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

Persolaise 2nd June 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

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

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
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Mugler – Alien Man Fusion (Jean-Christophe Herault; 2019)

Mugler Alien Man Fusion review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (Jean-Christophe Herault, masculine, flanker, 2019, scent)

Persolaise 19th July 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Sana Jardin Jaipur Chant, Memo Winter Palace & Gaultier Fleur Du Male Reviewed In Love At First Scent Episode 34

Perfume review of Sana Jardin Jaipur Chant, Memo Winter Palace and Gaultier Fleur Du Male by award-winning critic, Persolaise (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 12th July 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Amouage, Creed & Ferragamo Reviewed In Episode 33 Of Love At First Scent

Live reviews of perfumes from Amouage, Creed, Fueguia, Ferragamo and Frederic Malle, by critic Persolaise (2019, scent, fragrance)

Persolaise 8th July 2019 0 Comments
Cinema Scent Published article

Persolaise On Film And Perfume In The Scented Letter

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, writes on scent and film in The Scented Letter (2019, cinema, fragrance)

Persolaise 5th July 2019 0 Comments
News

Changes At Persolaise.com

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Persolaise 2nd July 2019 0 Comments
Interview Published article

Taking The Layered Approach – An Interview With Emmanuelle Moeglin Of Experimental Perfume Club

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, interviews Emmanuelle Moeglin of Experimental Perfume Club (scent, fragrance, 2019)

Persolaise 30th June 2019 0 Comments
Interview Video

Live Interview With Amouage’s Christopher Chong – Featuring New Scents: Love Mimosa, Rose Incense and Overture

A live interview with Christopher Chong (Amouage's Creative Director) by perfume critic, Persolaise (scent, fragrance, 2019)

Persolaise 27th June 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.

About This Site

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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