Persolaise Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Blackpepper from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Maisondieu; 2016) + Persolaise Turns Seven!
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of this blog (doesn’t seem possible!) here’s my next Sixty Second Scents video review. This one is of a perfume which I first…
NEWS: Major Perfumery Exhibition At Somerset House, London, 21 June – 17 September 2017
This year’s perfume calendar just became much more exciting: Somerset House have announced an exhibition they’re calling ‘Perfume – A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent’. In itself, this would have…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of Twitter mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Eau Des Delices from Jardins Retrouvé (Yuri Gursatz; 2016)* Classic cologne, with bright mandarine,…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Outrageous from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Sophia Grojsman; 2007/2017
Here’s another Sixty Second Scents video review for you: Sophia Grojsman‘s Outrageous for Frederic Malle, which has just come out of its exclusivity to Barneys and joined the brand’s regular…
Persolaise On Feelunique – Sensual Perfumes
I suspect the folks at Feelunique were enjoying a spot of the ol’ tongue-in-cheekery when they called my latest piece ‘The Sexiest Scents Ever’. Or maybe they weren’t! Either way,…
Persolaise Review: Bois Marocain from Tom Ford (2009/2016)
The soundbites If Bois Marocain were a colour, it would be a rich, iridescent mustard, somewhere between yellow and brown. If it were an item of food, it would be…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Bracken Woman from Amouage (Dorothée Piot & Karine Vinchon Spehner; 2017)
Time for another YouTube review: this one’s for Amouage‘s Bracken Woman, composed by Karine Vinchon Spehner and Dorothée Piot, under the Creative Directorship of Christopher Chong. To view the video…
National Fragrance Day 2017 – Share Your #ScentMemories
Dior Fahrenheit reminds me of my Dad on family summer holidays. Of nights together for family meals, enjoying the warm summers without a care in the world and my brothers…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 1]
Here’s a round-up of some of my Twitter mini-reviews from October-December 2016. Part 2 will be posted soon. Carrot Blossom & Fennel from Jo Malone (Anne Flipo; 2016)* More like…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Hot Cologne from Mugler (Jean-Christophe Hérault; 2016)
Here’s my YouTube review of the latest addition to Mugler’s Les Exceptions range, Hot Cologne, by Jean-Christophe Hérault. To view the video on the YouTube site, please click here. Persolaise
Persolaise Shortlisted For 5 2016/17 UK Jasmine Awards
I am excited to announce that when the nominees for this year’s Fragrance Foundation UK Jasmine Awards were revealed a few hours ago, my name popped up 5 times. Actually,…
Persolaise On Feelunique – When Is A Perfume Not A Perfume?
I’ve just had another piece published on Feelunique – this time about alternative forms of perfume – so please click here if you’d like to read it. Thanks! 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…