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Balenciaga 2025 releases, Nissaba Les Alpes, Prada Paradigme and other reviews – 2025

Persolaise — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Five reviews in brief 9:21Le Dix 12:50Getaria 17:09Extra 23:10Muscara 27:07No Comment 31:17 A few years ago, brands followed the ‘why make one when you can make three’ strategy of perfume creation. Now, that number has increased to at least five, with houses releasing six or seven scents in one fell swoop. Under the ownership of […]

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Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 1]

Persolaise — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Round-up time again. Here are some Twitter mini-reviews, covering the period July to September 2016: Classique Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Daphne Bugey; 2016)* The familiar mimosa/jasmine/orange blossom accord cranked up with buckets of sugar. Too much to take. Le Male Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Quentin Bisch; 2016)* Original’s fougère structure is […]

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Persolaise’s Sexy Perfumes Revealed

Persolaise — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Following the publication of my recent Grazia article on the latest crop of ‘sexy’ perfumes, I received several emails from non-UK-based readers who were disappointed that they couldn’t get their hands on a copy of the magazine in their own countries. So, now that a few weeks have passed since the piece appeared, I’m able […]

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Persolaise Review: Rosabotanica from Balenciaga (Olivier Polge & Jean-Christophe Herault; 2014)

Persolaise — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0000

I seem to have forgotten how impressed I was with Florabotanica. For some reason, my brain decided to file it under ‘pleasant yet unremarkable floral’, ie the type which evokes a smile and is then doomed to be forgotten. But looking back at my review from 2012, I see that I called it “intriguing”, that […]

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Persolaise Review: Florabotanica from Balenciaga + Fetish Pour Homme from Roja Parfums + Pétale Noir from Agent Provocateur (2012)

Persolaise — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:00:00 +0000

This week, I give you three interesting twists on familiar themes. First up is Florabotanica, the latest from Balenciaga. Basically, it’s yet another rose, but thanks to the skill of IFF perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault, it is also an intriguing exercise in creating something that appeals to a younger demographic without being condescending. […]

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