We’ve a wealth of new fragrances to explore this week, including two new @glossier scents, a literary-inspired fragrance from @millerharris, and @kushbuperfumery - a brand new niche house blending cultural heritage from North India, East Africa and British influences. PLUS were answering your questions about how to make a home smell cosy (*without* using candles), and the search for a long-lost scent rediscovered in an old box, which the owner desperately wants to find a replacement for… We disc...
Nov 08, 2024•54 min
Adam Reed @adamreedhair is one of the most passionate perfume-lovers we’ve ever met, filling his fabulous Covent Garden salon with his personal collection, and recently launching his own Arkive eaux de parfums. We just HAD to get him on the show! Adam is the founder of Arkive @arkivebyadamreed, having worked in the hair care industry for 35 years - trusted by clients such as Madonna, Reese Witherspoon, Sophie Dahl and Harry Styles, (to name a handful), as well as styling countless runway shows, ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Unfortunately there won't be a full episode this week but fingers crossed we'll be back as usual next Thursday xx
Oct 23, 2024•2 min
We’re diving into the ADORABLE world of mini perfume bottles and new gift sets from Boadicea the Victorious, including their captivating new Defender fragrance. We also share highlights from the enchanting circus-themed launch party for Jeroboam's His Oudness at Harrods, and Nicola reveals the latest scent she’s obsessed by (and which her husband has stolen!) Plus, we tackle two #listenerprescription queries: one from a listener searching for a replacement for a beloved discontinued floral scent...
Oct 17, 2024•54 min
Join us for a delightful Listener Prescription Special on this episode of On the Scent Podcast : We dive into your fragrant queries, offering expert advice for those on the hunt for their next signature scent (more likely – several), or a replacement for a beloved, discontinued fragrance. This time, we’re answering your questions about warm iris notes, luxurious body sprays for men, nostalgic laundry scents in fine fragrance form, and a much-adored musk scent that’s no longer available. Eek! Fea...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min
There are SO many new fragrance launches to catch up on, lately, but here we’ve decided to select a small sharing platter of some new perfumes we have been enjoying wearing, lately. From mega-launches like the new Guerlain Shalimar limited edition, and brand new Hermès, to a glamorously be-feathered burlesque party for Thameen’s latest, a seasonally perfect collab between RMS Beauty x Heretic; AND a sneaky-sniff Nicola happened to get of The Harmonist’s new (not yet launched!) scent: we’ve morse...
Oct 03, 2024•35 min
We delve deep into some of the new brands / launches Suzy saw and sniffed at @pittifragranze in Florence, featuring a number of her favourites in this episode (so keep your noses primed to sniff these perfumes out for yourselves!) We also talk about some gorgeous new launches Nicola’s been smelling, and suggest some new scents for a listener who’s looking for sensorially milky fragrances to indulge in this autumn. We discuss… @kajalperfumes Lamar Noir @mystikum_fragrances Moonlight Ceremony, Sad...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Suzy’s just flown in from Florence, where she attended @pittifragranze, meanwhile Nicola’s been attending some launches and trying new scents closer to home, so there’s a whole host of exciting new launches and what we’ve been wearing to discuss here! PLUS there’s the tale of a wonderful fragrant friendship that’s blossomed across the world between two of the podcast listeners – Delia & Emily – who are right now meeting in France for the first time, on a perfume safari holiday; and a #perfum...
Sep 19, 2024•50 min
This episode is in collaboration with Marc-Antoine Barrois In this episode of On the Scent podcast, Suzy and Nicola sit down with @marcantoinebarrois - couturier turned fragrance house founder - for an intimate conversation recorded at the Piccadilly Arcade boutique (just before the sold-out live event!) The discussion delves into Marc-Antoine's journey to becoming a renowned name in the world of couture and perfumery. Marc-Antoine shares heartfelt stories about his early passion for fashion, in...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Now Nicola’s back from holiday, we have a LOT to catch up on! Oh, there’s some utterly gorgeous new launches in this episode, which somehow coalesced into a fragrant theme of books, paper, ink, and ambers. How seasonally appropriate (we’re full-on autumn mode here, how about you?) and especially at this ‘back to school’ time for so many. PLUS: Did we sparked a love affair with a #perfumeprescription ?! And, can we help listener Laura find a fragrance that captures the scent memory of emotional a...
Sep 05, 2024•54 min
Our guest this week is none other than Team USA’s Olympic medal-winning gymnast @asher_hong04! Now, amidst the Olympic glory, a video of Asher discussing his love of fragrance went viral on social media. In an interview during the games, Asher revealed he uses specific fragrances for competitions, AND revealed a super-sniffer ability to detect which scent the interviewer was wearing. Clearly… he’s one of us! So, we were thrilled to welcome Asher to On the Scent… Asher has also posted videos on h...
