The Best Perfumes Of 2018 – Nostalgic Defiance
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Christmas Wishes 2018 & Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 24 Now On YouTube – featuring Opus XI from Amouage and Vero Kern Tribute
The 24th episode of Love At First Scent – originally broadcast on Facebook on 21st December – is now on YouTube. You can watch it below or by clicking here.…
What Goes Around… – Persolaise In Business Traveller
In my latest piece for Business Traveller UK, I’ve turned my attention to the recent crop of retro-inflected masculines for men, so if you’d like to read it, please search…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 19 Now On YouTube
The 19th episode of Love At First Scent – streamed on Friday 31st August 2018 – is now available on YouTube; watch it above or by clicking here. In this…
Persolaise Review: Imitation Woman (Pierre Negrin) and Imitation Man (Leslie Girard) from Amouage (2018)
I wonder if Christopher Chong – Amouage’s unfailingly flamboyant Creative Director – wanted to call his latest scent duo Nostalgia. If he did, perhaps the more fiscally-minded forces at the…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 14 On YouTube
The latest episode of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Friday) has now been permanently uploaded to YouTube. You can watch it above or by clicking here. In this…
Once Upon A Scent – Persolaise On Romantic Perfumes In ParfumPlus
My latest article in the Middle East’s ParfumPlus magazine turns to the not-unfamiliar connection between perfume and romance. To read it, please click on this link which will take you…
Persolaise Interviews Christopher Chong In The Latest Nez + Next Facebook Live This Friday
“I don’t think any of my perfumes are strange, maybe because I live with them every single second of my life. It’s like having a child. Even if your child…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 10 On YouTube + Catch Me On BBC Local Radio Tonight
Last Sunday I broadcast this year’s final episode of Love At First Scent – the 10th in the series – and I’ve now uploaded it to YouTube, so you can…
My Personal Perfume Wardrobe – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
For my final Feelunique video, I was asked to talk about a few scents which I actually wear: personal favourites that feature in my scent wardrobe. This gave me an…
10 Must-Try Fragrances For Men – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
Next up on my list of collaborations with Feelunique: a showcase of must-try masculine perfumes. Enjoy! If you’d like to watch the video on the YouTube site, please click here.…
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Here we go, ladies and gents. Time to put aside our views about the evils of consumerism and indulge in unadulterated, materialistic pleasure. Below you’ll find all my gift recommendations…
Best Evening Perfumes – Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique Bow ties, sparkling dresses and impossible heels are all over the shops again, which must mean it’s party season. So for my latest piece for Feelunique, I’ve turned…
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 Review: Beach Hut Man from Amouage (Elise Benat; 2017)
I think it’s safe to assume that Christopher Chong has a sense of fun. In order to preserve the seriousness of Amouage’s signature range, the brand’s Creative Director has avoided…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 5 On YouTube
Episode 5 of my Facebook Live Love At First Scent series – complete with its annoying technical issue – is now on YouTube; watch it by clicking above or going…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 4 On YouTube
Those of you who missed Episode 4 of my Facebook Live Love At First Scent series may be interested to know that it’s now on YouTube; watch it by clicking…
Luxury Perfumes – Persolaise On Fashionbeans
image: Fashionbeans Male grooming expert and award-winning writer Lee Kynaston has just published a piece on Fashionbeans about ‘luxury’ perfumes for men. It features a few contributions from me, so…
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…
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,…