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Persolaise Review: Perfumes The Guide 2018 by Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez (Perfüümista ÖÜ; 2018)

Persolaise — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:00:00 +0000

When you pick up a new book by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez and you discover that a review of a gardenia perfume begins with that familiar refrain of ‘Not gardenia’, you find yourself heaving a mightily stress-banishing sigh of relief, because you realise that, no matter how insane the world around you may seem, […]

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Luca Turin Has A New Perfume Blog

Persolaise — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:00:00 +0000

I expect most of you are aware of this, but for the benefit of the few of you who aren’t: Luca Turin has a new blog. It’s called Perfumes I Love and although it’s been around for less than a fortnight, it’s already proving itself to be as much of a must-read as the rest […]

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“I Don’t Actually Wear Anything” – An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 2]

Persolaise — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Please click here for part 1 No event involving Luca Turin would have been complete without a sniff of some perfume. So once both speaker and audience were warmed up, Jo Fairley of The Perfume Society began spraying blotters with a few, pre-selected scents. Needless to say, they all elicited strong reactions, as you’ll discover […]

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“Perfume Is Such An Irrelevant Thing” – An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 1]

Persolaise — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000

I know, I know, it’s a new year and I should be looking forward. But living in the past doesn’t always have to be a sin, so I’d like to begin my posts for 2016 by turning back to an afternoon in October when Luca Turin – you don’t really need me to tell you […]

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Persolaise Review: Notes + Bois Noir + Casbah + Mademoiselle + Oud from Robert Piguet (2012)

Persolaise — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:30:00 +0000

Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics Ltd – the company that currently owns the licence for Robert Piguet Parfums – was always going to face a tricky, ‘turning the corner’ moment at some stage of its growth. Its re-working of classic scents such as Bandit, Fracas and Calypso has largely been met with approval from critics and […]

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If You’re Going To Criticise Someone’s Work…

Persolaise — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:30:00 +0000

Yesterday, The Observer published Rachel Cooke’s review of Jean-Claude Ellena’s new book. Sadly, her appraisal did little more than remind me that mainstream media really shouldn’t tackle the subject of perfume unless they’re 100% confident they know what they’re doing. In my hastily-written response to the newspaper, I stated that Ms Cooke is entitled to […]

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A Failure To Communicate

Persolaise — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:35:00 +0000

“Absolutely typical” are two words that have been on my mind since Friday. I was looking forward to a few days off work, I’d set aside some time for perfume formulation and I’d also decided that over the weekend I’d actually wear some fragrances from my own collection – as opposed to those I’ve been […]

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Food And Fragrance

Persolaise — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Whilst going through my files today, I encountered the very first perfume formula I put together, which – in my naive way – I thought smelled pretty good, until someone came along and told me about a group of nice people who call themselves IFRA and how much they dislike oakmoss… Although there’s no way the […]

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