Persolaise Persolaise Review: Yael from Sammarco (Giovanni Sammarco; 2017)
The modern iris perfume is a curious beast: it pops up more frequently than one might expect thanks to the availability of new-fangled and affordable iris ingredients. But it often…
Persolaise Review: Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme from Kilian (Alberto Morillas; 2017)
I’m not sure why anyone would like to smell of toffee, but if the idea takes your fancy, I’ve found just the perfume: Kilian’s Good Girl Gone Bad Extreme, an…
My Very Best Wishes For Easter 2018
To all of you celebrating the end of Lent and the arrival of Easter: sincere wishes of peace and goodwill. Enjoy the feasting and yes, feel free to help yourself…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 13 On YouTube
Episode 13 of Love At First Scent (broadcast one week ago on Facebook Live) is now available on YouTube. You can watch it above or by clicking here. In this…
6 Perfume Styles Everyone Should Own – Persolaise On Feelunique
In my latest article for Feelunique, I provide a few recommendations for ensuring that your perfume wardrobe contains at least one example of each of the main scent styles.To see…
Persolaise Review: 50 ml D’Ambiguité from Marlou (2017)
I do love a perfume name that makes me laugh. In much the same way that Etat Libre D’Orange’s Rien always elicits a chuckle – because, in fact, it contains…
Persolaise Turns 8 + Love At First Scent & #Smellfie
Exactly eight years ago today, I published my very first post here on Persolaise.com, so I wanted to mark the occasion by saying a larger-than-Karl-Lagerfeld’s-ego thank you to each and…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Enjoy! Un Air De Bretagne from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Juliette Karagueuzoglou; 2017)* I remain a huge…
Persolaise Review: Cardamusc from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2018)
I have spent a disgraceful amount of time trying to write this particular piece, as I have never been in the position of composing anything quite like it. One false…
Once Upon A Scent – Persolaise On Romantic Perfumes In ParfumPlus
My latest article in the Middle East’s ParfumPlus magazine turns to the not-unfamiliar connection between perfume and romance. To read it, please click on this link which will take you…
“Your Claims Have To Be Honest” – An Interview With Rodrigo Flores-Roux
With no fewer than 12 Fragrance Foundation Awards under his belt – the first one being for Clinique‘s Happy – Rodrigo Flores-Roux is unquestionably one of the most successful and…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 1]
It’s mini time again: another round-up of my reviews from Twitter and Instagram. To read the others in the series, please click here. La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto from…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 12 On YouTube
The 12th episode of Love At First Scent was broadcast on Facebook Live on Sunday and you can now catch it on YouTube. As always, you can watch it above…
Persolaise Review: Dryad from Papillon (Liz Moores; 2017)
It’s so wonderful to behold a perfumer maturing right under your nose. With her debut trio, Papillon’s Liz Moores proved that hers is a considerable talent, even though at least…
Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: Black Narcissus (dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger; 1947)
Cinema Scent is back on BBC Radio 4’s Film Programme tomorrow (Thursday 1st Feb) at 4 pm (UK time) and in this episode, the movie I’ve chosen takes us to…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Bruma from Trudon (Antoine Lie; 2017)
The latest instalment of Sixty Second Scents features a release that made it onto my list of the best perfumes of 2017: Antoine Lie‘s Bruma for Trudon. You can watch…
Who Am I Today? – Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique The mood-shifting – or should that be ‘mood-reflecting? – power of perfume is the subject of my first article of the year for Feelunique. Please click here to…
Persolaise Review: L’Oudh from Tauer Perfumes (Andy Tauer; 2017)
One of the statements made most often in assessments of the success of Apple is that, in terms of coming up with a certain product or idea, the company was…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 11 On YouTube
This year’s first episode of Love At First Scent was broadcast on Facebook Live on Friday and it has now been uploaded to YouTube. As ever, you can watch it…