Persolaise Persolaise Review: Orange Mauresque from Chopard (Alberto Morillas; 2018) + Rose Seljuke, Jasmin Moghol & Miel D’Arabie
One of my fondest memories of a summer spent in Marseilles is of a North African sweet shop not far from the Rue d’Aix. At both the beginning and the…
Persolaise In Wallpaper* – Interview With Alessandro Gualtieri Of Nasomatto
A slight, wizard-bearded figure in bright red plimsolls and a wrap-around, teal lab coat, he doesn’t immediately come across as the contrarian that his rare, past interviews suggest he is.…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Declaration Parfum from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2018)* I do declare, I think Cartier are on to another winner. This is the new parfum version…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Alien Man from Mugler (Jean-Christophe Herault; 2018)
For this single-perfume edition of Love At First Scent (first streamed on Instagram, hence the portrait orientation… of which I’m not a fan, but most people don’t seem bothered by…
Persolaise Review: Aqua Celestia Forte from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)
I always think it’s interesting when a perfumer makes a stronger version of what was originally meant to be a weightless scent. The exercise seems to be something of an…
Persolaise In Business Traveller & Tauer Mag
I’m delighted to announce that the latest issue of Tauer Mag features an article by yours truly on the sometimes-vexing subject of vintage perfumes. It’s available only in print; click…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Double Indemnity (dir. Billy Wilder; 1944)
Here we go again: same voice, same station, same idea. Only this time, something’s different. At first, I couldn’t figure out what it was, but then it hit me. Right…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Agar Ebene from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2018)* One of five new entries in the Hermessence collection composed by Christine Nagel. This one takes a…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 16 Now On YouTube
Episode 16 of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Sunday on YouTube) is now available as a permanent upload; watch it above or by clicking here. In this edition…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 15 Now On YouTube + Episode 16 Will Be Broadcast Sunday 13th May
Episode 15 of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Friday on Facebook) is now available on YouTube; watch it above or by clicking here. In this instalment I covered…
Persolaise Review: Blu Mediterraneo – Chinotto Di Liguria from Acqua Di Parma (2018)
As I write this, those of us living in the UK are going through another one of our all-too-rare bursts of a three-day summer (I expect that, as you read…
The Moment Of Doubt: An Interview With Christine Nagel Of Hermès + The Next Episode Of Love At First Scent
Towards the end of 2017, the current in-house perfumer at Hermès, Christine Nagel – whose past credits include Eau De Cartier, Archives 69 for Etat Libre D’Orange and more than…
Persolaise Review: Amsterdam from Gallivant (Giorgia Navarra; 2017)
He may be better known as an incense expert, but Bertrand Duchaufour has also developed something of a specialism for conveying the scents of flowers which we don’t always associate…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 14 On YouTube
The latest episode of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Friday) has now been permanently uploaded to YouTube. You can watch it above or by clicking here. In this…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Perfume – The Story Of A Murderer (dir. Tom Tykwer; 2006)
For the latest instalment of my occasional contributions to Francine Stock’s Film Programme on BBC Radio 4, I turned to what is perhaps the most obvious entry in cinema’s olfactory…
Persolaise Review: Yael from Sammarco (Giovanni Sammarco; 2017)
The modern iris perfume is a curious beast: it pops up more frequently than one might expect thanks to the availability of new-fangled and affordable iris ingredients. But it often…
Persolaise Review: Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme from Kilian (Alberto Morillas; 2017)
I’m not sure why anyone would like to smell of toffee, but if the idea takes your fancy, I’ve found just the perfume: Kilian’s Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme, an…
My Very Best Wishes For Easter 2018
To all of you celebrating the end of Lent and the arrival of Easter: sincere wishes of peace and goodwill. Enjoy the feasting and yes, feel free to help yourself…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 13 On YouTube
Episode 13 of Love At First Scent (broadcast one week ago on Facebook Live) is now available on YouTube. You can watch it above or by clicking here. In this…