Happy New Year! In this first episode of 2023 we’re talking about our live event, when listeners travelled from all over the country to London, on a freezing cold evening, to gather at the altar of scent and sniff along with us in a church crypt! It was utterly joyous, full of laughter and love, and so many said they left with new friendships made. So, for those that were there and want to live it all again, or those of you who couldn’t get tickets and are desperate to know what happened… let’s ...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Emmanuelle Moeglin revolutionised our experience of scent by throwing open the doors of her London perfumery lab and welcoming people inside. From the initial workshops, where you can play and learn about perfumery through to creating @experimentalperfumeclub fragrances we can wear alone or mix, ourselves, at home; and an amazing boutique in Covent Garden - we are huge fans of this inclusive indie house. Fresh from a press event celebrating the three newest launches, we were so happy to talk in-...
Dec 22, 2022•42 min
In this bumper episode we’re bringing you our curation of the very best affordable fragrance gifts out there - they smell incredible, are created by top perfumers, but won’t break the bank! Then we’re joined by Haydn Williams (aka @yousmellgreatwhat and now host of male grooming podcast @maninthemirrorpod). He gives us some great pocket-friendly Men’s Scent Solutions & ideas for experiences you could gift. Finally, we’re thrilled to bring you a whole Hanukkah celebration of candles with @vio...
Dec 15, 2022•57 min
Sponsored Episode in partnership with @clivechristianperfume With an emphasis on high-quality ingredients and time-honoured techniques, @clivechristianperfume epitomise the true luxury of fine perfumery. Having saved Crown Perfumery - a Victorian house that dated back to 1872 and once supplied scents to royalty - Clive Christian now blend their unique heritage with a future-forward and totally contemporary vision. Celebrating their 150th anniversary, we are thrilled to be joined by ambassador Vi...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min
@dsanddurga is a New York-based indie house that began in 2007, their immersive fragrances incorporating inspirations from music, nature, myth, culture and travel. Founded by the married partnership of David Seth Molton (who was a musician before becoming a self-trained perfumer) and Kavi Ahuja (who was an architect), both @fragrantmaven and @outspokenbeautynicola have long loved wearing their fragrances, and we’re delighted to have both David and Kavi on the show this week! In this wide-ranging...
Dec 01, 2022•51 min
In this episode we're chatting about a fragrance that we're both loving, Nicola talks about a new Neom scent that she can't get enough of and Suzy talks us through some fascinating, multi-faceted fragrances that she's loving. We also give some prescriptions and the Facebook community gets involved too. (If you haven't joined yet just search for On The Scent Podcast and ask to join....it's a fab community. Here's what we mention: Suzy’s been wearing: @kayali @monakattan Vanilla Royale Sugared Pat...
Nov 23, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 11
We’re sharing some incredible (and often hilarious!) scent stories and fragrant feedback from you this week, including tales of the woman who took a perfume to lunch, a listener slowly regaining her sense of smell after losing it 25 years ago, and erotic adventures during a perfume-buying holiday…! We mention: @mcgee.onfood.onsmells Nose Dive by Harold McGee (book) @tallow_restaurant @quadywinery Elysium Black Muscat wine (Suzy got her bottle @majesticwine) @maisonnoirfragrance Alter Ego (Suzy’s...
Nov 17, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this episode Suzy makes everyone sick with jealousy about her luxurious overnight stay in a beautiful Cotswolds hotel (filled with fragrant products!) while Nicola goes on a spree in Liberty (with cake!) and has an unusual encounter with a magician. We’ll also be catching up about even more new fragrance launches, what we’re loving, and answering listener questions with our perfume prescriptions! We mention… @thyme.england Thyme Hotel @beauty.by.laperla Just Give Me Roses @ostens_official Cas...
Nov 09, 2022•52 min
In this episode Nicola chats about her recent fragrant adventure in Selfridges, plus Suzy and Nicola delve into some of the magnificent scents that they have encountered at recent launches and events. Nicola has also been buying samples from Les Senteurs in her ongoing quest for a new perfume and Suzy has encountered what is perhaps the sexiest and dirtiest orange blossom scent of all time. Here's what we mention: @angelaflanders Leather Rosa @sunnamusk Soft Paradise, Golden Dust, Night Illusion...
Nov 03, 2022•54 min
We’ve been on a whistle-stop tour of exciting press days: exploring the scent spaces of Commodity and visiting the actual church of Sephora (and discovering some of the brands they’ll be stocking). Plus Nicola falls madly for not one but TWO fragrances and makes her own perfume, Suzy has an emotional moment when a fragrances picks her, and has her mind blown at the IFRA Fragrance Forum. All this, plus news of our December 8th event AND Nicola being visited by a furry friend. Phew! In this episod...
