Guerlain Patchouli Ardent Review – Thierry Wasser; 2020
Persolaise Guerlain Patchouli Ardent review by award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise (Thierry Wasser, 2020)
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Guerlain Nahema Review – Jean-Paul Guerlain; 1979 – #Smellfie
Review of Guerlain Nahema by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise for National Fragrance Day 2020 #Smellfie campaign (Jean-Paul Guerlain, 1979)
Maison Francis Kurkdjian L’Eau A La Rose Review – Francis Kurkdjian; 2019
Maison Francis Kurkdjian L'Eau A La Rose review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francis Kurkdjian, 2019)
Diptyque Eau Capitale Review – Olivier Pescheux; 2020
Diptyque Eau Capitale perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Olivier Pescheux, 2020)
Armani Prive Gardenia Antigua (Dora Baghriche) & Rose Milano (Daphne Bugey & Marie Salamagne) Review – 2020
Armani Prive Gardenia Antigua (Dora Baghriche) & Rose Milano (Daphne Bugey, Marie Salamagne) review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2020)
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)
Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41
Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019)
Miller Harris Blousy Review in Love At First Scent Episode 40
Miller Harris Blousy review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Bertrand Duchaufour)
Review: Tauer – Une Rose Vermeille – From The Archive
Tauer Une Rose Vermeille perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (from the archive, 2019, 2010, scent)
Persolaise Review: Promise ‘الوعد’ from Editions De Parfum Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2017)
I’ve long considered Frederic Malle to run as close to a perfect perfume brand as we can get. Staggering compositions. Intelligent marketing. Genuine respect for customers. There’s very little that…
Best Rose Perfumes – Persolaise On Feelunique + Next Episode Of Love At First Scent On Facebook Live
image: Feelunique A rose is a rose is a rose… but when it’s a perfume, it can also be so much more, a delicious phenomenon I explore in my latest…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents: You Or Someone Like You from Etat Libre D’Orange (Caroline Sabas; 2017)
The people at Etat Libre D’Orange have just released another one of their collaboration scents – this time created together with Chandler Burr – and here’s my Sixty Second Scents…
Persolaise Review: Rose Royale from Nicolaï (Patricia De Nicolaï; 2017)
Perfumery is often an exercise in minor variations. Pick a familiar tune. Give it a subtle twist. Change the tempo. And voila: you’ve ended up with something that manages to…
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: Baptême Du Feu from Serge Lutens (Christopher Sheldrake; 2016)
The soundbites If Baptême Du Feu were a piece of music it would be Metamorphosis One by Philip Glass. If it were an image, it would be a bright sari…
Persolaise Review: Opus X from Amouage (Pierre Negrin & Annick Menardo; 2016)
If the number of comments a perfume receives is a direct measure of the distinctiveness of its personality, then Amouage‘s Opus X (composed by Pierre Negrin and none other than…
Death Of A Princess – Guerlain Discontinue Nahéma Parfum
In my stockpile of half-written articles and abandoned projects – otherwise known as my blog’s ‘drafts’ folder – one idea has been nagging at me for years, refusing to be…
Persolaise Review: Marni Spice from Marni (Daniela Andrier; 2015)
Hats off to the people at Marni for the way in which they’re handling their perfume portfolio. They hired an excellent creator, Daniela Andrier, to put together their first scent.…
Persolaise Review: Oud Satin Mood from Maison Francis Kurkdjian (Francis Kurkdjian; 2015)
I confess I find it extremely interesting to watch what Francis Kurkdjian does with his brand. He has made it clear that he does not wish the scents released under…
Persolaise Review: Misia from Chanel (Olivier Polge; 2015)
I confess my heart sank a little when I discovered that Misia, Olivier Polge‘s debut for Chanel (he’s gradually taking over from his father Jacques as the brand’s in-house perfumer)…