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Dariush Alavi writes on Three Colours White (Krzysztof Kieslowki) in Sight & Sound film magazine (movie, cinema, Persolaise, 2019, Trois Couleurs Blanc)

Cinema Scent

Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)

Persolaise 9th November 2017 0 Comments

Regular readers will know that in recent weeks, I’ve started writing about the relatively unexplored space where the worlds of scent and cinema meet. Well, I am thrilled to announce…

Cinema Scent

Cinema Scent: Under The Shadow (dir. Babak Anvari; 2016)

Persolaise 1st September 2017 0 Comments

Watching Babak Anvari’s superb Under The Shadow reminded me that, more often than not, the way film-makers choose to depict smell is by showing their characters’ reactions to it. Eyes…

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Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme

Persolaise 7th July 2017 4 Comments

I hope you won’t mind my stepping away from the world of perfume for a moment to bring you some news about another creative field that is dear to my…

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Non-Perfume Post: The Pumpkin Seed – A Children’s Book By Dariush Alavi

Persolaise 24th February 2015 2 Comments

cover illustration: Joy Richardson Many of you will be aware that I hardly ever post anything on this blog which isn’t related to perfume in some way, so I hope…

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com or by using the email form on my Contact page.

Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

Andy Tauer
Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Grain De Musc
Now Smell This
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine

The Fullness Of Paradise – A Modern Fable For Amouage

Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi In Sight & Sound Magazine

Cinema Scent On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme: The Graduate (dir. Mike Nichols; 1967)

Cinema Scent: Under The Shadow (dir. Babak Anvari; 2016)

Non-Perfume Post: Dariush Alavi On BBC Radio 4 Film Programme

Non-Perfume Post: The Pumpkin Seed – A Children’s Book By Dariush Alavi

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