This week we are discussing Parfums Dusita! We have the entire discovery set to work our way through, so join us as we go on an epic, probably overly long, tear down of the brand. We also spend far too long discussing Strictly and the fall of modern society, why James cosplayed as Hagrid and how to project your Kouros like a true Alpha. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff D...
Oct 30, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week, in a disturbingly personal episode, we’re talking about all things fragrant from the 1990s. Having much of our seminal years based in the decade of androgynous freshies, lads mags, impulse body sprays and rubbing ourselves with the pages of magazines is possibly a good explanation of why we are like we are. No apologies. Dan and Fliss also chat about their group outing to the perfume counters of London and discuss the disturbing effect of Henry Jacques. You can contact us via email at...
Oct 16, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This week Dan, James, Fliss and B*Delicious are back with the fragrance chat that is so hard, it makes one say oh my god. We’re primarily sniffing perfumes from the House of Mammoth this week, an indie brand from the US of A. We’re also joined by a very special pre-school guest, deliberate whether or not Fliss lives in a haunted house and question just how many stuffed toys it takes to hold a world record. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_wei...
Oct 02, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Hello everyone, we are back for season 3 of Les Oderants! In this first episode we catch up with al the things we have been sniffing over the summer break, including a handful of new releases ad a host of old favourites. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transpare...
Sep 18, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This week we are sniffing the works of Chronotope, a perfume house that is absolutely not your run of the mill smelly water. We also discuss bargain Zara, Dans trip to the omegascope (or whatever it was) and we also mention Kumquats once or twice. Say it with me, kumquat. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for re...
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week it’s all about MASTERPIECES, what we think the word means, what we think it doesn’t mean and what we think actually deserves the title. There’s very few and even less that we actually agree on, but I think it’s fair to say that Bergamask is not it. Sorry brendan. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for r...
Jun 27, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This week we are talking about a diverse selection of raw perfume materials kindly sent to us by Harry Sherwood of Artiscent who you can find over on Instagram @harrisonsherwood. We discuss what they smell like to us, why they make us wretch, how they smell like airfix models, cheap air hostess uniforms or send us on nostalgic scent daydreams of our times breaking fingers on the lacrosse pitch in secondary school. Dan also gives us all a live behind the scenes look into his perfume brands forthc...
Jun 05, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week we are talking about snobbery in perfume in all its forms and asking the question of ourselves, are we all snobs too? Turns out most of us are quite happy to accept we partake in a little snobbery, at least from time to time. Ben turns violent, Dan dismisses the plebs outright, Fliss opines on the anti-panty (dropper) and James explains how he feels he is a better horse rider than you whilst filling us all in on interesting things to do with certain members of your family. You can cont...
May 21, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week we are talking about the things that really grind our gears in perfumery. From Aventus batch fiends and casual flexing to the misogyny ploughed by influencers, we’ve got it all. Aside from hours of bile spewed across the airwaves, we have many stories which I’m fairly sure cannot be previewed here without breaking rules somewhere… You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stu...
May 11, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week we are mostly talking about Patchouli, the scent of all good quality silk shawls and dingy skag dens the world over. We have six different patchouli perfume materials, kindly sent to us by Harry Sherwood of Artiscent who you can find over on Instagram @harrisonsherwood, and we dig into each one and waffle about what we like and dislike along with their usage in perfumery. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd B...
Apr 23, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week, courtesy of Brooke from Sainte Cellier, we are taking a look at the US based perfume house founded by Christophe Laudamiel, Zoo Perfumes. It’s an utterly unique collection of scents, creative, divisive and perfectly insane, which means we just about fail to agree on every single one. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that...
Apr 09, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This week we are digging into some of our guilty pleasures when it comes to perfume collecting. Well, James is happy to go a little broader than that, but mostly perfume collecting. First though we have to define what a guilty pleasure actually is and it turns out we don't all perfectly agree on that one. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention pe...
Mar 26, 2023•2 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week is all about collecting. Why? What? How? and lot’s of other questions of tangential relevance. We discuss perfume collecting from as many angles as we can possibly think and unleash upon the world clear evidence of our neurosis. Come along. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all ...
Mar 12, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week we are taking a close look at the Amouage Exceptional Extraits collection. Are Amouage’s hyper-oil remakes of some of their old classics a hype train worth riding into the sunset, or a cynical rehash designed to rinse the diehard fans of their cold, hard cash? This week you can also find out which one of the gang likes to wear thigh high boots whilst shearing sheep and where you need to go to get hold of such material. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instag...
Feb 27, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 28
This week we have a little look at the world around us and take on the question, are we living in a perfume Golden Age? With such an abundance of choice from such a diverse range of creatives, are we spoiled for choice, or is there really just an endless river of dross flowing through our nostrils, drowning us in a mountain of influencers' broken dreams? We also catch up with what we’ve been wearing as usual, including a little bit of ol’ Franky, some geranium numbers and a perfume that smells l...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The Les O's are back for another year and another season! This episode we've got the new season bounce, giving it high energy and taking the time to dig into a few perfumes, Chen Noir by Bedeaux and Des Cendres by Les Abstraites feature in the first half and then we dig in for a sniff-a-long of the Strangelove discovery set, a group of perfumes which are, if nothing else, incredibly interesting. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: ...