Aug 29, 2024•39 min
Welcome back for the FIFTH season of our award-winning podcast! What a bumper catch-up we have in store, with Suzy & Nicola reminiscing over some standout showcases and launches, a mini Sniffari (for Nicola’s little ones), what we’ve been wearing, and a wander into the woods for some forest-y fragrances, in answer to a #listenerprescription We discuss… @sanajardin Incense Water @bdkparfumsparis Tabac Rose Ambre Saffrano @ojarofficial Encens Cuivre Wood WhisperRed Redemption @boadiceathevicto...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Scott McGlashan founded his @blublazerguy blog in 2016 as ‘an online destination with a focus on Lifestyle subjects including; Travel, Skincare, Fragrance, Wellbeing and events.’ On Instagram, Scott’s been paying increased attention to his love of fragrance as his collection continues to grow, and here we take a deep dive into Scott’s scented past, the icons he grew up with, the niche scents he grew into, and what he’s loving right now… CK One by Calvin Klein Perfumer: Alberto Morillas Released:...
Aug 01, 2024•45 min
We’ve been enthralled by sumptuous new launches from @amouage & @guerlain (and even got to spend some precious time together at one of the events!) From those reviews in full, we also discuss an exciting @xerjoff project Suzy’s been involved with, a stunning new @maisoncrivelli oud, and an exclusive @montale fragrance for @harrods anniversary. There’s also a review of the debut @stevemadden scent - one of the best (and affordably priced!) new sandalwoods Suzy’s tried in a long time. PLUS, we...
Jul 25, 2024•54 min
From a dramatised scent acted out @jovoymayfair (while sipping peach Bellinis), to a masterclass and afternoon tea with a master perfumer, our noses have been busy again! We’ve also news of two NEW fragrances and an extra-special fragrant calendar forthcoming from Ormonde Jayne, two scents Suzy’s obsessed by, and a SECRET (anonymous) listener prescription. We discuss… @houseofsarahbaker Peach’s Revenge @morillas.alberto @mizensir Perfect Oud Extrait (launching July 24th) @ormondejayne (2 new fra...
Jul 18, 2024•41 min
We’ve been going through our stash of scent samples recently - so many of us have them, don’t we? Vials and travel sizes rolling about in drawers and on desks (or, as many of our listeners have testified, stored neatly and documented in spreadsheets. We wish we were this organised!) Fragrance samples really are a brilliant way of trying something new, a bit daring or not what you’d normally go for first - and it adds an element of excitement to play ‘tester roulette’, as we have here! We’re also...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Lovers of classical styles of perfumery (but with a modern twist) are in for a treat with TWO nostalgia-infused niche houses we were lucky enough to sniff around at press launches. There was a fascinating perfume walk around Roman London, and a stunning new scent in the Electimuss collection that will take your nose on an adventure. Plus, Nicola was personality-matched to her perfect perfume, and we’ve got Perfume Prescriptions for listener’s questions: one desperately searching for an alternati...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr
This time we review everything from a new indie fragrance that smells like a merry-go-round, one of THE best budget scents you can buy, a perfume with a firework accord (!) to scents so quenching they make you ache to taste ice-cold cocktails; and what to wear if you’re dipping your olfactory toes into your first ever oud… We discuss: @100.bon Patchouli & Labdanum @iggywooworld Iggywoo Cashmere Show Pony (just arrived @roullierwhite in the U.K.) @bastille_parfums 14 Juillet @ojarofficial Red...
Jun 27, 2024•48 min
Join us dear listeners as we go on a fragrant adventure on the high seas (well actually the hidden canal in London's King's X). In this episode we took our little microphone on a very special day out in London. Join us onboard the Disco Volante, a beautiful narrow boat belonging to the incredible William Borrell who is the founder of @vallensefragrance. William has transformed his boat into what can only be described as a perfume lover's dream, with incredible equipment that macerates and distil...