Oct 26, 2022•56 min
Equal parts “hedonism and humanism”, Veronique Gabai is a remarkably passionate businesswoman who grew up suffused with sunshine and orange blossom in the idyllic Côte d'Azur. In this episode we discover when her love of fragrance truly began, her time at @guerlain (and launching some of the most famous fragrances in the world). We also learn how she then worked her way up to the prestigious roll of President of Estée Lauder, why she left to start her own fragrance house, and what she believes t...
Oct 20, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
With Halloween approaching, we’re exploring the more mysterious fragrances that could excite your senses this month. Think: haunted forests, smoky trails, spectral presences, and perfumes that evoke telling haunted tales by candlelight… And, as well as giving out another Perfume Prescription, we have some VERY exciting news to share with you! Get your tickets for our December 8 th LIVE Event in London, here: https://tinyurl.com/On-the-Scent-Live-Event Bewitching Scents… Nicola’s Edit: @ormondeja...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this week’s episode we’re putting our heads together to answer your further fragrant queries – you keep the questions coming and we LOVE finding your perfect ‘perfume prescriptions’! We’re also chatting about a very glam event we attended, Suzy swirling about in a vintage velvet cape and asking for your help in Nicola’s desperate scent crisis… Suzy’s been wearing: @jolovesofficial Pomelo Fragrance Paintbrush @honore.payan Patchouli Original Nicola wants to buy: @guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba ...
Oct 05, 2022•43 min
This is the time of year we want to snuggle up and have our homes (and ourselves) smell cosy, welcoming, calm and stunning. We’re seriously digging out our scented candles, and this week we’re chatting about some of our favourites for the season. Plus, we’re answering yet more of your incredible questions – including one listener who wonders if she’s alone in wanting to ‘smell’ colours… Home fragrances we’re loving: Nicola: @penhaligons_london Maduro Leaf candle @glovedhandcare Cedarwood reed di...
Sep 28, 2022•53 min
We had SO many messages and questions from you during our season break that we couldn’t hope to answer them all in one go. This time, along with our perfume prescriptions, we’ll also be talking about the change in season (and the fragrances we’re looking forward to wearing now autumn’s here). What we’ve been / are looking forward to wearing: Nicola: @experimentalperfumeclub Neroli Cobalt @theperfumersstory Sequoia Wood @guerlain Eau de Cashmere Suzy: @maisonmargielafragrances By the Fireplace @f...
Sep 21, 2022•54 min
After a longer than expected season break, due to technical gremlins, we’re BACK for Season Two, baby! Expect an amount of grumbling that’s (hopefully!) offset by fragrant reunions, holiday tales, the heart-warming scent stories you’ve so generously shared, and some particularly intriguing perfume prescriptions… Catchup / What We’ve Been Wearing. Nicola: @experimentalperfumeclub Neroli Cobalt @sanajardin Venus of Verbena @jomalonelondon Pear & Freesia @nestfragrances Charcoal Woods Candle @j...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr
We’re delving into more of the incredible scent memories you’ve shared with us, answering your fragrant questions with our Perfume Prescriptions, and sharing what we’ve been wearing (including a sneaky sniff at NEW Penhaligon’s and Serges Lutens fragrances, which come out in September!) Here are all the scents we mention… What we’ve been wearing: Nicola: @glossier YOU @sanajardin Berber Blond @lilanurparfums Jasmine Attar @cochine_official Agarwood & Amber Diffuser Suzy: @penhaligons_london ...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min
We’ve had an emotional outpouring of olfactory stories and questions about fragrance from you, our lovely listeners, so in this episode we’ll be sharing some of your scent memories and hoping to solve those perfume problems. (More next time in part 2 as we couldn’t get through them all in one episode, sorry!) Suzy & Nicola have both been wearing: Marlou Paris (sent samples by Brook at @sainte.cellier U.K. stockist) Carnicure / Ambilux / Poudrextase Poppy’s been wearing: @we_are_happy_paul Ha...
Aug 04, 2022•53 min
Where can we begin to list the accomplishments and describe the extraordinary life of our guest this week? Jo Fairley is one of the UK's leading female entrepreneurs, became the UK’s youngest-ever magazine editor (at the age of 23!) has been slapped by Bette Davis and partied with rock stars, co-founded Green & Black’s Chocolate in 1991, launched @beautybibleofficial with Sarah Stacey in 1996, owned a bakery, still owns a wellness centre, has written about fragrance and beauty for just about...
Jul 28, 2022•52 min
Recorded on the hottest day of the year (and despite technical hitches) in this episode we get excited over some of the newness we’ve seen (and sniffed). @fragrantmaven discusses new launches and scented showcases, including an interview with @constantsoniaperfumer (perfumer and founder of the incredible @ella_k_parfums_paris house) recorded at the @harveynichols event earlier this week, hosted by @persolaise (and including his explanation of Headspace Technology, which we got an incredible oppo...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min
What happens if you lose your sense of smell - through Covid or any other reason? Why does it happen, what can you do to improve it, and where can you get help? As @outspokenbeautynicola knows, it can be scary, completely debilitating and even trigger depression and anxiety. But don’t panic - you are NOT alone, and help IS out there. We’ll explain all (with links to organisations and resources in our notes, below) in this episode… Fragrances that make us feel better: Nicola: @clarinsuk Eau Dynam...
