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Perfume reviews from award-winning critic, Persolaise, featuring Dior, Chanel, YSL, Amouage, Miller Harris, Puredistance, Estee Lauder, scent, fragrance

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Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)

Persolaise 7th June 2019 16 Comments

Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming

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Persolaise Review: Marcelle from Marie Jeanne (2018)

Persolaise 31st May 2019 No Comments

Perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews Marcelle and Marcel, the colognes from Marie Jeanne (perfume, fragrance, scent, 2018)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episodes 31 & 32 Now On YouTube – featuring Cuir Intense from Guerlain, Musc Shamal from Armani Privé & Naughty Fruity from Mugler, amongst others

Persolaise 24th May 2019 4 Comments

Guerlain, Armani Prive, Mugler and Tom Ford perfumes reviewed by critic, Persolaise

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Persolaise Review: Sunday Brunch, Santal Sky, Nitro Noir and 10 a.m. Flirt from Kierin (Mathieu Nardin; 2018)

Persolaise 17th May 2019 4 Comments

Perfume reviews of Kierin NYC Sunday Brunch, Santal Sky, Nitro Noir, 10 am Flirt, by critic Persolaise (fragrance, scent, 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)

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Easter Wishes 2019 And The Remainder Of Love At First Scent Episode 30 On YouTube – featuring Amouage, Bulgari & Serge Lutens

Persolaise 18th April 2019 No Comments

Live perfume reviews featuring Serge Lutens, Amouage, Bulgari, Diptyque and Parle Moi De Parfum (2019, scent)

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 30, Scenes 1 & 2 On YouTube – featuring Perfumer H and Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D’Orange

Persolaise 12th April 2019 No Comments

Live reviews of Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D'Orange & Suede and Dust from Perfumer H

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Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)

Persolaise 5th April 2019 No Comments

One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…

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Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 28 On YouTube – featuring Holy Peony, Lucky, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire & Eau Noire from Maison Christian Dior

Persolaise 22nd March 2019 No Comments

Live perfume reviews of Dior's Holy Peony, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire, Lucky and Eau Noire (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 2]

Persolaise 8th March 2019 2 Comments

Perfume reviews of Chanel oils, Creed, Hermetica, Givenchy and others (scent, 2018)

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Persolaise Review: Mont De Narcisse (Anne Flipo; 2018) and Bana Banana (Celine Ellena; 2019) from L’Artisan Parfumeur

Persolaise 1st March 2019 2 Comments

Perfume review of Mont De Narcisse and Bana Banana from L'Artisan Parfumeur (scent, 2019)

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Persolaise Review: Rêve D’Or from L T Piver (circa 1889)

Persolaise 25th January 2019 No Comments

Perfume review: L T Piver Reve D'Or by award-winning critic, Persolaise (1889, 2019, scent, classic)

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Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)

Persolaise 18th January 2019 8 Comments

Ostens Impression Cedarwood Heart review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (2018, Alexis Dadier, scent, fragrance, LMR)

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Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)

Persolaise 11th January 2019 2 Comments

Tom Ford Beau De Jour perfume review by award-winning critic, Persolaise (2019, Private Blend, scent, fougere)

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Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)

Persolaise 19th December 2018 No Comments

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,…

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.

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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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Tom Ford – Metallique – First Impressions

Persolaise Review: Atkinsons – Tulipe Noire (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2019)

Persolaise Review: Mugler – Alien Man Fusion (Jean-Christophe Herault; 2019)

Persolaise Review: Lavender Extrême from Tom Ford (2019)

Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2019

Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)

Persolaise Review: Marcelle from Marie Jeanne (2018)

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episodes 31 & 32 Now On YouTube – featuring Cuir Intense from Guerlain, Musc Shamal from Armani Privé & Naughty Fruity from Mugler, amongst others

Persolaise Review: Sunday Brunch, Santal Sky, Nitro Noir and 10 a.m. Flirt from Kierin (Mathieu Nardin; 2018)

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

Easter Wishes 2019 And The Remainder Of Love At First Scent Episode 30 On YouTube – featuring Amouage, Bulgari & Serge Lutens

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 30, Scenes 1 & 2 On YouTube – featuring Perfumer H and Experimentum Crucis from Etat Libre D’Orange

Persolaise Review: Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2019) and 1957 from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2019)

Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 28 On YouTube – featuring Holy Peony, Lucky, Purple Oud, Thé Cachemire & Eau Noire from Maison Christian Dior

Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2018 [part 2]

Persolaise Review: Mont De Narcisse (Anne Flipo; 2018) and Bana Banana (Celine Ellena; 2019) from L’Artisan Parfumeur

Persolaise Review: Rêve D’Or from L T Piver (circa 1889)

Persolaise Review: Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (Alexis Dadier; 2018)

Persolaise Review: Beau De Jour from Tom Ford (2018)

Persolaise Review: Niral from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2018)

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