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I am a two-time Jasmine Award winning writer and amateur perfumer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.

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

To read my award winning London Perfume Shopping Guide, please click here.

I am a regular contributor to Basenotes.net and I write a monthly column for Esprit Magazine.

My fragrance reviews have been recommended by the Financial Times and Die Zeit in articles highlighting the finest perfume and beauty blogs.

Please feel free to write to me at persolaise at gmail dot com

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