Comme Des Garcons Daphne Review – Antoine Lie; 2009
Persolaise In a recent interview, perfumer Antoine Lie stated that he approaches scent creation in sculptural terms, in the sense that he wants his perfumes to project a distinct shape in…
Top 10 Best Leather Perfumes – Deserts, Cowboys & Angels
Things got personal over on YouTube the other day when I finally broadcast the video I’d been avoiding for years: my Top 10 (+1) best leather perfumes. Here’s a link…
Antoine Lie Live Interview
Antoine Lie interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2021, feat. Secretions Magnifiques, Rien, Green Spell, Pharrell Williams
Etienne De Swardt Etat Libre D’Orange Interview Now On YouTube
Etienne De Swardt, founder of Etat Libre D'Orange, interviewed by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise
Super Scent – The Very Best Of Etat Libre D’Orange
Etienne De Swardt THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘INDEPENDENT – SOUNDBITE’ CATEGORY OF THE 2016/17 UK JASMINE AWARDS It doesn’t seem possible that Etat Libre D’Orange is only 10…
Persolaise Review: Rien Intense Incense from Etat Libre D’Orange (Antoine Lie; 2014)
Could Rien possibly get any bigger? Yes and no. Soon after it bulldozed its way onto the market in 2006, the scent became the very definition of a perfumery juggernaut.…
“Frivolity Will Save The World” – An Exclusive Interview With Etienne De Swardt Of Etat Libre D’Orange
During a recent interview with Etienne De Swardt, founder of Etat Libre D’Orange, I asked him if it’s difficult to expand his brand without diluting its personality. “That’s the permanent…
Persolaise The Personal Shopper
For the last week or so I’ve been playing the role of perfume consultant for a very close relative who’d like me to buy him a bottle of something for…