Top 10 Best Iris Perfumes
Persolaise Top 10 best iris perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Jacques Fath, Armani Prive, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Les Indemodables, Dior, Aedes De Venustas,…
Top 10 Best Rose Perfumes 2020
Best rose perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)
The Best Perfumes Of 2018 – Nostalgic Defiance
The best perfumes of 2018, chosen by award-winning critic, Persolaise
Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)
In recent weeks, I’ve had cause to think about Apres L’Ondee and the famously heartbreaking manner in which it combines iris and violet. With that seamless magic peculiar to perfumery,…
The Complete Persolaise Perfume Gift Guide – Christmas 2018
While putting together my 2018 list of Christmas perfume gift recommendations, I discovered that Storify is no longer with us, which is a bit of a shame, because several of…
A Journey In A Bottle – Persolaise In Business Traveller
I’m delighted to announce that my latest piece for Business Traveller – focussing on scents inspired by journeys and exciting destinations – has just been published. It’s available in both…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 13 On YouTube
Episode 13 of Love At First Scent (broadcast one week ago on Facebook Live) is now available on YouTube. You can watch it above or by clicking here. In this…
Persolaise Review: Pichola from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2015)
Only the sunlight moves. As it rises above the bamboos and the white rooftops, it casts everything it touches into immobility. Even the waters of the lake appear to quieten,…
Neela Vermeire Créations Give-Away Winners
A big Thank you to everyone who entered last week’s Neela Vermeire draw; all your comments were a delight to read. I have now done the necessary at Random.org and…
Twenty Blotters For… Neela Vermeire
Pick a blotter… read the question… give a short, snappy answer! Although her eponymous brand has been around for a relatively brief time, Neela Vermeire has already managed to convince…
Persolaise Review: Ashoka from Neela Vermeire Créations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)
Neela Vermeire‘s eponymous brand has reached the perfumery equivalent of the difficult second album. Her three debut scents (all composed by Bertrand Duchaufour… ever heard of him?) made such a…
Neela Vermeire On Working With Duchaufour
Following on from my recent sample give-away and last Friday’s review of a Duchaufour scent, I thought you might be interested in reading Neela Vermeire’s responses to some questions on…
Review: Trayee from Neela Vermeire Créations (2011)
It’s a cliché, but like many clichés, it happens to be true: India is a land in which you’re constantly confronted by smells. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that it’s often…