Thank you, Dariush, for spending time with Soleil Invisible! Essentially Soleil Invisible is your rising sun emergent from the darkness, the idea of your solar plexus burning so brightly as to "char" all that's around you. It comes up, beams brightly, and settles into a state of solemnity and repose. It's the idea of finding your internal sun and turning it on and letting it warm you from the inside out while also reaping vast inspiration. This perfume definitely blooms better on skin, and we've also found that different notes push more or less intently on different folks; on myself the smoke and tangerine is most prominent, what I intended, but on some it gives more cardamon and spices, on others the rose peeks out more, on my wife the citrus and vanilla is most prominent...so please try it on your person and let me know if you don't pick up the other notes this way. It's definitely a chameleon! Thanks again, Dariush!! Kindest, Joseph Quartana Founder🌞

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

That’s a great description, Joseph, thank you. I look forward to getting to know the scent better.

Mr. P., have you ever considered a collaboration where you narrate fragrance-related books? You have a great voice for it!

@Scents4em

Ай бұрын

That’s a great idea! I second your motion. I could listen to his voice all day (sometimes I do). In fact, I’m listening to this recording to relax before bed.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

That's very kind. If someone's looking for a reader, I'm up for the job!

New Quartana seems very strange. I've listened to a couple of first impressions but I feel like I still cannot really imagine how it might smell. Gotta get a sample once these become available. I love Ierofante too, and several more of their offerings. Really good brand!

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's quite tough to describe.

I have a sample of the new quartana; I definitely get the dark woods strongly first and then heat, but for me it evokes strong scent memories of when my neighbor's house burned down 😟 Not an emotion I want to re-create... Glad I have just the sample.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Oh gosh... there's an unexpected association! Thanks for watching.

No for Celine they have 100ml and 200 ml. I bought the travel spray of Zou Zou and I want the 100ml now so pretty and sweet and vanilla 🍨 and delicate and feminine beautiful! reminds me of a version of black tie. They don’t have iris in them they all have Oris 😅🥰

@Persolaise

13 күн бұрын

Thanks very much for writing.

There are 5 Harrods Beauty stores around the UK so visiting London isn’t necessarily essential to try Harrods exclusives - i tried the Oud & Zagara in the Harrods store in Gateshead when i was visiting friends last week.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Excellent point, thank you.

There are 5 Harrods Beauty stores around the UK so a trip to london isn’t necessarily essential in order to try Harrods exclusives

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Very true. Thanks for this.

Enjoyed a lot your video!

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Thanks very much indeed.

I quite like Montri from Dusita. Erawan and Cavatina are also interesting

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Thanks very much indeed for watching.

Zagara from l’Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is fabulous!!!

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

I'll have to seek it out.

Hi, thanks for the review. Concerning Zouzou by Celine, I see similarities with Angélique Noire by Guerlain. The openings are quite different, however in the dry down, they are very close. Zouzou seems linear and there is not much difference between the opening and the dry down. On the other hand, Angélique noire is not linear but evolves toward the same dry down as for ZouZou. I will resume by saying Zouzou shares a lot of similarities with Angélique's noire dry down.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Thanks very much indeed for taking the time to write this.

Yes,It’s zágara , the accent goes on the first syllable

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Acqua Di Parma seems to inspire very interesting perfumes for other brands. I feel like Sakura by Acqua di Parma seems to be the foundation for the neww Comète by Chanel with an extra dosage of orris a la Chanel. I'm quite intrigued by the oud and orange. They sure know their citruses and perform very well on skin. Please Mr. P. do an update on the Oud and Zagara on skin.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I’ve worn it twice now and enjoyed it: a curious mix of the animalic and the floral. I can’t remember the last time we had such an intriguing oud.

@R.N.19

Ай бұрын

@@Persolaise Thank you for the olfactory update!

I found Soleil Invisible to be a conundrum in spite of all of the high-quality LMR naturals listed-many are not legible to my nose. It's quite peculiar. There is an intrusive element or elements (the Ambertonic and the Opaline, perhaps?) that, while intriguing, is also almost imposing. I do agree that it doesn't inspire sunlight but rather an intense beam of light in a dark space, but the light verges on blinding. I do want to sit with it again because its definitely fascinating in its "gravity," for lack of a better word. Always great to hear your thoughts!

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's certainly an oddity. Personally, I find the use of ambery woods in the base a bit heavy-handed.

@JJColb

Ай бұрын

@@Persolaise I don’t disagree at all. I often feel a bit let down when I know there are all these fine naturals that seem to have been stifled by the woody ambers.

@parfums_quartana

Ай бұрын

@@JJColb try it on the skin! and on different people, JJ! it's really different on everyone, a unique 'solar flare' for everyone depending on who is wearing it but essentially when it is blooming as we intended, it's a smoky and green citrus with a vanilla and musky base that imagines a rising sun within oneself...my working title for this one was "bright white light" and Christina Christie imagined just that beaming down on her face from an imaginary place high above 😸💛 Joseph

Lovely list. Really interested in the Dusita offering, I don't own any of their perfumes. That poem was really beautiful and the description of the fragrance sells an aspirational image, akin to knocking at your potential's door.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Yes, I found the poem quite moving. Thanks for watching.

Hallo Dariush : ) which Celine fragrences ? I now that you like cologone FRANÇAISE.

@Persolaise

13 күн бұрын

You’ll find all my Celine reviews here: persolaise.com/perfume-reviews#reviewC

I have a friend of mine who loved using cool water. it smelled good on him with excellent silage. He passed away when he was 19, just about started his undergraduate. this reminds me of him. I bought one lately but it smells very different now. if the Dustina has the vibe of the old version of cool water, I would be very interested.

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Oh, I'm so sorry to read this. How awful. Just in case you're interested, you can still find bottles of original Cool Water online.

Hello dariush : ) is celine unisex or feminine ? Thank you

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

My view is that all perfumes are unisex.

I love the story with the bingo cards. It’s adorable!

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Genius idea on their part.

How does zouzuo it compare to dans Paris or la peau nue?

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry, I'd need to remind myself of those two.

Isn’t this the place for fragrance reviews in Calvin’s? Damn, I’m off…😂

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Ha! No comment…

Citrus meerkat- put that on a flash card! 😂🤍

@Persolaise

Ай бұрын

Ha!