Skin Time August 2021 - Persolaise reviews Hermes H24, Nicolai Cap Neroli, Olfactive Studio Iris Shot, Chanel Paris-Edimbourg, Dior Oud Rosewood, Frederic Malle The Night
Top 10 best iris perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Jacques Fath, Armani Prive, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Les Indemodables, Dior, Aedes De Venustas,…
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013, from the archive)
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For more mini-reviews, please click here. Pelargonium from Aedes De Venustas (Nathalie Feisthauer; 2017)* A geranium carved out of pine, sprinkled with lemon and infused with white incense. Elegant and…
image: Basenotes At the recent London launch of Aedes De Venustas‘ Pelargonium, I managed to interview its creator, Nathalie Feisthauer (Eau Des Merveilles, Honour Man, Putain Des Palaces). Our lively…
Here’s a round-up of some of my Twitter mini-reviews from October-December 2016. Part 2 will be posted soon. Carrot Blossom & Fennel from Jo Malone (Anne Flipo; 2016)* More like…
Here’s another digest of my Twitter mini-reviews, spanning the period October to December 2015. Pallisandre D’Or from Aedes De Venustas (Alberto Morillas; 2015)* Red rather than gold take on rosewood,…
Here come more mini-reviews from Twitter, covering the period April to June 2015. Modern Muse Chic from Estée Lauder (2014)* Somewhat more intense rendition of original‘s transparent white florals. Not…
Maybe it’s the rosé, but when I meet Robert Gerstner at a noisy bar at London’s St Pancras Station, he starts chatting away as though we’ve known each other for…
If a pining for the past is a sign of social disquiet, then 2014 must have been a worrying year for the perfume industry: a significant proportion of new releases…
I can’t start thinking about Christmas until we’ve seen the back of All Saints’ Day; any sign of Yuletide shenanigans before then makes my stomach turn. But we are now…
Wearing Oeillet Bengale makes it clear why the collective noun for a group of carnations is usually ‘spray’. Rodrigo Flores-Roux has put together this new release from Aedes De Venustas…
At the London launch of four new candles from Aedes De Venustas, two of which have been created by Bertrand Duchaufour, I took the opportunity to ask the perfumer about…
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013)
image: Aedes De Venustas Mood boards, rare irises and the conservativeness of the French market all came up when I met Karl Bradl and Bertrand Duchaufour in London recently to…
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