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Perfume review Video

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

Persolaise 15th April 2026 No Comments

Perfume review Video

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

Persolaise 6th April 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Tom Ford Figue Erotique review – Shyamala Maisondieu; 2026

Persolaise 2nd April 2026 No Comments

List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2026 – The Scents Of Friendship

Persolaise 20th March 2026 No Comments

Perfume review

Tom Ford Oud Voyager, Guerlain Royal Extract III and other reviews – 2026

Persolaise 16th March 2026 No Comments

Published article

Persolaise In Business Traveller – The Scents Of Provence + The Next Episode Of Love At First Scent

Award-winning critic, Persolaise, writes about Provence perfumes in Business Traveller magazine

Persolaise 13th May 2019 0 Comments
Event News

Persolaise At Oxford University – Brasenose College Arts Week

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, delivers lecture at Brasenose College Oxford Arts Week 2019

Persolaise 10th May 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Oud & Menthe from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2019)

Persolaise reviews the perfume Oud & Menthe from Cartier (composed by Mathilde Laurent, 2019, fragrance, scent)

Persolaise 3rd May 2019 0 Comments
Interview

“Now Everybody Is An Artist” – An Audience With Frederic Malle + Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Sunday 28 April 2019

Perfume brand founder, Frederic Malle, interviewed in London (scent, fragrance, 2018)

Persolaise 26th April 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Easter Wishes 2019 And The Remainder Of Love At First Scent Episode 30 On YouTube – featuring Amouage, Bulgari & Serge Lutens

Live perfume reviews featuring Serge Lutens, Amouage, Bulgari, Diptyque and Parle Moi De Parfum (2019, scent)

Persolaise 18th April 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 30, Scenes 1 & 2 On YouTube – featuring Perfumer H and Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D’Orange

Live reviews of Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D'Orange & Suede and Dust from Perfumer H

Persolaise 12th April 2019 0 Comments
Uncategorized

Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)

One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…

Persolaise 5th April 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 29 On YouTube – featuring L’Iris De Fath, BDK and New Colognes from Mugler

Persolaise presents live perfume reviews of L'Iris De Fath, BDK and Mugler (2019, scent, fragrance)

Persolaise 29th March 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review Video

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 28 On YouTube – featuring Holy Peony, Lucky, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire & Eau Noire from Maison Christian Dior

Live perfume reviews of Dior's Holy Peony, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire, Lucky and Eau Noire (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 22nd March 2019 0 Comments
Book review

Persolaise Review: Perfume – In Search Of Your Signature Scent by Neil Chapman (Hardie Grant; 2019)

Perfume by Neil Chapman reviewed by Persolaise

Persolaise 15th March 2019 2 Comments
News Published article

Persolaise In Business Traveller + 9th Anniversary Of Blog

Award-winning critic, Persolaise, on oud perfumes in Business Traveller (2019, scent)

Persolaise 11th March 2019 0 Comments
Uncategorized

Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 2]

Perfume reviews of Chanel oils, Creed, Hermetica, Givenchy and others (scent, 2018)

Persolaise 8th March 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Mont De Narcisse (Anne Flipo; 2018) and Bana Banana (Celine Ellena; 2019) from L’Artisan Parfumeur

Perfume review of Mont De Narcisse and Bana Banana from L'Artisan Parfumeur (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 1st March 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus

Live perfume reviews of Chanel 1957, Hermès Un Jardin Sur La Lagune, and others (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 22nd February 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 1]

Perfume review of Tauer Annees 25, Ostens Cashmeran Velvet & Patchouli Heart, Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, by award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 15th February 2019 2 Comments
Cinema Scent Published article

Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi In Sight & Sound Magazine

Dariush Alavi writes on Three Colours White (Krzysztof Kieslowki) in Sight & Sound film magazine (movie, cinema, Persolaise, 2019, Trois Couleurs Blanc)

Persolaise 6th February 2019 2 Comments
Perfume review Video

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 26 Now On YouTube – featuring Gentle Fluidity from Francis Kurkdjian and Alien Fusion from Mugler

Perfume review: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Gentle Fluidity, Mugler Alien Fusion, Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan, from award-winning critic Persolaise (scent, 2019)

Persolaise 1st February 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Rêve D’Or from L T Piver (circa 1889)

Perfume review: L T Piver Reve D'Or by award-winning critic, Persolaise (1889, 2019, scent, classic)

Persolaise 25th January 2019 0 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)

Ostens Impression Cedarwood Heart review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2018, Alexis Dadier, scent, fragrance, LMR)

Persolaise 18th January 2019 8 Comments
Perfume review

Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)

Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)

Persolaise 11th January 2019 2 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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