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Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

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Bulgari Le Gemme Orom Review – Sophie Labbe; 2022

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Bulgari Le Gemme Orom review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Sophie Labbe, 2022)

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Persolaise 28th September 2021 3 Comments

Skin Time September 2021 - Persolaise reviews Fragrance Du Bois, Miller Harris Oud Eclat, Hedonik Divine Perversion, Piguet Fracas

Perfume review

Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Persolaise 8th August 2021 No Comments

Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2021)

Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Persolaise 14th July 2021 No Comments

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)

Perfume review Video

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Persolaise 12th May 2021 2 Comments

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2020)

Perfume review

Serge Lutens Perilleusement Votre Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

Persolaise 11th April 2021 No Comments

Serge Lutens Perilleusement Votre review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Cartier Oud & Pink, L’Heure Osee and Pure Rose Review – Mathilde Laurent; 2021

Persolaise 31st March 2021 No Comments

Cartier Oud & Pink, Pure Rose and L’Heure Osee reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Mathilde Laurent, 2021)

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Top 10 Most Daring Perfumes With Max Forti

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Serge Lutens Tarab Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

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Perfume review Video

Amouage Interlude 53 Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020

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Amouage Interlude 53 extrait review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Pierre Negrin, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Byredo Tobacco Mandarin Review – 2020

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Byredo Tobacco Mandarin review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)

Perfume review Video

Dior Oud Rosewood Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Persolaise 5th August 2020 2 Comments

Dior Oud Rosewood review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)

Perfume review Video

Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020

Persolaise 31st May 2020 2 Comments

Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Pierre Negrin, 2020)

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Bulgari Le Gemme Erea (Alberto Morillas) & Kobraa (Jacques Cavallier) Review – 2020

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Bulgari Le Gemme Erea & Kobraa reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, Jacques Cavallier, 2020)

List Perfume review Video

Best Oud Perfumes On YouTube

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Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning critic Persolaise (YouTube; 2019)

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Best Oud Perfumes Guide – November 2019 Update

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Best oud perfumes guide by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (November 2019 update Frederic Malle, Tauer, Hermes, Bulgari, Dusita, Amouage)

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Frederic Malle The Moon Review – Julien Rasquinet; 2019

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Frederic Malle The Moon review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Julien Rasquinet, 2019)

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Persolaise Review: Oud & Menthe from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2019)

Persolaise 3rd May 2019 No Comments

Persolaise reviews the perfume Oud & Menthe from Cartier (composed by Mathilde Laurent, 2019, fragrance, scent)

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com or by using the email form on my Contact page.

Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

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Now Smell This
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Julian Bedel Fueguia 1833 Interview

Francis Kurkdjian A La Rose extrait, Dusita Montri, Off-White Paperwork Solution No. 4, Skandinavisk Kapitel 1 reviews

Bulgari Le Gemme Orom Review – Sophie Labbe; 2022

Fragrance Du Bois, Hedonik Divine Perversion and other reviews – Skin Time September 2021

Acqua Di Parma Oud & Spice Review – Francois Demachy; 2021

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

Louis Vuitton Nuit De Feu Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2020

Serge Lutens Perilleusement Votre Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

Cartier Oud & Pink, L’Heure Osee and Pure Rose Review – Mathilde Laurent; 2021

Serge Lutens Tarab Review – Christopher Sheldrake; 2020

Amouage Interlude 53 Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020

Byredo Tobacco Mandarin Review – 2020

Dior Oud Rosewood Review – Francois Demachy; 2020

Amouage Interlude Black Iris Man Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020

Bulgari Le Gemme Erea (Alberto Morillas) & Kobraa (Jacques Cavallier) Review – 2020

Frederic Malle The Moon Review – Julien Rasquinet; 2019

Persolaise Review: Oud & Menthe from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2019)

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