Persolaise Love At First Scent 24 - live perfume reviews - feat. Amouage, Vero Profumo, Ostens

Episode 24 of Love At First Scent
This was a Facebook Live broadcast streamed on Friday 21st December 2018. Unscripted. Unedited*. Unrehearsed.
The perfumes covered in this episode were:
Opus XI from Amouage (at the start of the video)
Impression Cedarwood Heart from Ostens (at the 18:00 minute mark)
Cuir Celeste from Ex Nihilo (at the 42:50 minute mark)
and the classic scent was
Onda from Vero Profumo, in order to mark the sad passing of Vero Kern (at the 33:30 minute mark)
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Here's the blotter update:
the Amouage remains wonderful, ablaze with flames that are somehow both powerful and tender
the Ostens has perhaps lost some of its more intriguing qualities, but it displays enough of an interplay between the greens and the woods to keep it compelling
the Ex Nihilo isn't quite as faint as I'd feared it might be; an admirably delicate - yet present - piece of work from Quentin Bisch
and Onda is all-dominant, all-powerful, all-majestic; a one-of-a-kind masterpiece; it's so sad to think we'll never have anything from Vero again.
[* Unfortunately, the gremlins struck again and the video that was originally streamed has been lost. I've had to upload a slightly edited version, which is better than having nothing, I suppose.]
[Samples provided by the brands.]
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Persolaise is not affiliated in any way to any brands, wholesalers, retailers or organisations involved with the fragrance industry. All reviews are entirely independent. Content 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.
Copyright © 2018 Dariush Alavi and Parfums Persolaise. All rights reserved.

[@-HRH]

An hour with you, Persolaise, ephemerates as precipitously as an eau de cologne 😭

[@Persolaise]

HRH Well, nobody’s ever put it quite like that before. Thank you... I think 😂

[@-HRH]

@@Persolaise Nooo! I didn't mean that time spent watching you was insubstantial, but that it goes by too fast; that I'd love it if your videos were 24 hours long instead of a mere hour 😂

[@Persolaise]

HRH 😂Don’t worry, I got you. But 24 hours *might* just be pushing it...

[@_-Anna-_]

I’ve been doing a deep dive on Ostens and this video from the archives helped usher in a bottle of Cedarwood Heart into my collection. It’s divine. Thank you for your videos!

[@Persolaise]

I'm so pleased to read this -- thank you.

[@jenic_7455]

It’s Christmas on December 22nd!!! 🎄 🎁 Thank you for posting during the hectic holiday season. 🙏 Wishing you & yours a wonderful holiday & a Happy New Year! ❤️

[@Persolaise]

Ha! That's very sweet, thank you :-) And thanks so much for watching. All my best wishes to you too.

Oh my. I am so Happy I Found You. Great Video.

[@Persolaise]

Gym Rat 5 Thank you. And thanks for taking the time to write.

[@gerardotorres4377]

Great video I have 2 bottles of opus xi 100ml & 50ml really good juice 👍😎

[@Persolaise]

Wow, you’re obviously a fan! Thank you so much for watching 😊

[@mdo5121]

love your style!!!!

[@Persolaise]

michael oles Thanks very much for watching 😊

[@alexanderalexander8701]

"Like" for correct pronunciation and a brave review for Opus 11

[@Persolaise]

Thanks very much for watching 😊

[@Flaconesse]

Oh no, Ostens, another very interesting brand. I should stop watching all the previous episodes now! 😄 I either can't stand the mention of performance, when it comes to perfumes. Have read your take on this a few days ago, when I was searching for reviews on Aqua Allegoria Bergamote Calabria and 2 years ago, I was so annoyed by everyone talking about performance, that I wrote a blog on this. These words usually appear in bulk: performance, compliments, batchcodes, and a few words, that I don't want to mention 😑

[@Persolaise]

Yes - I’m glad we agree about the whole ‘performance’ issue! And Ostens is extremely interesting 😊

[@JohnDoe-xr5bl]

Please can you review opus x amouage thanks

[@Persolaise]

Hi John and thanks for watching. I’ve reviewed Opus X over on my blog. Please see this link: persolaise.com/2016/03/persolaise-review-opus-x-from-amouage.html

[@JohnDoe-xr5bl]

@@Persolaise thank you very much sir

[@Persolaise]

John Doe 😊

[@m.s.biteth1164]

Brilliant review of Amouage Opus XI. Your fake news information regarding this aroma as the impetus for the creation of this fragrance sold me. Just bought it - the only one available on ebay. Will report back.

[@Persolaise]

M. S. BitEth Oh, thanks for letting me know. Now I’m really hoping you’ll like it! Do get back to me 😊