Sometimes Magic Happens – An Interview With Guerlain’s Delphine Jelk
Persolaise – I thought about two lovers hanging out in Paris, during the night. I imagined that patchouli is my lover and that I have to tame it, to make it…
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense, Tauer Golestan, Clive Christian Timeless and others – Skin Time November 2022
Skin Time November 2022 – Persolaise reviews: Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense (Delphine Jelk); Tauer Golestan (Andy Tauer); Dusita La Rhapsodie Noire (Pissara Umavijani); Clive Christian Timeless and Contemporary;…
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…
Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming
Persolaise Review: L’Homme Ideal from Guerlain (Thierry Wasser; 2014)
It’s probably fair to say that Guerlain is in a tricky position. On the one hand, it has to satisfy its owners by churning out a steady stream of till-friendly…
Buttons, Dots And A Whole Load Of Gatsby Dresses – London’s FiFi Awards Ceremony
My FiFi evening began with a wardrobe malfunction. Just as Madame Persolaise and I were about to step onto the red carpet at the entrance to London’s Brewery, I felt…
FiFi UK 2013 Best Perfume Commercial Nominees
As we’re approaching the Easter weekend – a time when I hope we’ll all be able to slow down and rest – I thought I’d indulge in a post that’s…
Notes On A Meeting With Thierry Wasser (London, November 2012)
Thierry Wasser doesn’t hold back. Or at least, he doesn’t appear to. With every expletive, wry quip and dropped name, he gives the impression of someone who speaks first, thinks…
Winding Down… And Wondering How Much Cash Santa Has In His Sack
It’s time to prepare Persolaise.com for its winter slumber. Friday will see the publication of the second instalment of my ‘catch-up’ reviews, and on the 28th I’ll reveal my list…
Persolaise Review: Ambre Doré from Maître Parfumeur Et Gantier (2012) + La Petite Robe Noire extrait from Guerlain (2012) + Miss Dior Le Parfum from Dior (2012) + Cloon Keen Atelier (2011)
In the same way that theatre producers use Macbeth to get bums on seats, perfume houses tend to use vanilla-based scents as their cash cows. And more often than not,…
Persolaise Review: La Petite Robe Noire + Déserts D’Orient from Guerlain (2012)
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2012, Thierry Wasser, fragrance)