Christmas Wishes 2024
Persolaise I am typing these words moments before attempting to roll a meringue. Will it break? Will it turn into a gooey mess? Will my life be worth living if the…
Christmas 2024 Perfume Gift Guide
I have no doubt that the vast majority of you are forward-thinking, super-organised, careful-planning types, so I expect you finished all your Christmas shopping in October. However, if some of…
Christmas Wishes 2023
After a year in which we handed over the hosting reins to others, we’re back in the kitchen again, sharpening the knives, softening the butter and firing up the ovens.…
Christmas 2023 Perfume Gift Guide
I started last year’s Christmas gift post by saying how hectic things were and how worried I was about getting everything ready in time for the big day. Little did…
Christmas Wishes 2022
Best wishes for Christmas 2022 from Persolaise
Christmas 2022 Perfume Gift Guide
Christmas 2022 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise
Christmas Wishes 2021
Best wishes for Christmas 2021 from Persolaise
Christmas 2021 Perfume Gift Guide
Christmas 2021 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise
Christmas Wishes 2020
It goes without saying that, for those of us who celebrate it, this year’s Christmas will be rather different. But I’m not complaining. At a time when so many people…
Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 2 Everything Else
Part 2 of Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Dior, Frederic Malle, Kilian, Guerlain and others
Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 1 The Extraits
Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. extraits from Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Tauer, Tom Ford, Cartier
Best Perfumes Of The Decade On YouTube + Christmas 2019
Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 on YouTube by award-winning critic Persolaise
Christmas Wishes 2018 & Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 24 Now On YouTube – featuring Opus XI from Amouage and Vero Kern Tribute
The 24th episode of Love At First Scent – originally broadcast on Facebook on 21st December – is now on YouTube. You can watch it below or by clicking here.…
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…
Christmas Wishes 2017
We’ve nearly made it, folks: another year is about to end. I’ll be posting my annual Best Of list on Friday 29th December (so please come back to read it)…
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…
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…
Christmas Wishes 2016
Oh look, SOMEHOW all the Christmas cooking responsibilities have fallen to me and Madame Persolaise AGAIN. Mind you, I quite enjoy the whole thing… except for the supermarket shopping. That…
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2016
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be aware that, over the last few days, I’ve been posting Christmas gift recommendations under the tag #PersolaiseXmas. All those posts…
Christmas Wishes 2015
The following is a list of the culinary delights I’m trying to make right now, at the same time: marzipan; cranberry sauce; turkey stock; a Yule log; vodka cheesecake; orange…