Persolaise Review: L’Oudh from Tauer Perfumes (Andy Tauer; 2017)
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Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Oud Wood Intense from Tom Ford (2017)
Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2017, Private Blend)
Persolaise Review: Elements Of Man – Strength from Ermenegildo Zegna (2017)
I haven’t given Strength the muscle it deserves. But I’m determined not to let the year end without mentioning it. One of five scents in Zegna’s high-end Elements Of Man…
Persolaise Review: Roland Mouret – Une Amourette from Etat Libre D’Orange (Daniela Andrier; 2017)
Three aspects of the new Une Amourette – an Etat Libre D’Orange collaboration with fashion designer Roland Mouret – are worthy of attention. The first is that it marks a…
Persolaise Review: Promise ‘الوعد’ from Editions De Parfum Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
I’ve long considered Frederic Malle to run as close to a perfect perfume brand as we can get. Staggering compositions. Intelligent marketing. Genuine respect for customers. There’s very little that…
Persolaise Review: Nuit De Bakélite from Naomi Goodsir (Isabelle Doyen; 2017)
Tuberose is going through something of a mini revival. If the press notes are to be believed, it forms a significant part of Chanel‘s new Gabrielle (consider me unconvinced on…
Persolaise Review: Beach Hut Man from Amouage (Elise Benat; 2017)
I think it’s safe to assume that Christopher Chong has a sense of fun. In order to preserve the seriousness of Amouage’s signature range, the brand’s Creative Director has avoided…
Persolaise Review: Histoire D’Orangers from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Marie Salamagne; 2017)
Perfume names are a constant source of puzzlement to me. More of than not, it’s because so many of them are downright awful (Girl Of Now?!!) but sometimes, the cause…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Alien Musc Mysterieux from Mugler (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
Time for a dose of Sixty Second Scents. Today it’s the turn of yet another Mugler flanker: Alien Musc Mysterieux. If you’d prefer to watch it on the YouTube site,…
Persolaise Review: Mandarino Di Amalfi Acqua from Tom Ford (2017)
I guess it’s fair to assume that Tom Ford found gold at the bottom of his pool of water: last year’s release of an Acqua version of Neroli Portofino must…
Persolaise Review: Concrete from Comme Des Garçons (2017)
Consider me won over. When I first began to explore Comme Des Garçons’ new Concrete – housed in a suitably industrial-looking, scratch-prone version of the familiar pebble bottle – I…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: L’Eau from Tauer Perfumes (Andy Tauer; 2017) + Love At First Scent Is Back On Friday!
My latest Sixty Second Scents review is on a new release from Andy Tauer: a modern cologne called L’Eau. To watch it on the YouTube site, please click here. —…
Persolaise Review: Ylang Ylang from E Coudray (2016) + Initial Thoughts On The Perfume Exhibition At Somerset House
Usually, by the time I get around to writing about a limited edition release, it’s as hard to find as a shred of maturity in a Quentin Tarantino movie. So…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: You Or Someone Like You from Etat Libre D’Orange (Caroline Sabas; 2017)
The people at Etat Libre D’Orange have just released another one of their collaboration scents – this time created together with Chandler Burr – and here’s my Sixty Second Scents…
Persolaise Review: Rose Royale from Nicolaï (Patricia De Nicolaï; 2017)
Perfumery is often an exercise in minor variations. Pick a familiar tune. Give it a subtle twist. Change the tempo. And voila: you’ve ended up with something that manages to…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: CK All from Calvin Klein (Alberto Morillas & Harry Fremont; 2017)
Do we need another flanker to CK One? Turns out that we do. Here’s my Sixty Second Scents review of the brand new CK All, put together by Alberto Morillas…
Persolaise Review: Azurée D’Or from Estée Lauder (2017)
It’s hard not to succumb to a sense of ennui at the interminable parade of flankers presented to us by mainstream brands these days. But when a company leaves a…
Persolaise Love At First Scent Episode 2 Is Now On YouTube
Last Friday’s episode of Love At First Scent is now on YouTube, so you can watch it either by clicking above or going to the YouTube site (please click here).…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Mon Guerlain From Guerlain (Thierry Wasser; 2017) + Facebook Live Reminder
Next up in my series of Sixty Second Scents reviews is one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Thierry Wasser‘s Mon Guerlain for Guerlain. To watch the video…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2017 [part 1]
Here’s a new Twitter mini-review round-up, this time covering the first three months of 2017. Colonia Quercia from Acqua Di Parma (2016)* Brave trying to do a mossy note. Linked…