Persolaise Persolaise Review: Falling, Across Sands, Dancing On The Moon & Soul Of The Forest from Maison Margiela (2016)
After allowing the range to remain fairly static for a while, the creative forces at Maison Margiela have taken an unexpected conceptual leap with their Replica scents: they’ve expanded it…
Future Perfume Classics On Fashionbeans
image: Fashionbeans A couple of weeks ago, the award-winning journalist, Lee Kynaston, published a piece on Fashionbeans about modern masculine fragrances that stand a chance of becoming the classics of…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Ombré Leather 16 from Tom Ford (2016)
Something a little bit different for you today: a 60-second, YouTube review. I hope you enjoy it. If you’d like to watch it on the YouTube site, please click here.…
Persolaise Review: The Night ‘الليل’ from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2014)
Frederic Malle The Night perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, scent, oud, 2014)
Superfood Scents – Persolaise In The Sunday Times Style
image: Sunday Times Style A little while ago, I made a brief mention of the fact that gourmand scents seem to be going through a calorie-conscious phase. I’m now thrilled…
The Best Perfumes Of 2016… In 60 Seconds
Something a little bit different for you today: a video version of my list of the best perfumes of 2016. Fear not, it’s only 60 seconds long… although it does…
The Best Perfumes Of 2016 – Greens, Dry Petals & Disco Balls
Rightly or wrongly, it looks as though 2016 is going to be marked as a particularly horribilis annus by the gods of record-keeping. Certainly, in political terms, events in the…
Christmas Wishes 2016
Oh look, SOMEHOW all the Christmas cooking responsibilities have fallen to me and Madame Persolaise AGAIN. Mind you, I quite enjoy the whole thing… except for the supermarket shopping. That…
Persolaise Review: Kimonanthe from Diptyque (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2016)
The soundbites If Kimonanthe were an item of food, it would be marmalade shot through with slivers of charcoal. If it were a painting, it would be Untitled (Violet, Black,…
Persolaise’s Scents For Winter 2016 In Parfum Plus
Please click here to read my latest piece for ParfumPlus magazine, in which I run through my scented recommendations for winter 2016*. If you flick through to the next page…
Persolaise Review: Cologne Du 68 from Guerlain (Sophie Labbé; 2006)
The soundbites If Cologne Du 68 were a song, it would be Generator (1st Floor) by Freelance Whales. If it were an item of clothing, it would be your favourite…
Persolaise Review: Sideshow from Gri Gri (Anaïs Biguine; 2016)
The soundbites If Sideshow were a sculpture, it would be David Cerny’s floating hand. If it were an item of clothing, it would be a little girl’s pink party dress,…
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2016
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be aware that, over the last few days, I’ve been posting Christmas gift recommendations under the tag #PersolaiseXmas. All those posts…
Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique If you have a moment to spare, please head over to Feelunique to read the first two articles I’ve written for them as one of their new male…
Spices, Deserts & Body Heat – Persolaise Perfume Recommendations For Winter 2016
In recent weeks, much of my time has been taken up with writing articles for other platforms, which means that I haven’t had many opportunities to share my scented views…
Persolaise Review: Apsu from Ulrich Lang (2016)
The soundbites If Apsu were a colour, it would be jungle green. If it were a texture, it would be the flesh of a honeydew melon. If it were a…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of the latest mini-review round-up. For part 1, please click here. Missoni edt from Missoni (Quentin Bisch; 2016)* Last year’s rainbow-hued, calorie bomb of an edp made…
Event: Frederic Malle At Selfridges London
This chap needs no introduction. Frederic Malle, the man behind one of the most influential perfume brands of the 21st century, will be making a personal appearance at the London…
Scents Of The 70s – Persolaise In The Sunday Times Style
image: Sunday Times Style An exciting weekend for me! Tomorrow (Sunday 6th November) sees the publication of my first piece for The Sunday Times‘ Style magazine, in which I examine…
Trends In Masculine Perfumery – Persolaise On Fashionbeans
The award-winning journalist, Lee Kynaston, has just written a piece for Fashionbeans in which he explores current trends in male perfumery. The article includes contributions from yours truly, as well…