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Matiere Premiere, Gallivant Naples and Guerlain Habit Rouge Dress Code – Skin Time November 2021

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Skin Time November 2021 - Persolaise reviews Matiere Premiere, Gallivant Naples and Guerlain Habit Rouge Dress Code

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Thierry Wasser Interview Now On YouTube

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Guerlain perfumer Thierry Wasser interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

Interview

Persolaise Interview On @fragrenturesofmark

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Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise interviewed by @fragrenturesofmark October 2021

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Guerlain Rose Cherie Review – Delphine Jelk; 2021

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Guerlain Rose Cherie review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk, 2021)

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Miss Dior 2021, Sauvage Elixir, Vanilla Diorama Reviews – Francois Demachy; 2021

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Miss Dior edp 2021, Sauvage Elixir, Vanilla Diorama reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

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Louis Vuitton Imagination Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

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Louis Vuitton Imagination review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)

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Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

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Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

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Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

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Louis Vuitton Pur Oud review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)

Perfume review Video

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)

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Guerlain Royal Extract II Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Persolaise 4th June 2021 2 Comments

Guerlain Royal Extract II review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2020)

Perfume review

Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura – Francois Demachy; 2021

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Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

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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

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

Interview Video

Acqua Di Parma Interview – Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura

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Interview with Paola Paganini, Product Development & Innovation Manager at Acqua Di Parma, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

Perfume review

Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre, J F Schwarzlose, The House Of Oud and other reviews – Skin Time February 2021

Persolaise 27th February 2021 2 Comments

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

Cinema Scent

Nose Film Review (dir. Clement Beauvais; 2021)

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Nose perfume documentary review by award-winning writer Persolaise (2021)

Perfume review Video

Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889

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Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)

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Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020

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Givenchy Gentleman eau de parfum boisee review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)

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Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura Review – 2020

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Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020

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Dior J’Adore Infinissime Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

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Dior J'adore Infinissime review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

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.

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LVMH

Matiere Premiere, Gallivant Naples and Guerlain Habit Rouge Dress Code – Skin Time November 2021

Thierry Wasser Interview Now On YouTube

Persolaise Interview On @fragrenturesofmark

Guerlain Rose Cherie Review – Delphine Jelk; 2021

Miss Dior 2021, Sauvage Elixir, Vanilla Diorama Reviews – Francois Demachy; 2021

Louis Vuitton Imagination Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

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

Guerlain Royal Extract II Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020

Acqua Di Parma Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura – Francois Demachy; 2021

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Dior Eden-Roc Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Acqua Di Parma Interview – Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura

Atelier Des Ors Cuir Sacre, J F Schwarzlose, The House Of Oud and other reviews – Skin Time February 2021

Nose Film Review (dir. Clement Beauvais; 2021)

Guerlain Jicky Extrait Review – Aime Guerlain; 1889

Givenchy Gentleman Eau De Parfum Boisee Review – 2020

Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura Review – 2020

Dior J’Adore Infinissime Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

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