Persolaise Persolaise Review: The Voice Of Reason, Flower’s Barrow + Lord Of Goathorn from Gorilla Perfume (Simon & Mark Constantine; 2012)
It’s one thing to start a perfume range with a large number of scents, but it’s quite another to add 10 fragrances overnight to an existing – and well-regarded –…
Twenty Blotters For… Dora Arnaud
Pick a blotter… read the question… give a short, snappy answer! I have a feeling we’re going to hear Dora Arnaud‘s name more and more in the months to come.…
Persolaise Review: Cuir Velours from Naomi Goodsir (Julien Rasquinet; 2012)
It’s so wonderful to be able to approach a perfume with almost no prior knowledge of its construction, especially when it turns out to be as impressive as Cuir Velours.…
Review Of Le Snob: Perfume On The Unseen Censer
My thanks to Judith of The Unseen Censer for a great review of my book. Here’s a brief extract: It’s beautifully made and clearly, helpfully written, and very rewarding whether…
Persolaise Review: Beloved Man from Amouage (Alexandra Carlin; 2013)
It’s not often I’m relieved to discover that a perfume is less than spectacular. I’ve got so many ‘must buy’ Amouages on my list, that the prospect of yet another…
Persolaise Review: La Fille De Berlin from Serge Lutens (Christopher Sheldrake; 2013)
The latest from Lutens and Sheldrake is a delightful exercise in wrong-footing the wearer. At first, a potential buyer is likely to notice its colour: dense, purple and almost opaque,…
Look Good Feel Better & Selfridges Present Festival Of Fragrance
The UK branch of Look Good Feel Better has teamed up with Selfridges to put together a week-long Festival Of Fragrance at the beginning of March. I’m deeply honoured to…
Persolaise Review: Jour D’Hermès from Hermès (Jean-Claude Ellena; 2012)
Although it’s been around only for a couple of months, Jean-Claude Ellena‘s latest creation for Hermès‘ ‘mainstream’ collection has already attracted tremendous amounts of praise. Despite an embargo on media…
Persolaise Review: Tea For Two from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Olivia Giacobetti; 2000)
I have no problem at all with the fact that brands need to streamline their portfolios every now and then, but I confess I wanted to curse the gods of…
If The Devil Wears Prada, What Does The Haddock Wear?
If I were to say, “Women with fish lips,” I suspect many of you would know what I’m talking about. Apparently it’s called the California look: botox, plastic surgery and…
Chanel 1932 Winner!
Image: Chanel Sincere thanks to all of you who entered last week’s draw for a sample of Chanel’s brand new 1932. I genuinely enjoyed reading all your comments. However, we…
Love At Chapter One: Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2013
– This post has been moved to my Substack. To read it, please click on this link: Top 10 perfumes for fictional couples. Persolaise
Persolaise At Gorilla Perfume’s School Of Noseology
If you’re in or near London on Wednesday 6th Feb, you might like to make your way to Rivington Street for a Gorilla Perfume event at which I’m going to…
Win A Sample Of 1932, Chanel’s New Exclusif + Penhaligon’s Goes Glam
Penhaligon’s Singapore store (Image: Penhaligon’s Singapore Facebook page) Have the lovely folks at Penhaligon’s finally settled on a direction for the look and feel of their brand? If preview images…
Persolaise Shortlisted Twice For 2012 Jasmine Awards
Drum roll, please: the shortlists for this year’s Jasmine Awards have just been announced. In the ‘Digital’ category, not one, but three examples of my work have been singled out…
Persolaise Review: Le Beau Male from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Francis Kurkdjian; 2013)
Back in 1995, Jean-Paul Gaultier released his first fragrance for men. You may have heard of it. It’s called Le Male, it’s sold in a bottle shaped likely a finely-toned…
Persolaise Review: Eros from Versace (Aurelien Guichard; 2012)
Call me insane, but I actually thought this one would turn out to be all right. The advertising campaign and the packaging are so gloriously over-the-top, I began to believe…
Give-Away: Win A Sample Of Marni Eau De Parfum
I’ve just realised that we’re in the fourth week of the year and we haven’t had a give-away yet. Allow me to make amends. How about a 2 ml sample…
Persolaise Review: Marni eau de parfum (Daniela Andrier; 2013)
There are two, closely related opening statements I could’ve used for this review. The first is that debut scents from fashion houses have recently attained high standards of quality (check…
Persolaise Review: Peoneve extrait from Penhaligon’s (Olivier Cresp; 2012)
Peoneve, one of the scent highlights of 2012, has crept into a few Penhaligon’s boutiques in a new extrait form. In order to create it, Olivier Cresp returned to his…