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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

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
News Support

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
Archive Perfume review

Review: Tauer – Une Rose Vermeille – From The Archive

Tauer Une Rose Vermeille perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (from the archive, 2019, 2010, scent)

Persolaise 20th August 2019 3 Comments
Perfume review

Tom Ford – Metallique – First Impressions

First impressions review of Tom Ford Metallique perfume, by award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 16th August 2019 0 Comments
List Perfume Playlist Perfume review

Perfume Playlist – Summer 2019 feat. Guerlain, Mugler, Chanel

Perfumes for summer 2019, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise feat. Guerlain, Mugler, Chanel, Hermes, Sugandhco, Amouage, Goutal

Persolaise 13th August 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Chanel, Tom Ford & BDK – Mini-reviews April to June 2019 [part 1]

Perfume review: Chanel, Tom Ford, BDK, Les Bains Guerbois, L'Orchestre Parfum, Armani, Hermetica, from award-winning critic, Persolaise (mini-review, 2019)

Persolaise 9th August 2019 2 Comments
News Shopping

London Perfume Shopping Guide – 2019 Updates

London perfume shopping guide by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019 updates, featuring Harrods, Selfridges, Les Senteurs, Amouage, Frederic Malle)

Persolaise 2nd August 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Atkinsons – Tulipe Noire (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2019)

Atkinsons Tulipe Noire perfume review, by award-winning critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2019, scent)

Persolaise 26th July 2019 6 Comments
Archive List Perfume review

The Best Chanel Perfumes – From The Archive

The best perfumes from Chanel, selected by award-winning critic, Persolaise (from the archive, scent)

Persolaise 23rd July 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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