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On The Scent

by Nicola Bonn & Suzy Nightingale

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.

Latest episodes

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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 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

Bonus 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 a break fro

Jun 25
32 min

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 every week, w

Jun 19
1 h 14 min

Season 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 fragrances. (

Jun 11
56 min

Season 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 Tatler, the

Jun 4
1 h 00 min

Season 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 the books Pr

May 28
56 min

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 with a recap

May 21
42 min

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