Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu Review – 2020
Persolaise Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (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)
Dior J’Adore Infinissime Review – Francois Demachy; 2020
Dior J'adore Infinissime review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Francois Demachy, 2020)
Eris Ma Bete, Belle De Jour, Mx and Night Flower Review – Antoine Lie
Reviews of Eris Nght Flower, Ma Bete, Mx and Belle De Jour by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Antoine Lie, 2016 & 2017)
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori Review – Alberto Morillas; 2019
Gucci Bloom Ambrosia Di Fiori review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Alberto Morillas, 2019)
Gallivant Los Angeles Review – Karine Chevallier; 2019
Gallivant Los Angeles review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Karine Chevallier, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Atkinsons – Tulipe Noire (Fabrice Pellegrin; 2019)
Atkinsons Tulipe Noire perfume review, by award-winning critic Persolaise (Fabrice Pellegrin, 2019, scent)
Persolaise Review: Nuit De Bakélite from Naomi Goodsir (Isabelle Doyen; 2017)
Tuberose is going through something of a mini revival. If the press notes are to be believed, it forms a significant part of Chanel‘s new Gabrielle (consider me unconvinced on…
Persolaise Review: Sotto La Luna Tuberose from Tauer Perfumes (Andy Tauer; 2015)
Wearing Andy Tauer‘s Tuberose – the latest addition to his Sotto La Luna range – made me wonder whether his success has, in part, stemmed from his ability to straddle…
Connecting With Ancestors
We’ve been seeking comfort lately. At Maison Persolaise, that means candles. I’ve often wondered why such a simple object should be as soothing as it is. How does a single…
Persolaise Review: J’Adore Touche De Parfum from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2015)
The J’Adore family welcomes a glamorous new cousin, dubbed Touche De Parfum. With her oil-based constitution, she may well have been brought into the fold to woo the Middle Eastern…
Persolaise Review: Pichola from Neela Vermeire Creations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2015)
Only the sunlight moves. As it rises above the bamboos and the white rooftops, it casts everything it touches into immobility. Even the waters of the lake appear to quieten,…
Persolaise Review: Ylang 49 (Frank Voelkl) and Lys 41 (Daphné Bugey) from Le Labo (2013)
THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘DIGITAL’ CATEGORY OF THE 2013 JASMINE AWARDS Wearing Ylang 49 has reminded me of a claim several perfumers have made about fragrance critics: apparently…
Persolaise Review: Sikkim Girls from Gorilla Perfume (Simon & Mark Constantine; 2012)
The Constantines’ love of using heady naturals comes to the fore in this highlight from last year’s mixed bag of scents under the collective name Volume 2. A compelling tale…
Persolaise Review: Carita from Carita + Truth Or Dare from Madonna (2012)
Image: Jean-Paul Gaultier Alberto Morillas is the Steven Soderbergh of perfumery: he makes fragrances which appeal to a broad spectrum of consumers, but he never seems to pander to the…
Review: Honour Man & Honour Woman from Amouage (2011) + Perfume Names
Amouage perfumes don’t exactly keep themselves to themselves. Bold and emphatic, they tend to conquer every lily-livered weakling in their path, showing no mercy and taking no prisoners. But Honour…
Review: Memoir Man & Memoir Woman by Amouage (2010)
My experience of living in the Middle East taught me that Gulf Arab men tend to have no qualms about wearing scents that would be considered far too heady and…
Blissful Attack
It really is impossible to over-emphasise the prominence and importance of smells in Mumbai. My last post was just a brief, tip-of-the-iceberg sample of the stream of chemicals that constantly…