Jul 13, 2022•47 min
We regularly get sent the most incredible & emotionally revealing messages from you, our lovely listeners, and sharing them in our first ‘scented stories’ episode (number 56) provoked a huge outpouring of support and admiration. Well, grab the tissues again because we’ve got more for you, plus of course our perfume prescriptions for your fragrance dilemmas! Here are the fragrances we mention… Nicola’s perfumed pairing: @sergeslutens Fleur d’Oranger + @matierepremiereparfums Neroli Oranger @k...
Jul 07, 2022•57 min
In this episode we're exploring the world of hair fragrances. Suzy starts by delving into the history of perfuming one's hair and chats about the fashion for powdering wigs with beautiful scents and a beautiful smelling woman who was heralded as a witch and very sadly burnt at the stake. (You can smell like her today!) We then go on to chat about our favourite scented products and perfumes for hair. Here's what we mention: Suzy’s Favourites: @officialbyredo Byredo Blanche Hair Perfume @penhaligo...
Jun 30, 2022•47 min
Settle in, because in this episode we’re sharing just some of the incredibly personal and utterly wonderful stories from you, our listeners, on how fragrance has truly helped enhance your lives. From some who never realised scent could be so moving, to others who’ve reconnected to their perfume passion, we’ll also be answering questions with our prescriptions. So, grab a cuppa (or a cold glass of Rosé!) and some tissues, because this one is something of an emotional rollercoaster ride… What we’v...
Jun 22, 2022•49 min
This episode is in partnership with @Penhaligons In this quintessentially British adventure we explore Penhaligon's royal connections, scandalous Portraits and Sports Car Club launch. Prepare for scented snippets throughout history, the Bridgerton like characters who make up the dazzling Portrait collection and rev your engine for the most sublime (limited edition) fragrance and its regal launch at Blenheim Palace. As we explore these fragrances with tantalising stories, we'll be accompanied by ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this extra special episode we’re joining Suzy (and @aliceduparcq!) on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the rose harvest in Grasse. Matière Premiere are an incredible fragrance house, who showcase in their scents the raw materials that are the cornerstones of perfumery. Rose has particular meaning for Aurélien Guichard, as we’ll discover, being the only perfumer in the world to own his own rose fields. So join us we journey (literally) from field to flaçon, in search of Radical Rose… PS: We’ll be ...
Jun 09, 2022•51 min
This week we’re looking ahead to men’s fragrance gift ideas for Father’s Day - and beyond. If you’re buying for a dad, a father figure, your partner or a special man in your life, or perhaps a treat for yourself, our special (recent award-winning!) guest, Haydn Williams, has ideas for everyone. Although Haydn’s full time career is in the music business, his second passion is scent. The men’s fragrance and grooming writer for Grazia, and fragrance blogger on Instagram as @yousmellgreatwhatisit, H...
Jun 02, 2022•39 min
In this episode Suzy and Nicola explore the refreshing and uplifting world of citrus scents. These are scents that bring instant joy and energy and feel perfect as we enter the summer months although as you'll find out, some of them have a deeper and more sultry side too. Nicola’s List: @matierepremiere Neroli Oranger @floralstreet_ Grapefruit Candle Suzy’s List: @lancomeofficial O de Lancôme @rochasofficial Eau de Rochas @ruthmastenbroekperfume Dagian @cloonkeen Lá Bealtaine @escentric_molecule...
May 26, 2022•34 min
In this episode we’re having a good old catch up, chatting about the glitz & glam of the recent Jasmine Awards (and what people were wearing on the red carpet), plus we’ll be delving into the world of celebrity fragrances. With new launches from Billie Eilish, Rihanna & Kylie, are celebrity fragrances ‘cool’ again…? Nicola’s been wearing: @fugazzifragrances In Love With the Cocos @matierepremiereparfums Neroli Oranger @e11even_fragrance E11even Suzy’s been wearing: @chanelofficial Le Lio...
May 19, 2022•59 min
In this episode Suzy and Nicola delve into the wondrous world of Sandalwood. After a brief chat about its captivating history and how incredibly precious it is, Suzy leads us on a journey of discovery, exploring a true smorgasbord of Sandalwood fragrances that are all very different but equally amazing. Fragrances mentioned: Sana Jardin Sandalwood Temple DS&Durga Radio Bombay Guerlain Samsara Serges Lutens Santal Majuscule Le Labo Santal 33 Kierin NYC Santal Sky Diptyque Tam Dao Tom Ford San...
May 11, 2022•48 min
