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'Ask Us Anything' video with Max Forti and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)
'Ask Us Anything' video with Max Forti and award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)
Armani Prive Santal Dan Sha (Fabrice Pellegerin), Piguet Cravache edp, Piguet Zazen, Clinique Happy (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; Jean-Claude Delville), Clinique Happy For Men reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2023)
Trudon Mortel Noir (Yann Vasnier), Roos & Roos Bel Absinthe (Fabrice Pellegrin), Nez 1+1 Adorem (Fabrice Pellegrin), And Bark (Simon Constantine), Histoires De Parfums Encens Roi reviews by award-winning perfume…
The top 10 best perfumes of 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Diptyque Opsis review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2022)
Lilanur perfume reviews by award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)
Givenchy Collection Particuliere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, featuring Indompte, Garcon Manque, Sans Merci, Sans Artifice (2022)
Penhaligon’s The World According To Arthur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2022)
Thierry Mugler tribute by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, feat. Angel, Alien, Cologne, A*Men, B*Men, Womanity (2022)
Diptyque Eau Rose edp (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2022) and Perris Rose De Mai (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019) reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
Best perfumes of 2019 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Atkinsons Tulipe Noire perfume review, by award-winning critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2019, scent)
The soundbites If Kimonanthe were an item of food, it would be marmalade shot through with slivers of charcoal. If it were a painting, it would be Untitled (Violet, Black,…
Here we go, ladies and gents: another round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter, spanning the months April to June. La Petite Robe Noire eau de parfum intense from Guerlain (Thierry…
How thrilling it is when an idea manages to survive the journey from thought to creation. At the London launch of Florabellio, perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin explained that the vision he’d…
Ah, dear old lavender. When it’s misused – as it so often is – it’s a whopping clanger of a cliche, plunging a composition into the depths of the generic,…
I’ve always thought there was something hollow at the heart of the Kilian brand. It goes without saying that it certainly isn’t the only perfume house which tries to seduce…
Fabrice Pellegrin is particularly skilled at finding a balance between accessibility and distinctiveness. In The Odd Fellow’s Bouquet (one of two works he’s created for the revived house of Atkinson’s,…
What do Bart Simpson, Georgia May Jagger and Just Cavalli’s Just have in common? Click here to pop over to my latest Basenotes article and find out… Persolaise.
Just in case you missed the announcement a few weeks ago, here’s a brief reminder that on the evening of Thursday 29th November, I’ll be answering questions and signing copies…