Re-visiting two classic On The Scent Podcast episodes with fragrance Queen, Alice du Parcq!
Re-visiting two classic podcast episodes, while on a season break, Suzy and Nicola caught up with the amazing chats they had with none other than fragrance queen, Alice du Parcq. Indeed, Alice had SO MANY brilliant fragrances on her list to talk about, they had to split it into two parts!
Discussing the emotional heft of fragrances, which scent Alice wore to help her stand up to a bully and quit her job, and the perfume that made her cry with joy during lockdown (among many others) in Part One, and then continuing the fragrant journey into perfumes Alice finds herself reaching for all the time (including one she discovered on a shopping trip with Sali Hughes), we’re sure you’ll love listening – or re-listening if you’ve been here from the start…
Including… Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, Calvin Klein Obsession, Yves Saint Laurent Kouros, Guerlain Cuir Béluga, Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza and many more in her emotionally-revealing life in scents so far. Having listened to both parts, get those pens ready to jot down every single one you’ll want to try [spoilers: that’s all of them!]
Suzy Nightingale
Are you a regular listener? We know we’re biased, but any perfume-lover who isn’t tuning in on a regular basis is missing out. On The Scent podcast was part of the inspiration for this website (and our magazine): a 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! Today, the podcast regularly attracts over 40,000 listeners per show.
Encompassing everything from icons and all-time classics to what’s new on the high street via the more niche indie brands, beauty broadcaster and columnist Nicola Bonn and award-winning fragrance journalist and expert Suzy Nightingale give personalised perfume prescriptions, describing fragrances in such an intoxicating way you can almsot 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.
Nicola Bonn
Whether you’ve a collection of 500+ fragrances on your dressing table or are just starting on your scent journey, olfactory obsessives Nicola and Suzy are on a mission to find you fragrances that don’t simply smell good, but will reconnect you to long-forgotten memories, engage your emotions and very likely blow your mind…
Find On The Scent podcast on Apple podcasts here or wherever you download your podcasts – or listen to it and read the show notes on our website, via PODCAST on our menu.
