Christmas 2022 Perfume Gift Guide
Persolaise Christmas 2022 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise
Christmas 2021 Perfume Gift Guide
Christmas 2021 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise
Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 2 Everything Else
Part 2 of Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Dior, Frederic Malle, Kilian, Guerlain and others
Christmas 2020 Perfume Gift Guide – Part 1 The Extraits
Christmas 2020 perfume gift guide by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. extraits from Chanel, Guerlain, Hermes, Tauer, Tom Ford, Cartier
Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute Review – Francois Demachy; 2009 – The Fork In The Scented Road
Dior Fahrenheit Absolute review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2009) with thoughts on the last decade in the fragrance world
The Complete Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Here we go, ladies and gents. Time to put aside our views about the evils of consumerism and indulge in unadulterated, materialistic pleasure. Below you’ll find all my gift recommendations…
More Updates On The London Perfume Shopping Guide
image: Jovoy Just in case some of you aren’t aware – or you need a reminder – I ought to mention that one of this site’s most popular posts is…
Persolaise On Feelunique
image: Feelunique If you have a moment to spare, please head over to Feelunique to read the first two articles I’ve written for them as one of their new male…
New Perfume Space At Selfridges & London Perfume Shopping Guide Updates
image: Selfridges As it’s been almost a year since I posted my all-new London Perfume Shopping Guide, I thought I ought to give it a bit of a plug. I’ve…
Gift Recommendations For Father’s Day 2016
It’s that time of year again when dads get their own share of the shopping spotlight. So if you’re looking for gift ideas, please take a moment to scroll through…
Could This Be The Best Perfume Gift EVER?
Here’s an idea. If someone says they’d like you to buy them a bottle of perfume for Christmas, then don’t. At least not straight away. Do something different. Tell them…
The 2015 Persolaise Christmas Gift Guide
This year, I’m turning to social media for my annual thoughts on how best to indulge in the consumerist orgy that is Christmas. I’m posting individual recommendations on Twitter, marked…
Scent & Sensibility To Close Down – Buy Your Favourite Tauer Perfumes Now
Some of you may be aware that the Swiss franc went through what might wryly be called an ‘unexpected situation’ last week (click here for the BBC’s description of the…
Bring On The Bling – The Salon De Parfums At Harrods
I’m reliably informed that mere hours before its official opening, a few sections of Harrods‘ Salon De Parfums didn’t even have a floor yet. Well, someone must have worked their…
The Revolution Of Niche – An Interview With Michael Edwards
Soon after I interviewed Guerlain’s Sylvaine Delacourte at the launch of the DFS Masters Of Fragrances exhibition in Abu Dhabi, I managed to snatch a few minutes of conversation with…
We Want To Dare More – An Interview With Guerlain’s Sylvaine Delacourte At The Masters Of Fragrances Exhibition
I wonder if Sylvaine Delacourte is thinking what I’m thinking. I’ve never met Guerlain‘s long-standing Creative Director before, so I daren’t make any assumptions about what might be happening behind…
If You’re In London Shopping For Perfume…
A quickie. As it’s been almost two years since I published the original version of my Jasmine Award-winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, I thought I’d mention it again today. New…
Winter’s Over
Lift your head high and take a deep breath, everybody: the first day of spring has arrived. Winter 2010/11 is officially history! It’s also Iranian New Year, and according to…
Fougère Royale Winner + A Pre-Christmas Escapade
Thanks to all of you who entered last week’s draw. I can now reveal that the destination for my pre-yuletide getaway with Madame Persolaise is Quite a predictable…
Breath Of God Sample Giveaway Reminder + The Delights Of Christmas Shopping
Madame Persolaise and I went Christmas shopping on Saturday. Big mistake. I can’t say that our present-hunting was entirely fruitless – when we finally returned home, I grudgingly conceded that…