Are We At A Turning Point? – Thoughts On Esxence 2025
Persolaise — To put it in one sentence, the event was a marketplace. But then it didn’t pretend to be anything else. Yes, the idea of perfumery as an artistic endeavour…
Serge Lutens Point Du Jour, Penhaligon’s The Dandy, Akro Smile and other reviews – 2024
Given that Love At First Scent has been off the air for several weeks, it was perhaps appropriate that the first post-summer review was of a scent inspired by daybreak:…
Creed Carmina, Akro Rise, Grandiflora Saskia and other reviews – 2023
It’s not often that the C-word is uttered on my YouTube channel, but in the interests of public service, I decided I had to share my thoughts on the new…
Dior Diorella edt (Edmond Roudnitska; 1972) & Higher (Olivier Gillotin & Olivier Pescheux; 2001) vintage Reviews
Last year, a family-owned shop in northern Italy yielded a few vintage treasures (click here for my video on the goodies I bought there). And this summer, the town of…
Nicola Pozzani, The Merchant Of Venice, Live Interview
My virtual studio took us all the way to The Bridge Of Sighs the other day when we were joined from Venice by Nicola Pozzani, formerly of Floris and currently…
Perfume Masterclass Episode 2 – Ingredients – Patchouli & Orange
Perfume Masterclass on patchouli and orange oil, with Remi Pulverail and award-winning critic Persolaise (2022)
Vintage Perfume Finds including Chanel No. 5, YSL Paris and YSL Rive Gauche – 2022
Vintage perfumes found by award-winning critic Persolaise, incl. Chanel No. 5 extrait, YSL Paris, YSL Rive Gauche Fraicheur, YSL Maison De Couture, YSL Opium Pour Homme (2022)
Francesca Bianchi Libertine Neroli Review – Francesca Bianchi; 2022
Francesca Bianchi Libertine Neroli review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francesca Bianchi, 2022)
The Merchant Of Venice Accordi Di Profumo Review – 2022
Perfume DIY style. The idea has cropped up in several different forms over the years, and the latest contribution to what remains a small field comes from The Merchant Of…
Milano Fragranze Alessandro Brun Live Interview
How do you capture the smell of Italy? - My interview with Alessandro Brun, founder of Masque Milano and Milano Fragranze
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Rose Rose Rose, Jo Malone Sea Daffodil and Bitter Mandarin, and others – Skin Time February 2022
Skin Time February 2022 - Persolaise reviews Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Rose Rose Rose, Jo Malone London Sea Daffodil and Bitter Mandarin, Creed Spring Flower, Juliette Has A Gun…
Matiere Premiere, Gallivant Naples and Guerlain Habit Rouge Dress Code – Skin Time November 2021
Skin Time November 2021 - Persolaise reviews Matiere Premiere, Gallivant Naples and Guerlain Habit Rouge Dress Code
Francesca Bianchi Live Interview
Francesca Bianchi interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2021
Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura – Francois Demachy; 2021
Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)
Acqua Di Parma Interview – Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura
Interview with Paola Paganini, Product Development & Innovation Manager at Acqua Di Parma, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Armani Prive Cypres Pantelleria Review – Alberto Morillas; 2021
Armani Prive Cypres Pantelleria review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2021)
Mark Constantine Interview At Lush Florence Perfume Library Opening
Mark Constantine interview at Lush Florence Perfume Library opening, November 2019
Persolaise Review: Blu Mediterraneo – Chinotto Di Liguria from Acqua Di Parma (2018)
As I write this, those of us living in the UK are going through another one of our all-too-rare bursts of a three-day summer (I expect that, as you read…
“Our Job Is To Listen” – Antoine Maisondieu At The Launch Of Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Extreme
It’s always dangerous to draw conclusions about an artist from their work. By most accounts, T S Eliot wasn’t a grey-faced depressive, Charlie Chaplin wasn’t exactly child-like and Toni Morrison…
“Everything Is Fluid” – An Interview With Andy Tauer (part 1)
An odd little fact. Over the course of the last four years, I’ve been fortunate enough to publish interviews with several prominent industry figures here on Persolaise.com, but amongst their…