Persolaise Review: Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Bourdon; 1981)
Persolaise Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the classic Kouros from Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bourdon, 1981, scent, masculine, beauty, male grooming
Persolaise On Men’s Scents In How To Spend It
A few months ago, I was interviewed by Lucia Van Der Post for an article she was writing about fragrances for men. Her piece was published in the FT’s How…
Caron’s Pour Un Homme Celebrates 80th Birthday
One of the most beloved perfumes ever made, Ernest Daltroff’s Pour Un Homme De Caron, turns 80 this year. To celebrate the occasion – and to pay homage to what…
Persolaise Review: Pour Monsieur from Chanel (Henri Robert; 1955)
Is bitterness now seen as old-fashioned in masculine scents? I asked myself the question the other day when I decided to wear Chanel’s Pour Monsieur. Don’t get me wrong, I…
Persolaise Review: L’Heure Vertueuse from Cartier (Mathilde Laurent; 2012)
Over the course of the festive season, I thought I could smell Mathilde Laurent‘s L’Heure Vertueuse everywhere. When I was chopping sprigs of thyme, tarragon and rosemary to go into…
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…
Reviews: Yuzu Man from Caron (2011) & Hiroshima Mon Amour from Nez À Nez (2011)
The spirit of orientalism is alive in the latest masculine from Caron. Yuzu takes its inspiration from the East Asian (predominantly Japanese) fruit of the same name, and as you’d…