Persolaise Hermes Paddock, Crivelli Tubereuse Astrale, Ffern Spring 2024 and Eau D’Italie reviews – 2024
Despite the (extremely off-putting) technical glitches, I broadcast a few more reviews over on YouTube the other day, including one of an entirely unexpected Hermes exclusive called Paddock, composed by…
Easter Wishes 2024
These tulips appeared in our garden a few days ago, so as we approach Easter, I thought I’d share them with you, gorgeously filter-free. Regardless of whether you mark this…
Eliam Puente, House Of Puente, Live Interview
The other day, I was delighted to interview Eliam Puente, founder of and sole perfumer at the House Of Puente (Iris Doux, Vespertine, Medusa and others). We talked about how…
Personal Post — Fundraiser For Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
I am raising money for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London, partly to say thank you for looking after a very close relative of mine, and partly to help…
Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2024 – The Power Of Nature
As I type these words, hailstones are tapping away on our roof, but never mind — spring is here, right? Ever the optimist, I presented my list of the Top…
Purvi Joshi, Peosym, Live Interview
I was joined in my virtual studio the other day by Purvi Joshi, founder of Peosym, an Australia-based brand which currently has three perfumes in its portfolio: Lost Wonderer, Nirmohee…
Van Cleef & Arpels Encens Precieux, 27 87 Per Se, Arcadia London and other reviews – 2024
I presented a mixed bag of delights over on Love At First Scent the other day: new releases from Montblanc, Van Cleef & Arpels, 27 87, the UAE-based brand Arcadia…
Yves Saint Lauren Paris review – Sophia Grojsman; 1983
The other day, I finally managed to catch Still, the documentary about Michael J Fox’s life and career, the last few decades of which have been affected by the increasingly…
14 Years Of Persolaise + Christian Dior Miss Dior parfum, Nez 1+1, Gucci A Reason To Love and L’Artisan Parfumeur La Botanique reviews – 2024
Dior have now created so many versions and flankers of Miss Dior, they must surely have enough to make up a football team, with plenty of players left over for…
Christine Nagel On The Creation Of The New Hermes Oud Alezan And H24 Herbes Vives
“In my entire career, I’d made only one oud perfume. I didn’t like oud; I never had a passion for it. If you look on the market, there are many…
Guerlain Neroli Plein Sud, Aqua Allegoria Florabloom, Hermes H24 Herbes Vives and Ffern reviews – 2024
An air of bracing freshness swept through my most recent episode of Love At First Scent, thanks to the sunny vitality of Guerlain’s new Neroli Plein Sud, their blossom-focussed Florabloom,…
Hermes Oud Alezan, Diptyque Do Son and other reviews – 2024
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
Estee Lauder Legacy Collection review – Carlos Benaim, Anne Flipo & Bruno Jovanovic; 2024
Talk about opening a can of worms. At first glance, the project seems quite simple: Frederic Malle wants to reimagine a few classic Estee Lauder scents, so he enlists the…
Top 10 Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2024 – Paint The Town Red!
For this year’s Valentine’s Day list on Love At First Scent I decided to take a synesthetic approach and present a rundown of the Top 10 perfumes that evoke the…
Obey What The Fragrance Is Telling You — Frederic Malle On The Estee Lauder Legacy Collection
“The ideas were great, but the formulas were very, very long. I mean, Azuree was more than 200 products. We just had to shorten the formula, take all of the…
Persolaise Masterclass – Episode 10 – Ingredients – Osmanthus & Clary Sage
For the final episode of our current Masterclass series on ingredients we travelled to China and France to discuss osmanthus and clary sage. I was joined once again by Remi…
Moschino Toy 2 Pearl, Penhaligon’s Ominscient Mr Thompson, Bulgari Pour Homme edp and other reviews – 2024
Elephants, teddy bears and a virtual barnyard of lascivious beasts featured in a recent episode of Love At First Scent, where I reviewed new releases from Bulgari, Penhaligon’s and Moschino,…
Top 10 Baroque Perfumes – Rich, Detailed, Ornate Scents
Few things can dispel the winter gloom as effectively as perfume — especially if you choose a scent that’s distinctive, dramatic and full of striking contrasts. A Baroque perfume, you…
Christian Dior New Look review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2024
The gremlins were out in full force the other day when I tried to review Christian Dior New Look (Francis Kurkdjian’s latest addition to La Collection Privee) so much so…
Knize Ten 100th Anniversary Review – Francois Coty & Vincent Roubert; 1924
Perfume databases on the internet aren’t 100% accurate. And although many state that Knize Ten first appeared in 1924, it’s important to point out that some claim the launch date…