WHAT a way to end #nationalfragranceweek! If you’ve already listened to Part One, you’ll know our special guest this week, Mellissa Leong @fooderati is a HUGE fragrance fan, and that her list was so extensive, we had to split our interview with into *two full-length episodes* to accommodate them all. Quite frankly, we were all having such a great time, it could quite easily have gone into five parts, were it not for the fact that Melissa is an incredibly busy woman (and that it was gone 11pm our...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 18 min
As part of #nationalfragranceweek, we could not have been more thrilled to discover that today’s guest is an avid listener to our podcast - and that she has time to fit us in. Because, to say the least, Melissa Leong @fooderati is a BUSY woman! Currently hosting Dessert Masters in Australia, former host of MasterChef Australia; in November last year Melissa was asked to moderate an ‘In Conversation With @jamieoliver’ evening at a PACKED Sydney Opera House. And when emailing us her notes for this...
Mar 21, 2024•52 min
It being National Sleep Week, in this episode we’re focussing on fragrances that we like to wear to bed. From scents to soothe and help us unwind, to those that make us feel we’re drifting off in a posh hotel surrounded by sumptuous bedlinen – we’ll be discussing ‘your skin but better’ scents, texturally pleasing perfumes that remind us of crisp cotton and luxurious sheets and even silk pyjamas. But are there certain fragrances that *you* only wear at bedtime, or do you think the whole idea of w...
Mar 14, 2024•53 min
With Nicola having hosted an event for @fragranceshopuk and smelling the beautiful @chloe Nomade Naturelle, Suzy & Nicola attending a fascinating launch of a musically-themed new @thameenfragrance with the brilliant @cchonguk, and Suzy practically running between launches (including @florislondon, @thooperfume - others to follow as there have been a fragrant flurry) it’s been quite the workout for our noses! Although we couldn’t fit ALL the new launches in this episode, of course we made tim...
Mar 07, 2024•52 min
We’re hugely excited about some new fragrances worn by us and discussed in this week’s episode (and Suzy was utterly bowled over by THE perfect scented candle for Spring). Diving in to your brilliant perfume prescription questions, meanwhile, we’re matching listeners to their perfect perfumes (this time involving woody vanillas, coffee scents, and the smell of an Italian olive grove… We discuss on the show: NEW! @lordsfragrancehouse Pengelli Forest candle @florislondon Wilde @narciso_rodriguez N...
Feb 29, 2024•54 min
A bumper episode this week, starting with a deep dive into the new Estée Lauder Legacy x Frederic Malle collection of brilliantly re-imagined classics, there’s also a discussion of a limited-edition Serges Lutens that delights Suzy and disturbs Nicola, and an incredible MEMO fragrance that transports you to a gloriously unique landscape in Turkey. And here’s something different – we focus on the fascinating question sent in by a listener who’s lucky enough to be going to the @taylorswift ERAS to...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min
We’re back with another ‘mini pod’ edit of brilliant but affordable fragrances to add to your pocket friendly, guilt free ‘treat to self’ shopping list. In Part One (last week) we discussed several modern scents, but this time we’re also including some nostalgic bargains, going further back into the fragrant archives for some more classic examples that are designer names, made by incredible perfumers, yet can be had for really excellent value! It’s a win-win. Which ones have YOU tried? And what ...
Feb 14, 2024•30 min
This year we want to give even more affordable fragrance options on the podcast. Balancing our coverage of all price options has been vital to us since we started On the Scent and given the soaring costs of EVERYTHING (including fragrance prices), it’s more important than ever. Of course, we will still cover the luxury, niche and designer launches and more spendy scents we love, but if they are way out of your pocket right now – or you’re simply looking for some perfumed treats that won’t break ...
Feb 08, 2024•33 min
Discover which fragrances we’ve been enraptured by this week… There’s everything from an affordable treat Nicola fell for, and a newly-launched citrus/vetiver scent she thinks Suzy will ADORE; to luxe hair mists, another achingly beautiful sample from @sainte.cellier, THREE new Ormonde Jayne fragrances, and a perfume & cocktail matching event that was a sensorial sensation… Nicola’s been wearing: @avon_uk Lov U Connected A new fragrance by @parfumsdemarly which we can talk about, but not yet...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Such a diverse range of fragrances mentioned in this latest episode - we’ve everything from the return of Moschino’s iconic teddybear scent, a salty oud, the smell of lost love daring to hope again, and some of your utterly brilliant questions (which we’ve answered with our scented suggestions). We so hope you enjoy listening. And do let us know what YOUR answers to the questions would be… @moschino Toy2 Pearl @tomford Oud Minerale (both kindly gifted from @ theperfumeshop.pr ) (As mentioned by ...
