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Dior Extraits Diorissimo, Poison, Miss Dior, J’Adore Review – 2021

Dior extraits review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise feat. Miss Dior, Poison, Diorissimo, J'Adore (Francois Demachy)

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Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger Review – Christine Nagel; 2021

Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel; 2021)

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Interview

Francesca Bianchi Live Interview

Francesca Bianchi interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2021

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Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

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

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Persolaise & Amouage At Harrods 21st July 2021

Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise presents masterclass on Amouage Boundless and Material at Harrods London 21 July 2021

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Support my work on Ko-Fi to help keep Persolaise.com ad-free

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Interview Video

Christopher Yu Ostens Live Interview

Christopher Yu Ostens interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Interview Video

David Benedek BDK Parfums Live Interview

David Benedek BDK Parfums interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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List Perfume review Video

Best Perfumes For Summer 2021 – The Sultry Summer Of Love

Best perfumes for summer 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Tom Ford, Penhaligon's and others)

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Perfume review Video

Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021

Creed Viking Cologne review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Perfume review Video

Chanel Factory 5 Review – 100 Years Of Chanel No 5 – 2021

Chanel Factory 5 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Perfume review

Bohoboco, Parfum D’Empire and Passage D’Enfer Extreme – Skin Time June 2021

Skin Time June 2021 - Persolais reviews Parfum D'Empire, Bohoboco and L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage D'Enfer Extreme

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Perfume review Video

27 87 Flaneur Review – 2021

27 87 Flaneur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Perfume review Video

Aman Haru, Sei & Umbr Review – Jacques Chabert

Aman Haru, Umbr & Sei reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Chabert, 2021)

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Perfume review Video

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2021

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2021)

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List Perfume review Video

Best Perfumes Of The 2010s With Max Forti

Best perfumes of the 2010s selected by Max Forti and award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Frederic Malle, Dior, Tom Ford, YSL

Persolaise 16th June 2021 2 Comments

List Perfume review Video

Top 10 best iris perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Jacques Fath, Armani Prive, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Les Indemodables, Dior, Aedes De Venustas,…

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Archive Perfume review

Frederic Malle Superstitious Review – From The Archive

Frederic Malle Superstitious review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (from the archive, Dominique Ropion, 2017)

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Perfume review

Guerlain Royal Extract II Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Guerlain Royal Extract II review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2020)

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Perfume review

Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura – Francois Demachy; 2021

Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

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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.

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.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

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

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

Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026

Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2026 – The Scents Of Friendship

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

Dior Extraits Diorissimo, Poison, Miss Dior, J’Adore Review – 2021

Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger Review – Christine Nagel; 2021

Francesca Bianchi Live Interview

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Persolaise & Amouage At Harrods 21st July 2021

Thanks For Supporting My Work On Ko-Fi

Christopher Yu Ostens Live Interview

David Benedek BDK Parfums Live Interview

Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021

Chanel Factory 5 Review – 100 Years Of Chanel No 5 – 2021

Bohoboco, Parfum D’Empire and Passage D’Enfer Extreme – Skin Time June 2021

27 87 Flaneur Review – 2021

Aman Haru, Sei & Umbr Review – Jacques Chabert

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2021

Frederic Malle Superstitious Review – From The Archive

Guerlain Royal Extract II Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura – Francois Demachy; 2021

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

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

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