Escentric Molecules Molecule + Geza Schoen Interview
Persolaise Geza Schoen Escentric Molecules Molecule + interview 2021 by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
L’Occitane Karite Corse Review – 2021
L’Occitane Karite Corse review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Mathieu Nardin and/or Serge Majoullier, 2021)
Guerlain L’Heure De Nuit Review – Thierry Wasser; 2012
Guerlain L'Heure De Nuit review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2012)
Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020
Givenchy Gentleman eau de parfum boisee review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)
Guerlain Iris Torrefie Review – Delphine Jelk; 2020
Guerlain Iris Torrefie review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk, 2020)
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena Review – From The Archive
Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013, from the archive)
Dior Homme Parfum Review – From The Archive
Dior Homme parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2014, from the archive)
Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020
Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Pierre Negrin, 2020)
Lush Sappho & Fresh As Review – Emma Dick; 2019
Lush Sappho, Fresh As perfume reviews by award-winning critic Persolaise (Emma Dick, 2020)
L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversee Du Bosphore Review – From The Archive
L'Artisan Parfumeur Traversee Du Bosphore perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Bertrand Duchaufour, 2010, from the archive)
Nancy Meiland Sous Bois Review – Nancy Meiland; 2019
Nancy Meiland Sous Bois review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Nancy Meiland, 2019)
Dior Homme edt Review – Francois Demachy; 2020
Dior Homme edt 2020 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy)
Etat Libre D’Orange She Was An Anomaly Review – Daniela Andrier; 2019
Etat Libre D'Orange She Was An Anomaly review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Daniela Andrier, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Yael from Sammarco (Giovanni Sammarco; 2017)
The modern iris perfume is a curious beast: it pops up more frequently than one might expect thanks to the availability of new-fangled and affordable iris ingredients. But it often…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Bruma from Trudon (Antoine Lie; 2017)
The latest instalment of Sixty Second Scents features a release that made it onto my list of the best perfumes of 2017: Antoine Lie‘s Bruma for Trudon. You can watch…
Persolaise Review: Eau Parfumée Au Thé Bleu from Bulgari (Daniela Andrier; 2015)
What’s commendable about Bulgari‘s tea scents isn’t so much that they offer a literal representation of the smell of the drink – which, to varying degrees, they all do –…
Thierry Wasser On Habit Rouge
For my final interview to mark the 50th anniversary of Jean-Paul Guerlain’s Habit Rouge, we turn to the scent’s current guardian: Thierry Wasser. In his role as the venerable fragrance…
Persolaise Review: Misia from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2015)
I confess my heart sank a little when I discovered that Misia, Olivier Polge‘s debut for Chanel (he’s gradually taking over from his father Jacques as the brand’s in-house perfumer)…
The Osmothèque Reviews: Iris Gris from Jacques Fath (Vincent Roubert; 1946)
THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘BLOGGERS AWARD’ CATEGORY OF THE 2014 JASMINE AWARDS *** For background information on my Osmothèque Reviews, please click here *** Iris Gris had the…
No Lies, No Compromises – An Interview With Perfumer Quentin Bisch
Quentin Bisch (left) with Etienne De Swardt at the Etat Libre D’Orange shop in Paris Quentin Bisch’s connection with Etat Libre D’Orange goes back to the days before the young…