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On The Scent is the podcast destination for anyone fascinated by fragrance (or keen to learn more) – a place where perfume snobbery is stripped away, and fragrance is accessible...
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On The Scent is the podcast destination for anyone fascinated by fragrance (or keen to learn more) – a place where perfume snobbery is stripped away, and fragrance is accessible to all.
What began as a monthly sniff-in on the Outspoken Beauty Podcast soon became so popular in its own right (and with so many listeners sending in questions and asking for more) that On the Scent just had to go weekly - this time on its own perfumed platform!
Encompassing everything from icons and all-time classics to what’s new on the high street to the more ‘niche’ indie brands; Beauty broadcaster and columnist Nicola Bonn and award-winning fragrance journalist and expert Suzy Nightingale give personalised perfume prescriptions, describe fragrances in such an intoxicating way you can almost smell them and help navigate the thousands of scents out there to find the truly incredible ones. Also expect interviews with well-known figures, delving into their favourite scents of all time and opportunities to get to know some of the most exciting perfumers in the world.
Whether you’ve a collection of 500+ or are just starting on your scent journey, olfactory obsessives Nicola & Suzy are on a mission to find you fragrances that don’t simply smell good, but will re-connect you to long forgotten memories, engage your emotions and very likely blow your mind.
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What began as a monthly sniff-in on the Outspoken Beauty Podcast soon became so popular in its own right (and with so many listeners sending in questions and asking for more) that On the Scent just had to go weekly - this time on its own perfumed platform!
Encompassing everything from icons and all-time classics to what’s new on the high street to the more ‘niche’ indie brands; Beauty broadcaster and columnist Nicola Bonn and award-winning fragrance journalist and expert Suzy Nightingale give personalised perfume prescriptions, describe fragrances in such an intoxicating way you can almost smell them and help navigate the thousands of scents out there to find the truly incredible ones. Also expect interviews with well-known figures, delving into their favourite scents of all time and opportunities to get to know some of the most exciting perfumers in the world.
Whether you’ve a collection of 500+ or are just starting on your scent journey, olfactory obsessives Nicola & Suzy are on a mission to find you fragrances that don’t simply smell good, but will re-connect you to long forgotten memories, engage your emotions and very likely blow your mind.
On The Scent
On The Scent
Dramatic Peach, Ormonde Jayne News & A Secret #Perfumeprescription
17 JUL 2024 · 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 fragrances launching in September, plus 8-day calendar launching October 8th!)
@montblanc Vetiver Glacier
@montblanc Patchouli Ink
#listenerprescription(Kept anonymous for a very special reason!)
We suggest:
@neelavermeirecreationsparis Mohur (From @sainte.cellier in the U.K.) by Bertrand Duchaufour
@memo.paris French Leather eau de parfum
MEMO Journey Book Discovery Set £30OR you can choose whichever samples you like on their website (so you could choose the leather ones - think there are now 10!) then offer to buy them the full size of their favourite.
MEMO Russian Leather Teacups Set
@perfumerhlondon Leather
@fredericmalle Rose & Cuir
@trudon Madeleine candle
Have you any other beautiful floral leather fragrances and / or candles YOU would suggest for our listener this week? Let us know!
Until next time,
Love Suzy & Nicola xx
Tester Roulette, ‘Doll’s Head’ notes, & a Perfume Prescription
11 JUL 2024 · 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 discussing some of the fragrances we’ve been wearing and trying lately, AND answering a listener’s questions about finding what’s creating the ‘doll’s head’ note in a new fragrance she’s been testing, plus finding her an emboldening, long-lasting workplace perfume.
We discuss…
@jomalonelondon limited edition Orange Marmalade Cologne
@givenchybeauty La Collection Particulière Coeur Fou
@clivechristianperfume Private Collection E Cashmere MuskBaies Rose, Musk & Fleuriste Fusion
Samples Sniffed…
@marksandspencer Coastal Breeze (In ‘The Mini Discovery Set’)
@commodity Juice (Expressive)
@noyz_official Sh**ty Day
@choreograph.perfume Inbetween (Perfume & music crossover project by Adey Zookrow, £14 for 7.5ml)
@bastille_parfums Pleine Lune
Sentire x @sainte.cellier English Garden
#perfumeprescription answers…
@fredericmalle Portrait of a Lady
@sergeslutens Fils de Berlin
@goldfield_and_banks_australia Ingenious Ginger
@tomfordbeauty Black Orchid
@moltonbrown Rose Dunes
@lancomeofficial La Nuit Trésor
@moschino Toy Boy
Vintage Style, Perfume Walks & Perfume Prescriptions
4 JUL 2024 · 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 alternative to her friend’s discontinued signature scent; and another seeking a more affordable alternative to their dream fragrance. Have we found the answers…? Listen, and make up your own minds!
