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Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 1 The Extraits

Persolaise 5th November 2020 4 Comments

Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. extraits from Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Tauer, Tom Ford, Cartier

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Best Perfumes For A Sunny Day – From The Archive

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Best perfumes for summer chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise (2015, from the archive) feat. Guerlain, Hermes, Chanel, Frederic Malle, Tom Ford and others

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Top 10 Best Jasmine Perfumes 2020

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Best jasmine perfumes 2020 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Top 10 Best Happy Perfumes – Scents To Make You Smile

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The top 10 best happy perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Top 10 Best Rose Perfumes 2020

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Best rose perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)

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Top 10 Best Incense Perfumes 2020 – Scents For Meditation

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Best incense perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2020

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Top 10 Best Perfumes For Spring 2020 – Scent Of The Outdoors

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Best perfumes for spring 2020 selected by award-winning critic, Persolaise

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Hermes Voyage D’Hermes Review – From The Archive

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Hermes Voyage D'Hermes review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2010, from the archive)

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Hermes L’Ombre Des Merveilles Review – Christine Nagel; 2020

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Hermes L'Ombre Des Merveilles review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel, 2020)

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Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 2

Persolaise 16th December 2019 25 Comments

Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 2)

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Best Perfumes Of The Decade 2010-2019 part 1

Persolaise 9th December 2019 4 Comments

Best perfumes of the decade 2010-2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (part 1)

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Best Oud Perfumes Guide – November 2019 Update

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Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (November 2019 update Frederic Malle, Tauer, Hermes, Bulgari, Dusita, Amouage)

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Best Perfumes For Autumn 2019 – Keeping An Open Mind

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Best perfumes for autumn 2019 by award-winning critic Persolaise (featuring Tom Ford, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Tauer, Cartier, Etat Libre D'Orange)

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Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43

Persolaise 2nd October 2019 1 Comment

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Christine Nagel)

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Perfume Playlist – Summer 2019 feat. Guerlain, Mugler, Chanel

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Perfumes for summer 2019, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise feat. Guerlain, Mugler, Chanel, Hermes, Sugandhco, Amouage, Goutal

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episodes 31 & 32 Now On YouTube – featuring Cuir Intense from Guerlain, Musc Shamal from Armani Privé & Naughty Fruity from Mugler, amongst others

Persolaise 24th May 2019 4 Comments

Guerlain, Armani Prive, Mugler and Tom Ford perfumes reviewed by critic, Persolaise

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Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)

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One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…

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Persolaise In Business Traveller + 9th Anniversary Of Blog

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Award-winning critic, Persolaise, on oud perfumes in Business Traveller (2019, scent)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus

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Live perfume reviews of Chanel 1957, Hermès Un Jardin Sur La Lagune, and others (scent, 2019)

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The Best Perfumes Of 2018 – Nostalgic Defiance

Persolaise 28th December 2018 No Comments

The best perfumes of 2018, chosen by award-winning critic, Persolaise

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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.

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Hermes

Hermes Voyage D’Hermes Review – From The Archive

Hermes L’Ombre Des Merveilles Review – Christine Nagel; 2020

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episodes 31 & 32 Now On YouTube – featuring Cuir Intense from Guerlain, Musc Shamal from Armani Privé & Naughty Fruity from Mugler, amongst others

Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)

Persolaise In Business Traveller + 9th Anniversary Of Blog

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 27 Now On YouTube – featuring Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès, 1957 from Chanel and Perfume by Neil Chapman, The Black Narcissus

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