Mathilde Laurent On Habit Rouge
Persolaise As soon as she graduated from ISIPCA, Cartier‘s current in-house perfumer, Mathilde Laurent, started working at Guerlain. So when I met up with her in Paris a few weeks ago,…
Bertrand Duchaufour On Habit Rouge
One of the most prolific and highly-respected perfumers of our time, Bertrand Duchaufour has never concealed his admiration for the work of Guerlain. Here’s his contribution to my series of…
Sylvaine Delacourte On Habit Rouge
Here’s another one of my ‘soundbite posts’ as part of Habit Rouge Week. This time, the focus is on Guerlain‘s Creative Director, Sylvaine Delacourte, whom I had the pleasure of…
Michael Edwards on Habit Rouge
If there’s anything Michael Edwards doesn’t know about perfume, then it probably isn’t worth knowing: the author of Fragrances Of The World is a walking, talking database of all things…
Patricia De Nicolaï On Habit Rouge
Patricia De Nicolaï has Guerlain flowing through her veins: she is the great-granddaughter of Pierre Guerlain and the niece of Jean-Paul Guerlain. So it’s fitting that I begin my week-long…
Habit Rouge 50th Anniversary On Persolaise.com
One of my favourite perfumes of all time, Guerlain‘s Habit Rouge, turns 50 this year. To mark the occasion, this week will see the publication of a series of special…
Persolaise Is 5 Years Old!
Help yourselves Well, well, well, talk about taking me by surprise: 5 years have passed since I published my very first post here on Persolaise.com. It’s a cliche, but I…
30th Anniversary Of London’s Les Senteurs – Interview with Betty Hawksley, Claire Hawksley & James Craven
It’s almost 100% safe to assume that if you’re the sort of person who has made the effort to come to this site and read these words, then you’ve heard…
Caron’s Pour Un Homme Celebrates 80th Birthday
One of the most beloved perfumes ever made, Ernest Daltroff’s Pour Un Homme De Caron, turns 80 this year. To celebrate the occasion – and to pay homage to what…
The Smell Of Half A Century – Doctor Who Discovers Perfume On The Programme’s 50th Anniversary
Image: Grant Osborne Geek Alert: this could be the nerdiest piece I’ve ever written! Doctor Who, the world’s longest-running sci-fi TV series, is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary… which…
500th Post + The Winner Of Alyssa Harad’s Book
Just over three years ago, I published Post #1 here on Persolaise.com, and today I reach the 500 mark! Where has the time gone, I ask you? Answer: in a…
Persolaise.com Is Three Years Old
One cause for celebration leads to another: today is my blog’s third anniversary! I’ll mark the occasion properly on Friday (there’ll be a special post as well as a give-away;…
Persolaise Is Two Today
Today is the second birthday of Persolaise.com, so I couldn’t let the occasion go by without a brief, celebratory post. Thanks very much indeed to all of you for continuing…
1st Anniversary Competition Winners
I know everyone always says this, but I can assure you that this time, it’s absolutely true. Choosing my favourite entry in the 1st anniversary competition was no easy task.…
Persolaise 1st Anniversary Prize Draw
A year ago today, I plunged into this blog’s inaugural entry with no preamble whatsoever. So I think it’s right that I mark the first anniversary of Persolaise.com by going…
One More Day…
Tomorrow my little blog enters its difficult adolescent years. Don’t forget to come back for its birthday and check out the special prize draw I’ve organised for you, which will…
Advance Warning: Special Prize Draw On Friday
I don’t quite know where the last twelve months have gone, but this blog is just a few days away from being a year old! To mark its first anniversary,…
Is That A Curry I Smell Before Me?
I managed to find some time this weekend to work on a couple of formulae I’m trying to develop, which means the air in my study is now a bizarre…