Persolaise Turns 8 + Love At First Scent & #Smellfie
Persolaise Exactly eight years ago today, I published my very first post here on Persolaise.com, so I wanted to mark the occasion by saying a larger-than-Karl-Lagerfeld’s-ego thank you to each and…
Persolaise Turns 6
If there’s anything the passage of the last 12 months has taught me, it’s that… well… nothing moves as relentlessly as time. However, today, I’d like to take just a…
Persolaise Is 5 Years Old!
Help yourselves Well, well, well, talk about taking me by surprise: 5 years have passed since I published my very first post here on Persolaise.com. It’s a cliche, but I…
Vote For The Best Perfumes Of 2014
As we sink deeper into the melee affectionately described as ‘awards season’, some of you might like to make your own voices heard about your favourite perfume releases of last…
FiFi UK 2013 Readers’ Choice Award For Women
Any list labelled ‘Readers’ Choice’ is always worth a peruse, in the same way that the cinema box office Top 10 is usually instructive on some level. Readers of Elle…
Persolaise.com Up For Escentual’s Blog Of The Year
Some of you may be aware that last year, Escentual.com – one of the UK’s best online perfume retailers – ran a ‘Blog Of The Week’ feature for which I…
So Tell Me… Do You REALLY Like Tweeting…?
I need to seek your help again. I’m just putting the finishing touches to a presentation I’ll soon be delivering at a Fragrance Foundation UK event on the subject of…
So… What Would You Like To Ask IFRA?
Ok, I’ve been teasing you about this for weeks, but the time has come to let the cat out of the bag and enlist your help. The person I’m soon…
1st Anniversary Competition Winners
I know everyone always says this, but I can assure you that this time, it’s absolutely true. Choosing my favourite entry in the 1st anniversary competition was no easy task.…
Tech-Minded Winners
Who feels like winning a sample of perfume? Thanks again to everyone who entered last week’s SoOud draw. I have sought the guidance of Random.org and I can now reveal…
Tauer Cologne Du Maghreb Winner + Another Giveaway!
Before I announce the winners of the draw, I just want to thank all of you who entered. I did, of course, read and enjoy every single one of your…
Smoke Interrupted
Squeezing in a few, manically rushed moments of formulating never seems to produce worthwhile results. Despite the inexorable encroachment of the day job, I’ve tried to spend a few moments…
Tauer Winner + Friday Give-Away Teaser…
Well, well, well. Who would’ve thought that a relatively simple question about the highs and lows of 2011 would’ve generated so many touching responses? (If you’re not sure what I’m…