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On The Scent
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…
Episodes
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Season 8, Episode 20 - Mind-Blowing Food and Irresistible Fragrances
This week, we’re getting into the Halloween spirit with scented storytelling, catching up on fragrance news and sniffing our way through everything from fizzy…
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Season 8, Episode 19: Dr Kate Lister – Favourite Fragrances and Scented Scandals
We couldn’t do better than quote our brilliant guest Dr Kate Lister’s own bulging bio: ‘a history sleuth with a passion for uncovering the wild tales of the…
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Season 8 Episode 18: Perfume Shopping in Paris!
Can you imagine a whole day dedicated to wandering the streets of Paris and smelling their scented wares? Utter olfactory heaven, right?! Well, recently Suzy…
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Season 8, Episode 17: Golden Light, Velvet Flowers & a Warrior-Goddess’ Garden
Fancy a scented tour through unexpected florals (via toasted seeds and cool green leaves), autumnal sunsets in California, walled gardens where a warrior…
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Series 8, Episode 16: Sumptuous, Textural, Stroke-able Scents
What does a fragrance feel like? This week, Suzy Nightingale and Nicola Bonn are following their noses into the wonderfully tactile world of perfumery, where a…
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Season 8, Episode 15: Pitti Roundup Part Two – The Fragrances That Stopped Suzy in Her Tracks
Suzy & Nicola are back for part two of their Pitti Fragranze roundup, continuing their deep-dive into the perfume launches, houses and ideas that made this…
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Season 8, Episode 14: Pitti Fragranze Roundup - New launches, brands & reasons to be excited…
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in a fragrance trade fair, get ready for all the news as Suzy reviews this year’s Pitti Fragranze in Florence. There are…
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Season 8, Episode 13: Getting Our Cosy On
Are you feeling the need for snuggly scents yet? Suzy and Nicola are leaning into the cosiness in this week’s episode and have been gathering together some of…
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Season 8, Episode 12: New Iris Scents & a Fragrant Renaissance
This week Suzy & Nicola are pondering the resurgence of iris - one of the most traditional (and costly) notes in perfumery made modern by exploring it in…
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Season 8, Episode 11: Fragrant Glimmers & Bottled Scent Memories
In this episode we’re partnering with Estée Lauder for the first in a new series: Fragrant Focus. This is where we take our time exploring a single scent -…
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Season 8, Episode 10: Last of the Summer Scents? + Perfume Prescriptions
We’re hanging on to summer with the fragrance launches discussed, and in what we’re wearing this week, but there is a noticeable change in the weather here in…
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Season 8, Episode 9: Correspondence Special – Finding Your Favourite New Fragrances
We cannot tell you how much we LOVE receiving your questions and requests for ‘perfume prescriptions’ (something we’ve always specialised in at On the Scent…
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Season 8, Episode 8: Our Five Favourite Vanillas
Okay, we all know vanilla has been trending for ages now, but WHY does it prove so popular? We think half the reason is the sheer diversity of vanillas…
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Season 8, Episode 7 Alice du Parcq & The Philosophy of Perfume (her NEW BOOK!)
Season 8, Episode 7 Alice du Parcq & The Philosophy of Perfume (her NEW BOOK!) This week we welcome back dear perfume pal and friend of the pod (star of two…
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Season 8, Episode 6: Madcap sniffathon - new launches, exclusives & a dance of jasmine
This week is a truly madcap sniffathon HOPEFULLY encompassing [*takes a deep breath*] wild seascapes, fragrant ghosts and a notorious rake; a spicy summer…
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Season 8, Episode 5: Through the Smoke with BeauFort London’s Leo Crabtree
[AD: This episode is proud to be in partnership with BeauFort London - a house Suzy has championed from the start, spoken about passionately over the years…
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Embracing the heat, and leaning into the ‘Sunscreen Scent’
Embracing the heat, and leaning into the ‘Sunscreen Scent’ perfume profile this week, we’re following on from the BONUS episode originally available to Patreon…
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Season 8, Episode 3: Posh bananas, burning roses & perfume blending!
