Immortelle Solaire

Top 10 Best Perfumes For Winter 2025 – A Light In The Darkness

Persolaise 22nd December 2025 No Comments

Perfume as a light with which to combat the darkness — that was the theme of my latest seasonal Top 10 broadcast, in which I presented my scented recommendations for…

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Scents For Classic Halloween Characters – Top 10 Perfumes For 2025

Persolaise 27th October 2025 No Comments

For this year’s Halloween list, I paired perfumes with some classic costume ideas, and enlisted a bit of visual assistance from Google Gemini. Here’s a link to the video: Top…

Interview Video

Valerie & Remi Pulverail, Les Indemodables, Live Interview On The Launch Of Vanille Havane – Cuir Des Abysses

Persolaise 27th September 2025 No Comments

I never cease to be amazed by the stories behind the creation of some perfumery ingredients. The latest one to be brought to my attention is linked to a shipwreck…

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Les Indemodables Immortelle Solaire, Miller Harris Melody, Valentino Anatomy Of Dreams reviews – 2025

Persolaise 1st July 2025 No Comments

The arrival of a perfume from Les Indemodables is always a cause for excitement, and their new Immortelle Solaire does not disappoint. I reviewed it in a recent episode of…

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