Top 10 Perfumes For Winter 2024 – Nostalgic Scents
Persolaise I’m always slightly suspicious of the self-indulgent aspects of nostalgia, but I decided to revel in the feeling when broadcasting the rundown of my top 10 perfumes for winter 2024.…
Hermes H24, Dior Oud Rosewood, Frederic Malle The Night and other reviews – Skin Time August 2021
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
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 Review – From The Archive
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013, from the archive)
Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 2
Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 2)
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2017 [part 1]
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…
Knowing How To Seduce – Interview With Nathalie Feisthauer On Basenotes
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…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 1]
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…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – October to December 2015 [part 1]
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,…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – April to June 2015 [part 1]
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…
The Opposite Of Everyone Else – An Interview With Robert Gerstner Of Aedes De Venustas
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…
Best Perfumes Of 2014 – A Time For Looking Back
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…
Christmas 2014 Perfume Recommendations – French Kisses, Vintage Handbags & A Great Big Nothing
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…
Persolaise Review: Oeillet Bengale from Aedes De Venustas (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2014)
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…
Bertrand Duchaufour On Keeping Things Fresh
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…
Persolaise Review: Iris Nazarena from Aedes De Venustas (Ralf Schwieger; 2013)
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013)
Keeping It Moody – Karl Bradl And Bertrand Duchaufour At London’s Aedes De Venustas Launch
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…