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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

Archive Interview

Vero Kern Interview 2011 – From The Archive

Vero Kern interview by perfume critic Persolaise (2011, From The Archive, Vero Profumo)

Persolaise 3rd December 2019 0 Comments
List Perfume review

Best Oud Perfumes Guide – November 2019 Update

Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (November 2019 update Frederic Malle, Tauer, Hermes, Bulgari, Dusita, Amouage)

Persolaise 28th November 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Karen Timson Hermia Review – Karen Timson; 2019

Karen Timson Hermia review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Karen Timson, 2019)

Persolaise 26th November 2019 0 Comments
Event Interview News Shopping Video

Mark Constantine Interview At Lush Florence Perfume Library Opening

Mark Constantine interview at Lush Florence Perfume Library opening, November 2019

Persolaise 18th November 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review

L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant De Camargue Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019

L'Artisan Parfumer Chant De Camargue review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)

Persolaise 12th November 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Miller Harris Sublime Blossom Review – Bertrand Duchaufour; 2019

Miller Harris Sublime Blossom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Bertrand Duchaufour, 2019)

Persolaise 6th November 2019 7 Comments
Archive Perfume review

Frederic Malle Cologne Indelebile Review – From The Archive

Frederic Malle Cologne Indelebile review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, 2015, from the archive)

Persolaise 30th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Le Labo Baie 19 Review – 2019

Le Labo Baie 19 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, with Guerlain Chamade, Ruth Mastenbroek Dagian, Molton Brown Suede Orris (2019)

Persolaise 26th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019

Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)

Persolaise 25th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Frederic Malle The Moon Review – Julien Rasquinet; 2019

Frederic Malle The Moon review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Julien Rasquinet, 2019)

Persolaise 18th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Perfumer H Gold & White Smoke Review – Lyn Harris; 2019

Perfumer H Gold and White Smoke review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Lyn Harris, 2019)

Persolaise 17th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather Intense Review – 2019

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather Intense review, with Miller Harris Leather Rouge review, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019)

Persolaise 15th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere Review – Jacques Polge; 2007

Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2007, Jacques Polge)

Persolaise 11th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Tiffany & Love For Him Review – Sophie Labbé & Nicolas Beaulieu; 2019

Tiffany & Love For Him review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Sophie Labbe, Nicolas Beaulieu)

Persolaise 11th October 2019 2 Comments
List Perfume review

Best Perfumes For Autumn 2019 – Keeping An Open Mind

Best perfumes for autumn 2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (featuring Tom Ford, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Tauer, Cartier, Etat Libre D'Orange)

Persolaise 7th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Gallivant Los Angeles Review – Karine Chevallier; 2019

Gallivant Los Angeles review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Karine Chevallier, 2019)

Persolaise 4th October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Tauer L’Air Des Alpes Suisses Review in Love At First Scent Episode 44

Tauer L'Air Des Alpes Suisses review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Andy Tauer)

Persolaise 3rd October 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Christine Nagel)

Persolaise 2nd October 2019 1 Comments
Perfume review

BDK Wood Jasmin Review – Camille Leguay; 2016

BDK Wood Jasmin perfume review by award-wining critic Persolaise (2016, 2019, Camille Leguay, David Benedek, scent)

Persolaise 27th September 2019 0 Comments
Archive Perfume review

Grossmith Phul-Nana Review – From The Archive

Grossmith Phul Nana review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, with Hasu-No-Hana & Shem-El-Nessim (from the archive, 2010, 2019)

Persolaise 25th September 2019 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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