Best Candles For Summer 2023 & 60 Years Of Diptyque Candles
Persolaise Candles are not just for Christmas. In fact, they can be extremely soothing during the warmer months, helping to push off the lid of mugginess that can sometimes reduce the…
Escentric Molecules Molecule 01+, Moncler Le Solstice, Moncler Le Bois Glace and other reviews – 2023
Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 + Ginger, + Black Tea, +1 Guaiac Wood (Geza Schoen), Moncler Le Solstice (Daniela Andrier), Moncler Le Bois Glace (Fabrice Pellegrin), Trudon Aphelie (Antoine Lie), Trudon…
Argentum Magician, Peosym Lost Wonderer, candles from Acqua Di Parma, Ostens, Paul Smith, Miller Harris and other reviews – 2022
Argentum Magician and Lover (Delphine Thierry), Bjork & Berries Botanist, Peosym Lost Wonderer, Acqua Di Parma Colonia, candles from Paul Smith, Ostens, Henry’s Townhouse, Frederic Malle, Miller Harris, Ginori 1735,…
Gucci A Reason To Love, Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade and other reviews – 2022
Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Gucci A Reason To Love (Alberto Morillas), Givenchy Equivoque, Laboratorio Olfattivo (Jean-Claude Ellena), Ginori 1835 Rajathra Palace, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade (Quentin Bisch) and Dior…
The Perfumes We Really Wore This Summer 2022
The perfumes we really wore this summer 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, Hermes H24, Diptyque Opsis, Tom Ford Ombré Leather parfum, Akro…
Richard E Grant Jack Perfume Live Interview
Richard E Grant Jack Perfume interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Best Scented Candles Winter 2020
Best scented candles for winter 2020, chosen by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (featuring Sana Jardin, La Montana, L'Artisan Parfumeur)
Connecting With Ancestors
We’ve been seeking comfort lately. At Maison Persolaise, that means candles. I’ve often wondered why such a simple object should be as soothing as it is. How does a single…
Persolaise Review: Home Scents From L’Artisan Parfumeur, Acqua Di Parma, Diptyque & Alex Simone
I never need an excuse to purchase a new home scent for Maison Persolaise, but the arrival of spring always seems to make candles, reed diffusers and room sprays especially…
Christmas 2014 Perfume Recommendations – French Kisses, Vintage Handbags & A Great Big Nothing
I can’t start thinking about Christmas until we’ve seen the back of All Saints’ Day; any sign of Yuletide shenanigans before then makes my stomach turn. But we are now…
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…
A Life With A View Winner
Many thanks to everyone who entered last week’s A Life With A View give-away. The draw has now been carried out on Random.org and I’m pleased to announce that the…
Win Candles From A Room With A View + Interview With Founder Graham Way
I wonder whether the home scent market is harder to break into than the world of fine fragrance. At least when someone launches a new perfume brand, they can invoke…
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…
Home Scents For Christmas 2013 – From Diptyque’s Mechanical Air To Kurkdjian’s Supernatural Jasmine
You can keep your boughs of holly and your clove-encrusted oranges. If there’s one thing that’s enjoyable about the yuletide season, it’s the opportunity to scent your home with olfactory…
Amouage Home Scents
It’s not often that I publish a review of home scents on Persolaise.com – keeping up with ‘skin fragrance’ releases is hard enough – but every now and then, it’s…
Poisonous Candles + Roja Dove At The Wellcome Collection
I hope you’re all behaving yourselves while I’m catching up on my summer reading. I’m just breaking my cyber-silence for a few moments to let you know that an article…
Guest Post: Burning Desire – Candles From Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle by Olfactoria
Who doesn’t love Frederic Malle’s perfumes? Anyone? Well, I certainly do, so when he introduced a home scent line in 2009, I paid attention. But somehow, I never got around…
Review: Archives 69 from État Libre D’Orange (2011)
You can’t accuse ÉLdO of cowardice. The instant accessibility of last year’s commendable Like This may have raised fears that one of perfumery’s cockiest houses was starting to play it…