Osmotheque Archives - https://persolaise.com/tag/osmotheque Independent perfume reviews and thoughts on the world of scent from a multi award winning writer Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:14:58 +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 Osmotheque Archives - https://persolaise.com/tag/osmotheque 32 32 163821299 Coty Ambre Antique, Solferino showcase, Vranjes showcase and other reviews – 2025 https://persolaise.com/2025/12/coty-ambre-antique-solferino-showcase-vranjes-showcase-and-other-reviews-2025.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coty-ambre-antique-solferino-showcase-vranjes-showcase-and-other-reviews-2025 https://persolaise.com/2025/12/coty-ambre-antique-solferino-showcase-vranjes-showcase-and-other-reviews-2025.html#respond Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=17993 My recent set of Love At First Scent broadcasts spanned the entire timeline of modern perfumery, from Fougere Royale via the 25th anniversary of Kenzo Flower to two brand new collections and the re-orchestration of Coty Ambre Antique. Here are links to all the episodes, followed by further thoughts on some of the scents: Coty […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2025/12/coty-ambre-antique-solferino-showcase-vranjes-showcase-and-other-reviews-2025.html/feed 0 17993 For The 600th Episode Of Love At First Scent – A Live Interview With Patricia De Nicolai https://persolaise.com/2025/11/for-the-600th-episode-of-love-at-first-scent-a-live-interview-with-patricia-de-nicolai.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-600th-episode-of-love-at-first-scent-a-live-interview-with-patricia-de-nicolai https://persolaise.com/2025/11/for-the-600th-episode-of-love-at-first-scent-a-live-interview-with-patricia-de-nicolai.html#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=17933 For the 600th episode of my Love At First Scent series, I was joined in the virtual studio by a very special guest: Patricia De Nicolai, founder of her eponymous brand, member of the Guerlain family, recipient of France’s Chevalier De La Legion D’Honneur award, former president of the Osmotheque, and creator of some truly […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2025/11/for-the-600th-episode-of-love-at-first-scent-a-live-interview-with-patricia-de-nicolai.html/feed 0 17933 Clara Feder & Michel Gutsatz, Le Jardin Retrouve, Live Interview https://persolaise.com/2024/04/clara-feder-michel-gutsatz-le-jardin-retrouve-live-interview.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clara-feder-michel-gutsatz-le-jardin-retrouve-live-interview https://persolaise.com/2024/04/clara-feder-michel-gutsatz-le-jardin-retrouve-live-interview.html#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000 https://persolaise.com/?p=14564 It’s generally accepted that the first, true ‘niche’ perfume brand was L’Artisan Parfumeur. But what if the history books have got that little detail wrong and what if the honour should actually belong to Le Jardin Retrouve, founded by Yuri Gutsatz? That was one of several questions I put to Clara Feder and Michel Gutsatz […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2024/04/clara-feder-michel-gutsatz-le-jardin-retrouve-live-interview.html/feed 0 14564 News: Persolaise Wins Third Jasmine Award https://persolaise.com/2015/03/news-persolaise-wins-third-jasmine-award.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-persolaise-wins-third-jasmine-award https://persolaise.com/2015/03/news-persolaise-wins-third-jasmine-award.html#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/news-persolaise-wins-third-jasmine-award/ On Wednesday, I was thrilled to win the Jasmine Bloggers Award for my Basenotes piece on the wonderful work carried out by the Osmothèque (please click here to read it). I’d like to thank the organisers, Fragrance Foundation UK, for putting on a wonderful ceremony, the Jasmine judges for choosing to award my writing for […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2015/03/news-persolaise-wins-third-jasmine-award.html/feed 4 411 News: Persolaise Shortlisted For 2014 Jasmine Awards https://persolaise.com/2015/02/news-persolaise-shortlisted-for-2014.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-persolaise-shortlisted-for-2014 https://persolaise.com/2015/02/news-persolaise-shortlisted-for-2014.html#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/news-persolaise-shortlisted-for-2014/ A brief item from me today, just to let you know that my scribblings have been recognised by this year’s Jasmine Award judges. Three of my articles have been shortlisted for the ‘Bloggers Award’: Kicking Up A Stink (my definitive guide to the best oud perfumes), my review of Jacques Fath’s Iris Gris and, last […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2015/02/news-persolaise-shortlisted-for-2014.html/feed 8 424 The Osmothèque Reviews: Iris Gris from Jacques Fath (Vincent Roubert; 1946) https://persolaise.com/2014/04/the-osmotheque-reviews-iris-gris-fro.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-osmotheque-reviews-iris-gris-fro https://persolaise.com/2014/04/the-osmotheque-reviews-iris-gris-fro.html#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/the-osmotheque-reviews-iris-gris-fro/ THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘BLOGGERS AWARD’ CATEGORY OF THE 2014 JASMINE AWARDS *** For background information on my Osmothèque Reviews, please click here *** Iris Gris had the advantage of me when I encountered it at the Osmothèque. I had, of course, read a great deal about it – one string of superlatives […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2014/04/the-osmotheque-reviews-iris-gris-fro.html/feed 8 521 Staying Alive – A Trip To The Osmothèque https://persolaise.com/2014/04/staying-alive-trip-to-osmotheque.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-alive-trip-to-osmotheque https://persolaise.com/2014/04/staying-alive-trip-to-osmotheque.html#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/staying-alive-trip-to-osmotheque/ For a moment, I wonder if the thing is going to leap out and attack me. Curled into the base of a steel box, it’s a tangle of what looks like fur, claws and hide. It could be a piece of a garish Halloween costume. Or the remnants of some very strange Biology experiment gone […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2014/04/staying-alive-trip-to-osmotheque.html/feed 2 527 The Osmothèque Reviews: Parfum Royal (circa 1st century AD) and Eau De La Raine De Hongrie (14th century) https://persolaise.com/2014/02/the-osmotheque-reviews-parfum-roya.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-osmotheque-reviews-parfum-roya https://persolaise.com/2014/02/the-osmotheque-reviews-parfum-roya.html#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/the-osmotheque-reviews-parfum-roya/ *** For background information on my Osmothèque reviews, please click here *** It goes without saying that the stars of the Osmothèque‘s collection of perfume reconstitutions are the post-1880 classics: the likes of Jicky, Emeraude and Iris Gris. However, it’s a shame that most writers don’t mention the older artefacts, of which there are a […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2014/02/the-osmotheque-reviews-parfum-roya.html/feed 2 545 Four Perfume Books For Valentine’s Day 2014 https://persolaise.com/2014/02/four-perfume-books-for-valentines-day.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-perfume-books-for-valentines-day https://persolaise.com/2014/02/four-perfume-books-for-valentines-day.html#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:30:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/four-perfume-books-for-valentines-day/ According to advertisers, nothing spells ‘love’ as powerfully as flowers, chocolates and a bottle of perfume. So although I’d never dream of dissuading someone from buying a fragrance for their Valentine, I’m going to leave the scent recommendations to others this year and instead suggest that you may like to consider spending your pennies on […]

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]]> https://persolaise.com/2014/02/four-perfume-books-for-valentines-day.html/feed 2 548 The Osmothèque Reviews: Jicky from Guerlain (Aimé Guerlain; 1889) https://persolaise.com/2014/01/the-osmotheque-reviews-jicky-from.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-osmotheque-reviews-jicky-from https://persolaise.com/2014/01/the-osmotheque-reviews-jicky-from.html#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:00:00 +0000 http://box5880.temp.domains/~persolai/the-osmotheque-reviews-jicky-fro/ Guerlain Jicky Osmotheque version review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aime Guerlain; 1889)

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