Hermes Un Jardin Apres La Mousson Review – Jean-Claude Ellena; 2008
Persolaise Nothing lasts forever. Many years ago, the first time I got to meet and interview Jean-Claude Ellena, he said that one of the reasons he was proud to work for…
Dior Dune vintage Review – Dominique Ropion, Jean-Luis Sieuzac & Nejla Bsiri-Barbir; 1991
Dior Dune review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, Jean-Luis Sieuzac & Nejla Bsiri-Barbir, 1991)
Gucci A Reason To Love, Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade and other reviews – 2022
Juliette Has A Gun Ego Stratis, Gucci A Reason To Love (Alberto Morillas), Givenchy Equivoque, Laboratorio Olfattivo (Jean-Claude Ellena), Ginori 1835 Rajathra Palace, Marc-Antoine Barrois Encelade (Quentin Bisch) and Dior…
Dior Eden-Roc Review – Francois Demachy; 2021
Dior Eden-Roc review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)
Armani Prive Cypres Pantelleria Review – Alberto Morillas; 2021
Armani Prive Cypres Pantelleria review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2021)
Guerlain Embruns D’Ylang Review – Thierry Wasser; 2019
Guerlain Embruns D’Ylang review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2019)
Skandinavisk Kapitel 4, 12 & 17 Review – 2020
Skandinavisk Kapitel 4, 12 and 17 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Tauer Phtaloblue Review – Andy Tauer; 2020
Tauer Phtaloblue perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Andy Tauer, 2020)
Persolaise Review: Florabellio from Diptyque (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2015)
How thrilling it is when an idea manages to survive the journey from thought to creation. At the London launch of Florabellio, perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin explained that the vision he’d…
Persolaise Review: Épice Marine from Hermès (Jean-Claude Ellena; 2013)
If only all press packs were as helpful as the one for Épice Marine. Amongst the various bits and pieces of info provided by Hermès for this latest addition to…
Persolaise Review: Autoportrait from Olfactive Studio (Nathalie Lorson; 2011)
Most of the scents in the photography-inspired Olfactive Studio range possess an ingenuous, translucent signature which failed to seize my interest, but Nathalie Lorson‘s Autoportrait is an exception. Even though…
Review: Archives 69 from État Libre D’Orange (2011)
You can’t accuse ÉLdO of cowardice. The instant accessibility of last year’s commendable Like This may have raised fears that one of perfumery’s cockiest houses was starting to play it…
Review: L'Eau by Serge Lutens (2010)
Artists are allowed to change direction. But their fans aren’t obliged to follow them wherever they go. So when Serge Lutens decide to propel themselves as far away as they…
Questionable Secretions
The other day I was carrying out a totally non-perfume related presentation at work. One of the points I wanted to make was that we need to appreciate that many…