Jo Malone London Orange Marmalade review – Marie Salamagne; 2021/2024
Persolaise — On paper, the scent sounds as though it should be one of the company’s more likeable releases. The website blurb talks of orange peel simmering on a stove and…
Montblanc Collection, L’Artisan Parfumeur Il Etait Un Bois, Jo Malone London Cypress & Grapevine reviews – 2024
In an attempt to lend their image a bit of rough, Jo Malone London have hired Tom Hardy as the face of their Cypress & Grapevine cologne (credited to Sophie…
Charlotte Tilbury Perfume Collection, Acqua Di Parma Mandarino Di Sicilia, Ormonde Jayne Vanille Des Afriques and other reviews – 2024
Trust Charlotte Tilbury to come up with perfume names like More Sex, Cosmic Power and Love Frequency… and trust her to make the scents more interesting than they have any…
Gucci Guilty Elixir Pour Femme & Pour Homme, Puente Eaden, Ulrich Lang Suncrest and other reviews – 2023
For this year’s final regular episode of Love At First Scent, we went all the way from sunny peaches to asteroid-bound rocket fuel, via delicate orange blossom and butcher-than-expected lavender,…
Jo Malone Highlands Collection Review – 2023
You’ve got to hand it to the folks at Jo Malone: they don’t give up. Their latest attempt to convince us that their work is squeezed straight out of the…
Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica Review – Marie Salamagne; 2014/2023
Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Marie Salamagne, 2014/2023)
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…
Jo Malone London Starlit Mandarin & Honey Review – Yann Vasnier; 2021
Jo Malone London Starlit Mandarin & Honey review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Yann Vasnier, 2021)
Jo Malone London Yellow Hibiscus & Red Hibiscus Review – Mathilde Bijaoui; 2021
Jo Malone London Yellow Hibiscus and Red Hibiscus review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Mathilde Bijaoui, 2021)
Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection Review – Jo Malone; 2019
Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Amalfi Sunray, Fleur De Patchouli, Ebony Wood, Jo Malone, 2019)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 1]
It’s mini time again: another round-up of my reviews from Twitter and Instagram. To read the others in the series, please click here. La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto from…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2017 [part 2]
Part 2 of my January to March 2017 Twitter mini-review round-up. For part 1, please click here. Myrrh & Tonka from Jo Malone (Mathilde Bijaoui; 2016)* Latter comes across as…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 1]
Here’s a round-up of some of my Twitter mini-reviews from October-December 2016. Part 2 will be posted soon. Carrot Blossom & Fennel from Jo Malone (Anne Flipo; 2016)* More like…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – October to December 2015 [part 1]
Here’s another digest of my Twitter mini-reviews, spanning the period October to December 2015. Pallisandre D’Or from Aedes De Venustas (Alberto Morillas; 2015)* Red rather than gold take on rosewood,…
Persolaise Review: Noir from Tom Ford + Blackberry & Bay from Jo Malone + Loretta from Tableau De Parfums (2012)
Loretta has a secret, but she hides it in plain sight. The first time she digs her claws into your neck, you experience a moment of fear, but you quickly…