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Don’t Mind My Shoulder Pads – Top 10 Perfumes Leading The Eighties Revival

Persolaise 2nd June 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Serge Lutens La Nuit Tombee, Trudon Carmen, Tauer Patch Absolue and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 31st May 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Guerlain Tabac Sahara, BDK Velvet Tonka extrait, Matiere Premiere Vanilla Powder extrait and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 23rd May 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

Marc-Antoine Barrois B87.135, Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Cologne Forte, Montblanc Neroli Letters and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 5th May 2026 No Comments

Interview Video

Barbara Herman and Jo Fairley live interviews

Persolaise 4th May 2026 No Comments

News

Next Week: Interviews With Benjamin Almairac & Geza Schoen

Geza Schoen and Benjamin Almairac to be interviewed by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, May 2020

Persolaise 14th May 2020 0 Comments
Interview Video

Nick Steward Gallivant Interview Now On YouTube

Nick Steward, founder of Gallivant, interviewed by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise

Persolaise 14th May 2020 2 Comments
News

Interview With Etienne De Swardt Of Etat Libre D’Orange – Time For Your Questions!

Etienne De Swardt of Etat Libre D'Orange interviewed live on YouTube by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise 14 May 2020

Persolaise 11th May 2020 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 5 Best Chanel Exclusive Perfumes 2020 – Les Exclusifs

Best Chanel exclusive perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)

Persolaise 10th May 2020 0 Comments
News

Interview With Gallivant’s Nick Steward – Send In Your Questions

Gallivant's Nick Steward will be interviewed live by Persolaise on YouTube 13 May 2020 (4:30 pm UK time, 11:30 am New York, 7:30 pm Dubai)

Persolaise 8th May 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Serge Lutens Des Clous Pour Une Pelure Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

Serge Lutens Des Clous Pour Une Pelure perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2020)

Persolaise 4th May 2020 12 Comments
Perfume review Video

Penhaligon’s Babylon (2019) & The Favourite (2020) Review

Penhaligon's Babylon perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2019)

Persolaise 3rd May 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review

Ineke After My Own Heart (and others) Review – Ineke Ruhland; 2006

Ineke After My Own Heart perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Ineke Ruhland; 2006; also featuring Evening Edged In Gold, Derring-Do, Field Notes From Paris, Hothouse Flower and Iddylwild)

Persolaise 29th April 2020 0 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Rose Perfumes 2020

Best rose perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)

Persolaise 24th April 2020 4 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Best Classic Perfumes 1 – Scented Memory Lane

A selection of the best classic perfumes, chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. YSL Opium, Dior Dune)

Persolaise 20th April 2020 4 Comments
List Perfume review Uncategorized Video

Top 7 Best Serge Lutens Perfumes – Super Scent

Best Serge Lutens perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

Persolaise 17th April 2020 0 Comments
Favourites Perfume review

Guerlain Habit Rouge Review – The Favourites – Jean-Paul Guerlain; 1965

Guerlain Habit Rouge perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Jean-Paul Guerlain, 1965)

Persolaise 16th April 2020 8 Comments
Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Frederic Malle Perfumes – Super Scent

Top 10 best Frederic Malle perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

Persolaise 12th April 2020 5 Comments
News

Easter Wishes 2020

At this very strange moment in our planet’s history – when so many people are worried about what the future will bring – I wanted to take this opportunity to…

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Favourites Perfume review

Christian Dior Diorissimo Review – The Favourites – Edmond Roudnitska; 1956

Christian Dior Diorissimo perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Edmond Roudnitska, 1956)

Persolaise 8th April 2020 15 Comments
List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Best Incense Perfumes 2020 – Scents For Meditation

Best incense perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2020

Persolaise 7th April 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Lush Sappho & Fresh As Review – Emma Dick; 2019

Lush Sappho, Fresh As perfume reviews by award-winning critic Persolaise (Emma Dick, 2020)

Persolaise 4th April 2020 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Escentric Molecules 05 Review – Geza Schoen; 2020

Escentric Molecules 05 perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Geza Schoen, 2020)

Persolaise 3rd April 2020 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Tom Ford Rose Prick Review – 2020

Tom Ford Rose Prick perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2020)

Persolaise 2nd April 2020 0 Comments
Archive Perfume review

L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversee Du Bosphore Review – From The Archive

L'Artisan Parfumeur Traversee Du Bosphore perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Bertrand Duchaufour, 2010, from the archive)

Persolaise 1st April 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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