Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere Review – Jacques Polge; 2007
Persolaise Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2007, Jacques Polge)
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Tauer L’Air Des Alpes Suisses Review in Love At First Scent Episode 44
Tauer L'Air Des Alpes Suisses review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Andy Tauer)
Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree Review in Love At First Scent Episode 43
Hermes Twilly Eau Poivree review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2019, Christine Nagel)
Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 Review in Love At First Scent Episode 42
Le Labo Tabac 28 & Bigarade 18 review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (City Exclusive, 2019)
Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir Review on Love At First Scent Episode 41
Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jean-Claude Ellena, 2019)
Persolaise Review: Lavender Extrême from Tom Ford (2019)
Award-winning perfume critic, Persolaise, reviews the new Lavender Extreme from Tom Ford, 2019, scent, fragrance, beauty, Private Blend
Persolaise Review: Sunday Brunch, Santal Sky, Nitro Noir and 10 a.m. Flirt from Kierin (Mathieu Nardin; 2018)
Perfume reviews of Kierin NYC Sunday Brunch, Santal Sky, Nitro Noir, 10 am Flirt, by critic Persolaise (fragrance, scent, 2019)
What Does Unisex Mean Anyway? – Persolaise & The Perfume Pros On YouTube
For the third and final video I made with the Perfume Pros, I was asked to consider the question of why some perfumes might lend themselves more to the ‘unisex’…
Persolaise Sixty Second Scents – Outrageous from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Sophia Grojsman; 2007/2017
Here’s another Sixty Second Scents video review for you: Sophia Grojsman‘s Outrageous for Frederic Malle, which has just come out of its exclusivity to Barneys and joined the brand’s regular…
Persolaise Review: Colonia Leather from Acqua Di Parma (François Demachy; 2014) & Ginepro Di Sardegna (2014)
One of the pleasures of smelling new perfumes is that they sometimes jolt you into spotting undiscovered facets of older favourites. When I first encountered François Demachy‘s suave Colonia Leather…
Persolaise Review: George from Jardins D’Ecrivains (perfumer unknown; 2012)
The marketing of perfume tends to be an intensely gender-specific business, so it’s always interesting to think about which materials and accords signify ‘feminine’ or ‘masculine’ at any given moment…
A New Face For L’Artisan Parfumeur
Image: L’Artisan Parfumeur Those of you who pay attention to such matters may have noticed that the publicity campaign for L’Artisan Parfumeur‘s upcoming Caligna (see above) marks a shift in…
Review: Betrothal from Grossmith (1895/2011) + The Return Of Disqus
The perfume blogosphere appears to be divided on the subject of long-dead fragrances being reissued. Some people believe that ancient ghosts ought to remain buried. Others enjoy what they consider…
Review: Archives 69 from État Libre D’Orange (2011)
You can’t accuse ÉLdO of cowardice. The instant accessibility of last year’s commendable Like This may have raised fears that one of perfumery’s cockiest houses was starting to play it…
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…
Playground Perfume
I think I ought to start charging for perfume shopping consultancy services. The other day, another close relative – a young woman who recently left home to go to Uni…
Review: Portrait Of A Lady from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (2010)
Perfume review: Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (Dominique Ropion), by award-winning critic Persolaise (2010, rose, scent, fragrance)
Sample Giveaway + Review: Phul-Nana by Grossmith (1891/2009)
Grossmith Phul-Nana, Hasu-No-Hana, Shem-El-Nessim review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2010)
Review: Opus III from The Library Collection by Amouage (2010)
If there’s one characteristic that Amouage‘s first three Library Collection scents have in common, it is a gauzy sheerness. Opus I conjures an image of florals preserved in a delicate…
Review: Carillon Pour Un Ange by Tauer Perfumes (2010)
A few weeks ago, Madame Persolaise and I were on an escalator, descending into London’s Tube network. She was wearing vintage Diorissimo; I’d dabbed my wrists with a few drops…