The Point At Which They Meet: Nicolas Chabot On Æther
Persolaise You talk with buyers in London, they say, ‘Okay, if you want to get into our stores, you need to use oud, you need to concentrate at 30%, you need…
Ace Of Bases – Persolaise Article In The Latest Scented Letter
I’m really pleased to announce that the latest edition of The Scented Letter – The Perfume Society’s multi-award winning magazine – features an article by yours truly on the subject…
Live Twitter Coverage From Fragrance Foundation UK 2016 Awards
On the evening of Thursday 12th May, the UK branch of the Fragrance Foundation will hold its annual awards ceremony and I hope to bring you live tweets from the…
A Clear View Of The Future – Bringing Perfume Back To Life In Grasse
Normally, the appearance of a stain on my jacket is a cause for mild panic. It leads to a frantic search for paper napkins. A hunt for water. Gravity-defying contortions…
“When I Fell In Love With The Company” – An Exclusive Interview With Estée Lauder’s Karyn Khoury [part 1]
Karyn Khoury interview exclusive, by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2015
Twenty Blotters For… Karyn Khoury
Exclusive interview with Karyn Khoury, creative director at Estee Lauder
Fragrance Foundation UK Awards On Thursday
Those of you who enjoy keeping track of what the industry selects as the finest examples of perfumery may be interested to learn that the UK’s Fragrance Foundation Awards (formerly…
Never At Sephora – Bertrand Duchaufour At The Launch Of Penhaligon’s Ostara
Towards the end of 2014, Bertrand Duchaufour popped into London to launch Ostara, his latest creation for Penhaligon’s. Inspired by a perfume he encountered in Jodhpur – where he was…
Perfume? What Perfume? I Just Came For The Party + Opus V Winner
What’s the ideal setting for trying a new perfume? How about this: a darkened room; loud music thumping in the background; twenty or so people engaged in animated conversations; plates…
Interview For BBC TV Documentary + Opus IV Sample Winner
Shall we start Sunday by picking a winner? Yes, I think we shall. In fact, I think we shall go one better. As the response to last week’s Amouage sample…
Stunning Wages
If you’ve got a couple of minutes to spare, you might like to read an article in last Sunday’s Observer (click here) about the wages of some Indian workers who…
Somewhere Between Europe And Asia
This blog will be quiet for a little while, because I’ll soon be rummaging through the wares on offer at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Wifi permitting, I might upload a few…
Squeeze
Over the last couple of days, my Net-roving eye has been caught by some articles about the increasingly tight restrictions imposed on the perfume industry by regulatory bodies. Apparently, jasmine…