Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020
Persolaise Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)
Dior Eden-Roc Review – Francois Demachy; 2021
Dior Eden-Roc review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)
Acqua Di Parma Interview – Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura
Interview with Paola Paganini, Product Development & Innovation Manager at Acqua Di Parma, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre, J F Schwarzlose, The House Of Oud and other reviews – Skin Time February 2021
Skin Time February 2021 – Persolaise reviews Aura Of Kazakhstan, The House Of Oud, J F Schwarzlose, Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre & Rouge Saray and Jean Patou 1000
Nose Film Review (dir. Clement Beauvais; 2021)
Nose perfume documentary review by award-winning writer Persolaise (2021)
Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889
Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)
Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020
Givenchy Gentleman eau de parfum boisee review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura Review – 2020
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020
Dior J’Adore Infinissime Review – Francois Demachy; 2020
Dior J'adore Infinissime review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)
Dior Homme Parfum Review – From The Archive
Dior Homme parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2014, from the archive)
Guerlain Shalimar 95th Anniversary Review – The Favourites – Jacques Guerlain; 1925
Guerlain Shalimar review on the scent's 95th anniversary, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Guerlain; 1925)
Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute Review – Francois Demachy; 2009 – The Fork In The Scented Road
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2009) with thoughts on the last decade in the fragrance world
Persolaise Review: Joy from Christian Dior (Francois Demachy; 2018)
Dior Joy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2018)
“Seventeen Families” – An Exclusive Interview With Francis Kurkdjian [part 2]
Part 1 of this exclusive interview with Francis Kurkdjian was published yesterday on Now Smell This; please click here to read it. Persolaise: If you could place perfume anywhere in…
I’m Not Business-Driven – An Interview With Céline Verleure Of Olfactive Studio
Olfactive Studio could have been created only in the era of the Internet. In 2011, inspired by cyberspace’s populist bias, founder Céline Verleure set up a Facebook page entitled The…
Twenty Blotters For… Céline Verleure
Pick a blotter… read the question… give a short, snappy answer! Céline Verleure‘s perfumery experience is far too vast to be reduced to a brief, introductory paragraph. But here’s a…
“Nahema Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction” – Guerlain’s Thierry Wasser Pops Into London Again
Thierry Wasser was on fine form during a recent visit to London. When one of the writers in attendance suggested that Boots is the British equivalent of Sephora, he begged…
Notes On A Meeting With Thierry Wasser (London, November 2012)
Thierry Wasser doesn’t hold back. Or at least, he doesn’t appear to. With every expletive, wry quip and dropped name, he gives the impression of someone who speaks first, thinks…
Reviews: Shalimar Parfum Initial from Guerlain and Miss Dior Chérie Blooming Bouquet from Christian Dior (2011)
Okay, here we go. Time to bite the bullet and articulate my thoughts on what is unquestionably one of the most important perfume releases of the year, regardless of the…
Wake Up And Smell The PR – Episode 1 Of The BBC’s Perfume Documentary
Irony is alive and well… at least in the world of TV documentaries. After months of anticipation, those of us based in the UK finally got to watch part 1…