Hermes Oud Alezan, Diptyque Do Son and other reviews – 2024
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
It was a mix of old and new (in more senses that one) over on Love At First Scent the other day, when I reviewed the latest addition to the…
For this year’s Valentine’s Day list on Love At First Scent I decided to take a synesthetic approach and present a rundown of the Top 10 perfumes that evoke the…
Few things can dispel the winter gloom as effectively as perfume — especially if you choose a scent that’s distinctive, dramatic and full of striking contrasts. A Baroque perfume, you…
Everyone needs a Gandalf in their life. Or an Athena, or an Atticus Finch. Sadly, such figures aren’t always easy to find, so perhaps that’s why I’ve recently been drawn…
Halloween didn’t feature at all in my childhood, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a bit of perfumed fun with it now. And lots of you have written to…
A secluded monastery, somewhere in the Himalayas — where the only sound comes from the snow as it melts in the morning sun, and the air itself is composed of…
I don’t like to think about the fact that today is the longest day of the year, because it means that from now on, the days are going to start…
Things got a little bit whiffy in my virtual studio the other day… but in the most compelling way. Taking my cue from a suggestion made by one of you,…
My memory of this may not be accurate, but I’m fairly certain that in a biography of the Pet Shop Boys, which I read a couple of decades ago, there…
Serge Lutens Ecrin De Fumee review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 2023)
Skin Time November 2022 – Persolaise reviews: Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Intense (Delphine Jelk); Tauer Golestan (Andy Tauer); Dusita La Rhapsodie Noire (Pissara Umavijani); Clive Christian Timeless and Contemporary;…
Top 10 scary perfumes for Halloween 2022 selected by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise, feat. Dior, Byredo, Serge Lutens, Etat Libre D'Orange, Mugler, Akro, Eris, Nasomatto, Cartier, Piguet, Diptyque
Top 10 best perfumes for autumn 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise (feat. Chanel, Guerlain, Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Les Indemodables, Nicolai, Lubin, Reminiscence, Eris, Etat Libre D’Orange)
Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Christopher Sheldrake, 1998)
Best perfumes for spring 2022, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Guerlain, Chanel, Hermes, Estée Lauder, Ulrich Lang, Etat Libre D’Orange, Serge Lutens, Aemium, Les Indemodables, Lush
Feminite Du Bois thirtieth anniversary review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Pierre Bourdon, Christopher Sheldrake, 1992, 2022)
Top 10 best spice perfumes 2021 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Hermes, Etat Libre D'Orange, Frederic Malle, Neela Vermeire, Comme Des Garcons, Aesop, Estee Lauder
Top 10 best perfumes for winter 2021 selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, feat. Serge Lutens, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Hermes, Tom Ford, Akro, Robert Piguet, Eris, Ostens, Histoires De Parfums, Comme…
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan perfume confit review by award-winning critic Persolaise (2021)
Why I Wear Perfume - Top 10 reasons from award-winning critic Persolaise (2021)