We discuss…
@bienaime_1935 La Vie en FleursVermeilJours HeureuxFleurs d’Été
@electimuss Spice D’Arno by @celinebarelperfumery (plus walking tour with Olga @perfumewalks)
@theharmonist Hypnotising Fire
@jouissanceparfums (available now @fioleuk)Les Cahiers Secrets En Plein Air La Bague d’O
#perfumeprescriptions
@bdkparfumsparis 312 Saint-Honoré
@theharmonist Matrix Metal
@andreamaack Craft
@27_87 Per Sē
@millerharris Violet Ida
@mizensir Elixir de Musc
New fragrances for celebrations, get-aways & every day!
27 JUN 2024 · 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 Redemption
@bleu.nour Neon Violette
#perfumeprescription suggestions to listener questions:
@maisoncrivelli Oud Maracujá
@maisoncrivelli Cuir Infrarouge
@juliettehasagun Lust for SunIndulge in the scents of summer with Juliette
@tothefairestlondon Cécile
@fugazzi In Love with the Cocos
@kayali Oudgasm Rose Oud
@floris Honey Oud
@maisonfranciskurkdjian Oud Satin Mood
@vallensefragrance Source (available end of July - stay tuned!)
A Nautical, Fragrant Adventure On A Floating Laboratory
20 JUN 2024 · 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 distills wild and wonderful ingredients that William has sought out from all around the world, this boat can only be descrived as a floating laboratory. As you'll hear, the next step of William's creative process is taking his ingredients and inspiration to wonder perfumer @perfumer.pia. The results of their work together are mind blowing and the first three fragrances will be available in July.
We'll also tell you about a phenomenal two hours with @rojadove and will tell you about our wonderful tea time experience.
We hope you enjoy accompanying us on our scented journey.
Sunshine bottled, a scent safari + Handel & Hendrix in fragrant form
13 JUN 2024 · 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 now inspired two incredible fragrances.
We discuss…
The wonderful @cereria_molla_1899 Lemon and Cinnamon candle (best gift ever!)
New @trudon Isla eau de parfum & De Oro Candle
Suzy’s trip with @aspectsbeauty to Paris, which included:
Visiting @constantsoniaperfumer and smelling the new @ellakparfumsparis Orchid K
A masterclass with @jeroboamperfumes (Suzy adored Origino / Ambra / Boha / Unue)
An afternoon spent sniffing the delights available at @jovoyparis
A trip to the new @nishane.official boutique (where Suzy smelled the new Tuberóza X & fell madly for Sultan Vetiver & B-612)
(Next time we’ll get into the stunning workshop experience with @alexandrejparfums for Butterfly, plus their mind-blowingly gorgeous extracts...)
Then our amazing, fully immersive breakfast at @handelandhendrixhouse where we explored the two latest @thameenfragrance Britologne Collection: Chords (inspired by Handel) and the new Bold as Love (inspired by Jimi Hendrix!)
Aghhh, we need more time! But will catch up with #perfumeprescription answers on the next episode, as well as linking to the Givaudan statement also mentioned.
Minipod - Fragrant Adventures in Covent Garden
6 JUN 2024 · 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
Juicy Newness, Diptyque exclusives, Liberty loves, Parisian profiling & celebrating change…
29 MAY 2024 · 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 sense (and celebrate) an unexpected new chapter her life has taken…
We discuss:
@boujeebougies Infleurno
@maisonlouismarie No.13 Nouvelle Vague
Maison Louis Marie No. 9 Vallée de Farney
Maison Louis Marie No.2 Le Long Fond
Maison Louis Marie Antidriss Cassis
@diptyque Maison Diptyque 107 New Bond Street, London.
@libertylondon Fragrance Lounge
@theharmonist
You can discover your ‘element’ & fragrance suggestions on their website, too: https://www.theharmonist.com/pages/find-your-element
Suzy was ‘Yin Metal’ & chose… @theharmonist Royal Earth
#perfumeprescriptions
@isalarignon_parfums Isabelle Larignon Milky Dragon(All suggestions available @luckyscent in America, this one also @sainte.cellier in the U.K.)
