Guerlain Tobacco Honey review – Delphine Jelk; 2023
Persolaise Goodness me, the folks at Guerlain have been keeping busy. Not only have they given us new Shalimar, La Petite Robe Noire, L’Homme Ideal and Habit Rouge flankers this year,…
Creed Carmina, Akro Rise, Grandiflora Saskia and other reviews – 2023
It’s not often that the C-word is uttered on my YouTube channel, but in the interests of public service, I decided I had to share my thoughts on the new…
Hermes H24, Akro Smoke and Eris Mxxx – Skin Time April 2022
Skin Time April 2022 - Persolaise reviews Hermes H24, Akro Smoke, Eris Mxxx
Top 10 Best Perfumes Of 2021 – Hovering In Limbo
Top 10 best perfumes of 2021 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise
Olivier Cresp Live Interview
Interview with master perfumer Olivier Cresp by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)
Why I Wear Perfume – Top 10 Reasons
Why I Wear Perfume - Top 10 reasons from award-winning critic Persolaise (2021)
Persolaise Interview On @fragrenturesofmark
Award-winning perfume critic Persolaise interviewed by @fragrenturesofmark October 2021
Amouage Interlude 53 Review – Pierre Negrin; 2020
Amouage Interlude 53 extrait review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Pierre Negrin, 2020)
Top 10 Best Incense Perfumes 2020 – Scents For Meditation
Best incense perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2020
Persolaise Review: Myths Woman (Nathalie Lorson) & Myths Man (Karine Vinchon, Dorothée Piot & Daniel Visentin) from Amouage (2016)
The soundbites Myths Man If it were a colour, it would be: metallic grey If it were a piece of music, it would be: Holst’s Mars If it were a…
Persolaise Review: Aquilaria from Nancy Meiland (Nancy Meiland; 2014)
An oud by any other name… would smell more oud-y?? When I saw that one of the scents released by the new, UK brand Nancy Meiland – founded by the…
Persolaise Review: Smoke For The Soul from Kilian (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2014)
I’ve always thought there was something hollow at the heart of the Kilian brand. It goes without saying that it certainly isn’t the only perfume house which tries to seduce…
Persolaise Review: The Odd Fellow’s Bouquet from Atkinsons (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2013)
Fabrice Pellegrin is particularly skilled at finding a balance between accessibility and distinctiveness. In The Odd Fellow’s Bouquet (one of two works he’s created for the revived house of Atkinson’s,…
The Logic Behind Breath Of God
Here’s a fascinating little follow-up to yesterday’s Gorilla Perfumes reviews. I was contacted by a representative of Lush who’d read my post and wanted to explain that the name Breath…
Doughnuts
My head’s full of smoke and leather. It’s a shame the same can’t be said for the empty vials on my window sill. I keep telling myself that one day,…
New Event At Harrods Perfume Diaries + Autumn Calls
A quick post to share a piece of info some of you may find interesting. One final event has been added to the Harrods Perfume Diaries calendar: on Thursday 30th…
Smoky Mozart
Today the Persolaise household will be busy packing for the imminent trip to India, but last night I managed to find some time for one final, formulation session. I closed…
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…
Hard Pressed
I don’t quite know how, but in between the extra demands of the day job, the insurmountable ironing and the million-and-one other things that need doing every single weekend, I…