Penhaligon’s Constantinople Review – 2022
Persolaise Penhaligon’s Constantinople review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
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Best Perfumes For Summer 2021 – The Sultry Summer Of Love
Best perfumes for summer 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Tom Ford, Penhaligon's and others)
Penhaligon’s Halfeti Leather, Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge, Carine Roitfeld 7 Lovers and other reviews – Skin Time January 2021
Skin Time January 2021 - Persolaise reviews Penhaligon’s Halfeti Leather and Castile, Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge, Bogue Lita, Carine Roitfeld 7 Lovers, Kierin Rose Ink, Parle Moi De Parfum Mile…
Penhaligon’s The Inimitable William Penhaligon Review – 2020
Penhaligon's Inimitable William Penhaligon review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Top 10 Best Happy Perfumes – Scents To Make You Smile
The top 10 best happy perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Penhaligon’s Babylon (2019) & The Favourite (2020) Review
Penhaligon's Babylon perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2019)
Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 2
Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 2)
Persolaise Review: Belgravia Chypre, Marylebone Wood & Kensington Amber from Penhaligon’s (2018)
At a time when the number of annual perfume releases continues to hit the 2000+ mark, it is increasingly difficult to work out which compositions influence the aesthetics of future…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Enjoy! Un Air De Bretagne from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Juliette Karagueuzoglou; 2017)* I remain a huge…
Ultimate Gift Guide – Persolaise On Feelunique + Facebook Live On Friday + More Cinema Scent On Radio 4 On Thursday
image: Feelunique In case you hadn’t realised it, we’re less than a month away from that day when the odd present is exchanged beneath a tree, so my latest Feelunique…
Perfume Gifting Guide – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
A little while ago I had the honour of being invited into Feelunique’s London studio to record some videos for their YouTube channel. The first result of our efforts is…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 7 Now On YouTube
Episode 7 of Love At First Scent is now on YouTube; please watch it by clicking above or by going directly to the YouTube site (click here). In this edition…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2017 [part 1]
Here’s a new Twitter mini-review round-up, this time covering the first three months of 2017. Colonia Quercia from Acqua Di Parma (2016)* Brave trying to do a mossy note. Linked…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of Twitter mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Eau Des Delices from Jardins Retrouvé (Yuri Gursatz; 2016)* Classic cologne, with bright mandarine,…
Persolaise On Feelunique – Sensual Perfumes
I suspect the folks at Feelunique were enjoying a spot of the ol’ tongue-in-cheekery when they called my latest piece ‘The Sexiest Scents Ever’. Or maybe they weren’t! Either way,…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2016 [part 1]
Here we go, ladies and gents: another round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter, spanning the months April to June. La Petite Robe Noire eau de parfum intense from Guerlain (Thierry…
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2015
As my series of #PersolaiseXmas tweets is now over, I thought I’d put them all together using Storify so that you can peruse them at your leisure. Enjoy! Persolaise
A Perfume Explosion At London’s Burlington Arcade
It’s all happening at Burlington Arcade! Penhaligon’s have had a branch there for years, of course, but Chanel unveiled a store beneath the elegant, arched ceiling not too long ago,…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – April to June 2015 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my round-up of Twitter mini-reviews, from April to June 2015. La Panthère Eau Légère from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2015)* Lighter, more accessible version of the growling…
The All New London Perfume Shopping Guide (Updated: 6th December 2025)
An extensive, regularly-updated London perfume shopping guide from award-winning critic, Persolaise