The Nuclear Level Densities (NLDs) and the γ-ray Strength Functions (γSFs) of 153,155 Sm have been extracted from (d,pγ) coincidences using the Oslo method. The experimental NLD of 153 Sm is higher than the NLD of 155 Sm, in accordance with microscopic calculations. The γSFs of 153,155 Sm are in fair agreement with QRPA calculations based on the D1M Gogny interaction. An enhancement is observed in the γSF for both 153,155 Sm nuclei around 3 MeV in excitation energy and is attributed to the M1 Scissors Resonance (SR). Their integrated strengths were found to be in the range 1.3 -2.1 and 4.4 -6.4 µ 2 N for 153 Sm and 155 Sm, respectively. The strength of the SR for 155 Sm is comparable to those for deformed even-even Sm isotopes from nuclear resonance fluorescence measurements, while that of 153 Sm is lower than expected.