Persolaise 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)
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 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 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 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 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)
The Best Perfumes Of 2018 – Nostalgic Defiance
The best perfumes of 2018, chosen by award-winning critic, Persolaise
Christmas Wishes 2018 & Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 24 Now On YouTube – featuring Opus XI from Amouage and Vero Kern Tribute
The 24th episode of Love At First Scent – originally broadcast on Facebook on 21st December – is now on YouTube. You can watch it below or by clicking here.…
Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)
In recent weeks, I’ve had cause to think about Apres L’Ondee and the famously heartbreaking manner in which it combines iris and violet. With that seamless magic peculiar to perfumery,…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: August to September 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Mr Burberry Indigo from Burberry (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)* When you’ve spent 10 days crawling through a desert, even the muddiest water is refreshing. Enter:…
The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018
While putting together my 2018 list of Christmas perfume gift recommendations, I discovered that Storify is no longer with us, which is a bit of a shame, because several of…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 23 Now On YouTube – 190 Years Of Guerlain – Anniversary Special
On Friday 30th November, I broadcast the 23rd episode of Love At First Scent: a special instalment celebrating the 190th anniversary of Guerlain. It’s now available on YouTube and you…
Next Episode Of Love At First Scent: Guerlain Anniversary Special – 190 Years
The next episode of Love At First Scent will be broadcast on Facebook Live this Friday 30th November at 3 pm UK time (10 am New York; 7 pm Dubai).…
Persolaise Review: Perfumes The Guide 2018 by Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez (Perfüümista ÖÜ; 2018)
When you pick up a new book by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez and you discover that a review of a gardenia perfume begins with that familiar refrain of ‘Not…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 22 Now On YouTube – Featuring The Dawn from Frederic Malle and In The Wood For Love from Roos & Roos
The 22nd episode of Love At First Scent – streamed on Friday 2nd November 2018 on Facebook Live – is now available on YouTube; you can watch it above or…
Persolaise Review: Mandarine Glaciale from Atelier Cologne (Jerome Epinette; 2015)
I continue to view the output of Atelier Cologne with both interest and suspicion. They insist that their ‘cologne absolues’ are fresh compositions that manage to pull off the fiendish…
What Goes Around… – Persolaise In Business Traveller
In my latest piece for Business Traveller UK, I’ve turned my attention to the recent crop of retro-inflected masculines for men, so if you’d like to read it, please search…
Persolaise On Feelunique Instagram Live This Thursday
For my next live video stream, I’m going to be joining the wonderful people at Feelunique and broadcasting a perfume Q&A session through their Instagram channel, so please do try…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 21 Now On YouTube
Episode 21 of Love At First Scent – streamed on Sunday 28th October 2018 on Facebook Live – has just been uploaded to YouTube; you can watch it above or…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: August to September 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Aura eau de toilette from Mugler (2018)* Plays it even safer than the edp, toning down the vine-y greenness to make more room for…