Persolaise Review: The Night ‘الليل’ from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2014)
Persolaise Frederic Malle The Night perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, scent, oud, 2014)
Luca Turin Has A New Perfume Blog
I expect most of you are aware of this, but for the benefit of the few of you who aren’t: Luca Turin has a new blog. It’s called Perfumes I…
“I Don’t Actually Wear Anything” – An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 2]
Please click here for part 1 No event involving Luca Turin would have been complete without a sniff of some perfume. So once both speaker and audience were warmed up,…
“Perfume Is Such An Irrelevant Thing” – An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 1]
I know, I know, it’s a new year and I should be looking forward. But living in the past doesn’t always have to be a sin, so I’d like to…
Getting It Wrong – When Perfume Criticism Loses Its Way
I’ve been meaning to raise this subject for a while. But it was only recently that an event crystallised my thoughts and convinced me it was time to put finger…
If The Devil Wears Prada, What Does The Haddock Wear?
If I were to say, “Women with fish lips,” I suspect many of you would know what I’m talking about. Apparently it’s called the California look: botox, plastic surgery and…
Garbage Niche And Terrific Commercial – An Interview With Chandler Burr
There’s a new kid on the social networking block… and it wants your money. It’s called OpenSky and as 1.5 million people have reportedly signed up to its services, I…
What I Hate About Perfumistas: More Thoughts From Francis Kurkdjian
I received so many emails in response to the brief extract from my interview with Francis Kurkdjian that I’ve decided to publish a few more comments he made during our…