Persolaise Mini-Reviews: August to September 2018 [part 1]
Persolaise For more mini-reviews, please click here. Aura eau de toilette from Mugler (2018)* Plays it even safer than the edp, toning down the vine-y greenness to make more room for…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: January to March 2018 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Agar Ebene from Hermès (Christine Nagel; 2018)* One of five new entries in the Hermessence collection composed by Christine Nagel. This one takes a…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Enjoy! Un Air De Bretagne from L’Artisan Parfumeur (Juliette Karagueuzoglou; 2017)* I remain a huge…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: October to December 2017 [part 1]
It’s mini time again: another round-up of my reviews from Twitter and Instagram. To read the others in the series, please click here. La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto from…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: July to September 2017 [part 2]
Here comes part 2 of the latest digest of my mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Bamboo Rose from Aerin (2017)* One of a trio of rose ‘colognes’ (which…
Persolaise Mini-Reviews: July to September 2017 [part 1]
Here comes another round-up of my mini-reviews, which for the first time features thoughts I’ve posted on Instagram. That’s why some of these are less mini than others, in case…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2017 [part 2]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Orange Leaf from Perfumer H (Lyn Harris; 2017)* Cologne-like presentation of a vivid citrus leaf on a smouldering bark of wood. Displays typical Harris…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2017 [part 1]
For more mini-reviews, please click here. Pelargonium from Aedes De Venustas (Nathalie Feisthauer; 2017)* A geranium carved out of pine, sprinkled with lemon and infused with white incense. Elegant and…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2017 [part 2]
Part 2 of my January to March 2017 Twitter mini-review round-up. For part 1, please click here. Myrrh & Tonka from Jo Malone (Mathilde Bijaoui; 2016)* Latter comes across as…
Live Coverage Of 2017 Fragrance Foundation UK Awards – But Will It Be Twitter Or Facebook?
By the time this post pops up I’ll be on the way to London for tonight’s Fragrance Foundation UK Awards ceremony. I hope to bring you live coverage of the…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2017 [part 1]
Here’s a new Twitter mini-review round-up, this time covering the first three months of 2017. Colonia Quercia from Acqua Di Parma (2016)* Brave trying to do a mossy note. Linked…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of my latest round-up of Twitter mini-reviews. For part 1, please click here. Eau Des Delices from Jardins Retrouvé (Yuri Gursatz; 2016)* Classic cologne, with bright mandarine,…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: October to December 2016 [part 1]
Here’s a round-up of some of my Twitter mini-reviews from October-December 2016. Part 2 will be posted soon. Carrot Blossom & Fennel from Jo Malone (Anne Flipo; 2016)* More like…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 2]
Here’s part 2 of the latest mini-review round-up. For part 1, please click here. Missoni edt from Missoni (Quentin Bisch; 2016)* Last year’s rainbow-hued, calorie bomb of an edp made…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: July to September 2016 [part 1]
Round-up time again. Here are some Twitter mini-reviews, covering the period July to September 2016: Classique Essence De Parfum from Jean-Paul Gaultier (Daphne Bugey; 2016)* The familiar mimosa/jasmine/orange blossom accord…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2016 [part 2]
Here’s the second part of my latest round-up of mini-reviews: Eau Parfumée Au Thé Noir from Bulgari (Jacques Cavallier; 2015)** Excellent attempt to create oud cologne. The agar-rose-leather heart is…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: April to June 2016 [part 1]
Here we go, ladies and gents: another round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter, spanning the months April to June. La Petite Robe Noire eau de parfum intense from Guerlain (Thierry…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter: January to March 2016 [part 2]
The second and final part of my January-to-March mini-review round-up. Fahrenheit Cologne from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2016)* Addition of sweet citrus is touch incongruous, but the more translucent violet-leaf…
Live Twitter Coverage From Fragrance Foundation UK 2016 Awards
On the evening of Thursday 12th May, the UK branch of the Fragrance Foundation will hold its annual awards ceremony and I hope to bring you live tweets from the…
Perfume Mini-Reviews From Twitter – January to March 2016 [part 1]
It’s that time again: a round-up of my mini-reviews from Twitter. Come back soon for part 2. Cedro Di Taormina from Acqua Di Parma (2016)* Typically elegant AdP cologne, this…