Cartier Declaration review – The Favourites – Jean-Claude Ellena; 1998
Persolaise — Back in the 80s, in the UAE, a soap was launched onto the market. Little did we know that it came from a brand that had actually been established…
Guerlain Jasmin Bonheur Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2023
Guerlain Jasmin Bonheur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2023)
Best Perfumes Of The 80s With Max Forti
Best perfumes of the 80s, chosen by Max Forti and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
Chopard Casmir Review – Michel Almairac; 1991
Chopard Casmir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Michel Almairac, 1991)
Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu Review – 2020
Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Persolaise Review: Myths Woman (Nathalie Lorson) & Myths Man (Karine Vinchon, Dorothée Piot & Daniel Visentin) from Amouage (2016)
The soundbites Myths Man If it were a colour, it would be: metallic grey If it were a piece of music, it would be: Holst’s Mars If it were a…
Persolaise Review: Fahrenheit Le Parfum from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2014)
They say men mellow with age. Whether the statement is true is up for debate – last time I checked, grumpy old codgers weren’t exactly thin on the ground –…
Is Poison On Its Way Back? – A Perfume Trend For Winter 2013
Predicting trends is a dubious business: as long as you do it often enough, a few of your pronouncements will inevitably turn out to be correct. That’s one of the…
Launching The Past
I think excitement is always made more electric when it carries a crackle of nostalgia, like the anticipation of meeting up with a dear friend you haven’t seen for over…