52 episodes

Bi-Weekly podcast with news, reviews and long form discussion on all facets of perfume and perfumery.

Les Oderants les oderants

    • Arts
    • 4.5 • 18 Ratings

Bi-Weekly podcast with news, reviews and long form discussion on all facets of perfume and perfumery.

    S03EP14 - Top Ten Top 10s for Top Ten

    S03EP14 - Top Ten Top 10s for Top Ten

    This week we dig into lists and make some of our own, lists for going to the zoo, going on a date and lists for taking your bins out. If all that doesn’t sound exciting, we also discover the colour of our bins, where the most central location in the UK is, and who you should call should you wish to get with the program and move there. Contain yourself.

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram:  

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 29 min
    S03EP13 - Turin Your Face!

    S03EP13 - Turin Your Face!

    This week, we go back to the books of Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez and dig up some of the 1 and 2 star perfumes in order to give our definitive takes on how far off the mark they really are. Or aren't. But probably are.

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram: 

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 25 min
    S03EP12 - Y2K AF

    S03EP12 - Y2K AF

    This week we go back to the noughties and walk through a decade of perfume, our own experiences of perfume collecting and a whole lot of ket. Dan settled down, Fliss went off the rails, and Ben and James more or less just carried on with business as usual. Was the entire decade dominated by Terre d’Hermes? The answer is yes. 

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram:  

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 30 min
    S03EP11 - Shopping with LesOdes Part 2

    S03EP11 - Shopping with LesOdes Part 2

    Following on from last episodes £200 shopping challenge, we decided to talk through all the listeners lists that Fliss lovingly compiled in a ginormous spreadsheet. We also discover who Dan had a fantasy affair with and what perfumer is most like Enya.

    Special thank to Ty and Danielle for their monstrous lists, meticulous organisation and keen ability to calculate an average. You can catch both of them over on Instagram: @perfumehaiku & @onefragranceatatime. If you want to get involved with your own list, the hashtag is #lesodes200

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram:  

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 31 min
    S03EP10 - Shopping with LesOdes

    S03EP10 - Shopping with LesOdes

    This week we set ourselves a challenge. Build a collection for a muggle with a budget of £200. A handful of arbitrary rules were put in place, and most were promptly broken.

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram:  

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 8 min
    S03EP09 - New Year, New Episode

    S03EP09 - New Year, New Episode

    We're back from our brief Christmas and New Years hiatus with an episode rammed full of all the random bits and pieces we've been sniffing over the holidays. James has a full 4987, we discuss a handful of new samples supplied by Dan (perfume sample, you sicko) and Ben and Fliss celebrate losing their sense of smell and not resigning to jumping off cliffs, climbing up buildings or strapping an orange in their mouths with a pair of old tights.

    You can contact us via email at lesoderants@gmail.com or via Instagram:  

    Dan: fragrance_weirdo

    James: houdini_sotd  

    Ben: talking_scents  

    Fliss: fliss_sniffs_stuff   

    During the show we may mention perfumes that were sent to us for review. We will, at all times, be completely transparent about this when it is the case and I hope you'll come to trust us enough to see that whatever the method of acquisition, we will always speak our own minds about said perfume and/or house.

    • 2 hr 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

Cassafras7e ,

Hard to Hear with a Headache

"This is normal, right? You sniff everything in life?" Yes Ben, and this is what finally tipped me into the perfume world! I realized I tended to sniff everything else, why not throw in sniffing something nice on myself! This podcast is easy to ignore in the background or actively listen to the friendly but brutal teasing mixed in with self aware politeness and genuine camaraderie between the hosts. Usually I hate listening to long intros of host updates, but I find this group entertaining and enjoy the long tangential episodes. I often find myself chuckling, which is not the best idea with a headache! I appreciate hearing men talk enthusiastically and un-self-consciously about perfume. The addition of Fliss brings more balance and disagreement to the perspectives, and enhances the lighthearted fun of the dynamic. The fact that I rarely know the perfumes being referenced doesn't even bother me.

The Fragrant Vintner ,

Must Listen for Any Fragrance Enthusiast

Really glad that Dan The Fragrance Weirdo is finally starting to put content up in addition to his Instagram. I really enjoyed when he was on the now defunct Scent Geeks podcast & was bummed when they closed up shop, so having Dan & crew fill their shoes from a UK pod perspective is awesome. He’s a true collector with a smart attitude toward what makes a fragrance appealing, regardless of the price. I was not familiar with his co-hosts who also really interesting & have awesome insights, so this is definitely a must listen for any fragrance enthusiast.

Phdbill ,

More research, please.

I appreciate the opinions, but often it is apparent that the hosts do not know much about the houses, perfumes, or people of whom they speak. For instance, they have repeatedly bashed Luca Turin, and last episode one member even remarked that Turin’s reviews do not hold much weight because Turin does not back up his reviews with any cultural context or perfume history. However, much of Turin’s perfume writing is in fact placed within a cultural and historic framework, and furthermore, Turin almost single-handedly put certain indie houses on the map and called out designer houses who were trying to pull the wool over the consumers’ eyes by selling them overhyped derivative swill. It’s just lazy podcasting to not know these facts and only contributes to the unfettered world of misinformation.

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