Top 10 Tuberose Perfumes — All Our Favourite Divas
Persolaise It was time for a bit of diva domination over on YouTube the other day when I presented my list of the Top 10 best tuberose perfumes — a compilation…
Prada Paradoxe Review – Nadege Le Garlantezec, Antoine Maisondieu, Shyamala Maisondieu; 2022
Prada Paradoxe is the kind of scent that isn’t reviewed as frequently as it used to be on these pages, simply because there are fewer and fewer useful things that…
Penhaligon’s Solaris, Les Indemodables Patchouli Noisette, L’Artisan Parfumeur A Fleur De Peche and other reviews – 2023
We went from peachy sunshine to nutty patchouli via citrusy basil in the latest episode of Love At First Scent, with reviews of new and new-ish releases from Les Indemodables,…
Essential Parfums Showcase Review – 2023
Essential Parfums have developed a reputation for offering high-quality compositions at reasonable prices. They’ve certainly turned to some heavy-hitters to create their wares: the presence of names such as Calice…
Parle Moi De Parfum Wake Up World, Gallivant Gdansk and Tom Ford – Skin Time June-July 2022
Skin Time June-July 2022 - Persolaise reviews Parle Moi De Parfum Wake Up World, Tom Ford Vert De Fleur, Vert D’Encens and Fleur De Chine, Gallivant Gdańsk
Top 10 Best Alternative Perfumes For Summer 2022
Best perfumes for summer 2022 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Cartier, Guerlain, Frederic Malle, Etat Libre D'Orange, Les Indemodables, Comme Des Garcons, Perris, Histoires De Parfums, The Different Company,…
Top 10 Best Tom Ford Perfumes
Top 10 best Tom Ford perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)
Maison Crivelli, Byredo Mumbai Noise, Vintage Dior Fahrenheit – Skin Time January 2022
Skin Time January 2022 - Persolaise reviews Maison Crivelli, Byredo Mumbai Noise, vintage Dior Fahrenheit, Comme Des Garcons Blackpepper
Best Perfumes Of 2019 – Waiting For The Revolution
Best perfumes of 2019 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Best Perfumes For Autumn 2019 – Keeping An Open Mind
Best perfumes for autumn 2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (featuring Tom Ford, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Tauer, Cartier, Etat Libre D'Orange)
Persolaise Review: Pour Homme Parfum from Bottega Veneta (Daniela Andrier & Antoine Maisondieu; 2017)
I can’t help but envy Italian men their sense of style. Yes, I know I’m making a generalisation as broad as the shoulders of Michelangelo’s David, but spend a few…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Blackpepper from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Maisondieu; 2016) + Persolaise Turns Seven!
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of this blog (doesn’t seem possible!) here’s my next Sixty Second Scents video review. This one is of a perfume which I first…
Super Scent – The Very Best Of Etat Libre D’Orange
Etienne De Swardt THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘INDEPENDENT – SOUNDBITE’ CATEGORY OF THE 2016/17 UK JASMINE AWARDS It doesn’t seem possible that Etat Libre D’Orange is only 10…
“Our Job Is To Listen” – Antoine Maisondieu At The Launch Of Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Extreme
It’s always dangerous to draw conclusions about an artist from their work. By most accounts, T S Eliot wasn’t a grey-faced depressive, Charlie Chaplin wasn’t exactly child-like and Toni Morrison…
Everything Is Personal – An Interview With Antoine Maisondieu
Anyone who’s a fan of the output of Etat Libre D’Orange owes a debt of gratitude to Antoine Maisondieu: working either on his own or with Antoine Lie, he has…
Persolaise Review: Wonderoud from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Maisondieu; 2014)
I know, I know, it was only a few weeks ago that I vowed never again to review any scent with ‘oud’ in its name, and here I am, going…
Persolaise Review: Bottega Veneta Pour Homme from Bottega Veneta (Daniela Andrier & Antoine Maisondieu; 2013)
I keep smelling Amouage‘s Epic Man everywhere! Perhaps the substances responsible for its distinctive, ghosts-of-antiquity woodiness are becoming more readily available to perfumers. Or maybe other brands just want to…
Twenty Blotters For… Etienne De Swardt
Okay, like last Tuesday’s post, this one isn’t by a guest either, but it does hand the microphone to someone other than myself, which means it’s very much in keeping…