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Goutal 40th anniversary and Eau D'Hadrien review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Annick Goutal, 1981)

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Guerlain Rose Cherie Review – Delphine Jelk; 2021

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Guerlain Rose Cherie review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Delphine Jelk, 2021)

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Best Perfumes For Autumn 2021

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Best perfumes for autumn 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Chanel, Serge Lutens, Goutal, Maison Crivelli, Le Labo, Les Indemodables, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Costume National, Comme Des Garcons

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Dior Extraits Diorissimo, Poison, Miss Dior, J’Adore Review – 2021

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Dior extraits review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise feat. Miss Dior, Poison, Diorissimo, J'Adore (Francois Demachy)

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Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger Review – Christine Nagel; 2021

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Hermes Twilly D’Hermes Eau Ginger review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christine Nagel; 2021)

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Francesca Bianchi Live Interview

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Francesca Bianchi interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, 2021

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Louis Vuitton Pur Oud Review – Jacques Cavallier; 2021

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Louis Vuitton Pur Oud review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Cavallier, 2021)

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Christopher Yu Ostens Live Interview

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Christopher Yu Ostens interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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David Benedek BDK Parfums Live Interview

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David Benedek BDK Parfums interview by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Best Perfumes For Summer 2021 – The Sultry Summer Of Love

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Best perfumes for summer 2021, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Tom Ford, Penhaligon's and others)

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Creed Viking Cologne Review – 2021

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Creed Viking Cologne review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2021)

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Aman Haru, Sei & Umbr Review – Jacques Chabert

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Aman Haru, Umbr & Sei reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Jacques Chabert, 2021)

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole Review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2021

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia & Nettare Di Sole review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk, 2021)

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Best Perfumes Of The 2010s With Max Forti

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Best perfumes of the 2010s selected by Max Forti and award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Frederic Malle, Dior, Tom Ford, YSL

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Top 10 Best Iris Perfumes

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Top 10 best iris perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021, feat. Chanel, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Jacques Fath, Armani Prive, Guerlain, Neela Vermeire, Les Indemodables, Dior, Aedes De Venustas,…

I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

I have written for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper*, Business Traveller, Grazia, Feelunique, Glass, The Scented Letter, Basenotes.net and Now Smell This, amongst others. I have been a regular columnist for Esprit Magazine and ParfumPlus.

My knowledge and expertise have been recommended by the Financial Times, the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Die Zeit and several other publications.

My perfume guide, Le Snob: Perfume, is published by Hardie Grant. For more information and to order a copy, please click here.

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Persolaise.com features reviews of perfumes, interviews with fragrance industry figures and general articles related to the world of scent. The site is not affiliated in any way to any brands*, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry.

All reviews are entirely independent. The content of posts is never ‘sponsored’ by any external agencies.

Some reviews are based on samples provided by brands; others are based on samples obtained by the author. This has no bearing on the content of the reviews.

* I am occasionally commissioned by brands to carry out specific projects, such as consultancy or copywriting. In such situations, I do not review the relevant brands’ perfumes for an extended period of time, nor do I mention the brands in any posts/articles where perfumes from several brands are presented as part of a selection/collection.

Regrettably, my current site provider doesn’t offer an automatically-updated blogroll facility, so the best I can do is this set of links to the other blogs I try to read. I believe many of the below have some kind of subscription function that works either through email or social media, so perhaps you could use that to receive updates about new posts. If anyone knows of some way to include a ‘live’ blogroll widget on WordPress, please get in touch.

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