Persolaise It’s That Time Again…
Prufrock said he measured out his life with coffee spoons and I think I’m beginning to do the same with mine, except I’ve swapped cutlery for capital letters. Not too…
Penhaligon’s Twitter Give-Away + Persolaise Review: Oud Ispahan from Christian Dior (2012) + Wood Mystique from Estée Lauder (2011)
It wasn’t too long ago that I was lamenting the inexorable rise in the number of oud-based releases. Although many people are willing to concede that some of these fragrances…
Magnificently Sweaty: Persolaise In Metro
Those of you who are enjoying the sunshine in the surroundings of England’s flag-festooned capital may want to pick up a copy of Metro, which features an article by Ross…
Crisis? What Crisis? Just Hand Out The Awards
The UK FiFis came and went in a fizz of pink champagne and several semi-embarrassed murmurs of “Who’s Kim Kardashian?” Personally, I was disappointed that nobody informed me that Ms…
What Do Arab Women Carry In Their Handbags? – An Interview With The Chairman Of Fragrance Foundation Arabia
During my recent trip to Dubai, I had the pleasure of meeting Shahzad Haider, the Chairman of Fragrance Foundation Arabia. He took some time out from preparing for the second…
Persolaise Review: Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia from Guerlain + Nuit Étoilée from Annick Goutal (2012)
Since he took up his post as in-house nose at Guerlain, the quality of Thierry Wasser‘s creations for the house has been variable. Idylle continues to attract derision from fans…
My Baby's Called Le Snob – More Details About My Perfume Book
Okay folks, here’s the announcement I’ve been dying to make. The book on which I’ve been working (aka the Top Secret Writing Project) is Le Snob: Perfume and it’s due…
FiFi UK 2012 – Hall Of Fame
Yesterday I showcased the finalists in this year’s FiFi UK Best Fragrance Commercial categories, so today I thought I’d publish the shortlist for the Hall Of Fame. The twenty fragrances…
FiFi UK 2012 – Best Fragrance Advertisements
The FiFi UK awards ceremony will take place on Thursday (expect live tweets and Facebook updates!) which means this is an excellent time to have a closer look at the…
Persolaise Review: Precious One from Precious + Idole eau de parfum from Lubin + Flora By Gucci Gracious Tuberose from Gucci (2011)
Somewhere, tucked away in an inconspicuous building not far from the City of London, is a perfumer who delights in reminding us what fragrance used to be like. And she…
Houston, I Think We Have A Training Issue
One of the joys of going perfume shopping is that you never know quite what you’re going to get from an encounter with a Sales Assistant. The other day I…
Persolaise Review: Reckless from Roja Parfums (2011) + Yellow Diamond from Versace (2012)
It’s all very well encouraging fragrance houses to propel the art of perfumery towards the future, but sometimes, it’s beneficial to look back to the past. Most other art forms…
Garbage Niche And Terrific Commercial – An Interview With Chandler Burr
There’s a new kid on the social networking block… and it wants your money. It’s called OpenSky and as 1.5 million people have reportedly signed up to its services, I…
Alberto Morillas – Exclusive Q&A
Below, I’m pleased to be able to reproduce Alberto Morillas‘ responses to an interview conducted by a Carita representative. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible for me to send any follow-up questions…
Persolaise Review: Carita from Carita + Truth Or Dare from Madonna (2012)
Image: Jean-Paul Gaultier Alberto Morillas is the Steven Soderbergh of perfumery: he makes fragrances which appeal to a broad spectrum of consumers, but he never seems to pander to the…
How Hard Would You Work For Vintage Diorissimo?
I think it’s time for a bit of fun! During my recent trip to Dubai, I was overjoyed to discover that Mamma Persolaise had been looking after several miniature flacons…
FiFi UK Perfume Extraordinaire 2012 Shortlist
You may remember that a few weeks ago I posted the shortlist for the Best Independent Perfume prize at this year’s FiFi UK awards. The other category in which I’ve…
Persolaise Review: Sport Scents from Chanel, Dior, Issey Miyake, Dolce & Gabbana and Thierry Mugler (2012)
Are you feeling athletic today? Do you enjoy wearing fragrances with names longer than those of characters in Tolstoy novels? If so, please click here to be redirected to Glass…
Surfin’ UAE
Yesterday, the temperature first thing in the morning was -2° Celsius and we had to scrape ice off the cars. A few days ago, we were driving around in 33°…
Angry With Blogger Again + Miniature Bottle Competition Winner
Well, well, well. Who’d have thought that seven little bottles would’ve attracted so many emails to my Inbox? I had a feeling last week’s competition would grab the interest of…