Buly Patate Douce Des Caraibes Et Carotte D’Afghanistan review – 2023
Persolaise I’m fairly certain it was J G Ballard who once said he couldn’t face sweet potatoes as he’d been forced to endure an endless diet of them in a prisoner…
Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Eau De Parfum Ambree Review – Aurelien Guichard; 2020
Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Eau De Parfum Ambree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Aurelien Guichard, 2020)
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau De Parfum Supreme Review – Louise Turner; 2020
Carolina Herrera Good Girl eau de parfum supreme review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Louise Turner, 2020)
Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum Review – Quentin Bisch & Nathalie Gracia-Cetto; 2020
Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Quentin Bisch, Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, 2020)
Death By Candy: Eva Wiseman On The Power Of Scent
A few weeks ago, the consistently readable Eva Wiseman addressed the topic of scent in her Observer Magazine column. Here’s an extract: I often think about M&M’s World. It’s a…
Sample Give-Away + Review: La Belle Hélène from MDCI (2011)
If there’s one thing Bertrand Duchaufour can do with envy-inducing finesse, it’s using smell to paint incredibly precise, near-holographic visual images. La Belle Hélène, the latest release from MDCI, showcases…
Review: Jeux De Peau from Serge Lutens (2011)
First thing’s first: contrary to Monsieur Lutens’ claims – which are probably meant to be taken with a pinch of baking powder anyway – this perfume doesn’t smell of bread.…
Review: Traversée Du Bosphore from L’Artisan Parfumeur (2010)
L'Artisan Parfumeur Traversee Du Bosphore perfume review by award-winning critic Persolaise (Bertrand Duchaufour, 2010)
Review: Opus IV from Amouage (2010)
The house of Amouage – one of a tiny number of international brands with bona fide Middle Eastern credentials – has often produced dazzling perfumes by taking classical, old-world structures…
Review: Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphéa by Guerlain (2010)
The Aqua Allegoria range often gets a bad press, but I reckon Guerlain ought to keep going with their fragrance haiku, because every now and then it allows us to…