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Season 8 Episode 21 -Storytelling Through Scents & a Giveaway!

#29 trending · Fashion & Beauty

A perfume can set a scene before a single word is spoken. It can suggest a damp cellar, a candlelit room, the warmth of someone standing nearby, or the chilling sense tha

Nov 5
1 h 04 min

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 cola and wh

Oct 29
56 min

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 past. You m

Oct 22
52 min

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 had a mornin

Oct 15
1 h 00 min

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 goddess might st

Oct 8
46 min

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 scent ca

Oct 1
41 min

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 year’s Florenc

Sep 25
45 min

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 some some th

Sep 17
51 min

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 new launche

Sep 10
50 min

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 surprising ways.

Sep 3
50 min

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 - smelling it to

Aug 27
1 h 01 min

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 the U.K. Th

Aug 20
50 min

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 Podcast – i

Aug 13
34 min

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 available, and t

Aug 6
41 min

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 previous e

Jul 30
55 min

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 scent to set

Jul 23
1 h 01 min

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, and continues

Jul 17
1 h 00 min

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 subscriber

Jul 9
47 min

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 extraordinary, burnin

Jul 2
46 min

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 sniffing our

Jun 25
56 min

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all-time peak

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where On The Scent ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 9, 2026).

#35 ▲ 8 Fashion & Beauty US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Listening to Suzy and Nicola always leaves me smiling. What a lovely way to spend time with two delightful, knowledgeable and inspiring women! I learn about new fragrances while letting my creativity flourish— their evocative descriptions always have me dreaming and “painting” scenes in my head, imagining people and places as their narrative unfolds. Thank you Suzy and Nicola!

Silvermine Rose · Feb 2025

I absolutely love this podcast!! Not only do I learn so many exciting and insightful things about perfume… I also always feel in a happier mood after listening to an episode. Such fun and humor it’s a breath of fresh air in an often over contrived world. Thank you both for creating such a fun and knowledgeable podcast and sharing it with the world!!

Marcbaby3! · Feb 2025

I love this podcast. It’s happy, introduces new brands which I would never hear about otherwise. All ranges of prices so there’s something for everyone. Lovely stories and happiness all round.

gotta make them understand · May 2024

I discovered this podcast a little over a year ago, and it has opened a door to a world that I hadn’t known existed. Aside from being a true pleasure in my life, listening to the podcast inspired me, as an English and Composition instructor at a nearby university, to open the same door for my students. I re-conceptualized an entire course to focus on scent and fragrance. The results and response have thus far been absolutely astounding. I am witnessing an uncommon level of creativity, engagement, and enthusiasm in my students’ writing. Thank you Nicola and Suzy for being MY teachers and for helping me to find something beautiful and worth considering.

mm77990 · Oct 2023

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