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

Persolaise 15th April 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

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

Persolaise 6th April 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026

Persolaise 2nd April 2026 No Comments

List Perfume review Video

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

Perfume review Video

Le Labo Citron 28 Review – 2020

Le Labo Citron 28 review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2020)

Persolaise 21st September 2020 0 Comments
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Serge Lutens Fils De Joie Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

Serge Lutens Fils De Joie review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2020)

Persolaise 20th September 2020 6 Comments
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Dunhill Amalfi Citrus Review – Olivier Gillotin; 2020

Dunhill Amalfi Citrus review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Gillotin, 2020)

Persolaise 20th September 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review

Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Eau De Parfum Ambree Review – Aurelien Guichard; 2020

Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Eau De Parfum Ambree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aurelien Guichard, 2020)

Persolaise 15th September 2020 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Masculine Perfumes Of The Last 5 Years, With Max Forti

Top 10 best men's perfumes of the last 5 years, selected by Persolaise and Max Forti, with Amouage, Comme Des Garcons, Issey Miyake and others (2020)

Persolaise 9th September 2020 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Amouage Renaissance – Enclave, Meander, Ashore & Crimson Rocks Review – 2020

Amouage Renaissance collection review - Enclave, Ashore, Meander, Crimson Rocks - by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Mackenzie Reilly, Julien Rasquinet, Domitille Michalon-Bertier, 2020)

Persolaise 8th September 2020 0 Comments
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Amouage Overture Woman Review – Annick Menardo; 2020

Amouage Overture Woman review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Menardo, 2020)

Persolaise 7th September 2020 0 Comments
Favourites Perfume review

Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme Review – The Favourites – Raymond Chaillan; 1971

YSL Pour Homme perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Raymond Chaillan, 1971)

Persolaise 1st September 2020 4 Comments
Perfume review Video

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau De Parfum Supreme Review – Louise Turner; 2020

Carolina Herrera Good Girl eau de parfum supreme review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Louise Turner, 2020)

Persolaise 28th August 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum Review – Quentin Bisch & Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2020

Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch, Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, 2020)

Persolaise 26th August 2020 0 Comments
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian L’Homme A La Rose Review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2020

Maison Francis Kurkdjian L'Homme A La Rose review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francis Kurkdjian, 2020)

Persolaise 24th August 2020 0 Comments
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Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura Review – 2020

Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020

Persolaise 18th August 2020 1 Comments
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Moschino Toy Boy Review – Yann Vasnier; 2019

Moschino Toy Boy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Yann Vasnier, 2020)

Persolaise 13th August 2020 2 Comments
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Louis Vuitton California Dream Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Louis Vuitton California Dream perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)

Persolaise 11th August 2020 0 Comments
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Louis Vuitton Meteore Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Louis Vuitton Meteore perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)

Persolaise 10th August 2020 0 Comments
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Dior Oud Rosewood Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Dior Oud Rosewood review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

Persolaise 5th August 2020 2 Comments
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Dior J’Adore Infinissime Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Dior J'adore Infinissime review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

Persolaise 4th August 2020 0 Comments
Archive List Perfume review

Best Perfumes For A Sunny Day – From The Archive

Best perfumes for summer chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise (2015, from the archive) feat. Guerlain, Hermes, Chanel, Frederic Malle, Tom Ford and others

Persolaise 3rd August 2020 0 Comments
Interview Video

Folie A Plusieurs Interview Now On YouTube

Folie A Plusieurs founder Kaya Sorhaindo live interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020

Persolaise 2nd August 2020 0 Comments
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MDCI La Surprise (Cecile Zarokian) & L’Aimee (Nathalie Feisthauer) Review – 2020

MDCI La Surprise and L’Aimee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Cecile Zarokian, Nathalie Feistahuer, 2020)

Persolaise 31st July 2020 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.

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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