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Whilst we're all away on holiday here in the Les Oderants HQ, James is demonstrating how he is a true creature of habit, crawling the walls looking for people to listen to his full fourteen. So to that end, here is the full fourteen for Dec/Jan to tide you over until we all return. Cheers.
Jan 08, 2023•46 min
In this episode we look back on a fantastically fragrant year of podcasting. We reminisce on our favourite rants, answer James’s quiz questions and pick our top fragrance release of the year. It all sounds very organised when you put it like that, but don’t expect too much, it is a Jambaroo, after all. We’ll be back in the new year, but until then, thanks for listening this year and Happy Holidays everyone. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_we...
Dec 21, 2022•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week we are discussing the archetypal perfume from several genres which means that naturally, our choices almost never align with one single perfume, completely going against the episodes topic. But that's why we're mavericks. Much like one of Dan's favourite perfumers who get's probably the one and only ever mention in Les Oderants history. Also, don't tell Fliss what to do, especially not if it involves a Triathlon. Perfumes are definitely not her real dad. You can contact us via email at...
Nov 27, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week we're digging into another house to decide what is their absolute, most important perfume of all time. Only it's Chanel, so there can be only one answer. Or maybe four? Well Dan's officiating, so there is only one, but it's not the right one. Most importantly, what does Mavis down at the Chanel counter think? You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we ...
Nov 13, 2022•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 22
For Halloween we are having a little trick or treat party of our own. We each sent a perfume labelled trick and another labelled treat and to absolutely nobody's surprise, we talk a lot about them. There’s also more talk about Beaufort, much to Dans CHAGRIN, James reads his ode to Jezza and Black Tie and the whole crew talk about their utter hatred for Erba Pura. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents ...
Oct 31, 2022•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week we delve into the pits of self loathing and discuss our top 10 fall favourites. Well, sort of. We discuss Dan's expensive taste in autumn perfume, James's definitive taste in autumn perfume, Fliss's very pleasant taste in Autumn perfume and Ben's awful taste in perfume generally. We also discuss whether or not Le Lion bears a passing resemblance to Hulk Hogan or Shalimar, or both and whether or not one should place their feet upon the hearth in mid-winter. You can contact us via email ...
Oct 17, 2022•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week we discuss Aldehydes. What are they? What are they used for? And why do they smell like being poor? There’s a lot going on in this episode, but key takeaways are the tips on how to smell like a Russian mobster, a 90s rubberised mascot or washed up X-Factor winner. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for ...
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week we discuss which perfumer we would pick to live in our basements and become our personal perfumer for life. Due to popular demand (All four of our listeners), we also welcome Fliss on board for her first episode as a permanent member and she wastes no time laying down the law for her abducted perfumer of choice. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff During the show ...
Sep 19, 2022•2 hr 22 min
This week we are back to top off the Turinquisition, where we have a sniff of some 5 star rated perfumes from Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez's "The Guide" and explain why they are wrong. join us as we have very little agreement on anything, learn all about Dan's otter-like physique, his grandfathers love for the smell of the British countryside and Fliss introoduces us to the descriptor, "Yums". You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: ho...
Sep 04, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week we are joined by Fliss to take a look at the work of Luca Turin and his wife Tania Sanchez. We've collected a bunch of five star fragrances and we discuss whether or not we think they are deserving! Also this week, Dan goes shopping for dodgy bottles of Sauvage in Turkey and we all discover the legend of Butterstumps. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo James: houdini_sotd Ben: talking_scents During the show we may mention perfu...
Aug 21, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week we actually got a listener question, so what did we do? Spun it out into a full episode topic, of course! Tune in to find out what the best perfume to wear with knee high socks and sandals is, or what to wear to an Iron Maiden gig. You know, important things like that. Also, we peek into the wonderful world of a snake oil, slash, pheromone salesman and talk a bit about their disgusting mulch of a business. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fra...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Welcome to the Les Oderants film review podcast! No not really, but this week we're talking about perfumes in popular culture. At least sometime's we're talking about that. We also get our nose on a couple of samples, one of which we all seem to agree on which is possibly a first, James passes out his favourite Mexican food recipe and Dan tries to hold the whole thing together with his head in is hands. You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: Dan: fragrance_weirdo...
Jul 25, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week Dan calls in from a Mongolian phone box to chat with Ben and James about perfumers! Who got mad game and who ain't nuttin' but a name. Is Morillas a genius, a pound shop perfumer or the fragrance Nicholas Cage? Also this week James made Putricine and warns us all not to eat it, whilst Dan spgrrrfshhhhhh... (Seriously though, Dan's audio got garbled sadly. We did what we could to salvage it and promise it won't happen again). You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via ...
Jul 10, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week we're talking about the concepts behind the perfumes. Can a good concept make or break a good perfume, or is it all just a pile of pretentious guff, cooked up by an eccentric during a fever dream? From historical Navy battles to the sterility of the 9-5 workplace, there's seemingly a concept that can appeal to anyone, but is that really a good thing? There's also a remarkable number of perfumes that try to conjure up our filthy bits, what's that all about? Also, why it's important to l...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
