Top 10 Perfumes For Halloween 2024 – Scents Of Darkness
It’s that time of year again when demons, witches and goblins take over the world. I’ve never been one for ‘celebrating’ Halloween, but as you know, I can’t resist a…
It’s that time of year again when demons, witches and goblins take over the world. I’ve never been one for ‘celebrating’ Halloween, but as you know, I can’t resist a…
If all the spam advertising emails are to be believed, autumn is the time for curling up on a sofa with a warm blanket and a mug of hot chocolate.…
It may be the oldest perfumery genre in existence, but it’s taken me until now to present my list of the Top 10 best eaux de cologne, for reasons which…
As I type these words, the summer solstice is just a few hours away, which means it’s the perfect time to present my latest seasonal list: Top 10 perfumes for…
It was time for a bit of diva domination over on YouTube the other day when I presented my list of the Top 10 best tuberose perfumes — a compilation…
As regular readers will be all too aware, every now and then, I give in to my silly side and broadcast a video that could generously be described as ‘light-hearted’.…
For this year’s Valentine’s Day list on Love At First Scent I decided to take a synesthetic approach and present a rundown of the Top 10 perfumes that evoke the…
Few things can dispel the winter gloom as effectively as perfume — especially if you choose a scent that’s distinctive, dramatic and full of striking contrasts. A Baroque perfume, you…
The lists below make it pretty clear that you love a list, so I feel duty-bound to maintain the tradition of starting the year with lists (if you’ll forgive the…
It’s often been said that perfumery doesn’t set trends: it simply latches onto the coat-tails of those formed by other creative endeavours. Perhaps this is why we had to wait…
Everyone needs a Gandalf in their life. Or an Athena, or an Atticus Finch. Sadly, such figures aren’t always easy to find, so perhaps that’s why I’ve recently been drawn…
I started last year’s Christmas gift post by saying how hectic things were and how worried I was about getting everything ready in time for the big day. Little did…
Halloween didn’t feature at all in my childhood, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a bit of perfumed fun with it now. And lots of you have written to…
In many aspects of etiquette, there’s a fine line between the casual and the inconsiderate. I suspect a fear that we’re veering too close to the latter was the guiding…
It was time to get tart over on my YouTube channel the other day when I ended the current run of episodes with a presentation of my Top 10 best…
It had to be done. At least, that’s what I told myself. The other day, I succumbed to the hype – and to requests from many of you – and…
A secluded monastery, somewhere in the Himalayas — where the only sound comes from the snow as it melts in the morning sun, and the air itself is composed of…
Things got a little bit whiffy in my virtual studio the other day… but in the most compelling way. Taking my cue from a suggestion made by one of you,…
Best perfumes for spring 2023 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Guerlain, Cartier, Tauer, Caron, Frederic Malle, Histoires De Parfums, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Escentric Molecules, Nicolai, Bulgari
Top 10 best perfumes for Valentine's Day 2023, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Hermes, Tom Ford, Cartier, Le Labo, Les Abstraits, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Marc-Antoine Barrois, Eris, Papillon)