On The Scent

This week, we’re sharing heartfelt listener messages and scent stories that remind us why fragrance is so powerful – it’s a balm for the soul, a memory trigger, and a way to connect. We answered your burning questions: Incense lovers  – searching for that nag champa glow? Try @aromafume Nag Champa roll-on, @lush Breath of God (mystic desert incense), @lush Karma (hippy shop bliss), and @amoua...

This episode is in partnership with Raconteur In this episode we get to know the incredible Craig Andrade at one of our favourite fragrance stores @bloomperfumery . Craig is the founder of niche fragrance brand @the_rac_on_teur  and his story is both emotional and inspiring. During the episode we learn about the moment in his life that changed everything and took him from being a lawyer in a...

#AD We want our homes to smell great all the time, with a scent wardrobe to match every mood. Baylis & Harding’s Signature Hand Wash collection lets you do just that: luxurious, affordable, and perfectly crafted to elevate your everyday.  We were so happy to partner with Baylis & Harding for this episode, and to talk about our absolute favourites in their Signature collection… Both of...

This week on #OnTheScentPodcast, Nicola returns from her travels, bringing a suitcase of scented stories and soul-soothing rituals. To calm flight nerves, she reached for the tranquil embrace of @neomwellbeing Calming Pen, the protective cocoon of @subtleenergies Aura Protection Body Mist, and the bohemian spirit of @thameenfragrance Bohemian Infusion, woven through her scarf like a fragrant talis...

We can't WAIT for you to hear this live recording from our Top Of The Morning event at The Barnes Fragrance Fair last Sunday. What a wonderful day it was and it was so lovely to see so many of you, our dear listeners there. During our event we had the utter pleasure of interviewing fragrance lover, Barnes resident and acclaimed actress Hayley Mills as well as fragrance industry royalty Chris Yu. I...

We’re still pinching ourselves after winning the  Jasmine Awards New Media Award  for the second year running, for our Halloween Scented Story project! And huge congrats to Suzy  @fragrantmaven  for her  Judges Special Recognition Award  for her Substack feature on Rivals characters and their signature scents. We spill a few behind-the-scenes secrets from the ceremony...

In is week's episode, Nicola and Suzy are getting excited about the Ormonde Jayne home collection as well as the Jasmine Awards which take place tonight. There's a fragrance that Suzy swooned over and an amazing new niche brand that everyone needs to know about. Here's what they mention during the episode: Ormonde Jayne home fragrances : Nosu   Veronique Gabai Eau d’Azur @diemscents Initio Po...

CAN Suzy @fragrantmaven find fragrances for a listener who wants to smell like a cave (yes, really), and for an actor playing Belle’s eccentric inventor dad, Maurice, in Beauty & the Beast the Musical? Of  COURSE  she can!  This week on the podcast: Nicola shares her dreamy perfumery day in Paris with her mum, exploring the gorgeous Maison @diptyque (complete with its own garden...

In this episode we're chatting about Nicola's "fragrant" experience on a narrow boat and how she was helped by the power of neroli and uplifting vanilla. We also chat about some of our recent fragrance discoveries including: Acqua di Parma Buongiorno COS Solaire  'Glossier You Fleur  YSL Muse plus we have a fabulous marriage related listener prescription and Suzy has a special prescripti...

This week's On the Scent podcast is a sensory feast spanning art, astrophysics, architecture, cults, rituals and embracing your darker side (while finding the light). Suzy was staggered by @marcantoinebarrois Aldebaran - a tuberose like no other that's wild, greenly sap-laden and coconutty cool, currently featured in an extraordinary art installation at Milan Design Week (on until 13th April, tick...

In this jam-packed mini podcast, we discuss… We are Fragrance Foundation Jasmine awards finalists! In the New & Visual Media category, for our Scented Story (the week-long creative project we did for Halloween, taking it in turns to tell a story evoking intriguingly uncanny fragrances using photographs and video we took, choosing music, spanning Instagram reels, stories and posts, and a specia...

Our latest #listenerprescriptions special episode is here! We've been overwhelmed with incredibly inventive, creative questions from our listeners that we simply couldn't wait to dive into. [See our Stories for direct links!] First up is Emsy, seeking a fragrance for a transformative period in life while dealing with chronic pain and preparing for an exciting theatre production. For under £100, we...

