Top 10 best colourful perfumes, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2023, feat. Frederic Malle, Chanel, Penhaligon's, Hermes, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Acqua Di Parma, Histoires De Parfums, Annick Goutal, Estee Lauder
Goutal 40th anniversary and Eau D'Hadrien review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Goutal, 1981)
Best perfumes for autumn 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Chanel, Serge Lutens, Goutal, Maison Crivelli, Le Labo, Les Indemodables, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Costume National, Comme Des Garcons
Top 10 underrated perfumes selected by Max Forti and award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Guerlain, Kenzo, Olfactive Studio, Ulrich Lang and others)
Best jasmine perfumes 2020 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
The top 10 best happy perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Perfumes for summer 2019, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise feat. Guerlain, Mugler, Chanel, Hermes, Sugandhco, Amouage, Goutal
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…
A re-brand is often a cause for concern, but thank goodness that when the Powers That Be at Annick Goutal decided they needed a facelift – different bottles; the ‘Annick’…
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…
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…
For the third and final video I made with the Perfume Pros, I was asked to consider the question of why some perfumes might lend themselves more to the ‘unisex’…
image: Feelunique Following on from my bridal perfume piece a few weeks ago, Feelunique have now published the bridegroom counterpart: please click here to read it. Persolaise
I know it doesn’t exactly feel like summer down here along the south coast of England, but hopefully warmer weather is on its way… so if you’re looking for scented,…
It’s all too easy to forget that before she had you, your mum had a life of her own. You may have grown used to seeing her just as the…
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,…
Here’s the second part of my latest round-up of mini-reviews: Eau Parfumée Au Thé Noir from Bulgari (Jacques Cavallier; 2015)** Excellent attempt to create oud cologne. The agar-rose-leather heart is…
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…
Here’s another round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter, this time spanning the period July to September 2014. Royal Extract from Guerlain (Thierry Wasser (& Mathilde Laurent?); 2014)** This new Harrods…
Wow! Cover me with slices of lemon and sprinkle me with a pinch of salt. Eau De Monsieur is back. Sadly, I never had a chance to smell the original…
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