Etat Libre D’Orange Exit The King Review – Ralf Schwieger & Cecile Matton; 2020
Persolaise Etat Libre D'Orange Exit The King review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, Cecile Matton; 2020)
Cinema Scent: Blade Runner 2049 (dir. Denis Villeneuve; 2017)
Despite the dubious gender politics, the self-important pace and the portentous hamminess of Jared Leto, it would be churlish to deny that Blade Runner 2049 provides much to enjoy and…
Is It For Girls Or For Boys? – Persolaise Is Back With The Perfume Pros
Here comes the second of the videos I made with the Perfume Pros, and this time, they had something rather devious up their sleeves… but I’ll let them explain in…
Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique If you have a moment to spare, please head over to Feelunique to read the first two articles I’ve written for them as one of their new male…
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…
Gender-Bending Perfumes In Grazia, Chosen By Persolaise
Well, here’s a bit of excitement! The latest issue of UK’s Grazia – out today – features an article by yours truly about gender-bending perfumes: ie ‘feminines’ which would work…
Persolaise Review: Perfume Calligraphy Rose from Aramis (perfumer unknown; 2013)
When Aramis released their commendable Perfume Calligraphy, I saw the move as an attempt to corner the Arabic sector of the chest-beating, alpha-male, testosterone-fuelled territory the brand has long claimed…
It’s Official: Women Prefer Musky Toilets
I try to resist the pressure to think about and assess perfume in terms of inter-sex relations. But I was prompted to re-consider my stance by a fascinating Robin Dunbar…