Maurice Roucel Archives - https://persolaise.com/tag/maurice-roucel Independent perfume reviews and thoughts on the world of scent from a multi award winning writer Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:37:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/persolaise.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PersolaiseTwitterLogo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Maurice Roucel Archives - https://persolaise.com/tag/maurice-roucel 32 32 163821299 Balmain and Bottega Veneta 2024 re-launches, Dior Tendre Poison and Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist reviews https://persolaise.com/2024/12/balmain-and-bottega-veneta-2024-re-launches-dior-tendre-poison-and-serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-reviews.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=balmain-and-bottega-veneta-2024-re-launches-dior-tendre-poison-and-serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-reviews https://persolaise.com/2024/12/balmain-and-bottega-veneta-2024-re-launches-dior-tendre-poison-and-serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-reviews.html#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=15882 The gremlins were out in full force for this year’s final set of Love At First Scent broadcasts. The audio at the start of one of the videos turned out to be atrocious (for reasons utterly unknown to me) and then the camera placement decided to pull some kind of weird misalignment trick in the […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2024/12/balmain-and-bottega-veneta-2024-re-launches-dior-tendre-poison-and-serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-reviews.html/feed 0 15882 Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue Pour Le Soir and Le Matin, Maison Crivelli Oud Cadenza, Roger & Gallet Cologne Twist, Le Labo and Eau De Boujee reviews – 2024 https://persolaise.com/2024/12/maison-francis-kurkdjian-absolue-pour-le-soir-and-le-matin-maison-crivelli-oud-cadenza-roger-gallet-cologne-twist-le-labo-and-eau-de-boujee-reviews-2024.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maison-francis-kurkdjian-absolue-pour-le-soir-and-le-matin-maison-crivelli-oud-cadenza-roger-gallet-cologne-twist-le-labo-and-eau-de-boujee-reviews-2024 https://persolaise.com/2024/12/maison-francis-kurkdjian-absolue-pour-le-soir-and-le-matin-maison-crivelli-oud-cadenza-roger-gallet-cologne-twist-le-labo-and-eau-de-boujee-reviews-2024.html#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=15811 Since it bowed out of circulation a few years ago, Francis Kurkdjian’s Absolue Pour Le Soir has been high on many people’s lists of the perfumes they’d most like to see back in circulation. Well, I think it’s safe to conclude that sometimes wishes do come true, because it has just been re-released, and I […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2024/04/thoughts-on-frederic-malle-leaving-his-own-brand-and-reviews-of-some-of-his-classic-scents.html/feed 2 14555 Thameen Bohemian Infusion Review – Maurice Roucel & Alexandra Carlin; 2023 https://persolaise.com/2023/06/thameen-bohemian-infusion-review-maurice-roucel-2023.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thameen-bohemian-infusion-review-maurice-roucel-2023 https://persolaise.com/2023/06/thameen-bohemian-infusion-review-maurice-roucel-2023.html#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=12264 After Insignia, The Rose and Fanfare, Creative Director Christopher Chong asserts his own taste and style with what could be called more overt clarity in the new Thameen Bohemian Infusion, composed by Maurice Roucel and Alexandra Carlin. I reviewed the fragrance in a recent episode of Love At First Scent, which you can find at […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2023/06/thameen-bohemian-infusion-review-maurice-roucel-2023.html/feed 0 12264 Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist Review – The Favourites – Maurice Roucel; 1994 https://persolaise.com/2023/05/serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-review-the-favourites-maurice-roucel-1994.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-review-the-favourites-maurice-roucel-1994 https://persolaise.com/2023/05/serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-review-the-favourites-maurice-roucel-1994.html#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=11988 My memory of this may not be accurate, but I’m fairly certain that in a biography of the Pet Shop Boys, which I read a couple of decades ago, there was a passage discussing the key line in their song Rent. The lyric is “I love you. You pay my rent,” and the discussion in […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2023/05/serge-lutens-iris-silver-mist-review-the-favourites-maurice-roucel-1994.html/feed 14 11988 Frederic Malle Uncut Gem Review – Maurice Roucel; 2022 https://persolaise.com/2022/10/frederic-malle-uncut-gem-review-maurice-roucel-2022.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frederic-malle-uncut-gem-review-maurice-roucel-2022 https://persolaise.com/2022/10/frederic-malle-uncut-gem-review-maurice-roucel-2022.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=10029 Frederic Malle Uncut Gem review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Maurice Roucel, 2022)

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2022/10/frederic-malle-uncut-gem-review-maurice-roucel-2022.html/feed 4 10029 Maison Rebatchi, Celine and vintage Guerlain Habit Rouge – Skin Time March 2022 https://persolaise.com/2022/03/maison-rebatchi-celine-and-vintage-guerlain-habit-rouge-skin-time-march-2022.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maison-rebatchi-celine-and-vintage-guerlain-habit-rouge-skin-time-march-2022 https://persolaise.com/2022/03/maison-rebatchi-celine-and-vintage-guerlain-habit-rouge-skin-time-march-2022.html#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=7848 Skin Time March 2022 - Persolaise reviews Celine, Maison Rebatchi and vintage Guerlain Habit Rouge edt.

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2022/03/maison-rebatchi-celine-and-vintage-guerlain-habit-rouge-skin-time-march-2022.html/feed 8 7848 Guerlain Shalimar Millesime Vanilla Planifolia, Celine Reptile, Ånd Får reviews https://persolaise.com/2022/02/guerlain-shalimar-millesime-vanilla-planifolia-celine-reptile-and-far-reviews.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guerlain-shalimar-millesime-vanilla-planifolia-celine-reptile-and-far-reviews https://persolaise.com/2022/02/guerlain-shalimar-millesime-vanilla-planifolia-celine-reptile-and-far-reviews.html#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=7736 Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise reviews: Guerlain Shalimar Millesime Vanilla Planifolia; Celine Reptile; And Far; Maison Rebatchi Joyeux Osmanthe and Feu Patchouli; Confessions Of A Rebel F*ck Mondays and Almost Single (2022)

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2020/04/top-7-best-serge-lutens-perfumes-super-scent.html/feed 0 4970 Nez 1+1 Hong Kong Oolong Review – Maurice Roucel; 2019 https://persolaise.com/2020/02/nez-11-hong-kong-oolong-maurice-roucel-2019.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nez-11-hong-kong-oolong-maurice-roucel-2019 https://persolaise.com/2020/02/nez-11-hong-kong-oolong-maurice-roucel-2019.html#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:00:36 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=4804 Nez 1+1 Hong Kong Oolong review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Maurice Roucel, 2019)

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