Persolaise Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – January to March 2015 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my digest of mini-reviews from Twitter, spanning January to March 2015. For part 1, please click here. À La Rose from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian;…
Fragrance Flitting – IFF Speed Smelling Comes To London
Alexis Dadier at Speed Smelling, Salon De Parfums image: Harrods “What raises the pitch of the event to an especially heart-rending level is the fact that none of these works…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – January to March 2015 [part 1]
It’s time for another edition of my digest of Twitter mini-reviews; the following are from January to March 2015. Ostara from Penhaligon’s (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2015)* Truly delightful jonquil soliflore from…
Persolaise Review: Noir Extreme from Tom Ford (2015)
I don’t know where Tom Ford has been eating his kulfi, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t the same place where I’ve been eating my kulfi. The taste of the…
French Coca-Cola In New York – Cartier’s Mathilde Laurent On Working With Oud
In 2014, when Cartier launched their three oud scents – Oud & Rose, Oud & Musc and Oud & Oud (yes, really) – I confess I was rather disappointed. Yet…
Uplifting Scents On ParfumPlus
Please click on this link to read my latest piece for the Middle East’s ParfumPlus magazine. Some of you may recognise it as an edited version of my recent post…
Persolaise Review: Marni Spice from Marni (Daniela Andrier; 2015)
Hats off to the people at Marni for the way in which they’re handling their perfume portfolio. They hired an excellent creator, Daniela Andrier, to put together their first scent.…
Looking For Something Unique – Harrods’ Mia Collins On The Salon De Parfums
image: Harrods “We had a Portuguese craftsman come to hand paint all of the gold leaf detailing on the oak panels, in the Henry Jacques boutique; we had a team…
Support The Next Issue Of ODOU Magazine
The people at the Jasmine Award-winning ODOU have been working hard to produce their fourth issue. But now they need you! To find out how you can help bring about…
Father’s Day Ideas – What To Do If Your Dad’s Perfume Collection Is Already Quite Healthy
Blame the geek in me: I’m always on the lookout for an excuse to make a new list. And I’ve just discovered that I haven’t addressed Father’s Day since 2011…
A New Type Of Femininity – Cartier’s Mathilde Laurent On Female Perfumers, Guerlain & L’Heure Perdue
“With La Panthère, I really wanted to renew the femininity you can find on the market. I wanted to offer something different. Because I thought at that moment that femininity…
Perfume Course – Design With Scents Is Back!
image: Design With Scents Design With Scents – which, in the words of its organisers, is “the world’s only workshop about the design of places through the sense of smell”…
Persolaise Review: Oud Satin Mood from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2015)
I confess I find it extremely interesting to watch what Francis Kurkdjian does with his brand. He has made it clear that he does not wish the scents released under…
Goldfish, Rice And Musky Teleporters – Perfume Recommendations For A Sunny Day
Best summer, sunny day perfume selection by award-winning critic Persolaise, with Chanel, Tom Ford, Frederic Malle, Guerlain, Hermes and others
Fragrance Foundation UK 2015 Prize Winners
The UK branch of the Fragrance Foundation held its annual awards ceremony last night at London’s Brewery. According to the votes of the Foundation’s members, the best feminine release of…
Fragrance Foundation UK Awards On Thursday
Those of you who enjoy keeping track of what the industry selects as the finest examples of perfumery may be interested to learn that the UK’s Fragrance Foundation Awards (formerly…
Persolaise Review: Habit Rouge from Guerlain (Jean-Paul Guerlain; 1965)
Guerlain Habit Rouge perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Jean-Paul Guerlain; 1965; edt, edp, L'Eau, Sport and extrait)
Thierry Wasser On Habit Rouge
For my final interview to mark the 50th anniversary of Jean-Paul Guerlain’s Habit Rouge, we turn to the scent’s current guardian: Thierry Wasser. In his role as the venerable fragrance…
Mathilde Laurent On Habit Rouge
As soon as she graduated from ISIPCA, Cartier‘s current in-house perfumer, Mathilde Laurent, started working at Guerlain. So when I met up with her in Paris a few weeks ago,…
Bertrand Duchaufour On Habit Rouge
One of the most prolific and highly-respected perfumers of our time, Bertrand Duchaufour has never concealed his admiration for the work of Guerlain. Here’s his contribution to my series of…