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

Persolaise 2nd June 2026 No Comments

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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

Perfume review

Zoologist Bee Review – 2019

Zoologist Bee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019) with thoughts on Tauer Les Annees 25 Bis, Comme Des Garcons Clash Radish Vetiver Celluloid Galbanum Chlorophyll Gardenia, Eris Mxxx, Different…

Persolaise 24th January 2020 6 Comments
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Armani Prive Jasmin Kusamono (Dominique Ropion) & The Yulong (Julie Masse) Review – 2020

Armani Prive Jasmin Kusamono (Dominique Ropion) & The Yulong (Julie Masse) review by award-winning perfume critic Perolaise (2020)

Persolaise 21st January 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Best Scented Candles Winter 2020

Best scented candles for winter 2020, chosen by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (featuring Sana Jardin, La Montana, L'Artisan Parfumeur)

Persolaise 20th January 2020 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Christian Dior Rouge Trafalgar Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Christian Dior Rouge Trafalgar perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

Persolaise 17th January 2020 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection Review – Jo Malone; 2019

Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Amalfi Sunray, Fleur De Patchouli, Ebony Wood, Jo Malone, 2019)

Persolaise 16th January 2020 0 Comments
Interview

Givaudan Evaluator Interview – “A Very Sacred Bond” Paula Cantuaria

Givaudan evaluator interview Paula Cantuaria by perfume critic Persolaise (2019)

Persolaise 7th January 2020 0 Comments
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Best Perfumes Of 2019 – Waiting For The Revolution

Best perfumes of 2019 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

Persolaise 30th December 2019 8 Comments
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Best Perfumes Of The Decade On YouTube + Christmas 2019

Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 on YouTube by award-winning critic Persolaise

Persolaise 23rd December 2019 0 Comments
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Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 2

Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 2)

Persolaise 16th December 2019 25 Comments
Perfume review Video

Etat Libre D’Orange She Was An Anomaly Review – Daniela Andrier; 2019

Etat Libre D'Orange She Was An Anomaly review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Daniela Andrier, 2019)

Persolaise 14th December 2019 0 Comments
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Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 1

Best perfumes of the decade 2010-2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 1)

Persolaise 9th December 2019 4 Comments
Perfume review Video

Comme Des Garcons Copper Review – Alienor Massenet; 2019

Comme Des Garcons Copper review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alienor Massenet; 2019)

Persolaise 8th December 2019 2 Comments
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Best Oud Perfumes On YouTube

Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning critic Persolaise (YouTube; 2019)

Persolaise 7th December 2019 0 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
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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

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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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