Jun 20, 2024•35 min
This week we’ve got the scent memory of a hotel that a listener has reintroduced Nicola to; sunshine, bottled (and in a new candle), a thrilling scent safari in Paris, plus how Handel & Jimi Hendrix are united in music, place & perfume… Get ready to be whisked from sun-soaked Mediterranean islands to the coolest and most artistic Parisian niche perfume houses, then through history via two extraordinary musicians who were separated by 200 years, but changed the course of music and have no...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr
Suzy is on a fabulous fragrant adventure in Paris so this week we're doing a minipod where we catch up on our joint experience of the opening of the amazing new Trudon store on Monmouth Street in Covent Garden and why we're both swooning over The Experimental Perfume Club's surprising summer scent. We mention: @trudon Aphelie @experimentalperfume club Pistachio Haiku
Jun 06, 2024•21 min
This week we’re bursting with juicy newness inspired by ‘the goddess of flowers and hell’ by Boujee Bougies, an affordable niche French brand we’ve fallen madly for, Nicola’s art-infused reverie at Diptyque’s sublime new store, her personal concierge experience at Liberty’s Fragrance Lounge; and a press trip to Paris where The Harmonist matched a perfume to Suzy’s personality! We’ve also got suggestions for a very personal #perfumeprescription question from a listener seeking scents to make sens...
May 30, 2024•56 min
Fresh from the amazing adventures of @barnesfragrancefair, Suzy goes through the fragrances (and an incredible candle) she chose for her talk with @aliceduparcq, some of the events she attended, the amazing brands and people she met (and a few purchases she made along the way...) Nicola recounts the fabulous launch she attended (and picks which perfumes she predicts Suzy will love), her husband Chris gets emotional over Elnett hairspray, and we help a listener trying to find a long-lost love... ...
May 23, 2024•46 min
We are still somewhat giddy from the @fragrancefoundationuk Jasmine Awards, and in this episode we give you all the goss, tell you about the fragrances we chose to wear (and why), and how Suzy almost missed going up on stage to collect our award! We also dig into the extremely generous goody bag, and talk about the @sunnamusk scent that was included in it. Plus, there’s news of a delicious new @juliettehasagun fragrance and your #perfumeprescriptions answered… We mention: @sunnamusk Abid Ambre @...
May 16, 2024•42 min
We are finding beauty in life with this week’s fragrance launch discussions (and there’s MUCH to admire). Swooning over the new Chanel, having heart eye emoji face for the new Celine, we’re also living out our fragrant literary fantasies via the new Miller Harris duo, and in raptures over the Argentinan niche house now available from @sainte.cellier in the U.K. We must admit to being so engrossed in our reviews, and sharing scent reveries, that we didn’t make it to the listener questions this we...
May 09, 2024•47 min
Oooh there’s a wealth of wonderful new fragrance launches to rejoice in this week (yes, MORE!) Steady yourself for osmanthus-infused Oolong tea, joyful Art Deco-inspired butterflies, vintage-style mementos; and some seriously grown-up fruitiness via light-filled, Champagne-bubbled, wickedly peach-y and “marmalade made from sunshine” (Suzy’s description) varieties. We both admitted to feeling a bit glum and exhausted prior to recording this, but as we know - fragrance has the power to slice throu...
May 02, 2024•56 min
The second @barnesfragrancefair is coming to London on Saturday May 18, 2024 and on this week’s episode we welcome the founder & organiser, Amanda Carr from @wewearperfume, and Haydn @yousmellgreatwhatisit (who is hosting two music & fragrance sessions) to discuss the many amazing niche brands / talks, workshops and why YOU need to be there! Here’s why: A FREE to enter fair with wares from some of the greatest independent fragrance houses, including: @gallivant.stories @nancymeiland @tot...
Apr 25, 2024•46 min
There’s a whole new Charlotte Tilbury collection of SIX mood-boosting scents and a new Maison Crivelli to get excited about, plus Chloe’s beautiful flower shop inspired fragrances and our suggestions for a listener who’s craving violet We discuss… @charlottetilbury Fragrance Collection of Emotions Available from 30th April on the Charlotte Tilbury app or from 2nd May online and instore. 100ml £130 / 10ml £20 More Sex Black pepper, leather, ambroxan, musk, sandalwood JoyphoriaCoconut water, jasmi...
Apr 18, 2024•44 min
We are practically bursting with new fragrance launch news (there are several million so far this year it seems, and we’re going our best to catch-up with some of our faves here), and we are both glowing from our Jasmine AWARD nomination! Plus, we’ve got the perfect scented suggestions for your perfume prescription questions… We could not be more thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Creativity category of @fragrancefoundationuk Jasmine Awards for our week-long Halloween Instagram story. Thi...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Award-winning artist and historian Tasha Marks has been exploring the relationship between art and the senses with @avmcuriousities through extraordinary scented artworks, installations and events since 2011. From recreating the scent of ancient Roman rituals, enhancing the experiences of the visually impaired on an architectural tour, evoking the smells of Queen Victoria’s dinners and making ‘strike and sniff wallpaper’, patrons include the Royal Academy of Arts, Victoria & Albert Museum, T...
Mar 27, 2024•58 min
