Delicious to Depraved – Suzy & Nicola review favourite vanilla fragrances
Think you hate vanilla, or that you’ve tried every type? Think again! This week the award-winning perfume podcast host Suzy and Nicola rate and review five of their favourite vanilla fragrances. (Five each, that is. Obvs.) Encompassing hip-swivelling seduction, a stunning high street body butter, hugely powerful fragrant talismans, and summery every-day wearability, there’s also a truly affordable modern classic vanilla – created by a Master Perfumer who trained at Chanel, created scents for Frédéric Malle, Guerlain, Gucci, Amouage and Atkinsons – but THIS one can be snapped up for under £32!
Okay, we all know vanilla has been trending for ages now, but WHY does it prove so popular? Perhaps half the reason is the sheer diversity of vanillas available, and the incredibly high-quality materials perfumers are able to use these days. Plus the fact that vanilla continues to be one of the most universally adored scents. Love them or loathe them, we feel sure there’s truly something for every budget and taste (and maybe some that will surprise or even shock you) in this week’s episode...
It’s a deliciously unexpected selection, taking us from delicious to depraved – so, no matter your perfumed preconceptions: why don’t you dare to dive on in…?
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…
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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
