Persolaise Persolaise Review: Belgravia Chypre, Marylebone Wood & Kensington Amber from Penhaligon’s (2018)
At a time when the number of annual perfume releases continues to hit the 2000+ mark, it is increasingly difficult to work out which compositions influence the aesthetics of future…
Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Friday 31st August 2018
Just a few lines from me to say that as summer draws to a close and the leaves on the trees begin to take on an ambery hue, it’s time…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: April to July 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Oud extrait de parfum from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)* When Kurkdjian released his first Oud in 2012, he did what many perfumers…
Persolaise Review: Imitation Woman (Pierre Negrin) and Imitation Man (Leslie Girard) from Amouage (2018)
I wonder if Christopher Chong – Amouage’s unfailingly flamboyant Creative Director – wanted to call his latest scent duo Nostalgia. If he did, perhaps the more fiscally-minded forces at the…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)
Chanel Les Eaux, Paris-Biarritz Paris-Deauville, Paris-Venise review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: April to July 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Orage from Louis Vuitton (Jacques Cavallier; 2018)* Fascinating beast. Its studied non-violence makes me think it should’ve been called Apres L’Orage, such is its…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Parle Moi De Parfum Showcase
A few weeks ago, on Instagram Live, I broadcast a brief showcase of Parle Moi De Parfum, a brand founded by legendary perfumer Michel Almairac and his sons. The broadcast…
Persolaise Review: Bois D’Hadrien from Goutal (Camille Goutal; 2018)
A re-brand is often a cause for concern, but thank goodness that when the Powers That Be at Annick Goutal decided they needed a facelift – different bottles; the ‘Annick’…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 18 Now On YouTube
Episode 18 of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on YouTube) is now available as a permanent upload, complete with incorrect orientation, thanks to the ol’ Tube letting me down;…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 17 Now On YouTube
Episode 17 of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Facebook) is now available as a permanent upload on YouTube; watch it above or by clicking here. In this edition…
Persolaise Review: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)
Chanel - Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Venise, Paris-Deauville - Les Eaux review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Apocalypse Now (dir. Francis Ford Coppola; 1979)
Time to dig out your annotated T S Eliot and stick on a bit of Wagner, because my latest contribution to BBC Radio 4’s Film Programme, presented by Francine Stock,…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Eau De Citron Noir from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2018)
For the latest single-perfume instalment of Love At First Scent (which was actually streamed on Instagram before the one I first mentioned here on Persolaise.com) the focus is on Eau…
Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Friday 6th July + Insta Love Today
At the end of my last full-length episode of Love At First Scent, I said I didn’t think I’d be able to broadcast another one until around the end of…
Persolaise Review: Orange Mauresque from Chopard (Alberto Morillas; 2018) + Rose Seljuke, Jasmin Moghol & Miel D’Arabie
One of my fondest memories of a summer spent in Marseilles is of a North African sweet shop not far from the Rue d’Aix. At both the beginning and the…
Persolaise In Wallpaper* – Interview With Alessandro Gualtieri Of Nasomatto
A slight, wizard-bearded figure in bright red plimsolls and a wrap-around, teal lab coat, he doesn’t immediately come across as the contrarian that his rare, past interviews suggest he is.…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Declaration Parfum from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2018)* I do declare, I think Cartier are on to another winner. This is the new parfum version…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Alien Man from Mugler (Jean-Christophe Herault; 2018)
For this single-perfume edition of Love At First Scent (first streamed on Instagram, hence the portrait orientation… of which I’m not a fan, but most people don’t seem bothered by…
Persolaise Review: Aqua Celestia Forte from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)
I always think it’s interesting when a perfumer makes a stronger version of what was originally meant to be a weightless scent. The exercise seems to be something of an…
Persolaise In Business Traveller & Tauer Mag
I’m delighted to announce that the latest issue of Tauer Mag features an article by yours truly on the sometimes-vexing subject of vintage perfumes. It’s available only in print; click…