Get ready for this week’s NEW episode of On the Scent! We're celebrating #nationalfragranceweek with a packed show full of olfactory delights. Wondering why there's still no #PerfumeBottleEmoji? So are we! Plus, exciting news for our Australian listeners – Suzy will be speaking via live link-up at the @geelonglibraries Fragrance Fair on 22nd March, exploring how to write about fragrance in this in...

In this week's episode we're joined by the incredible Amanda Carr aka @wewearperfume who is the organiser of THE fragrance event of the year - The Barnes Fragrance Fair. Get ready for all the gossip about what you can expect to find on the day (17th May..put it in your diaries) and a little bit of insight as to what it takes to organise an event that is getting bigger every year. Remember that ent...

This week, you join us for a fragrant journey through a scented sleepover and a quest to find perfect perfumes for an actress playing Lady Macbeth, & a concert pianist (no less!)   We’re talking about the delicate allure of Roger & Gallet Osmanthus, the olfactive grandeur of Amouage Epic Woman, and the operatic drama of Merchant of Venice Maria Callas. We'll also explore the tempestuo...

Main pod Mini Pod: The Fab Five - launches we’re loving    New minipod alert! On this bite-sized episode of On the Scent, we're still diving deep into five fabulous fragrance launches that have captured our hearts of late. Get ready for a tempting tour of these olfactory delights...  The Fab Five: @jomalonelondon Beach Blossom Cologne : A limited-edition escape to tropical paradise...

We've got a cracking Listener Prescription special for you, and let us tell you, it's a real corker. You wouldn’t believe the range of questions we receive, and this week’s episode of On the Scent podcast really showcases the breadth of the people and feelings, places and personas that fragrance can conjure.    From scenting an Irish adventure and matching the weather, to choosing a frag...

Valentine's Day is on Friday but instead of talking about fragrances that will make other people fall in love with you, we're chatting through the fragrances that we think you might just fall in love with. During the episode we mention: Marc-Antoine Barrois Tilia   Officine Universelle Buly La Douzaine Fragrance Du Bois Cavort Micallef Secrets of Love O Féminin Amouage Love Delight Amorecco L...

Vintage Treasures, NEW Ormonde Jayne, Opalescent Luxury, & a Dewy Rose  Nicola found a treasure-trove of vintage fragrance jewellery to swoon over @alfiesantiques, and we talk about which of the pieces we most covet [Spolier: ALL of them!] plus we’re discussing the latest launch in the @ormondejayne Montabaco collection – a Sandalore-infused beauty Suzy went mad for; and which previous carniva...

Some thrillingly affordable (and therefore guilt free) fragrances which also happen to be *fantastic* in this week’s episode, plus a cult brand Nicola fell madly for and immediately purchased two bottles of (on a whim, having smelled them layered on someone else, as one does…) Then we’re talking about a stunning (and joyously uplifting) fragrance by Jean-Claude Ellena, built around an ingredient t...

In this week’s episode we’ve got a precious Taif Rose blooming, a pink-spangled Cowgirl giddy-up-ing, the Essences of time, bottled, a spiced plum blossom; a gorgeous Lunar scent calendar, and a British indie house with exciting (and very affordable!) perfumes to try.  Plus: we’re answering a listener question about fragrances that help you focus and give you energy (don’t we all need some of that...

Viola Wells @violasjournal is an award-winning Production Designer, writer, and Perfume Curator whose passion for fragrance has shaped her uniquely fascinating career… Based in Hungary, Viola collaborates with museums and exhibitions to explore the intersection of scent and art history. Her innovative work includes curating fragrances for studies and lectures, as well as scenting movie sets to cre...

The SIXTH season of On the Scent (whoah!) has us discussing those scents getting us through what must be the bleakest month in the calendar. What are we wearing, and why? Nicola’s discovered a new & unusual way to experience a perfume she already had, and loves it even more, now. Plus there’s a new home fragrance brand in town, and believe us when we say they are jawdropping-ly good…  Talking...

Helena Nicklin @helenasips is an award-winning Wine, Spirits & Lifestyle Writer and Broadcaster, who’s co-produced and presented The Three Drinkers global TV series for Amazon Prime, and has her own @flockandhive podcast “for those curious about life, the universe, and everything.” And now, she’s opening up her extensive knowledge by starting her own online wine academy courses: @hswineacademy...

New podcast episode alert! Join us On the Scent as we take you behind the scenes of our incredible London live event - our biggest yet! 70 fragrance-loving listeners travelled from across the UK and even flew in from Ireland for this sold-out spectacular. We're bringing you the vibrant atmosphere with live snippets, listener questions, and our favourite fragrance launches of the year. Discover why...