Persolaise 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…
Ace Of Bases – Persolaise Article In The Latest Scented Letter
I’m really pleased to announce that the latest edition of The Scented Letter – The Perfume Society’s multi-award winning magazine – features an article by yours truly on the subject…
Persolaise Review: Dark Rebel Rider from John Varvatos (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2016)
The soundbites If Dark Rebel Rider were a wardrobe accessory, it would be a dark grey scarf. If it were a time of day, it would be that moment on…
Persolaise Review: Portrait Of A Lady hair & body oil and shower cream from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle – No. 5 body oil from Chanel (2016)
During the last couple of years, Frederic Malle has added several excellent ancillary products to his perfume range (a consequence of brand owner Estée Lauder‘s considerable skills and experience in…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 1]
Round-up time again. Here are some Twitter mini-reviews, covering the period July to September 2016: Classique Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Daphne Bugey; 2016)* The familiar mimosa/jasmine/orange blossom accord…
Persolaise Review: Galop D’Hermès from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2016)
THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘INDEPENDENT – SOUNDBITE’ CATEGORY OF THE 2016/17 UK JASMINE AWARDS The soundbites If Galop D’Hermès were a painting, it would be Two Dancers In…
Persolaise’s Sexy Perfumes Revealed
Following the publication of my recent Grazia article on the latest crop of ‘sexy’ perfumes, I received several emails from non-UK-based readers who were disappointed that they couldn’t get their…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2016 [part 2]
Here’s the second part of my latest round-up of mini-reviews: Eau Parfumée Au Thé Noir from Bulgari (Jacques Cavallier; 2015)** Excellent attempt to create oud cologne. The agar-rose-leather heart is…
Persolaise Review: Scent Of A Dream from Charlotte Tilbury (Francois Robert; 2016)
The soundbites If Scent Of A Dream were a song, it would be Le Freak by Chic. If it were a colour, it would be pale yellow. If it were…
What Was I Wearing? – Persolaise On We Wear Perfume
image: We Wear Perfume A few weeks ago, the lovely people behind We Wear Perfume asked if I’d mind getting in the ‘interviewee’ seat for a change. The results of…
Sexy Perfumes In Grazia Selected By Persolaise
Here’s a word you will hardly ever find me using to describe perfume: ‘sexy’. It reeks of cliches and has had pretty much all its power bludgeoned out of existence…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2016 [part 1]
Here we go, ladies and gents: another round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter, spanning the months April to June. La Petite Robe Noire eau de parfum intense from Guerlain (Thierry…
Persolaise Review: No. 5 L’Eau from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2016)
The soundbites If No. 5 L’Eau were an item of clothing, it would be a simple, short-sleeved linen blouse. If it were a colour, it would be ivory. If it…
Persolaise Review: Oud Sublime from Nicolaï (Patricia De Nicolaï; 2016)
The soundbites If Oud Sublime were a colour, it would be deep maroon. If it were a fabric, it would be expensive upholstery velvet. If it were a piece of…
Persolaise Review: Les Exceptions (Oriental Express, Cuir Impertinent, Woodissime, Chyprissime, Supra Floral, Fougère Furieuse & Over The Musk) from Thierry Mugler
It’s not often that you catch Thierry Mugler on the back foot. In fact, as far as its fragrance range is concerned, I don’t think there’s ever been a time…
Persolaise Review: Solar’1 from Jazmin Saraï (Dana El-Masri; 2015)
The soundbites If Solar’1 were a colour, it would be burnished gold. If it were a poem, it would be Ozymandias by P B Shelley. If it were a texture,…
Persolaise Review: Lonesome Rider from Tauer Perfumes (Andy Tauer; 2016)
The soundbites If Lonesome Rider were a texture, it would be: dry, raw linen. If it were a colour, it would be: sandy beige. If it were a place, it…
Summer Break 2016
Although the world feels as though it has lost every single one of its fragile little marbles during the last few weeks, the passage of time hasn’t slowed one bit,…
Persolaise Review: Baptême Du Feu from Serge Lutens (Christopher Sheldrake; 2016)
The soundbites If Baptême Du Feu were a piece of music it would be Metamorphosis One by Philip Glass. If it were an image, it would be a bright sari…