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

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

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Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026

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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

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
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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
Perfume review Video

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)

Persolaise 24th September 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019)

Persolaise 23rd September 2019 1 Comments
Perfume review Video

Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40

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

Persolaise 22nd September 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Dior Joy Intense Review – François Demachy; 2019

Dior Joy Intense review, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2019)

Persolaise 20th September 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (video, 2019)

Persolaise 19th September 2019 0 Comments
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Persolaise On Ko-Fi – How To Support My Work

How to support the work of award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise

Persolaise 13th September 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant Review in Love At First Scent Episode 38

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant review, by perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2019, scent)

Persolaise 11th September 2019 0 Comments
Published article

Best Travel Perfumes In Business Traveller

Best travel-size perfumes in Business Traveller, featuring Acqua Di Parma, Gallivant, Nasomatto & Wide Society

Persolaise 10th September 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable Review in Love At First Scent Episode 36

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (scent, YouTube, 2019)

Persolaise 6th September 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Chanel Gabrielle Essence Review in Love At First Scent Episode 37

Chanel Gabrielle Essence review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2019)

Persolaise 3rd September 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Dior Spice Blend Review In Love At First Scent 35, with Gucci Memoire D’Une Odeur

Dior Spice Blend review, Gucci Memoire D'Une Odeur review by award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, video, 2019)

Persolaise 30th August 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Mugler, Chloe & Atelier Cologne – Mini-reviews April to June 2019 [part 2]

Perfume review: Mugler Cologne, Chloe Nomade, Atelier Cologne Pacific Lime, Sylvaine Delacourte, from award-winning critic, Persolaise (mini-review, 2019)

Persolaise 27th August 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Salvatore Ferragamo – Testa Di Moro (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2018) & Chanel – Antaeus (Jacques Polge; 1981)

Salvatore Ferragamo Testa Di Moro review & Chanel Antaeus review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, 2018, 1981, Fabrice Pellegrin, Jacques Polge)

Persolaise 23rd August 2019 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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