Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom Review in Love At First Scent Episode 39
Persolaise Ermenegildo Zegna Essenze Madras Cardamom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (video, 2019)
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Persolaise Review: Salvatore Ferragamo – Testa Di Moro (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2018) & Chanel – Antaeus (Jacques Polge; 1981)
Salvatore Ferragamo Testa Di Moro review & Chanel Antaeus review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, 2018, 1981, Fabrice Pellegrin, Jacques Polge)
Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming
Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)
Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)
Persolaise Review: Papyrus Oud from Parle Moi De Parfum (Michel Almairac; 2018)
It’s not often in perfumery that you’re given an opportunity to witness a scent-maker revisiting and honing a particular idea. Two examples that come to mind are Edmond Roudnitska following…
Persolaise Love At First Scent: Alien Man from Mugler (Jean-Christophe Herault; 2018)
For this single-perfume edition of Love At First Scent (first streamed on Instagram, hence the portrait orientation… of which I’m not a fan, but most people don’t seem bothered by…
10 Must-Try Fragrances For Men – Persolaise Video On Feelunique’s YouTube Channel
Next up on my list of collaborations with Feelunique: a showcase of must-try masculine perfumes. Enjoy! If you’d like to watch the video on the YouTube site, please click here.…
Persolaise Review: Elements Of Man – Strength from Ermenegildo Zegna (2017)
I haven’t given Strength the muscle it deserves. But I’m determined not to let the year end without mentioning it. One of five scents in Zegna’s high-end Elements Of Man…
Persolaise Review: Noir Anthracite from Tom Ford (2017)
My teachers were right: perspective is everything. When you get close to Noir Anthracite (a flanker which, despite its name, shares few features with the original Noir from 2012) your…
Persolaise Review: Beach Hut Man from Amouage (Elise Benat; 2017)
I think it’s safe to assume that Christopher Chong has a sense of fun. In order to preserve the seriousness of Amouage’s signature range, the brand’s Creative Director has avoided…
Is It For Girls Or For Boys? – Persolaise Is Back With The Perfume Pros
Here comes the second of the videos I made with the Perfume Pros, and this time, they had something rather devious up their sleeves… but I’ll let them explain in…
Scent Of A Groom – Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique Following on from my bridal perfume piece a few weeks ago, Feelunique have now published the bridegroom counterpart: please click here to read it. Persolaise
Father’s Day Inspiration – Persolaise Joins The Perfume Pros On YouTube
A short while ago, I was honoured to be invited by the Perfume Pros to join them for a series of videos on their YouTube channel about masculine perfumery. The…
Persolaise Review: Pour Homme Parfum from Bottega Veneta (Daniela Andrier & Antoine Maisondieu; 2017)
I can’t help but envy Italian men their sense of style. Yes, I know I’m making a generalisation as broad as the shoulders of Michelangelo’s David, but spend a few…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Dior Homme Sport from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2017)
Here’s my latest Sixty Second Scents review: the 2017 version of Dior Homme Sport, composed by François Demachy. To view the video on the YouTube site, please click here. Persolaise
Persolaise Review: Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Homme (Alberto Morillas; 2017)
Woah! Don’t ever let me say that mainstream masculine scents can’t be surprising any more. After years of fobbing us off with various editions of the amoeboid dross that is…
Future Perfume Classics On Fashionbeans
image: Fashionbeans A couple of weeks ago, the award-winning journalist, Lee Kynaston, published a piece on Fashionbeans about modern masculine fragrances that stand a chance of becoming the classics of…
Trends In Masculine Perfumery – Persolaise On Fashionbeans
The award-winning journalist, Lee Kynaston, has just written a piece for Fashionbeans in which he explores current trends in male perfumery. The article includes contributions from yours truly, as well…
Persolaise Review: Dark Rebel Rider from John Varvatos (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2016)
The soundbites If Dark Rebel Rider were a wardrobe accessory, it would be a dark grey scarf. If it were a time of day, it would be that moment on…
Persolaise Review: Boy from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2016)
The soundbites If Boy were a fictional character, it would be: Sydney Carton from A Tale Of Two Cities. If it were an item of clothing, it would be: a…