Talk about varied - we go from a ‘posh banana’ Brazilian carnival in a bottle Nicola experienced at a vibrantly fun perfume pop-up in Liberty, to an…
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Season 8, Episode 2: Some of THE best affordable fragrances we’ve ever smelled + a Listener Prescription
Looking for some truly outstanding and very affordable fragrances? Have we got an episode for you! This week, as challenged by you, we went on a scent safari…
On The ScentBonus Subscriber Episode - Scents For Sleeping In A Heatwave
If this is your first bonus subscriber-only episode: welcome! We’ve so much more for you in store, with an extra episode every single week (even when we’re on…
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Season 8, Episode 1: Bespoke Floris fragrance, Chanel’s symbolism & what we’re wearing
We’re back with a whole new season of On the Scent Podcast! While we had a break on the main pod, we’ve still been recording our Patreon exclusive episodes…
On The ScentSeason 7, Episode 41: On The Scent Revisits Alice du Parcq Part 2
In this episode we’re catching up with the joyous beauty and fragrance journalist and broadcaster, Alice du Parcq, for part TWO of her mega-list of fabulous…
On The ScentSeason 7 Ep 40 - On The Scent Revisits Alice du Parcq (Part 1)
In this episode we’re thrilled to welcome self-confessed fragrance obsessive, Alice du Parcq. From the age of 17, Alice worked in the beauty departments of…
On The ScentSeason 7 Ep 39 -On The Scent Revisits: Sali Hughes
We’re utterly thrilled our guest for this episode is @salihughes - a hugely influential journalist with her regular Guardian column, a broadcaster, author of…
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Season 7, Episode 38: Barnes Fragrance Fair Recap and What We Can’t Stop Sniffing
Wowie! So many excellent fragrances to get your noses around in this episode, it was difficult to know where to begin. But with so many to explore we started…
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Season 7, Episode 37 Hello Sunshine & Hope
How we’re loving - and living for - those moments when the sun properly shines this spring. It almost (whisper it) feels like summer’s knocking on the door…
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Season 7, Episode 36: Classic Scents Remixed & Reinvented
On The Scent Podcast Season 7, Episode 36: Classic Scents Remixed & Reinvented Chanel N°5 Eau de Toilette Housed in a redesigned, minimalist (label-free)…
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Magazine Launch Party & What We’ve Been Wearing
This week we attended the most incredible party thrown for @onthescentmedia by Glorious Brands and Muse Communications - a room filled with friends: movers and…
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Season 7, Episode 34: Our latest ‘must-sniffs’!
We’re rhapsodising about some of the incredible fragrances we’ve got our noses on lately (and beautiful new stores we’ve discovered while out and about) in…
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Season 7, Episode 33: Scenting Cosy Mysteries & Seeking Refillable Candles
From a listener’s mystery novel set in a perfume shop, refillable candles, a handsome man holding a bouquet by a fireside and where to find vintage fragrance…
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Finding Your Perfume Identity & Scenting a Wedding
How do you discover which fragrances evoke your personality, or find those perfumes that portray the character you’d like to be, rather than how you happen to…
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On The Scent Magazine with Jo Fairley
We’re counting down the days until you can get hold of your very own On The Scent Magazine – in print and online – when it launches on April 14 th . In this…
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Beyond the Bottle: Space NK’s New Scents
Immersive perfume spaces are popping up all over the place lately, and Soace NK recently invited people to step into an olfactive art gallery, featuring some…
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All About Layering
In some Middle Eastern cultures, people layer up to SEVEN fragrances at a time. Sometimes many more! Never be afraid to play with perfume. (The wonderful thing…
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Misty Spring / Cosiness + Prescriptions
This week has been a curious mix of in-between weather: oddly misty days with some areas of the U.K. looking distinctly Dickensian as ‘pea-souper’ fogs rolled…
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Fragrances To Make Us Feel Better When Times Are Uncertain
With the world feeling a bit uncertain at the moment we wanted to talk about some of the fragrances that help us feel better. Here's what we mention: Acqua Di…
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Boutique openings, Moroccan souk dreams & smoky-sweet tobacco:
This week we’re talking new London perfume destinations and prescribing scents that whisk you straight to the medina or wrap you in a sensuous tobacco haze…
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A Scent-lover’s Shoutout & Perfect Perfume Prescriptions
Dipping deep into the postbag for this week’s episode, we’re celebrating the strength of one of our listeners, Amy, and rejoicing in the perfect perfume found…
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Season 7 Episode 24: Prescriptions Galore
In this week's episode we are prescribing some wonderful fragrances for you our On The Scent Family. From cuddly cashmeran to scents to conjure up warmer…
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Season 7 Episode 23: Scenting Emily in Paris Season 5
In this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re picking perfect perfumes for the cast of Emily in Paris (well, Rome when season 5 begins). As the show progresses…
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Season 7 Ep 22: What We're Wearing, Fragrance For A Novellist and Sniffing Saville Row
In this episode we're talking about the fragrances that are giving us joy at the moment. We also have some new brands to introduce you to, an amazing listener…
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Season 7 Episode 21: Jazzy Fun at Diptyque and The Incredible Power of Shalimar
In this week's episode we're talking about a wonderful experience at Maison de Diptyque in celebration of their jazz club inspired fragrance Orpheon. We're…
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Season 7 Episode 20: Modern fragrances with a vintage vibe
In this week's episode we're leaning into the our nostalgia needs and exploring the wonderful world of vintage inspired fragrances. Here's what we discuss…
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Season 7 Episode 19: Prescription Special
We're back with more of your brilliant prescriptions. Here are the fragrances we recommend: Roos & Roos Globulus DS & Durga Big Sur Eucalyptus Grossmith’s…
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Season 7, Episode 18: New Year's Day Special!
