Yves Saint Lauren Paris review – Sophia Grojsman; 1983
The other day, I finally managed to catch Still, the documentary about Michael J Fox’s life and career, the last few decades of which have been affected by the increasingly…
The other day, I finally managed to catch Still, the documentary about Michael J Fox’s life and career, the last few decades of which have been affected by the increasingly…
Amouage Collector’s Box review - 45 perfumes with Renaud Salmon and Persolaise (2022)
Vintage perfumes found by award-winning critic Persolaise, incl. Chanel No. 5 extrait, YSL Paris, YSL Rive Gauche Fraicheur, YSL Maison De Couture, YSL Opium Pour Homme (2022)
David Benedek BDK Parfums interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Diptyque Orpheon review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Olivier Pescheux, 2021)
Live interview with Ella K perfumer Sonia Constant by award-winning critic Persolaise (2020)
“With La Panthère, I really wanted to renew the femininity you can find on the market. I wanted to offer something different. Because I thought at that moment that femininity…
image: Hermès “My perfumes are sensual like the women of Hitchcock. I love Kim Novak. I can watch the same Kim Novak movie several times. And Grace Kelly too. There’s…
James Heeley at Les Senteurs, London, in May 2014 image: Callum Langston-Bolt In the run-up to their 30th anniversary celebrations, the fine folks at Les Senteurs hosted an event in…
shadow of Main Gauche, bronze sculpture by Diego Giacometti, circa 1964 Whilst flitting backwards and forwards between the artefacts displayed at Paris’ No 5 exhibition, I ask myself which perfumes…
Is there anyone out there who thinks there should be more perfume releases? Clearly, the answer to that question is a resounding Yes, because the number of new creations emerging…
It was only after I’d actually stepped inside Harrods the other day that my brain suddenly decided to remind me of the words ‘January’ and ‘sale’. I considered walking straight…
This is just a short entry to wish you all a great weekend and remind you that you’ve got until Sunday night (UK time) to enter the draw for a…
I suspect this blog is going to mention bathrooms quite a lot over the course of the next few weeks. Or, to be more precise, one bathroom. The one and…
This is when I really start to enjoy the Christmas break. The madness of the last two days has faded away, and I can just sit around the house, being…
Preparations for Christmas are the most important item on the agenda at the moment, so I’m afraid I haven’t got any time to spare for writing, but I will just…
You won’t hear much from me for a few days, because the snow has cleared – thank goodness! – and I’m off to persuade the SAs at Guerlain, Montale and…
Thanks to all of you who entered last week’s draw. I can now reveal that the destination for my pre-yuletide getaway with Madame Persolaise is Quite a predictable…
One thing I never take for granted is my wife’s patience. During our brief pop into France, we had to go into every single – and boy, do I mean…