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Top 10 Best Spice Perfumes 2021

Persolaise 20th December 2021 0 Comments

Top 10 best spice perfumes 2021 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Hermes, Etat Libre D'Orange, Frederic Malle, Neela Vermeire, Comme Des Garcons, Aesop, Estee Lauder

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Top 10 Best Perfumes For Winter 2021

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Top 10 best perfumes for winter 2021 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Hermes, Tom Ford, Akro, Robert Piguet, Eris, Ostens, Histoires De Parfums, Comme…

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Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan Perfume Confit Review – 2021

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Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan perfume confit review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021)

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Jo Malone London Starlit Mandarin & Honey Review – Yann Vasnier; 2021

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Jo Malone London Starlit Mandarin & Honey review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Yann Vasnier, 2021)

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Tom Ford Ebene Fume Review – 2021

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Tom Ford Ebene Fume review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Tauer Sundowner Review – Andy Tauer; 2021

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Tauer Sundowner review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Andy Tauer, 2021)

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Veronique Gabai Le Point G Review – Frank Voelkl; 2021

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Veronique Gabai Le Point G review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Frank Voelkl, 2021)

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Bayly Ledes – Robert Piguet Parfums – Live Interview

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Interview with Bayly Ledes (Robert Piguet, Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics CEO) by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Thierry Wasser Interview Now On YouTube

Persolaise 27th November 2021 1 Comments

Guerlain perfumer Thierry Wasser interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Christmas 2021 Perfume Gift Guide

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Christmas 2021 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Olivier Cresp Live Interview

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Interview with master perfumer Olivier Cresp by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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10,000 Subscribers On Persolaise YouTube Channel

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Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise reaches 10,000 subscribers on YouTube (2021)

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Tom Ford Ombre Leather Parfum Review – 2021

Persolaise 8th November 2021 4 Comments

Tom Ford Ombre Leather parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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15 Years Of Terre D’Hermes – A True Modern Classic

Persolaise 26th October 2021 2 Comments

Terre D'Hermes 15 year anniversary review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Top 10 Best Vetiver Perfumes 2021

Persolaise 25th October 2021 5 Comments

Top 10 best vetiver perfumes presented by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Guerlain, Hermes, Frederic Malle, Tom Ford, Lalique, Francesca Bianchi, Sugandhco, Chanel, Marie Jeanne, The Different Company, 2021)

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Akro Smoke, Haze, Night, Dark, Awake and Malt Review – Olivier Cresp; 2018

Persolaise 23rd October 2021 5 Comments

Akro Smoke, Night, Dark, Haze, Awake, Malt reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Cresp, 2018)

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Etat Libre D’Orange The Ghost In The Shell Review – Julie Masse; 2021

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Etat Libre D'Orange The Ghost In The Shell review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Julie Masse, 2021)

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Serge Lutens La Proie Pour L’Ombre Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2021

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Serge Lutens La Proie Pour L'Ombre review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2021)

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New Perfumes For October 2021 And £25,000 For Chanel No. 5

Persolaise 18th October 2021 1 Comments

Chanel No. 5 Baccarat extrait edition, Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme, Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus, Burberry Hero, Mugler Alien Essence Absolue, Kilian Apple Brandy On The Rocks and L'Heure Verte reviews…

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Top 10 Scents Of Home – With Alice Du Parcq

Persolaise 7th October 2021 0 Comments

Home is a feeling. And sure enough, feelings were high on the agenda the other day when I broadcast a very special, home-centred episode of Love At First Scent with…

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com or by using the email form on my Contact page.

Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

Andy Tauer
Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Grain De Musc
Now Smell This
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine

Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan Perfume Confit Review – 2021

Jo Malone London Starlit Mandarin & Honey Review – Yann Vasnier; 2021

Tom Ford Ebene Fume Review – 2021

Tauer Sundowner Review – Andy Tauer; 2021

Veronique Gabai Le Point G Review – Frank Voelkl; 2021

Bayly Ledes – Robert Piguet Parfums – Live Interview

Thierry Wasser Interview Now On YouTube

Olivier Cresp Live Interview

10,000 Subscribers On Persolaise YouTube Channel

Tom Ford Ombre Leather Parfum Review – 2021

15 Years Of Terre D’Hermes – A True Modern Classic

Akro Smoke, Haze, Night, Dark, Awake and Malt Review – Olivier Cresp; 2018

Etat Libre D’Orange The Ghost In The Shell Review – Julie Masse; 2021

Serge Lutens La Proie Pour L’Ombre Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2021

New Perfumes For October 2021 And £25,000 For Chanel No. 5

Top 10 Scents Of Home – With Alice Du Parcq

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