Jan 25, 2024•53 min
For this episode we’re thrilled to welcome our first guest of the fourth season - Tom, aka @thescentiest. Tom’s stunning photos are immediately eye-catching on Instagram, and his fragrance reviews equally nuanced, captivating and thoughtful. He’s a huge supporter of indie fragrance brands, retailers, and other creators; celebrating the industry with his annual The Scentiest Awards. Having met Tom for the first time in person at a recent fragrance launch, it’s wonderful to welcome him to On the S...
Jan 18, 2024•57 min
We are BACK! On the Scent Podcast is now in its FOURTH season, can you believe?! We could t be more thrilled, and it’s all thanks to you, our lovely listeners, for your ongoing support. In this first episode for Season 4, we are catching up with what we’ve been wearing, some exciting new launches, and answering more of your utterly fascinating (and so eloquently written) perfume prescription questions. Suzy talks about: @jomalonelondon Red Hibiscus Cologne Intense @mizensir Pallisandre Night @wi...
Jan 11, 2024•51 min
In this second part of our look back at some of our favourite fragrances from the year, we’re re-sniffing scents that go from sparkling freshness, velvety night air through mouth-watering ultra-realistic gourmand treats, to evocations of paper, books, magical forests and spectacular sunsets. It was SO hard to edit our choices down to this list , but you can find others of our favourites in the Live Event episode, and in last week’s Part One of this mini pod series. Oh my goodness, this our LAST ...
Dec 14, 2023•29 min
In this two-part mini-pod series, we’re taking a look back at just some of our favourite fragrances that have been released this year. Why not all of them, you say? Because that would need be a ten-hour special! We’ve already covered some of our faves in our Live Event – and you can listen to that episode or see the list on our grid post – but here we wanted to cover some of the others we’ve adored. Because 2023 has seen some truly great launches, and has us fizzing with excitement about the fra...
Dec 07, 2023•37 min
We’ve never had SO many questions from listeners – it seems you’re all either desperately seeking scents that have been discontinued, looking for more affordable alternatives; or perhaps wanting to explore differing facets of our personalities with new perfumes. In fact, some of you are hoping to find fragrant disguises we can use to ease us into new stages of our lives… and we’ve searched high and low to find you the answers to your dreams. Which ones might you be tempted to try, we wonder…? @a...
Nov 30, 2023•59 min
Well… we thought last year’s live event couldn’t be topped, but this year’s was even more epic! So, this week’s show is for those who were there & want to relive the magic, or those who couldn’t make it and are wondering what happened. We’ll be talking about some of the olfactory occurrences, with snippets recorded during the evening, taking you through the epic goody bag, and answering a couple more questions attendees had sent in… HUGE thanks to @tomsavanococktails for providing their *inc...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Oooooh… we can finally talk about it, as the @celine ‘CELESTE’ range - including body oil, bath milk and splash cologne - is now launching! Oh wait, but there’s more: an Illuminations candle that swirls with “psychedelic incense” and scent memories of glamorously decadent Californian parties. Following the opulence, Nicola talks about an exciting, affordable and scent-revolutionary experience she had making three bespoke perfumes at the brand new Oxford Street store of the @fragranceshopuk. Plus...
Nov 16, 2023•56 min
We have mountains of messages from listeners giving fascinating fragrant feedback (including from a teacher who’s noticed something really interesting about the way her pupils interact with their sense of smell). Plus, of course, your #perfumeprescription questions, this week including another desperate to rediscover their lost scent love. More in search of their perfect vanillas, and a fragrance fan searching for long-lasting all natural perfumes. Plus, we’re discussing @aftelierperfume Mandy A...
Nov 09, 2023•57 min
Our Halloween ‘Scented Story’ Special episode is here! Each day, for a week, Suzy and Nicola took it in turns to write a new section of a spooky tale told via photographs, videos, music and poetic descriptions of perfumes specially selected for this creative exploration of fragrance. Read the full spooky story (and experience the fully immersive nature of our collaborative tale) in the ‘Scented Story’ highlights circle beneath our Instagram Bio: @onthescentpodcast Where will they take you, and w...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 12 min
There are SO many new vanilla fragrances out there that we decided we needed to devote an entire episode to exploring just some of them. Banish sickly sweet thoughts and get ready to embrace this new era of vanillas - many using brand new extractions available to perfumers, which allow a more nuanced, even surprisingly ‘green’ twist to what you might expect. Some of these vanilla scents had Nicola and Suzy VERY excited, indeed… which of them have *YOU* tried? Or are there any other new vanilla f...
Oct 26, 2023•53 min
[Sponsored Episode] We were so delighted to partner with @homesense_uk for this episode, which has us exploring the aisles of Homesense and discovering the incredible range of scented candles (at *amazing* prices!) they have on offer there. PS: Did you know that Homesense is part of the TK Maxx family? So if you’ve ever found some scented candles there, just wait until you seen the HUGE aisles of fragrant possibilities at Homesense! (Suzy literally squealed. Very loudly. She’d still be browsing ...
