Persolaise Review: Azurée D’Or from Estée Lauder (2017)
Persolaise It’s hard not to succumb to a sense of ennui at the interminable parade of flankers presented to us by mainstream brands these days. But when a company leaves a…
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She’s More Than Mum – Perfume Choices For Mother’s Day 2017
It’s all too easy to forget that before she had you, your mum had a life of her own. You may have grown used to seeing her just as the…
Superfood Scents – Persolaise In The Sunday Times Style
image: Sunday Times Style A little while ago, I made a brief mention of the fact that gourmand scents seem to be going through a calorie-conscious phase. I’m now thrilled…
The Best Perfumes Of 2016… In 60 Seconds
Something a little bit different for you today: a video version of my list of the best perfumes of 2016. Fear not, it’s only 60 seconds long… although it does…
The Best Perfumes Of 2016 – Greens, Dry Petals & Disco Balls
Rightly or wrongly, it looks as though 2016 is going to be marked as a particularly horribilis annus by the gods of record-keeping. Certainly, in political terms, events in the…
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…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 1]
Round-up time again. Here are some Twitter mini-reviews, covering the period July to September 2016: Classique Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Daphne Bugey; 2016)* The familiar mimosa/jasmine/orange blossom accord…
Persolaise’s Sexy Perfumes Revealed
Following the publication of my recent Grazia article on the latest crop of ‘sexy’ perfumes, I received several emails from non-UK-based readers who were disappointed that they couldn’t get their…
Persolaise Review: White Luminous Gold from Michael Kors (2015)
The soundbites If White Luminous Gold were a colour, it would be an easy-on-the-eye yellow. If it were a texture, it would be the softness of mimosa blossoms. If it…
New Perfume Space At Selfridges & London Perfume Shopping Guide Updates
image: Selfridges As it’s been almost a year since I posted my all-new London Perfume Shopping Guide, I thought I ought to give it a bit of a plug. I’ve…
“Seventeen Families” – An Exclusive Interview With Francis Kurkdjian [part 2]
Part 1 of this exclusive interview with Francis Kurkdjian was published yesterday on Now Smell This; please click here to read it. Persolaise: If you could place perfume anywhere in…
Persolaise & Aerin At Selfridges On 21st March
It’s the eve of the 6th anniversary of my blog, which makes me doubly excited to announce that I’ll be talking about my passion for perfume, my scented writing and,…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – October to December 2015 [part 3]
Here’s the third and final part of the latest compilation of mini-reviews. Fresh Couture from Moschino (2015)* Yes, the bottle is original & chuckle-worthy. The scent is a cliched mandarin-floral…
“You Have To Give, Give, Give” – Nathalie Lorson On Lalique, Le Labo & L’Oreal
Lalique‘s Encre Noire enjoys what you might call a god-like status in the perfume community. Not long after it emerged in 2006, its uncompromising, legible structure of vetivert and musks…
Malle, Oud & Sex – An Interview With Dominique Ropion
A few months ago, when he was in London for an IFF event, I managed to have an all-too-brief conversation with one of the undisputed masters of scent composition: Dominique…
“A Little Italian Girl From Brooklyn” – An Exclusive Interview With Estée Lauder’s Karyn Khoury [part 2]
Karyn Khoury exclusive interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
“When I Fell In Love With The Company” – An Exclusive Interview With Estée Lauder’s Karyn Khoury [part 1]
Karyn Khoury interview exclusive, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2015
Twenty Blotters For… Karyn Khoury
Exclusive interview with Karyn Khoury, creative director at Estee Lauder
Persolaise At You Magazine Big Beauty Weekend
I’m extremely excited to announce that on Saturday 10th October, I’ll be taking part in You Magazine’s Big Beauty Weekend in London: Jo Fairley will be chatting to me about…
Making Wasabi – An Interview With Céline Verleure Of Olfactive Studio
Regular readers will be aware that Olfactive Studio‘s Panorama is without question one of my favourite perfume releases of the year so far. With its juxtaposition of a laser-charged, green…