Christian Dior Dioriginals showcase review (2026)
Persolaise – This isn’t the sort of thing that happens very often. In fact, it may well be a first. Francis Kurkdjian, current in-house perfumer at Christian Dior, has gone back…
Jean-Louis Sieuzac
Vintage YSL Opium, Faberge Brut & Shulton Old Spice reviews
The time warps went into overdrive on my YouTube channel the other day when I presented reviews of not one, but three vintage versions of some of the best known…
Chanel Comete, Frederic Malle Acne Studios, Serge Lutens La Fille Tour De Fer reviews – 2024
It was time to roll out the big guns over on YouTube the other day, with new releases from Chanel (Comete), Frederic Malle (Acne Studios) as well as Serge Lutens…
Maison Crivelli, Byredo Mumbai Noise, Vintage Dior Fahrenheit – Skin Time January 2022
Skin Time January 2022 - Persolaise reviews Maison Crivelli, Byredo Mumbai Noise, vintage Dior Fahrenheit, Comme Des Garcons Blackpepper
Brioni Review – Michel Almairac; 2021
Brioni 2021 eau de parfum review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Michel Almairac, 2021)
Best Classic Perfumes 1 – Scented Memory Lane
A selection of the best classic perfumes, chosen by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. YSL Opium, Dior Dune)
Super Scent – The Very Best Of Hermès
Hermès founder, Thierry Hermès Guess what: I found this Super Scent list very difficult to compile. But for an unexpected reason. As I explained to Candy Perfume Boy when I…
“You Have To Give, Give, Give” – Nathalie Lorson On Lalique, Le Labo & L’Oreal
Lalique‘s Encre Noire enjoys what you might call a god-like status in the perfume community. Not long after it emerged in 2006, its uncompromising, legible structure of vetivert and musks…
Persolaise Review: Fahrenheit Le Parfum from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2014)
They say men mellow with age. Whether the statement is true is up for debate – last time I checked, grumpy old codgers weren’t exactly thin on the ground –…