Tom Ford Black Lacquer and Frassai showcase reviews – 2024; 2025
Persolaise Fresh from the excesses of Esxence, I recently presented a showcase review of a brand that had been unknown to me until I visited the fair: Frassai, founded by Natalia…
Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady 15th Anniversary, Etat Libre D’Orange Clean Suede, Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo reviews – 2025
Time-hopping was high on the agenda in my recent set of Love At First Scent broadcasts: I compared the new Il Profumo version of Acqua Di Parma Colonia with the…
Papillon Epona, Burberry Goddess edp intense, Aesop Virere and other reviews – 2024
We went from A to B to… P in a recent episode of Love At First Scent, with reviews of new releases from Aesop, Burberry, Boadicea The Victorious, Bentley and…
Christian Dior New Look review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2024
The gremlins were out in full force the other day when I tried to review Christian Dior New Look (Francis Kurkdjian’s latest addition to La Collection Privee) so much so…
Persolaise Masterclass – Episode 7 – Ingredients – Omani Frankincense
For the seventh episode of my Masterclass series, I headed over to Salalah in southern Oman. Joining me in the virtual studio were Renaud Salmon (Chief Creative Officer at Amouage),…
Trudon Mortel Noir, Nez 1+1 Adorem, Roos & Roos Bel Absinthe and other reviews – 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…
Penhaligon’s The World According To Arthur Review – Fabrice Pellegrin; 2022
Penhaligon’s The World According To Arthur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2022)
Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020
Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)
And Fragrance Simon Constantine Live Interview
Simon Constantine And Fragrance interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Top 10 Best Incense Perfumes 2020 – Scents For Meditation
Best incense perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2020
My Favourite Incense Perfumes In The Scented Letter + Brief Word On Olivier Polge Interview
I am genuinely excited to announce that the latest edition of The Scented Letter – the Perfume Society‘s Jasmine-award winning magazine – features a piece I wrote about my all-time…
Persolaise Review: Sahara Noir from Tom Ford (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2013)
Is Tom Ford on a gender-bending mission? Last year he energised the masculine market with the female-friendly Noir (recent winner of the Perfume Extraordinaire award at the UK’s FiFis). Now…
Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur Le Nil from Hermès (Jean-Claude Ellena; 2005)
There seems little point in reviewing Un Jardin Sur Le Nil. After all, it was granted a status bestowed upon few perfumes when it was placed centre stage in Chandler…
Review: Honour Man & Honour Woman from Amouage (2011) + Perfume Names
Amouage perfumes don’t exactly keep themselves to themselves. Bold and emphatic, they tend to conquer every lily-livered weakling in their path, showing no mercy and taking no prisoners. But Honour…
Review: Portrait Of A Lady from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (2010)
Perfume review: Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (Dominique Ropion), by award-winning critic Persolaise (2010, rose, scent, fragrance)
Perfumers Make The Most Annoying Customers…
Here’s a funny little Sales Assistant moment for you. I was in Harrods the other day and I walked up to the Loewe counter to try 7. Within moments, a…
Review: Memoir Man & Memoir Woman by Amouage (2010)
My experience of living in the Middle East taught me that Gulf Arab men tend to have no qualms about wearing scents that would be considered far too heady and…
Tauer Perfumes Draw + Review: Eau d'Épices by Tauer Perfumes (2010)
Some truths are worth repeating: excellent fragrances feature a delicate harmony of all their disparate components. Few contemporary perfumers are as acutely aware of this as Andy Tauer, creator of…
Sample Giveaway + Review: Wonderwood by Comme Des Garçons (2010)
What kind of scent is conjured up in your mind by the words “wood gone mad”? Not, I reckon, a scent like Wonderwood, although that’s precisely the term CdG are…
Amouage – New London Boutique
On a peaceful street in Knightsbridge, hidden behind an unsightly pyramid of scaffolding, is London’s first stand-alone boutique for Amouage, the highly-respected house founded in the early 80s by a…