One of the main drawbacks of my Love At First Scent videos is hinted at in their name: they’re all about first impression. I often try to point out during…
To all of you celebrating the imminent conclusion of Lent: a very happy Easter. Forget about guilt, enjoy the feasting and permit yourselves to indulge in excess! My warmest wishes,…
If there’s anything the passage of the last 12 months has taught me, it’s that… well… nothing moves as relentlessly as time. However, today, I’d like to take just a…
There’s lots and lots to do whilst life and I try to negotiate the most pain-free way of slipping back into regular routines. For one thing, I seem to have…
Help yourselves Well, well, well, talk about taking me by surprise: 5 years have passed since I published my very first post here on Persolaise.com. It’s a cliche, but I…
If Olivier Cresp is fed up with talking about Angel, he doesn’t show it. Since the fragrance was launched in 1992, he’s probably spent a frightening proportion of his life…
Try as hard as I might, I can no longer deny that the summer is over and that it’s time to get back to work… in more ways than one.…
I can’t believe a year has gone by past since I last wished all of you a Merry Christmas. It’s a cliche, but I honestly don’t know where the time’s…
It’s that time of year again when I bid farewell to Blogger for a while and give my creative batteries a chance to recharge. I hope the rest of the…
I’ve already hinted at the fact that Rodrigo Flores-Roux is a great interview subject: he talks at length, but he doesn’t waffle, and he remains focussed on each question he’s…
It’s time for me to lock the study door, pull down the blinds and calm my nerves with a sniff of my beloved Habit Rouge. The Invasion Of The Day…
Things are super hectic at Maison Persolaise. Yes, this is partly because of the excitement generated by the release of my book (about which I’m not complaining one bit), but…
Normal service is on the verge of being resumed. I hope you’ve all been well during my blogging break and that you’ve enjoyed the reviews that popped up during my…
Prufrock said he measured out his life with coffee spoons and I think I’m beginning to do the same with mine, except I’ve swapped cutlery for capital letters. Not too…
During my recent trip to Dubai, I had the pleasure of meeting Shahzad Haider, the Chairman of Fragrance Foundation Arabia. He took some time out from preparing for the second…
Just in case you were wondering: yes, I’m still alive and I’m still tapping away at the keyboard. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before I can tell you what…
This is almost certainly going to be the final post from me for several weeks. I’m afraid I’ve got to get my head down and pour all my energy into…
Day 12: Plenty mo Yes, all right: the picture above is a fake. The handsome moustache I’m sporting in it is part of a set given to me by one…
It’s always at this point in our epic summer holidays that Madame Persolaise and I wish we could slow down time. There’s still so much to do, so much to…
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To Comment Or Not To Comment: Some Thoughts On Interacting With Perfume Blogs
I keep berating myself for not doing things I genuinely and sincerely want to do, but which I never seem to be able to do. As far as this post…