Persolaise Live Twitter Coverage From Fragrance Foundation UK 2016 Awards
On the evening of Thursday 12th May, the UK branch of the Fragrance Foundation will hold its annual awards ceremony and I hope to bring you live tweets from the…
Fragrance Foundation UK Best Female & Male Perfume Commercial Award Nominees 2016
It’s that time of year again when the UK branch of the Fragrance Foundation hands out its awards. As ever, my interest in the world of film prompts me to…
Gender-Bending Perfumes In Grazia, Chosen By Persolaise
Well, here’s a bit of excitement! The latest issue of UK’s Grazia – out today – features an article by yours truly about gender-bending perfumes: ie ‘feminines’ which would work…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – January to March 2016 [part 1]
It’s that time again: a round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter. Come back soon for part 2. Cedro Di Taormina from Acqua Di Parma (2016)* Typically elegant AdP cologne, this…
Super Scent – The Very Best Of Chanel
The best Chanel perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. No. 5, No. 19, Cuir De Russie, Antaeus, Coromandel, scent)
Hunting For A New Beast – Tom Ford Private Blend Styling
Tom Ford Private Blend Styling review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Harrods, Salon De Parfums, 2016)
Persolaise Review: Eau De Rhubarbe Écarlate (Christine Nagel) & Eau De Néroli Doré (Jean-Claude Ellena) from Hermès (2016)
Today’s review takes the form of a conversation between the outgoing, in-house perfumer at Hermès, Jean-Claude Ellena, and his replacement, Christine Nagel. It is entirely fictional. Probably. — Christine Nagel…
Luca Turin Has A New Perfume Blog
I expect most of you are aware of this, but for the benefit of the few of you who aren’t: Luca Turin has a new blog. It’s called Perfumes I…
Persolaise Review: Maai from Bogue Profumo (2014; Antonio Gardoni)
There’s been a fair amount of talk lately about the extent to which current creations from the niche world are little more than reactions to the mainstream: pious homages to…
Best Wishes For Easter 2016
To all of you celebrating the imminent conclusion of Lent: a very happy Easter. Forget about guilt, enjoy the feasting and permit yourselves to indulge in excess! My warmest wishes,…
Persolaise Review: Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Essence Aromatique (Amandine Marie; 2016)
Where’s the line between old-school masculines which are too… well… old-school and those which don’t feel out of place in a contemporary setting? Is it somewhere near notions of transparency:…
Persolaise Wins 4th Jasmine Award + Final Reminder About Aerin Event
Yesterday, I had the tremendous and unexpected honour of winning a Jasmine Award – my fourth! – for an article I wrote for the Perfume Society‘s Scented Letter about my…
“Treading In Funny Territory” – Rodrigo Flores-Roux At The Launch Of John Varvatos Dark Rebel
I haven’t had many opportunities to meet Givaudan‘s Rodrigo Flores-Roux (Neroli Portofino, Anima Dulcis, Oeillet Bengale, amongst several others), but each time our paths have crossed, I’ve bemoaned the fact…
Persolaise Review: Opus X from Amouage (Pierre Negrin & Annick Menardo; 2016)
If the number of comments a perfume receives is a direct measure of the distinctiveness of its personality, then Amouage‘s Opus X (composed by Pierre Negrin and none other than…
Persolaise Turns 6
If there’s anything the passage of the last 12 months has taught me, it’s that… well… nothing moves as relentlessly as time. However, today, I’d like to take just a…
Persolaise & Aerin At Selfridges On 21st March
It’s the eve of the 6th anniversary of my blog, which makes me doubly excited to announce that I’ll be talking about my passion for perfume, my scented writing and,…
The Best Perfumes Of 2015 In ParfumPlus
The latest edition of the Middle East’s ParfumPlus magazine features my run-down of the best perfumes of last year. If you’d like to read it, please click here. For an…
Persolaise Review: Neroli Portofino Forte & Neroli Portofino Acqua from Tom Ford (2016)
Until now, I’ve been ambivalent towards Tom Ford‘s Neroli Portofino (2011). On the one hand, I’ve always felt suspicious about and appalled by its price (£145 for 50 ml as…
Persolaise On BBC Radio Chatting About Love Potions
A few weeks ago, I appeared on BBC Hereford & Worcester’s Malcolm Boyden show to share my thoughts on some research that had just been published about that dear old…