Nose Film Review (dir. Clement Beauvais; 2021)
Nose perfume documentary review by award-winning writer Persolaise (2021)
Nose perfume documentary review by award-winning writer Persolaise (2021)
Guerlain Jicky review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain, 1889)
Givenchy Gentleman eau de parfum boisee review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Futura review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2020
Dior J'adore Infinissime review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)
Dior Homme parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2014, from the archive)
Guerlain Shalimar review on the scent's 95th anniversary, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Guerlain; 1925)
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2009) with thoughts on the last decade in the fragrance world
Dior Joy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy; 2018)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I’m often asked if price is a good indicator of the quality of a perfume. When I’m told that I must restrict my answer to one word, I always say,…
Some of you may be aware that Harrods recently hosted an evening of presentations on European perfumery. If you’d like to read my Basenotes article about the event, please click…