Kenzo Homme eau de parfum Review – Quentin Bisch; 2022
Persolaise Kenzo Homme eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch; 2022)
Olivier Cresp Live Interview
Interview with master perfumer Olivier Cresp by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Top 10 Underrated Perfumes With Max Forti
Top 10 underrated perfumes selected by Max Forti and award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Guerlain, Kenzo, Olfactive Studio, Ulrich Lang and others)
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: April to July 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Orage from Louis Vuitton (Jacques Cavallier; 2018)* Fascinating beast. Its studied non-violence makes me think it should’ve been called Apres L’Orage, such is its…
Searching For The Silver Lining: The Best Modern Perfumes For Young Women
A little while ago, I published a post bemoaning the fact that many new perfume releases aimed at young women don’t treat their target audience with the intelligence they deserve.…
Perfume Gifting Guide – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
A little while ago I had the honour of being invited into Feelunique’s London studio to record some videos for their YouTube channel. The first result of our efforts is…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2017 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Orange Leaf from Perfumer H (Lyn Harris; 2017)* Cologne-like presentation of a vivid citrus leaf on a smouldering bark of wood. Displays typical Harris…
Scent Of A Bride – Persolaise On Feelunique… & In The Latest Cosmopolitan!
image: Feelunique My latest piece for Feelunique tackles the topic that always comes up when May sweeps into June: the perfect perfume for a bride. To see my recommendations, please…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 3 On YouTube
Episode 3 of my Love At First Scent series is now on YouTube, so you can watch it either by clicking above or going to the YouTube site (please click…
I’m Not Business-Driven – An Interview With Céline Verleure Of Olfactive Studio
Olfactive Studio could have been created only in the era of the Internet. In 2011, inspired by cyberspace’s populist bias, founder Céline Verleure set up a Facebook page entitled The…
Twenty Blotters For… Céline Verleure
Pick a blotter… read the question… give a short, snappy answer! Céline Verleure‘s perfumery experience is far too vast to be reduced to a brief, introductory paragraph. But here’s a…
FiFi UK 2012 – Best Fragrance Advertisements
The FiFi UK awards ceremony will take place on Thursday (expect live tweets and Facebook updates!) which means this is an excellent time to have a closer look at the…
Review: Jardin Du Poete from Eau d’Italie and Bang Bang from Marc Jacobs (2011)
The pixies and elves of Marketing Land would have us believe that Bang Bang is for “men who
New Cure For Insomnia: Counting Perfume Releases
It’s the final week of August, the holiday’s nearly over and life will soon have to return to normal at Maison Persolaise. It’s going to take a little while for…
Of Time And Salisbury
Time for formulation has been almost non-existent over the last few weeks. The inevitable delays caused by the ach-cloud-induced rail journey from Istanbul meant that it took a while for…