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Interview Video

20 Years Of Escentric Molecules – Live Interview With Geza Schoen

Persolaise 8th March 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, Born To Stand Out Dirty Milk and Stora Skuggan showcase reviews – 2026

Persolaise 1st March 2026 No Comments

List Video

More Matches Made In Heaven – Top 10 Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2026

Persolaise 13th February 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Frederic Malle Contre-Jour review – Annick Menardo; 2026

Persolaise 11th February 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

The Slow Burn – Top 10 Best Tobacco Perfumes

Persolaise 10th February 2026 No Comments

Interview Video

Escentric Molecules Molecule + Geza Schoen Interview

Geza Schoen Escentric Molecules Molecule + interview 2021 by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

Persolaise 20th March 2021 1 Comments
Perfume review Video

L’Artisan Parfumeur Nuit De Tubereuse Review (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2010) & 11 Years Of Persolaise

L’Artisan Parfumeur Nuit De Tubereuse review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Bertrand Duchaufour, 2010)

Persolaise 15th March 2021 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Olfactive Studio Violet Shot Review – Dominique Ropion; 2019

Olfactive Studio Violet Shot review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, 2019)

Persolaise 14th March 2021 1 Comments
Perfume review Video

Jo Malone London Yellow Hibiscus & Red Hibiscus Review – Mathilde Bijaoui; 2021

Jo Malone London Yellow Hibiscus and Red Hibiscus review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Mathilde Bijaoui, 2021)

Persolaise 13th March 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

L’Occitane Karite Corse Review – 2021

L’Occitane Karite Corse review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Mathieu Nardin and/or Serge Majoullier, 2021)

Persolaise 13th March 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review

Brioni Review – Michel Almairac; 2021

Brioni 2021 eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Michel Almairac, 2021)

Persolaise 10th March 2021 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Exciting Perfumes With Max Forti

Top 10 best exciting perfumes, with Persolaise and Max Forti (feat, Serge Lutens, Frederic Malle, Tom Ford, Faberge, Amouroud, YSL, Daniel Josier, Byredo, Parfumerie Generale, Olactive Studio)

Persolaise 4th March 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Chopard Casmir Review – Michel Almairac; 1991

Chopard Casmir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Michel Almairac, 1991)

Persolaise 3rd March 2021 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Serge Lutens La Dompteuse Encagee Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2021

Serge Lutens La Dompteuse Encagee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2021)

Persolaise 2nd March 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review

Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre, J F Schwarzlose, The House Of Oud and other reviews – Skin Time February 2021

Skin Time February 2021 – Persolaise reviews Aura Of Kazakhstan, The House Of Oud, J F Schwarzlose, Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre & Rouge Saray and Jean Patou 1000

Persolaise 27th February 2021 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Versace Eros edp Review – Olivier Pescheux; 2020

Versace Eros edp review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Pescheux, 2020)

Persolaise 24th February 2021 0 Comments
Cinema Scent

Nose Film Review (dir. Clement Beauvais; 2021)

Nose perfume documentary review by award-winning writer Persolaise (2021)

Persolaise 24th February 2021 7 Comments
Perfume review Video

L’Occitane Osmanthus Review – Mary Pierre Julien & Michel Girard; 2021

L'Occitane Osmanthus review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Mary Pierre Julien & Michel Girard, 2021)

Persolaise 23rd February 2021 2 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Best Perfumes Of The 70s and Estee Lauder Private Collection Review – Vincent Marcello; 1974

Best perfumes of the 1970s selected by award-winning critic Persolaise & review of Estee Lauder Private Collection (Vincent Marcello, 1974)

Persolaise 22nd February 2021 4 Comments
Perfume review Video

Hermes H24 Review – Christine Nagel; 2021

Hermes H24 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2021)

Persolaise 18th February 2021 7 Comments
Perfume review Video

Chanel Cristalle Review – Henri Robert; 1974

Chanel Cristalle review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Henri Robert, 1974)

Persolaise 17th February 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain Embruns D’Ylang Review – Thierry Wasser; 2019

Guerlain Embruns D’Ylang review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2019)

Persolaise 16th February 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Guerlain L’Heure De Nuit Review – Thierry Wasser; 2012

Guerlain L'Heure De Nuit review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2012)

Persolaise 15th February 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review

The House Of Oud Crop 2017 Review – Andrea Thero Casotti; 2017

House Of Oud Crop 2017 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Andrea Thero Casotti, 2017)

Persolaise 10th February 2021 0 Comments
Perfume review Published article

Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois – Persolaise On Escentual Blog

Serge Lutens Feminite Du Bois review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise

Persolaise 6th February 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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