Lubin Akkad Review – Delphine Thierry; 2012
It’s very difficult for perfumers to say anything new about amber. With Guerlain Shalimar at one end of the chronological spectrum and Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan just about at the…
It’s very difficult for perfumers to say anything new about amber. With Guerlain Shalimar at one end of the chronological spectrum and Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan just about at the…
Guerlain Epices Exquises review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, Delphine Jelk, 2022)
Louis Vuitton Imagination review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)
Masque Milano Ray-Flection review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alex Lee, 2020)
Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)
Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (video, 2019)
I have spent a disgraceful amount of time trying to write this particular piece, as I have never been in the position of composing anything quite like it. One false…
The photo above shows one of the sights that greeted me and Madame Persolaise when we visited Robertet’s Grasse factory in February*. A heap of mimosa, filling the air with…
Tom Ford Santal Blush and Jasmin Rouge review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Yann Vasnier, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, 2011)
When I first sprayed Le Labo’s latest, I immediately went on Twitter and posted the word, “Wow,” thereby breaking my personal rule about jumping to conclusions. This was India in…
If you’ve come here hoping to find out who my next guest blogger is, I’m sorry to say that, this week, you’re going to have to put up with me.…
Some truths are worth repeating: excellent fragrances feature a delicate harmony of all their disparate components. Few contemporary perfumers are as acutely aware of this as Andy Tauer, creator of…