Love At First Scent

Best Scented Candles Winter 2020

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Best scented candles for winter 2020, chosen by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (featuring Sana Jardin, La Montana, L'Artisan Parfumeur)

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Christian Dior Rouge Trafalgar Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

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Christian Dior Rouge Trafalgar perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

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Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection Review – Jo Malone; 2019

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Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Amalfi Sunray, Fleur De Patchouli, Ebony Wood, Jo Malone, 2019)

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Best Perfumes Of The Decade On YouTube + Christmas 2019

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Best perfumes of the decade 2010-19 on YouTube by award-winning critic Persolaise

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Etat Libre D’Orange She Was An Anomaly Review – Daniela Andrier; 2019

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Etat Libre D'Orange She Was An Anomaly review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Daniela Andrier, 2019)

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Comme Des Garcons Copper Review – Alienor Massenet; 2019

Persolaise 8th December 2019 2 Comments

Comme Des Garcons Copper review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alienor Massenet; 2019)

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Best Oud Perfumes On YouTube

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Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning critic Persolaise (YouTube; 2019)

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Le Labo Baie 19 Review – 2019

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Le Labo Baie 19 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, with Guerlain Chamade, Ruth Mastenbroek Dagian, Molton Brown Suede Orris (2019)

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Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019

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Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)

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Frederic Malle The Moon Review – Julien Rasquinet; 2019

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Frederic Malle The Moon review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Julien Rasquinet, 2019)

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Perfumer H Gold & White Smoke Review – Lyn Harris; 2019

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Perfumer H Gold and White Smoke review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Lyn Harris, 2019)

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Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere Review – Jacques Polge; 2007

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Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2007, Jacques Polge)

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Tiffany & Love For Him Review – Sophie Labbé & Nicolas Beaulieu; 2019

Persolaise 11th October 2019 2 Comments

Tiffany & Love For Him review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Sophie Labbe, Nicolas Beaulieu)

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Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43

Persolaise 2nd October 2019 1 Comment

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Christine Nagel)

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Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42

Persolaise 24th September 2019 No Comments

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)

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Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41

Persolaise 23rd September 2019 1 Comment

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019)

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Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40

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Miller Harris Blousy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Bertrand Duchaufour)

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Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39

Persolaise 19th September 2019 No Comments

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (video, 2019)

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Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant Review in Love At First Scent Episode 38

Persolaise 11th September 2019 No Comments

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant review, by perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2019, scent)

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Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable Review in Love At First Scent Episode 36

Persolaise 6th September 2019 2 Comments

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (scent, YouTube, 2019)

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.

Basenotes
Black Narcissus
Bois De Jasmin
Now Smell This
Parfumo

Love At First Scent

Best Scented Candles Winter 2020

Christian Dior Rouge Trafalgar Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Zara Jo Loves Emotions Collection Review – Jo Malone; 2019

Etat Libre D’Orange She Was An Anomaly Review – Daniela Andrier; 2019

Comme Des Garcons Copper Review – Alienor Massenet; 2019

Le Labo Baie 19 Review – 2019

Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019

Frederic Malle The Moon Review – Julien Rasquinet; 2019

Perfumer H Gold & White Smoke Review – Lyn Harris; 2019

Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere Review – Jacques Polge; 2007

Tiffany & Love For Him Review – Sophie Labbé & Nicolas Beaulieu; 2019

Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43

Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42

Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41

Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40

Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39

Louis Vuitton Coeur Battant Review in Love At First Scent Episode 38

Serge Lutens La Couche Du Diable Review in Love At First Scent Episode 36

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