Nancy Meiland Sous Bois Review – Nancy Meiland; 2019
Persolaise Nancy Meiland Sous Bois review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Nancy Meiland, 2019)
Comme Des Garcons Copper Review – Alienor Massenet; 2019
Comme Des Garcons Copper review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alienor Massenet; 2019)
Karen Timson Hermia Review – Karen Timson; 2019
Karen Timson Hermia review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Karen Timson, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)
Ostens Impression Cedarwood Heart review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2018, Alexis Dadier, scent, fragrance, LMR)
Persolaise Review: Dryad from Papillon (Liz Moores; 2017)
It’s so wonderful to behold a perfumer maturing right under your nose. With her debut trio, Papillon’s Liz Moores proved that hers is a considerable talent, even though at least…
Persolaise Review: Beach Hut Man from Amouage (Elise Benat; 2017)
I think it’s safe to assume that Christopher Chong has a sense of fun. In order to preserve the seriousness of Amouage’s signature range, the brand’s Creative Director has avoided…
Persolaise Review: Apsu from Ulrich Lang (2016)
The soundbites If Apsu were a colour, it would be jungle green. If it were a texture, it would be the flesh of a honeydew melon. If it were a…
Persolaise Review: Myths Woman (Nathalie Lorson) & Myths Man (Karine Vinchon, Dorothée Piot & Daniel Visentin) from Amouage (2016)
The soundbites Myths Man If it were a colour, it would be: metallic grey If it were a piece of music, it would be: Holst’s Mars If it were a…
Persolaise Review: Muguet Porcelaine from Hermès (Jean-Claude Ellena; 2016)
The soundbites If Muguet Porcelaine were a colour it would be: aqua green with a suggestion of pink If it were a piece of music, it would be: Alone In…
Persolaise Review: Panorama from Olfactive Studio (Clément Gavarry; 2015)
Edmond Roudnitska‘s words about the way in which a great perfume ought to begin have been widely documented. Years ago, he wrote that a scent should elicit a ‘shock’ from…
Persolaise Review: Kerbside Violet from Gorilla Perfume (Simon & Mark Constantine; 2014)
Violet leaf absolute is one of those materials which serve to show how utterly impossible it is to describe smells with words. In perfumer-shorthand, it’s called ‘green’, but that places…
Persolaise Review: Coven from Andrea Maack (2013)
I dismissed the first three fragrances from Andrea Maack as derivative and uninspiring. The next two, Coal and Silk, were marginally better, but they didn’t possess sufficiently distinct personalities to…
Persolaise Review: Opus VII from Amouage (Pierre Negrin & Alberto Morillas; 2013)
When my sample of Opus VII was delivered, Madame Persolaise’s parents were chez nous for tea and cakes. Such cross-generational, bi-gender opportunities are not to be missed: I immediately extricated…
Persolaise Review: 1932 from Chanel (Jacques Polge; 2013)
I’ve finally understood my problem with 1932: its conclusion doesn’t live up to the promise shown by its opening. That’s hardly a profound insight – and I’m almost embarrassed to…
Persolaise Review: L’Heure Vertueuse from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2012)
Over the course of the festive season, I thought I could smell Mathilde Laurent‘s L’Heure Vertueuse everywhere. When I was chopping sprigs of thyme, tarragon and rosemary to go into…
Review: Week-end À Deauville from Nicolaï (2011)
Generally speaking, there are two types of perfume labelled with the word ‘leather’: those which take their inspiration from the stench of a tannery and those which aim to evoke…
All Greened Out
The words ‘outdoorsy, ‘practical’ and ‘green fingered’ are never, ever used to describe me, which is why today was something of a trial. A sizeable patch of our garden has…
I Need My Hit
Further to my last post, I can’t help mentioning that, at the airport, en route to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, I actually sampled some of what’s being…
Vert 14
I should have been doing other things last night, but I’m afraid I pushed them all aside and set up my mini-lab on my window sill. It’s typical of me…
Vert 12
No preambles… except to say welcome to the blog if you’ve only just got here. The plan is for this to be a space where I chronicle my attempts to…