Persolaise Twenty Blotters For… Mark Buxton
Pick a blotter… read the question… give a short, snappy answer! His name may not be as familiar as that of, say, Bertrand Duchaufour or Francis Kurkdjian, but there’s no…
Persolaise Review: Wonderoud from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Maisondieu; 2014)
I know, I know, it was only a few weeks ago that I vowed never again to review any scent with ‘oud’ in its name, and here I am, going…
Persolaise’s Winter Perfumes In ParfumPlus Magazine
I’m very pleased that the UAE’s ParfumPlus magazine has published a piece I wrote about some of my favourite perfumes of the last winter. To read the article in ‘flip…
A Perfume Has To Fulfil A Promise – An Interview With James Heeley
James Heeley at Les Senteurs, London, in May 2014 image: Callum Langston-Bolt In the run-up to their 30th anniversary celebrations, the fine folks at Les Senteurs hosted an event in…
Persolaise Review: L’Orpheline from Serge Lutens (Christopher Sheldrake; 2014)
Most press releases can be scanned and dismissed in a matter of seconds, but the ones from Serge Lutens are always worth a quiet read with a strong coffee and…
Online Perfume Shopping – My Recommendations
I often receive emails asking for advice on buying perfume on the Net. Usually, my response is to direct people to the ‘Links’ section of this blog, but there seems…
Persolaise Review: Dior Homme Eau For Men from Christian Dior (François Demachy), Déclaration L’Eau from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent) & Terre D’Hermès Eau Très Fraîche from Hermès (Jean-Claude Ellena)
I still haven’t signed up to the policy which says that the arrival of warmer weather means we can wear only light scents. I always enjoy a spritz of sharp…
World Cup 2014 – Tropical Perfumes For Football In Brazil
Did anyone mention football? If watching men kicking a round object across a field isn’t your idea of a good time, you’re probably going to struggle to stay sane for…
Persolaise Review: Cédrat Enivrant from Atelier Cologne (Ralf Schwieger; 2014)
So far, I haven’t been entirely convinced by Atelier Cologne. The brand’s founders are charming (click here for an interview), and their entry into the fragrance world has been marked…
The Revolution Of Niche – An Interview With Michael Edwards
Soon after I interviewed Guerlain’s Sylvaine Delacourte at the launch of the DFS Masters Of Fragrances exhibition in Abu Dhabi, I managed to snatch a few minutes of conversation with…
Persolaise Review: Chaldée from Jean Patou (Thomas Fontaine; 2014 [based on Henri Almeras; 1927])
If Dior’s Cuir Cannage (reviewed last week) is an attempt to conjure the ghost of a parent, Jean Patou‘s Chaldée is a near-archaeological endeavour to revive the spirit of an…
The Smell Of Your Soul – Persolaise Visits The Fragrance Lab At Selfridges London
image: Hufton + Crow It turns out I’d got it all wrong. When I agreed to delve into Selfridges‘ Fragrance Lab – part of their current Beauty Project – I…
Prize For Byredo’s 1996 – Winners Of 2014 Fragrance Foundation UK FiFi Awards
Seeing as I provided you with a fair amount of pre-FiFi coverage, I thought I ought to give you the list of winners from Thursday night’s Fragrance Foundation UK awards…
Persolaise Review: Cuir Cannage from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2014)
When the arrival of Cuir Cannage was first rumoured, the story went that François Demachy wanted it to represent his memories of his mother’s handbag. This very personal anecdote now…
Fragrance Foundation UK FiFi Awards 2014 – Best New Fragrance Nominees
Here are Fragrance Foundation UK’s nominees for what are often referred to as the two most important FiFi categories: Best New Female Fragrance and Best New Male Fragrance. Ladies’ list…
Fragrance Foundation UK FiFi Awards 2014 – Best New Fragrances In Limited Distribution Nominees
More FiFi UK shortlists. Today, it’s the turn of what the Fragrance Foundation calls perfumes “in limited distribution”, ie those which are available in a relatively small number of retail…
Perfume Event: Alyssa Harad In Conversation With Persolaise In London On 20th May
If you’re going to be in or near London on Tuesday 20th May and you fancy a scented evening in the company of fellow perfume-lovers, please come along to Dirty…
Persolaise Review: 1932, Beige & Jersey extraits from Chanel (Jacques Polge; 2014)
A ‘parfum’ by Chanel. How unutterably lovely. And no, I am not being sarcastic. Consider the sensuousness loaded behind that short phrase. First there’s the ‘parfum’ part. The most ancient…
Fragrance Foundation UK FiFi Awards 2014 – Perfume Extraordinaire Nominees
The Perfume Extraordinaire category of Fragrance Foundation UK’s FiFi Awards represents one of the more interesting ways of rewarding achievement in fragrance creation. Perfume production companies – as opposed to…
We Want To Dare More – An Interview With Guerlain’s Sylvaine Delacourte At The Masters Of Fragrances Exhibition
I wonder if Sylvaine Delacourte is thinking what I’m thinking. I’ve never met Guerlain‘s long-standing Creative Director before, so I daren’t make any assumptions about what might be happening behind…