On The Scent

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...

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...

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 St...

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...

[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...

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 fr...

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...

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...

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 nex...

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 roo...

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 l...

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 s...

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 @di...

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...

What are the fragrances you reach for when recovering from illness, an anxiety attack, or even during a stay in hospital? In this episode we’re discussing the perfumes that help us feel better, and delving in to the post bag (okay, DMs) to explore requests from listeners who are desperately seeking nostalgic, now sadly discontinued, scents - Faberge’s BABE, Impulse’s Spice Girls and Parfumerie Gen...

In this episode we're chatting about Nicola's jaunt to Paris and the fragrant excitement that the city offers. We also have a beautifully moving message to share with you and are exploring the world of cosy and mossy scents. What We’ve Been Wearing Nicola: @MaisonLouisMarie No 4 Bois de Balincourt (perfume oil) @sanctuaryspa Golden Sandalwood collection (particularly the mousse to oil product!) Su...

What’s in store this week? Well… Nicola’s been wearing @matierepremiereparfums Parisian Musc (which she feels gave her the edge to come joint first in the Mother’s Race at her son’s sport’s day!) We’re also reminiscing (with some recorded snippets) on our recent On the Scent Podcast x @themerchantofvenice event @harrods (so brilliantly organised by @kga_beauty_pr) featuring Nicola Pozzani @yogii.p...

WHAT a week it’s been! It’s felt more like a month, given the sheer number of fragrant events. From Suzy meeting Jon Bon Jovi and Dominique Ropion, to attending mind-blowing masterclasses, smelling some truly exciting new fragrances, and dinner with Aurélien Guichard and the Matiere Premiere team (while smelling their *top secret* new fragrance, launching early Autumn) there’s hardly time to pack...

With so many new fragrances launching lately, we talk about the events we’ve been to this past week, the same scent we both accidentally chose & some more of your amazing Listener Prescriptions - this week including dreamy honeysuckle & the most poetic request we’ve had yet! We discuss… @gracedemonaco Ombre Sereine @escentric_molecules H01 @officine_universelle_buly 1803 - Les Jardins Fran...

We are once again delving into the fragrant archives for a look at some classic scents you should definitely have another sniff of (or perhaps even experience for the first time!) We’ve already covered some classics in out first series, but this time we’re reliving the wonders of Nina Ricci L’Air du Temps, Chanel N°19, and YSL Opium. Plus, we’re answering your Perfume Prescriptions with some vinta...

Sometimes, a fragrance hits you in a certain spot and you cannot stop thinking about it, don’t you find?! So… what perfume has Suzy been obsessing about for months and finally purchased, which scent does a listener feel the universe told her to try, and can we find fragrances for other listeners currently mesmerised by bamboo, mushrooms and much more?! What we’ve been wearing… Suzy:Gabar @gabar Gr...

In this episode we're celebrating the scents that take us to the seaside in all it's salty, sandy glory. We're also talking about what we've been wearing and have some fabulous listener prescriptions. What we’ve been wearing… Suzy:@mirrorwater.earth Smooth Body Oil @goldfield_and_banks_australia Ingenious Ginger @nestfragrances Indian Jasmin + South Pacific Sandalwood Perfume Oils Nicola:@atelierc...

Poor Suzy still has Covid so in this mini episode Nicola's talking you through some of the amazing discoveries that she made on a recent fragrant adventure in Selfridges. Fragrances mentioned: @Celine Nightclubbing @Celine Black Tie @Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba fresca @Penhaligons_london Solaris @Maisonfranciskurkdijan Aqua Media Cologne Forte @Memo.paris Sherwood @Kilianparis I Don't Need A Pri...

In the episode this week we are digging into more of our favourite discovery sets and also finding fragrances for a scent memory of a Sardinian holiday, and a listener’s friend who’s obsessed with pencil shavings… and the scent of TCP! We discuss… Roads ‘I Always Thought You Were Cool’ Discovery Selection (can also choose ‘Come On Get a Little Closer’) £60 for 4 x 4ml (travel sizes) CLOUD 9 THIS W...

We’ve been flitting to-and-fro’ fragrant happenings these past few days, and have all manner of exciting things to report back on, including the wonderful @roadsgroup showcase (where @fragrantmaven fell in love with two in particular…), then the pasta making lols (and amazing, layerable scents) we experienced @themerchantofvenice Accordi di Profumo evening. Next up, @outspokenbeautynicola had an a...