Happy New Year one and all. We wanted to start 2026 with a chat about our favourite and most worn fragrances of 2025 (the ones we didn't have space to talk…
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Season 7, Ep 17: On The Scent Live Part 2 - A Perfume Prescription Special
In this, the second part of our look back at On The Scent Live, we're reading out (and playing live) some of your AMAZING perfume prescriptions from the two…
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Season 7 Episode 16 - On The Scent Live: A Bumper Episode
Come and join us one and all for On The Scent Live. Whether you were there and want to relive the fun or you didn't manage to get a ticket and want to be part…
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Season 7 Ep 15: Holy Smoke! Our Favourite Incense Fragrances
Incense is having a real moment and in this episode we're exploring why and also talking through some of our favourite incense scents. Why is incense so…
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Season 7 Ep 14: Christmas Gift Guide (that won’t break the bank):
Nicola: Penhaligon's Festive Mini Set https://www.penhaligons.com/uk/en/p/festive-mini-set-for-her-5x5-ml--000000000065224079 Jo Malone London Festive Cologne…
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Season 7, Episode 13: Scenting the Ballet & What We’re Wearing
In the podcast this week, Suzy & Nicola talk fragrances they’ve been obsessed with wearing lately (& some are quite unexpected…) Plus, there’s an absolutely…
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Sculpture of the Invisible x Perfume Prescriptions
Listener @somestarrynight messaged us from Paris about the @maisonfranciskurkdjian installation at @palaisdetokyo (on until 23 November - so hurry if you want…
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Haunting Fragrances & a Scented Story
In this week’s episode we’re talking about atmospheric fragrances we love, which helped set the scene for our Halloween Scented Story. Because we believe just…
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Season 7 Episode 10: Pomelo Picks, Mood-Changing Scents & Cool, Cosy Leathers
In this week’s On the Scent Podcast we’re back with your #perfumeprescription postbag – finding perfect matches for every mood & memory. You write in with such…
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Season 7 Ep 9: Re-Launches, Reformulations and Boudoir with Thomas Dunkley
In this week's episode we're joined by the amazing @makingscentsmakesense Thomas Dunckley. Following Thomas and Suzy's hugely popular reel about the…
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Season 7 Ep 8: What Would Marie Antoinette Smell Like?
Tasha Marks @avmcuriousities is an award-winning scent artist and historian who recreated the smells of Marie Antoinette’s life at the current @vamuseum…
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Linda Pilkington - The Founder and Creator of Ormonde Jayne
*This episode is in partnership with Ormonde Jayne* In this fabulous episode, recorded before our lovely live event in the Royal Arcade, we're getting to know…
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Oud-a Thunk It?
Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of On the Scent, where Suzy and Nicola are diving deep into the world of oud (or Oudh – however you like to spell it!)…
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Season 7 Episode 5 - Captivating Iris and Our Pleasure-Filled Event
In this week's episode we're telling you all about our upcoming Ormonde Jayne event. We also have a plethora of exciting new fragrances to tell you about…
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Season 7, Episode 4: Hot Milk, Midnight & Mythic Waters
SO many scents sniffed the last few days we can barely draw breath, but buckle-up buttercups, because in this new episode we discuss… Fragrant feedback: Why…
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Season 7, Episode 3: Bigger Vanilla, a Brilliant Book & a New Niche Show
The new @matierepremiereparfums Vanillas Powder extrait - Suzy is obsessed, Nicola has yet to try but is chomping at the bit. With the added guest note of…