Persolaise Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2025 – Scents Of Peace
It feels as though peace is in short supply at the moment. And although it’s probably safe to predict that no perfumers will be winning any Nobel prizes any time…
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde and Mihan Aromatics showcase reviews – 2025
Guerlain are still fiddling around with the Aqua Allegoria collection. A few years ago they relaunched the range and positioned it as the sustainable, eco-friendly segment of their catalogue. They…
15 Years Of Persolaise – Ask Me Anything Video On YouTube
I genuinely cannot believe that 15 years have passed since I started posting my humble little scribblings here on Persolaise.com, and yet I cannot deny the truth of it. What…
Tom Ford Black Lacquer and Frassai showcase reviews – 2024; 2025
Fresh from the excesses of Esxence, I recently presented a showcase review of a brand that had been unknown to me until I visited the fair: Frassai, founded by Natalia…
Are We At A Turning Point? – Thoughts On Esxence 2025
— To put it in one sentence, the event was a marketplace. But then it didn’t pretend to be anything else. Yes, the idea of perfumery as an artistic endeavour…
Neela Vermeire Eshal, Guerlain Rose Amira, Etat Libre D’Orange Nostos and other reviews – 2025
It’s been nearly seven years since Neela Vermeire added a scent to her main range, causing some to wonder if she’d ever treat us to a new creation. But she…
The Top 25 Perfumes Of The 21st Century… So Far
As 2024 came to an end, many of you asked if I’d compile a rundown of the best perfumes of the decade so far. I found the idea appealing —…
Sebastien Tissot, Nissaba, Live Interview
Sustainability may be an overused term in the perfume world, but Sebastian Tissot makes no apology for repeating it several times: the concept is at the core of Nissaba, the…
Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady 15th Anniversary, Etat Libre D’Orange Clean Suede, Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo reviews – 2025
Time-hopping was high on the agenda in my recent set of Love At First Scent broadcasts: I compared the new Il Profumo version of Acqua Di Parma Colonia with the…
Etat Libre D’Orange Story Of Your Life, Sana Jardin Air Of Aquarius, Puente Havana 1825, Nose Republic and other reviews – 2025
Brands both familiar and entirely unknown featured in this year’s debut instalment of Love At First Scent, with reviews of releases from Etat Libre D’Orange, Puente and Parle Moi De…
Top 10 Best Perfumes Of 2024 – Searching For The Human
— It doesn’t seem possible that twelve months have passed since I put together my last end-of-year roundup, but the reality is plain to see in the electronic diary beaming…
Christmas Wishes 2024
I am typing these words moments before attempting to roll a meringue. Will it break? Will it turn into a gooey mess? Will my life be worth living if the…
Balmain and Bottega Veneta 2024 re-launches, Dior Tendre Poison and Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist reviews
The gremlins were out in full force for this year’s final set of Love At First Scent broadcasts. The audio at the start of one of the videos turned out…
Top 10 Perfumes For Winter 2024 – Nostalgic Scents
I’m always slightly suspicious of the self-indulgent aspects of nostalgia, but I decided to revel in the feeling when broadcasting the rundown of my top 10 perfumes for winter 2024.…
Tom Ford Amber Intrigue (Pascal Gaurin & Julien Rasquinet), Memo Abu Dhabi (Mylene Alran), Memo Indian Leather (Juliette Karagueuzoglou) reviews – 2024
— The person who introduced me to Tom Ford Amber Intrigue (currently exclusive to Harrods) proudly announced that the scent marks the brand’s first use of dates in a composition…
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue Pour Le Soir and Le Matin, Maison Crivelli Oud Cadenza, Roger & Gallet Cologne Twist, Le Labo and Eau De Boujee reviews – 2024
Since it bowed out of circulation a few years ago, Francis Kurkdjian’s Absolue Pour Le Soir has been high on many people’s lists of the perfumes they’d most like to…
Maison Noir Quandoley 805, To My Ships Polygonum, Jo Malone London Fir & Artemisia, Aramis Tuscany and other reviews – 2024
Ships, trains, airports, Tuscany and the Place Vendome — they all made themselves known in one way or another during a recent session of Love At First Scent over on…
Cecilia Mergui, Bienaime, Live Interview
A few years ago, when Cecilia Mergui found an old powder box at a yard sale in France, she had no idea that the discovery would lead her to revive…
Christmas 2024 Perfume Gift Guide
I have no doubt that the vast majority of you are forward-thinking, super-organised, careful-planning types, so I expect you finished all your Christmas shopping in October. However, if some of…
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Reflets D’Ambre review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2024
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Reflets D’Ambre stops being exclusive to Harrods very soon, which means this is a perfect time to give it the Love At First Scent treatment. Many who…