Vintage YSL Opium, Faberge Brut & Shulton Old Spice reviews
Persolaise The time warps went into overdrive on my YouTube channel the other day when I presented reviews of not one, but three vintage versions of some of the best known…
Montblanc Collection, L’Artisan Parfumeur Il Etait Un Bois, Jo Malone London Cypress & Grapevine reviews – 2024
In an attempt to lend their image a bit of rough, Jo Malone London have hired Tom Hardy as the face of their Cypress & Grapevine cologne (credited to Sophie…
Hermes Oud Alezan, Diptyque Do Son and other reviews – 2024
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
Gucci Guilty Elixir Pour Femme & Pour Homme, Puente Eaden, Ulrich Lang Suncrest and other reviews – 2023
For this year’s final regular episode of Love At First Scent, we went all the way from sunny peaches to asteroid-bound rocket fuel, via delicate orange blossom and butcher-than-expected lavender,…
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense, Tauer Golestan, Clive Christian Timeless and others – Skin Time November 2022
Skin Time November 2022 – Persolaise reviews: Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense (Delphine Jelk); Tauer Golestan (Andy Tauer); Dusita La Rhapsodie Noire (Pissara Umavijani); Clive Christian Timeless and Contemporary;…
Penhaligon’s Sports Car Club Review – 2022
Penhaligon’s Sports Car Club review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Miss Dior Rose Essence 2021, Atelier Versace, Masque Milano Sleight Of Fern & White Whale reviews
Dior Miss Dior Rose Essence 2021, Masque Milano Sleight Of Fern and White Whale, Atelier Versace reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)
Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021
Creed Viking Cologne review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Hermes H24 Review – Christine Nagel; 2021
Hermes H24 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2021)
Hermes Eau D’Hermes Review – Edmond Roudnitska; 1951
Hermes Eau D’Hermes review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Edmond Roudnitska, 1951)
Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889
Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)
Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum Review – Quentin Bisch & Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2020
Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch, Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, 2020)
Persolaise Review: Lavender Extrême from Tom Ford (2019)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the new Lavender Extreme from Tom Ford, 2019, scent, fragrance, beauty, Private Blend
Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming
Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)
Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)
Keep It In The Family – Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique For my latest Feelunique article, I’ve presented a very simple guide to some of the main fragrance families (ie chypre, oriental, leather et al). If you’d like to…
Persolaise Review: Boy from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2016)
The soundbites If Boy were a fictional character, it would be: Sydney Carton from A Tale Of Two Cities. If it were an item of clothing, it would be: a…
Persolaise Review: Sunshine Man from Amouage (Pierre Negrin & Fabrice Pellegrin; 2015)
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,…
The Osmothèque Reviews: Jicky from Guerlain (Aimé Guerlain; 1889)
Guerlain Jicky Osmotheque version review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain; 1889)
Persolaise Review: Oud Noir from Versace (perfumer unknown; 2013)
In the seemingly endless torrent of ‘oud’ scents pumped out by the mainstream, every now and then, something vaguely interesting raises its head above the water. Versace‘s Oud Noir is…