Non-Perfume Post: Looking For Hope Beyond The Broken Facade
Persolaise Please note the subject of today’s post is not perfume. Scented service resumes tomorrow with a review of Chanel’s new Boy. — I realise no-one visiting this site during their…
Vintage Sample Winner + Symine Salimpour Interview On Estellana
Oh look, September’s nearly over, but good old Blighty’s decided to rewind to August for a few days. Time to put the jumpers away again! Yes indeed, it seems we’re…
Rude, Unhelpful And Snobby. Must Be French…?
This is when I really start to enjoy the Christmas break. The madness of the last two days has faded away, and I can just sit around the house, being…
Mystery Draw Reminder + Quality Control
Making your own blotter strips can be quite a contemplative experience. Last night, whilst the snow steadily covered the skylights at Maison Persolaise and the temperature plunged below ‘you can’t…
Breath Of God Sample Giveaway Reminder + The Delights Of Christmas Shopping
Madame Persolaise and I went Christmas shopping on Saturday. Big mistake. I can’t say that our present-hunting was entirely fruitless – when we finally returned home, I grudgingly conceded that…
Still In India…
All this talk of Arctic winds makes me feel like sticking to the Indian theme I started yesterday. Visiting the perfume shops on Muhammed Ali Road is probably similar to…
The Perfume Scene In Britain
I realise I’m running the risk of turning this blog into a daily whine, but I’m afraid I still feel like letting off a bit of steam about the scarcity…
Perfect Preservation
The next time you go shopping for food, ask yourself if you can smell any of the fresh fruit and vegetables as you approach them. And if you can, then…
Relatively Mainstream
One thing I never take for granted is my wife’s patience. During our brief pop into France, we had to go into every single – and boy, do I mean…
The Scent Of Blighty
This is too good not to post; it’s extracted from an article in the current edition of the Times Education Supplement: The tourism quango VisitEngland was pilloried for spending £8,500…
No Scent Please, We're British
If I may be permitted to resort to generalisations for a moment: the British attitude to perfume never ceases to leave me dismayed and disappointed. The other day, during my…