Le Snob: Perfume On Volatile Fiction
Persolaise Pia Long, editor and author of the new Volatile Fiction blog, recently posted a wonderful review of my book, in which she described it as “the equivalent of taking a…
Review Of Le Snob: Perfume On The Unseen Censer
My thanks to Judith of The Unseen Censer for a great review of my book. Here’s a brief extract: It’s beautifully made and clearly, helpfully written, and very rewarding whether…
Le Snob Perfume On The Non-Blonde
Please click here for Gaia Fishler’s great review of my book on The Non-Blonde. I love the idea of a side-by-side comparison of Tommy Girl with Tom Of Finland! And…
Harrods Is Full Of Snobs
Image by the author of the purple one in the middle I know, I know, I have to stop doing this sort of thing. But I just couldn’t help myself.…
London Book Signing + An Interview With Fabrice Pellegrin, The Man Who Made Womanity
Just in case you missed the announcement a few weeks ago, here’s a brief reminder that on the evening of Thursday 29th November, I’ll be answering questions and signing copies…
Persolaise Review: Hommage À L’Homme from Lalique (2011) + Volutes from Diptyque (2012)… And Some More Thoughts On A*Men Pure Leather
Please click here to be taken to my Glass Magazine reviews of Diptyque’s Volutes, Lalique’s 2011 masculine, Hommage À L’Homme and Mugler’s new A*Men Pure Leather. If you’ve got a…
Win A Signed Copy Of My Book Through Tauer Perfumes
Andy Tauer is very kindly hosting a draw for a signed copy of my book on his blog; please click here to be taken to it. Even if you’re not…
Book Launch At L’Artisan Parfumeur + Signing At The End Of November
In today’s uncharacteristically visual post, I’ve attempted to give you a flavour of a launch party that was held for my book last Thursday night at L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Covent Garden…
Have Book, Will Sign
Image: Google I realise some of you may be fed up with reading about my book, but the rest of you might find this brief anecdote mildly amusing… Whilst I…
Brad Pitt Is Smiling For A Reason
Over the last week or so, I’ve yet again had cause to think about the link between smells and memories, and I’ve found myself remembering a recent episode of Desert…
Le Snob On The Blogosphere
Things are super hectic at Maison Persolaise. Yes, this is partly because of the excitement generated by the release of my book (about which I’m not complaining one bit), but…
The Big Day Has Arrived + Le Snob: Perfume Winner
It’s the 1st of October, which means it’s celebration time at Maison Persolaise, because this is the day that sees the publication of my very first book, Le Snob: Perfume.…
Win A Copy Of My Book!
Image: Tonwen Jones The countdown begins! In exactly one week, my book – Le Snob: Perfume – should be available on Amazon UK. But if you can’t wait until the…
The First Review Of My Book + The Work Of Tonwen Jones
Image: Tonwen Jones As I can’t take any credit for the visual design of my book, I think it’s all right for me to say that it looks absolutely wonderful.…
Jean-Claude Ellena Winner + My Book’s Arrived!
Many thanks to all of you who entered last week’s draw and left such interesting, thought-provoking comments. It’s always fascinating to discover how other people approach the ‘art vs craft’…
Any Questions For Jean-Claude Ellena? + Guess What: More Oud
Just a few quickies from me today. Firstly, it was wonderful to see an article on Basenotes last Tuesday reporting the imminent publication of my perfume guide. Please click here…
My Baby's Called Le Snob – More Details About My Perfume Book
Okay folks, here’s the announcement I’ve been dying to make. The book on which I’ve been working (aka the Top Secret Writing Project) is Le Snob: Perfume and it’s due…