@matierepremiere French Flower
@bogue_profumo MAAIBy Antonio Gardoni (also available @slickboys in the U.K.)
@ellak Cri du Kalahari
All the fun of the Barnes Fragrance Fair, a luxury launch & perfume prescription
23 MAY 2024 · 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...
Suzy mentions:
@jusbox fragrances Scented Revolutions event, with the founders Chiara Valdo and Andrea Valdo interviewed by Haydn @yousmellgreatwhatisit in the @olympicstudios – with Amanda’s husband Roger Miles (who owns the Olympic Records shop opposite) choosing tracks that had been recorded at the studio, while we sniffed along. Suzy was particularly moved by the pairing of Sirens & Sailors with Joan Armatrading’s Love & Affection.
@rndl.ltd Candles & Canapes event – Suzy sadly couldn’t attend this event, but did get to taste the glorious food Jack’s brother Joe had prepared, using individual ingredients from the London Nights candle in the gastronomic extravaganza. Suzy purchased vintage perfume bottle,
@perfino aromatherapy pomander necklace, with their Breathe aromatherapy blend.
@sun.dayoflondon Afar – Suzy and Jo Fairley were obsessed by this scent!
@nancymeiland Lupin Meadow – This was the scent Suzy wore to the fair (perfect for Spring and Summer.)
For her talk, Suzy chose: @tothefairestlondon Aubine @boujeebougies Verdant @beaufortlondon Fathom V @ostens_official Illuminations Jasmine Candle
Alice’s list: @olfactive_o Citrus@mayanjie Tropica@gallivant.stories Nida@rndl.ltd London Nights candle
Nicola talks about her favourite fragrances from the @omanluxury launch – she adored Paramor, and thinks Suzy will love Dejan.
#perfumeprescription answers: @hermes L'Ombre des Merveilles @mabelle_orama Lunar Dust
The Jasmine Awards, What We Wore, & Perfume Prescriptions
16 MAY 2024 · 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
@juliettehasagun Juliette
@sanajardin Vanilla Nomad @parlemoideparfums Milky Musk
@edenisteparfum Vanille Irrésistible
@parfumsdemarly Althäir
@chloe Nomade
@chloe Nomade Naturelle Eau de Parfum
@chloe Nomade Nuit d’Egypte
On The Scent is the podcast destination for anyone fascinated by fragrance (or keen to learn more) – a place where perfume snobbery is stripped away, and fragrance is accessible...
show more
On The Scent is the podcast destination for anyone fascinated by fragrance (or keen to learn more) – a place where perfume snobbery is stripped away, and fragrance is accessible to all.
What began as a monthly sniff-in on the Outspoken Beauty Podcast soon became so popular in its own right (and with so many listeners sending in questions and asking for more) that On the Scent just had to go weekly - this time on its own perfumed platform!
Encompassing everything from icons and all-time classics to what’s new on the high street to the more ‘niche’ indie brands; Beauty broadcaster and columnist Nicola Bonn and award-winning fragrance journalist and expert Suzy Nightingale give personalised perfume prescriptions, describe fragrances in such an intoxicating way you can almost smell them and help navigate the thousands of scents out there to find the truly incredible ones. Also expect interviews with well-known figures, delving into their favourite scents of all time and opportunities to get to know some of the most exciting perfumers in the world.
Whether you’ve a collection of 500+ or are just starting on your scent journey, olfactory obsessives Nicola & Suzy are on a mission to find you fragrances that don’t simply smell good, but will re-connect you to long forgotten memories, engage your emotions and very likely blow your mind.
show less
What began as a monthly sniff-in on the Outspoken Beauty Podcast soon became so popular in its own right (and with so many listeners sending in questions and asking for more) that On the Scent just had to go weekly - this time on its own perfumed platform!
Encompassing everything from icons and all-time classics to what’s new on the high street to the more ‘niche’ indie brands; Beauty broadcaster and columnist Nicola Bonn and award-winning fragrance journalist and expert Suzy Nightingale give personalised perfume prescriptions, describe fragrances in such an intoxicating way you can almost smell them and help navigate the thousands of scents out there to find the truly incredible ones. Also expect interviews with well-known figures, delving into their favourite scents of all time and opportunities to get to know some of the most exciting perfumers in the world.
Whether you’ve a collection of 500+ or are just starting on your scent journey, olfactory obsessives Nicola & Suzy are on a mission to find you fragrances that don’t simply smell good, but will re-connect you to long forgotten memories, engage your emotions and very likely blow your mind.
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