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Live Interviews With Neela Vermeire and Valerie & Remi Pulverail of Les Indemodables

Persolaise — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

I’d been trying for years to make this happen, and the other day, it finally did: Neela Vermeire, of Neela Vermeire Creations, came into my virtual studio for her first interview on the channel, during which she discussed her latest release, Neith, as well as her thoughts on the current state of the industry and […]

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Speaking The Same Language – An Interview With Calice Becker At The Launch Of The Merchant Of Venice Renaissance

Persolaise — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

I’m teaching at a perfumery school for 10 years, and we look at what our elders have done, and what history has to teach. The first thing we learn is that our craft is something extremely recent. We are really the kids on the block of the artists. What I’m teaching to my students is […]

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Barbara Herman and Jo Fairley live interviews

Persolaise — Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Two new interviews for you. The first is with Eris founder Barbara Herman, in which she discussed her latest release – Mother’s Milk, composed by Antoine Lie – as well as her thoughts on the current state of the industry. The second is with journalist Jo Fairley, and it covers the launch of the new […]

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“A Family Mission” – Live Interview With Veronique Spoturno & Christopher Sheldrake

Persolaise — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

A few years ago, Veronique Spoturno — Francois Coty’s great-granddaughter — launched the Spoturno perfume brand with the legendary Christopher Sheldrake (Ambre Sultan, Muscs Koublai Khan, A La Nuit, amongst many others) as her perfumer. The other day, they popped into my virtual studio for a live interview in which we discussed the creation of […]

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20 Years Of Escentric Molecules – Live Interview With Geza Schoen

Persolaise — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Escentric Molecules — the brand that continues to win fans and divide opinion with its single-ingredient Molecule 01 — is twenty years old. To mark the occasion, co-founder and perfumer Geza Schoen popped into my virtual studio for a live interview in which we talked about his two new releases (Molecule 01 + Champaca and […]

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For The 600th Episode Of Love At First Scent – A Live Interview With Patricia De Nicolai

Persolaise — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000

For the 600th episode of my Love At First Scent series, I was joined in the virtual studio by a very special guest: Patricia De Nicolai, founder of her eponymous brand, member of the Guerlain family, recipient of France’s Chevalier De La Legion D’Honneur award, former president of the Osmotheque, and creator of some truly […]

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Jovoy’s Francois Henin On Changing His Brand’s Look & Making New Perfume, Ha Long Bay

Persolaise — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

– We are under stress. We have many players selling stock. They are discounting. We don’t know where they got the product from. It could be on social networks, it could be on Snapchat. We don’t know if they are original. And this is stressing the traditional players like us who are paying rent, training […]

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Waiting For The Right Time – Christine Nagel On The Creation Of Hermes Barenia Intense

Persolaise — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

– Some perfumes arrive on the market not at the right time. I have a good example — Wrappings from Clinique. I love this perfume. But it arrived too early. It wasn’t the right moment, and really it didn’t have the success it deserved. I thought my sample number 99 was very good, but perhaps […]

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Hiram Green, Live Interview On The Launch Of Ultra

Persolaise — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000

I was delighted to welcome self-taught, Holland-based perfumer Hiram Green into my virtual studio a few days ago. He discussed his latest release, Ultra — which he describes as channelling the energy of the 1980s — as well the way he got into perfumery in the first place, and what he thinks of the current […]

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

Persolaise — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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 pulled up off the coast of Devon in 1973, inside which were discovered several perfectly preserved — and reportedly still pungent — pieces of genuine […]

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