The (Not Entirely) Unbearable Lightness Of Lightness – Perfumes For Summer 2013
Persolaise There was once a pot which called a kettle black. I try to remind myself of this each time I feel the urge to become snooty about so-called ‘summer scents’.…
Love At Chapter One: Perfumes For Valentine’s Day 2013
You won’t be surprised to learn that I think my book would make an ideal present for Valentine’s Day: it’s pretty, it’s entertaining and it might lead the scentusiast (or…
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…
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…
Will M7 Live To Be Hairy Again + Thanks For The Social Stuff
Just a brief post from me today to say thanks to everybody who responded to my recent call for views on the subject of social media. In addition to the…
Guest Post: Fragrance Companies – Beware Of Men And Older Women by Elena Vosnaki
It’s a known fact that the fragrance industry generates the majority of its profits from purchases made by women. But men are buyers too, with the need to have their…
I Need To Report My Bathroom To IFRA
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may be aware that the bathroom at Maison Persolaise is now a disaster area. Well, that’s probably a slight exaggeration: the workmen…
Sartorial Draw Winner + Mini Reviews, including J'Adore L'Or by Christian Dior (2010)
I spent a couple of hours wandering around shops the other day, trying to find some excitement in the glittery Christmas parcels that the major brands are desperate to thrust…
Tauer Perfume Giveaway Reminder
This is just a brief, pre-weekend reminder that you’ve still got a couple of days left to enter the Tauer Perfumes draw for a bottle of either Une Rose Vermeille…
Sample Giveaway + Les Senteurs + Review: Like This by Etat Libre D'Orange (2010)
How do you bite your thumb at the stream of cynical sub-scents that emerge every summer? Here’s a pretty good, two-word answer: Like This. Need more detail? Well, you start…
More Opium
Some of you may recall my brief lament for the loss of YSL’s majestic Opium. Well, in the name of courteous reciprocal linking, I’d like to draw your attention to…
I Need My Hit
Further to my last post, I can’t help mentioning that, at the airport, en route to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, I actually sampled some of what’s being…
Somewhere Between Europe And Asia
This blog will be quiet for a little while, because I’ll soon be rummaging through the wares on offer at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Wifi permitting, I might upload a few…