Mona Di Orio (1969-2011)
Persolaise Photo: Les Senteurs I’m sure most of you have heard the sad news that Mona Di Orio unexpectedly passed away on Friday. Several blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds have…
Will M7 Live To Be Hairy Again + Thanks For The Social Stuff
Just a brief post from me today to say thanks to everybody who responded to my recent call for views on the subject of social media. In addition to the…
So Tell Me… Do You REALLY Like Tweeting…?
I need to seek your help again. I’m just putting the finishing touches to a presentation I’ll soon be delivering at a Fragrance Foundation UK event on the subject of…
Persolaise Goes Mobile + BBC Four Perfume Documentary Broadcast Date
I’ve already mentioned this on Twitter and Basenotes, but just in case some of you aren’t yet aware: episode 1 of Ian Denyer’s perfume documentary will be broadcast on BBC…
Review: Santal 33 from Le Labo (2011)
When I first sprayed Le Labo’s latest, I immediately went on Twitter and posted the word, “Wow,” thereby breaking my personal rule about jumping to conclusions. This was India in…
MDCI Winner + IFRA Interview + Meeting Monsieur Le Male
I’m just taking a few moments out of what’s proving to be an enjoyably eventful week to send a couple of updates and reminders your way. First of all, meeting…
Interview For BBC TV Documentary + Opus IV Sample Winner
Shall we start Sunday by picking a winner? Yes, I think we shall. In fact, I think we shall go one better. As the response to last week’s Amouage sample…
Angry With Blogger Again + Miniature Bottle Competition Winner
Well, well, well. Who’d have thought that seven little bottles would’ve attracted so many emails to my Inbox? I had a feeling last week’s competition would grab the interest of…