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Chanel, Tom Ford & BDK – Mini-reviews April to June 2019 [part 1]
Perfume review: Chanel, Tom Ford, BDK, Les Bains Guerbois, L'Orchestre Parfum, Armani, Hermetica, from award-winning critic, Persolaise (mini-review, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)
In recent weeks, I’ve had cause to think about Apres L’Ondee and the famously heartbreaking manner in which it combines iris and violet. With that seamless magic peculiar to perfumery,…
Persolaise Review: The Tycoon, The Stylist, The Actress, The Writer & The Mechanic from St Giles (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2017)
Ascribing a personality to a perfume has long been a trick used by the likes of yours truly to get past the challenge of conveying olfactory sensations in words. No…
Persolaise Review: Amsterdam from Gallivant (Giorgia Navarra; 2017)
He may be better known as an incense expert, but Bertrand Duchaufour has also developed something of a specialism for conveying the scents of flowers which we don’t always associate…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: July to September 2017 [part 2]
Here comes part 2 of the latest digest of my mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Bamboo Rose from Aerin (2017)* One of a trio of rose ‘colognes’ (which…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 1]
Here’s a round-up of some of my Twitter mini-reviews from October-December 2016. Part 2 will be posted soon. Carrot Blossom & Fennel from Jo Malone (Anne Flipo; 2016)* More like…
A Clear View Of The Future – Bringing Perfume Back To Life In Grasse
Normally, the appearance of a stain on my jacket is a cause for mild panic. It leads to a frantic search for paper napkins. A hunt for water. Gravity-defying contortions…
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…
Persolaise Review: Pichola from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2015)
Only the sunlight moves. As it rises above the bamboos and the white rooftops, it casts everything it touches into immobility. Even the waters of the lake appear to quieten,…
Never At Sephora – Bertrand Duchaufour At The Launch Of Penhaligon’s Ostara
Towards the end of 2014, Bertrand Duchaufour popped into London to launch Ostara, his latest creation for Penhaligon’s. Inspired by a perfume he encountered in Jodhpur – where he was…
Persolaise Review: Tralala from Penhaligon’s (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2014)
What to make of Tralala? I confess that when I first discovered the name of this latest release from Penhaligon’s, I gave in to a burst of gleeful excitement. Silly,…
Bertrand Duchaufour On Keeping Things Fresh
At the London launch of four new candles from Aedes De Venustas, two of which have been created by Bertrand Duchaufour, I took the opportunity to ask the perfumer about…
Keeping It Moody – Karl Bradl And Bertrand Duchaufour At London’s Aedes De Venustas Launch
image: Aedes De Venustas Mood boards, rare irises and the conservativeness of the French market all came up when I met Karl Bradl and Bertrand Duchaufour in London recently to…
Persolaise Review: Ashoka from Neela Vermeire Créations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)
Neela Vermeire‘s eponymous brand has reached the perfumery equivalent of the difficult second album. Her three debut scents (all composed by Bertrand Duchaufour… ever heard of him?) made such a…
Persolaise Review: Skin On Skin, Amour Nocturne and Déliria from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)
I’m not sure why L’Artisan Parfumeur have given us the Explosions D’Émotions mini-range, but there we are: the logic of fragrance releases isn’t always easy to work out. As a…
Persolaise Review: Vaara (Bertrand Duchaufour) and Iris Prima (Alberto Morillas) from Penhaligon’s (2013)
I worry about reviewing another Bertrand Duchaufour creation almost as much as I worry about reviewing another oud scent. They are both extremely ubiquitous; some would say excessively so. I’m…
Is Poison On Its Way Back? – A Perfume Trend For Winter 2013
Predicting trends is a dubious business: as long as you do it often enough, a few of your pronouncements will inevitably turn out to be correct. That’s one of the…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Closes London Boutique; Penhaligon’s To Take Its Place
An extra post today to convey some news which many of you will no doubt be sorry to read. L’Artisan Parfumeur have announced that they are to close their sole…
Persolaise Review: Cuir De Nacre + Perle De Mousse from Ann Gerard (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2012)
I should think the overlap between jewellery and fragrance is fascinating for perfumers to explore, and Bertrand Duchaufour certainly seems to have had a great deal of fun with the…