Persolaise Review: L’Eau Froide from Serge Lutens + Lavender Palm from Tom Ford (2012)
Persolaise When L’Eau Serge Lutens appeared in 2010, most fans were up in arms. They felt betrayed, they said, by a fragrance which seemed to fly in the face of the…
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Persolaise Review: Beloved from Amouage (2012)
Image: Claudia Penrroz Scented storytelling is thriving at the house of Amouage, thanks to the unfailing efforts of Creative Director Christopher Chong. The brand’s latest release – put together by…
Persolaise Review: Romantina from Juliette Has A Gun + Bijou Romantique from Etat Libre D’Orange + For Her Eau Délicate from Narciso Rodriguez (2012)
I approve of the philosophy behind Juliette Has A Gun: the brand tries to project niche coolness whilst making itself attractive to younger, more mainstream buyers… the very people, in…
Persolaise Review: Oud from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (2012) + Give-away Reminder
THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘DIGITAL’ CATEGORY OF THE 2012 JASMINE AWARDS When I announced the news that Francis Kurkdjian’s next perfume would be an oud, the responses I…
Persolaise Review: Diorling from Christian Dior (2011)
The re-release of Diorling provides 2012’s first opportunity to raise the thorny subject of reformulation. To his credit, François Demachy – the man behind this re-working of Paul Vacher’s original…
Persolaise Review: Spicebomb from Viktor & Rolf (2012)
Please click here to be taken to Glass Magazine, where you’ll find my review of the latest masculine from Viktor & Rolf.
Persolaise Review: Idylle extrait (2011) + Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau and Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée from Guerlain
I’ve always had time for Idylle. Its original, 2009 eau de parfum incarnation angered many critics – who proclaimed that Thierry Wasser had driven yet another nail into the Guerlain…
Persolaise Review: Myrrhiad from Huitième Art (2011) + Cuir Fétiche from Maître Parfumeur Et Gantier
I find this hard to credit from the vantage point of a chilly winter in Britain, but when I was a child growing up in the Middle East, temperatures of…
Persolaise Review: Patchouli Impérial from Christian Dior and Sharif from Profumo Italia (2011)
Andy Tauer recently wrote on his blog about a distillation of patchouli oil which is particularly rich in patchoulol. The substance is,
Paris-London from Guerlain & Apuldre from Molton Brown (2011)
Geographical locations are obvious sources of inspiration for fragrances because, unlike films, novels, photographs and sculptures, they come ready-made with their
Bottega Veneta from Bottega Veneta, Esprit d’Oscar from Oscar De La Renta & 1697 from Frapin (2011)
The first perfume for Bottega Veneta has been made by Michel Almairac. The 2003 version of Gucci Pour Homme was also made by Michel Almairac. As far as I’m concerned,…
The Taste Of Fragrance: A*Men, Alien, Angel & Womanity from Thierry Mugler (2011)
Even though I hardly ever wear any of the brand’s fragrances myself – with the exception of the discontinued
Santal Blush & Jasmin Rouge from Tom Ford Private Blend (2011) + Jersey Winner
Tom Ford Santal Blush and Jasmin Rouge review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Yann Vasnier, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, 2011)
Review: Jersey from Chanel (2011) + Sample Give-Away
A curious release, this one. Subjectivity aside, it’s a musky lavender in which Jacques Polge has chosen to emphasise the lemony, herbaceous aspects of Provence’s ubiquitous sachet-filler whilst placing it…
Review: Trayee from Neela Vermeire Créations (2011)
It’s a cliché, but like many clichés, it happens to be true: India is a land in which you’re constantly confronted by smells. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that it’s often…
Review: Mon Parfum Chéri from Annick Goutal, Lumière Noire Pour Femme Elixir and Aqua Universalis Forte Elixir from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (2011)
The moment I tried Goutal’s latest, I knew I
Review: The Disappointments (2011)
Here’s something that doesn’t happen very often: I don’t have a perfume I’d like to review this week. To be more precise, I’ve got plenty which I could review, but…
Review: Jardin Du Poete from Eau d’Italie and Bang Bang from Marc Jacobs (2011)
The pixies and elves of Marketing Land would have us believe that Bang Bang is for “men who
Review: No. 19 Poudré from Chanel (2011) and Miriam from Tableau De Parfums (2011) + Miriam Winners
There’s a lot of anti-Chanel feeling around at the moment. Before the venerable house had given everyone an opportunity to recover from the various Chance flankers, they released Bleu which…