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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu (Olivier Polge; 2026) and ‘new’ No. 5 eau de toilette reviews

Persolaise — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

If Gabrielle is the Chanel perfume I most frequently forget exists, then Coco Mademoiselle is the one I most struggle to understand. Goodness knows, I’ve smelt it enough times. Since it first appeared in 2001, it has been as ubiquitous as fragrance gets, making it all the way to the wardrobe of a very close […]

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A Scented Odyssey – Top 10 Perfumes For Greek Gods

Persolaise — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Unless you’ve been held captive on a remote island by a lusty witch for the last few months, you’ll be aware that the most anticipated movie of the summer is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. It’s arrival is now just around the corner, so I thought I’d mark the occasion over on YouTube by pairing some […]

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Top 10 Perfumes For Summer 2026 – Scents That Are Good For The Soul

Persolaise — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

As the longest day of the year approaches, it’s time to present another seasonal Top 10. The loose theme for this summer’s list — no doubt a response to the invidious headlines thrust upon us every day — is ‘perfumes that are good for the soul’. Here’s a link to the video, followed by a […]

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Top 10 Perfumes For Spring 2026 – The Scents Of Friendship

Persolaise — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Call me a dewy-eyed softie, but I think the world would be a better place if we spent a bit more time on maintaining friendships. So for my list of Top 10 perfumes for spring — the season of rebirth and renewal — I decided to focus on scents that, in one way or another, […]

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The Slow Burn – Top 10 Best Tobacco Perfumes

Persolaise — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Smoking may be a socially dubious activity these days — and rightly so — but there’s no doubt whatsoever about the allure of tobacco perfumes, which is why I featured them over on YouTube the other day. Here’s a link to the video, followed by a list of all the scents I covered, with timestamps: […]

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Chanel Gabrielle L’Eau review – Olivier Polge; 2024

Persolaise — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

– I confess I keep forgetting about the existence of Gabrielle. In my mind, the last high-profile, mainstream, feminine release from Chanel was Coco Mademoiselle. And yet, the Gabrielle line has been growing. The original edp came out in 2017 (has it really been nearly eight years?), followed by the Essence in 2019 and the parfum in 2022. And in late […]

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Brioni Les Extraits, Chanel Pour Monsieur, L’Entropiste Ensang Noir and other reviews – 2025

Persolaise — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Foxes, wolves and serpents — just three of the creatures that came up in my recent set of Love At First Scent episodes, during which I covered new releases from L’Entropiste, Gucci and Nos Republic, amongst others. Here are links to all the videos, followed by further thoughts on some of the perfumes: Gucci Muschio […]

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Scents For Classic Halloween Characters – Top 10 Perfumes For 2025

Persolaise — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

For this year’s Halloween list, I paired perfumes with some classic costume ideas, and enlisted a bit of visual assistance from Google Gemini. Here’s a link to the video: Top 10 perfumes for Halloween 2025. Skeleton 5:26Corpse Bride 11:31Pirate 16:26Mummy 24:00Morticia Addams 29:53Frankenstein’s Monster 34:38Grim Reaper 39:35Ghost 44:00Witch 47:11Count Dracula 51:26 Enjoy! Persolaise

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The Black Narcissus & Persolaise On Chanel Antaeus

Persolaise — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000

My friend Neil Chapman (of The Black Narcissus) and I recently indulged in a chat about a vintage bottle of Chanel Antaeus, but if you don’t mind, I won’t write anything more about it here and instead I’ll direct you straight to my Substack: The Black Narcissus and Persolaise on Chanel Antaeus. Once you reach […]

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Chanel Bleu L’Exclusif review – Olivier Polge; 2025

Persolaise — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

– Regular readers will know that I’m not what you’d call the world’s biggest fan of Bleu. I remain an admirer of Chanel. I believe they continue to give us interesting and worthwhile olfactory creations. I am filled with gratitude for the fact that they maintain the quality of No. 5, No. 19, Cuir De […]

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