Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere Review – Jacques Polge; 2007
Persolaise Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2007, Jacques Polge)
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Best Perfumes For Autumn 2019 – Keeping An Open Mind
Best perfumes for autumn 2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (featuring Tom Ford, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Tauer, Cartier, Etat Libre D'Orange)
Chanel Gabrielle Essence Review in Love At First Scent Episode 37
Chanel Gabrielle Essence review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2019)
Chanel, Tom Ford & BDK – Mini-reviews April to June 2019 [part 1]
Perfume review: Chanel, Tom Ford, BDK, Les Bains Guerbois, L'Orchestre Parfum, Armani, Hermetica, from award-winning critic, Persolaise (mini-review, 2019)
The Best Chanel Perfumes – From The Archive
The best perfumes from Chanel, selected by award-winning critic, Persolaise (from the archive, scent)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2019
Perfume reviews from award-winning critic, Persolaise, featuring Dior, Chanel, YSL, Amouage, Miller Harris, Puredistance, Estee Lauder, scent, fragrance
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episodes 31 & 32 Now On YouTube – featuring Cuir Intense from Guerlain, Musc Shamal from Armani Privé & Naughty Fruity from Mugler, amongst others
Guerlain, Armani Prive, Mugler and Tom Ford perfumes reviewed by critic, Persolaise
Persolaise In Business Traveller – The Scents Of Provence + The Next Episode Of Love At First Scent
Award-winning critic, Persolaise, writes about Provence perfumes in Business Traveller magazine
Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)
One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 2]
Perfume reviews of Chanel oils, Creed, Hermetica, Givenchy and others (scent, 2018)
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus
Live perfume reviews of Chanel 1957, Hermès Un Jardin Sur La Lagune, and others (scent, 2019)
The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018
While putting together my 2018 list of Christmas perfume gift recommendations, I discovered that Storify is no longer with us, which is a bit of a shame, because several of…
A Journey In A Bottle – Persolaise In Business Traveller
I’m delighted to announce that my latest piece for Business Traveller – focussing on scents inspired by journeys and exciting destinations – has just been published. It’s available in both…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: April to July 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Oud extrait de parfum from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2018)* When Kurkdjian released his first Oud in 2012, he did what many perfumers…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)
Chanel Les Eaux, Paris-Biarritz Paris-Deauville, Paris-Venise review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: April to July 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Orage from Louis Vuitton (Jacques Cavallier; 2018)* Fascinating beast. Its studied non-violence makes me think it should’ve been called Apres L’Orage, such is its…
Persolaise Review: Les Eaux De Chanel – Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Deauville & Paris-Venise from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2018)
Chanel - Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Venise, Paris-Deauville - Les Eaux review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2018, Olivier Polge)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Declaration Parfum from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2018)* I do declare, I think Cartier are on to another winner. This is the new parfum version…
Once Upon A Scent – Persolaise On Romantic Perfumes In ParfumPlus
My latest article in the Middle East’s ParfumPlus magazine turns to the not-unfamiliar connection between perfume and romance. To read it, please click on this link which will take you…
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Here we go, ladies and gents. Time to put aside our views about the evils of consumerism and indulge in unadulterated, materialistic pleasure. Below you’ll find all my gift recommendations…