Oct 19, 2023•49 min
This week Nicola & Suzy are both obsessed with new (and new to them) fragrances that have already earned compliments galore - some of which are true olfactory obsessions (as they can’t stop thinking about them!) We’ve got some wonderful feedback - including a listener giving *Nicola* a #perfumeprescription - and a plethora of suggestions of perfumes for listeners seeking scents which: evoke freedom via an adventurous car journey / last longer than a beloved (but fleeting) rose musk / are the...
Oct 12, 2023•39 min
In this one, we catch up with Nicola’s birthday celebrations (and the unexpected smells one encounters in a yurt), plus the JOYOUS just-launched fragrances we’ve been sniffing, some very (ahem!) uplifting listener feedback; and autumnal scented candle suggestions for someone who loathes pumpkin spice…. We discuss: @marcantoinebarrois Ganymede @matierepremiereparfums Vanilla Powder @barbour Coastal For Her @barbour Coastal For Him @lamontanacandles fragrance First Light @lamontanacandles fragranc...
Oct 05, 2023•54 min
Chris Yu @chrisyusmells is a fellow fragrance fanatic and pillar of the perfume world, having worked alongside such notable names as Francis Kurkdjian, Olivier Polge, Lyn Harris, Sophie Labbé and Dominique Ropion – and fortuitously enough, first met his business partner, Laurent Delafon, in the Liberty perfumery department…. Now having co-founded the fragrance house of Ostens @ostens_official, to bring truly exquisite materials in scents by top perfumers, straight to customers - we met up with C...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min
We suggest you settle down with a cuppa for this episode because it’s a MEGA-SPRITZATHON of scents, encompassing Suzy’s trip to Florence for the fragrance industry trade fair and international showcase, @pittifragranze. We take a look at some of Suzy’s favourite new / upcoming niche brands here (and after she’s properly gone through her notes and 500,000 photos) will sniff through more newness next time. Also, we’re answering listener’s questions with #perfumeprescriptions - from divorce to diff...
Sep 21, 2023•44 min
This week we are VERY excitedly sniffing the one-off bespoke fragrances that @bedeauxx perfumer Amanda Beadle so thoughtfully created for @outspokenbeauty’s kids, Poppy & Louis. (Seriously, though, how lucky are they?!) There’s also a much-anticipated review of the NEW @fredericmalle fragrance by Jean-Claude Ellena, a sneaky sniff of the soon to be launched @parfumsdemarly, our time at THE rooftop perfume party of the summer (and an INCIDENT WITH A PINE NUT & SELFRIDGES BAG which reduced...
Sep 14, 2023•49 min
With @outspokenbeautynicola now back from her holidays, she and @fragrantmaven are reunified in this first episode of a brand new season. THREE! Can you believe it?! Amidst frantic catch-ups, there’s a frenzy of excitement over new fragrances, and a debate about dupes (continued from Suzy’s guest appearance on Radio 4s You & Yours programme). Plus, there’s Perfume Prescriptions for listeners looking for a really long-lasting scent, a fragrance to aid meditation, and a mother desperately tryi...
Sep 07, 2023•45 min
We were so excited to partner with @avon_uk to create this immersive episode, in which we get to try the BRAND NEW Avon fragrance - Far Away Beyond the Moon. We’ll be travelling via our noses and diving deep into the creation of this fragrance by talking to Avon’s Head of Perfumery, Victor Costa, listening to the fragrant dreamscapes Suzy & Nicola were whisked to while wearing it and hearing some of the Outspoken Beauty Panellists’ impressions of wearing this scent. But wait, did you know Av...
Aug 24, 2023•41 min
This week we're doing a mini episode covering some of the things that we've been loving and answering some more of your fabulous fragrant questions. Here are some of the fragrances that we mention during the episode: @kenzopsrfums Jungle L'Elephant @esteelauderuk Cinnabar @esteelauderuk Youth Dew @fredericmalle Musc Ravageur @dunhill Moroccan Amber Jean Patou Vacances (£27 instead of £110 from @directcosmetics) @ostens_official Jasmine Absolute @ostens_official Rose Oil Isparta...
Aug 16, 2023•38 min
In this episode Nicola and Suzy are exploring all the wonderful ways that you can have fun with fragrance. This episode was inspired by an activity that Nicola did with her children Poppy and Louis where she asked them to design a perfume each based on a place/activity/aspect of life that they love. They designed the bottles, the ingredients and the colour of the juice and you'll hear them talking about their scents right at the end of the episode. During the podcast Suzy and Nicola also discuss...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min
