutal, 1981)

Persolaise 4th October 2021 2 Comments
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Guerlain Rose Cherie Review – Delphine Jelk; 2021

Guerlain Rose Cherie review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk, 2021)

Persolaise 3rd October 2021 0 Comments
News Perfume review Video

The New Guerlain L’Art Et La Matiere – 2021

Guerlain new L'Art Et La Matiere video by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

Persolaise 29th September 2021 2 Comments
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Fragrance Du Bois, Hedonik Divine Perversion and other reviews – Skin Time September 2021

Skin Time September 2021 - Persolaise reviews Fragrance Du Bois, Miller Harris Oud Eclat, Hedonik Divine Perversion, Piguet Fracas

Persolaise 28th September 2021 3 Comments
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New Perfumes For September 2021… And An 80s Classic

Chloe eau de parfum naturelle, Dusita Anamcara, Perfumer H Rain Moss, Vacation By Vacation, Guerlain Derby reviews by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021)

Persolaise 27th September 2021 0 Comments
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Miss Dior 2021, Sauvage Elixir, Vanilla Diorama Reviews – Francois Demachy; 2021

Miss Dior edp 2021, Sauvage Elixir, Vanilla Diorama reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

Persolaise 17th September 2021 0 Comments
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Frederic Malle Synthetic Jungle Review – Anne Flipo; 2021

Frederic Malle Synthetic Jungle review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Anne Flipo, 2021)

Persolaise 15th September 2021 2 Comments
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Best Perfumes For Autumn 2021

Best perfumes for autumn 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Chanel, Serge Lutens, Goutal, Maison Crivelli, Le Labo, Les Indemodables, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Costume National, Comme Des Garcons

Persolaise 8th September 2021 0 Comments
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Louis Vuitton Imagination Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Louis Vuitton Imagination review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)

Persolaise 29th August 2021 0 Comments
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Hermes H24, Dior Oud Rosewood, Frederic Malle The Night and other reviews – Skin Time August 2021

Skin Time August 2021 - Persolaise reviews Hermes H24, Nicolai Cap Neroli, Olfactive Studio Iris Shot, Chanel Paris-Edimbourg, Dior Oud Rosewood, Frederic Malle The Night

Persolaise 22nd August 2021 6 Comments
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Hermes Caleche Soie De Parfum Review – 1992

Hermes Caleche Soie De Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (1992)

Persolaise 15th August 2021 4 Comments
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Persolaise On Elle India And Tata CliQ

Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise interviewed by Tata CliQ and Elle India 2021

Persolaise 12th August 2021 0 Comments
Published article

Leather Perfumes In Harrods Magazine By Persolaise

Harrods Magazine July 2021 issue features article by Persolaise on the subject of modern leather perfumes

Persolaise 10th August 2021 0 Comments
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Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

Persolaise 8th August 2021 0 Comments
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Top 10 Best Green Perfumes 2021

Top 10 best green perfumes chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise( feat. Guerlain, Chanel, Olfactive Studio, Cartier, Hermes, Tom Ford, Parfum D'Empire, Ulrich Lang; 2021)

Persolaise 2nd August 2021 2 Comments
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More Parfum D’Empire, Diorella and Frederic Malle Discontinuations – Skin Time July 2021

Skin Time July 2021 – Persolaise reviews Parfum D’Empire, Diorella and Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, with some thoughts on Frederic Malle discontinuations

Persolaise 28th July 2021 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.

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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