Luca Turin Has A New Perfume Blog
Persolaise I expect most of you are aware of this, but for the benefit of the few of you who aren’t: Luca Turin has a new blog. It’s called Perfumes I…
“Perfume Is Such An Irrelevant Thing” – An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 1]
I know, I know, it’s a new year and I should be looking forward. But living in the past doesn’t always have to be a sin, so I’d like to…
Super Scent Comes To Persolaise & Candy Perfume Boy
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I’m fond of lists. You may also know that this passion for ordering things and presenting them in…
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…
News: Persolaise Shortlisted For 2014 Jasmine Awards
A brief item from me today, just to let you know that my scribblings have been recognised by this year’s Jasmine Award judges. Three of my articles have been shortlisted…
I’m Not Business-Driven – An Interview With Céline Verleure Of Olfactive Studio
Olfactive Studio could have been created only in the era of the Internet. In 2011, inspired by cyberspace’s populist bias, founder Céline Verleure set up a Facebook page entitled The…
Taking The Highway – An Audience With Frederic Malle (part 1)
At the end of my interview with him at Liberty, Frederic Malle – the niche world’s foremost ‘scent editor’ – faced an audience of admirers who wanted to ask him…
Candy Perfume Boy And ODOU Magazine Win Jasmine Awards
The results of the Jasmine Awards are in and I am absolutely thrilled to announce that the winner of the Digital prize is Thomas Dunckley – aka the one and…
Who Do You Work For? – Thoughts On Blogs And Perfume Criticism
In his editorial in the current issue of Sight & Sound, Nick James considers recent developments in the world of film criticism. He explains that many newspapers have closed down…
À Bientôt From Persolaise
It’s that time of year again when I bid farewell to Blogger for a while and give my creative batteries a chance to recharge. I hope the rest of the…
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…
Wrath In A Bottle – Seven Sinfully Angry Perfumes
This time, I seriously considered throwing in the towel. When Carrie asked us to pick one of the seven deadly sins for our next joint-list project, I immediately claimed ‘wrath’…
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 Wins Second Jasmine Award
Richard E Grant dropped the F-bomb. Air kisses were executed with a level of skill normally reserved for Olympic sports. And I finally got to meet Bois De Jasmin‘s charming…
Notes On A Meeting With Thierry Wasser (London, November 2012)
Thierry Wasser doesn’t hold back. Or at least, he doesn’t appear to. With every expletive, wry quip and dropped name, he gives the impression of someone who speaks first, thinks…
The Enigmatic Illusionist – An Interview With Jean-Claude Ellena
It’s interesting to consider why Jean-Claude Ellena attracts as much reverence as he does. The simplest explanation might be that he deserves it for his work. After all, Déclaration, Terre…
Pause Button: Summer 2012
For the next few weeks, I’m going to try to focus my attention not on my laptop, but on the business of getting some much-needed rest and relaxation, which means…
What I Hate About Perfumistas: More Thoughts From Francis Kurkdjian
I received so many emails in response to the brief extract from my interview with Francis Kurkdjian that I’ve decided to publish a few more comments he made during our…
Persolaise In The FT
Two quickies from me today. Firstly, here’s a link to a Financial Times article from Saturday in which Bethan Cole includes Persolaise.com in her list of the best beauty blogs…
To Comment Or Not To Comment: Some Thoughts On Interacting With Perfume Blogs
I keep berating myself for not doing things I genuinely and sincerely want to do, but which I never seem to be able to do. As far as this post…