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Best perfumes for summer 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Tom Ford, Penhaligon's and others)

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Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021

Persolaise 2nd July 2021 2 Comments

Creed Viking Cologne review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

Perfume review Video

Chanel Factory 5 Review – 100 Years Of Chanel No 5 – 2021

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Chanel Factory 5 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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27 87 Flaneur Review – 2021

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27 87 Flaneur review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Aman Haru, Sei & Umbr Review – Jacques Chabert

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Aman Haru, Umbr & Sei reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Chabert, 2021)

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2021

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2021)

List Perfume review Video

Top 10 best iris perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Jacques Fath, Armani Prive, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Les Indemodables, Dior, Aedes De Venustas,…

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Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Persolaise 12th May 2021 2 Comments

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Dior Eden-Roc Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Persolaise 11th May 2021 0 Comments

Dior Eden-Roc review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

List Perfume review Video

Top 10 Underrated Perfumes With Max Forti

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Top 10 underrated perfumes selected by Max Forti and award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Guerlain, Kenzo, Olfactive Studio, Ulrich Lang and others)

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Bulgari Le Gemme Astrea Review – Alberto Morillas; 2021

Persolaise 6th May 2021 0 Comments

Bulgari Le Gemme Astrea review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2021)

Perfume review Video

Tom Ford Soleil Brulant Review – 2021

Persolaise 5th May 2021 2 Comments

Tom Ford Soleil Brulant review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Chanel Paris-Edimbourg Review – Olivier Polge; 2021

Persolaise 4th May 2021 3 Comments

Chanel Paris-Edimbourg review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Polge, 2021)

Interview Video

Rodrigo Flores-Roux Live Interview

Persolaise 29th April 2021 6 Comments

Rodrigo Flores-Roux interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com or by using the email form on my Contact page.

Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

Andy Tauer
Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Grain De Musc
Now Smell This
Perfume Posse
Perfume Shrine

Dior Extraits Diorissimo, Poison, Miss Dior, J’Adore Review – 2021

Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger Review – Christine Nagel; 2021

Francesca Bianchi Live Interview

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Christopher Yu Ostens Live Interview

David Benedek BDK Parfums Live Interview

Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021

Chanel Factory 5 Review – 100 Years Of Chanel No 5 – 2021

27 87 Flaneur Review – 2021

Aman Haru, Sei & Umbr Review – Jacques Chabert

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2021

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Dior Eden-Roc Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Bulgari Le Gemme Astrea Review – Alberto Morillas; 2021

Tom Ford Soleil Brulant Review – 2021

Chanel Paris-Edimbourg Review – Olivier Polge; 2021

Rodrigo Flores-Roux Live Interview

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