Persolaise Review: Azurée D’Or from Estée Lauder (2017)
Persolaise 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…
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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…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Eau Des Merveilles Bleue from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2017)
Another Sixty Second Scents video review for you: Christine Nagel‘s Eau Des Merveilles Bleue for Hermès… complete with painful French pronunciation. To view the video on the YouTube site, please…
Persolaise Review: Pour Homme Parfum from Bottega Veneta (Daniela Andrier & Antoine Maisondieu; 2017)
I can’t help but envy Italian men their sense of style. Yes, I know I’m making a generalisation as broad as the shoulders of Michelangelo’s David, but spend a few…
Persolaise Review: Superstitious from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle & Alber Elbaz (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
Frederic Malle Superstitious review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Dominique Ropion, 2017)
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Dior Homme Sport from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2017)
Here’s my latest Sixty Second Scents review: the 2017 version of Dior Homme Sport, composed by François Demachy. To view the video on the YouTube site, please click here. Persolaise
Persolaise Review: Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Homme (Alberto Morillas; 2017)
Woah! Don’t ever let me say that mainstream masculine scents can’t be surprising any more. After years of fobbing us off with various editions of the amoeboid dross that is…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Blackpepper from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Maisondieu; 2016) + Persolaise Turns Seven!
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of this blog (doesn’t seem possible!) here’s my next Sixty Second Scents video review. This one is of a perfume which I first…
Persolaise Review: Bois Marocain from Tom Ford (2009/2016)
The soundbites If Bois Marocain were a colour, it would be a rich, iridescent mustard, somewhere between yellow and brown. If it were an item of food, it would be…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Bracken Woman from Amouage (Dorothée Piot & Karine Vinchon Spehner; 2017)
Time for another YouTube review: this one’s for Amouage‘s Bracken Woman, composed by Karine Vinchon Spehner and Dorothée Piot, under the Creative Directorship of Christopher Chong. To view the video…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: Ombré Leather 16 from Tom Ford (2016)
Something a little bit different for you today: a 60-second, YouTube review. I hope you enjoy it. If you’d like to watch it on the YouTube site, please click here.…
Persolaise Review: Kimonanthe from Diptyque (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2016)
The soundbites If Kimonanthe were an item of food, it would be marmalade shot through with slivers of charcoal. If it were a painting, it would be Untitled (Violet, Black,…
Persolaise Review: Cologne Du 68 from Guerlain (Sophie Labbé; 2006)
The soundbites If Cologne Du 68 were a song, it would be Generator (1st Floor) by Freelance Whales. If it were an item of clothing, it would be your favourite…
Persolaise Review: Sideshow from Gri Gri (Anaïs Biguine; 2016)
The soundbites If Sideshow were a sculpture, it would be David Cerny’s floating hand. If it were an item of clothing, it would be a little girl’s pink party dress,…
Persolaise Review: Apsu from Ulrich Lang (2016)
The soundbites If Apsu were a colour, it would be jungle green. If it were a texture, it would be the flesh of a honeydew melon. If it were a…
Persolaise Review: Dark Rebel Rider from John Varvatos (Rodrigo Flores-Roux; 2016)
The soundbites If Dark Rebel Rider were a wardrobe accessory, it would be a dark grey scarf. If it were a time of day, it would be that moment on…
Persolaise Review: Galop D’Hermès from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2016)
THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘INDEPENDENT – SOUNDBITE’ CATEGORY OF THE 2016/17 UK JASMINE AWARDS The soundbites If Galop D’Hermès were a painting, it would be Two Dancers In…
Persolaise Review: Scent Of A Dream from Charlotte Tilbury (Francois Robert; 2016)
The soundbites If Scent Of A Dream were a song, it would be Le Freak by Chic. If it were a colour, it would be pale yellow. If it were…