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Christmas 2024 Perfume Gift Guide

Persolaise 3rd December 2024 0 Comments

I have no doubt that the vast majority of you are forward-thinking, super-organised, careful-planning types, so I expect you finished all your Christmas shopping in October. However, if some of…

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Christmas 2022 Perfume Gift Guide

Persolaise 21st November 2022 1 Comments

Christmas 2022 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Christmas 2021 Perfume Gift Guide

Persolaise 20th November 2021 0 Comments

Christmas 2021 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise

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The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018

Persolaise 7th December 2018 4 Comments

While putting together my 2018 list of Christmas perfume gift recommendations, I discovered that Storify is no longer with us, which is a bit of a shame, because several of…

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The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2017

Persolaise 12th December 2017 0 Comments

Here we go, ladies and gents. Time to put aside our views about the evils of consumerism and indulge in unadulterated, materialistic pleasure. Below you’ll find all my gift recommendations…

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Ultimate Gift Guide – Persolaise On Feelunique + Facebook Live On Friday + More Cinema Scent On Radio 4 On Thursday

Persolaise 28th November 2017 2 Comments

image: Feelunique In case you hadn’t realised it, we’re less than a month away from that day when the odd present is exchanged beneath a tree, so my latest Feelunique…

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The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2016

Persolaise 6th December 2016 2 Comments

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…

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Could This Be The Best Perfume Gift EVER?

Persolaise 1st December 2015 7 Comments

Here’s an idea. If someone says they’d like you to buy them a bottle of perfume for Christmas, then don’t. At least not straight away. Do something different. Tell them…

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The 2015 Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide

Persolaise 30th November 2015 0 Comments

This year, I’m turning to social media for my annual thoughts on how best to indulge in the consumerist orgy that is Christmas. I’m posting individual recommendations on Twitter, marked…

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Christmas 2013 Perfume Gift Recommendations – Little Black Dresses, Smoky Vanillas… And A Good Read

Persolaise 22nd November 2013 10 Comments

Please don’t mention sprouts or cranberries. I haven’t even done my cards yet! And as for presents… well, I expect there’ll be a fair amount of mad dashing around in…

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

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Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

Andy Tauer
Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Grain De Musc
Now Smell This
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine

The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018

The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2017

Ultimate Gift Guide – Persolaise On Feelunique + Facebook Live On Friday + More Cinema Scent On Radio 4 On Thursday

The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2016

Could This Be The Best Perfume Gift EVER?

The 2015 Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas 2013 Perfume Gift Recommendations – Little Black Dresses, Smoky Vanillas… And A Good Read

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Christmas 2024 Perfume Gift Guide

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