Persolaise Review: Joy from Christian Dior (Francois Demachy; 2018)
Persolaise Dior Joy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2018)
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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 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 Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Agar Ebene from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2018)* One of five new entries in the Hermessence collection composed by Christine Nagel. This one takes a…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 16 Now On YouTube
Episode 16 of Love At First Scent (broadcast live on Sunday on YouTube) is now available as a permanent upload; watch it above or by clicking here. In this edition…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 12 On YouTube
The 12th episode of Love At First Scent was broadcast on Facebook Live on Sunday and you can now catch it on YouTube. As always, you can watch it above…
My Personal Perfume Wardrobe – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
For my final Feelunique video, I was asked to talk about a few scents which I actually wear: personal favourites that feature in my scent wardrobe. This gave me an…
10 Must-Try Fragrances For Men – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
Next up on my list of collaborations with Feelunique: a showcase of must-try masculine perfumes. Enjoy! If you’d like to watch the video on the YouTube site, please click here.…
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…
10 Must-Try Fragrances For Women – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
The other videos I recorded with the team at Feelunique have now appeared on their YouTube channel, so I’ll link to them over the course of the next few days.…
Ultimate Gift Guide – Persolaise On Feelunique + Facebook Live On Friday + More Cinema Scent On Radio 4 On Thursday
image: Feelunique In case you hadn’t realised it, we’re less than a month away from that day when the odd present is exchanged beneath a tree, so my latest Feelunique…
Perfume Gifting Guide – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
A little while ago I had the honour of being invited into Feelunique’s London studio to record some videos for their YouTube channel. The first result of our efforts is…
Cinema Scent: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)
What’s the smell of disillusionment? According to Mike Nichols’ The Graduate – currently enjoying a 50th anniversary, big-screen re-release – it’s cigarette smoke and whisky on ice. The film’s most…
Scent Of A Bride – Persolaise On Feelunique… & In The Latest Cosmopolitan!
image: Feelunique My latest piece for Feelunique tackles the topic that always comes up when May sweeps into June: the perfect perfume for a bride. To see my recommendations, please…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Dior Homme Sport from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2017)
Here’s my latest Sixty Second Scents review: the 2017 version of Dior Homme Sport, composed by François Demachy. To view the video on the YouTube site, please click here. Persolaise
National Fragrance Day 2017 – Share Your #ScentMemories
Dior Fahrenheit reminds me of my Dad on family summer holidays. Of nights together for family meals, enjoying the warm summers without a care in the world and my brothers…
Persolaise On Feelunique – When Is A Perfume Not A Perfume?
I’ve just had another piece published on Feelunique – this time about alternative forms of perfume – so please click here if you’d like to read it. Thanks! Persolaise
Future Perfume Classics On Fashionbeans
image: Fashionbeans A couple of weeks ago, the award-winning journalist, Lee Kynaston, published a piece on Fashionbeans about modern masculine fragrances that stand a chance of becoming the classics of…
The Persolaise Guide To The Best Oud Perfumes In ParfumPlus
Some of you may remember that in 2014 I published my guide to the best oud perfumes (please click here to read it). An edited version of that post has…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2016 [part 2]
The second and final part of my January-to-March mini-review round-up. Fahrenheit Cologne from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2016)* Addition of sweet citrus is touch incongruous, but the more translucent violet-leaf…