  The Nuclear Level Densities (NLDs) and the $\gamma$-ray Strength Functions
($\gamma$SFs) of $^{153,155}$Sm have been extracted from (d,p$\gamma$)
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 $\gamma$SFs of $^{153,155}$Sm are in fair agreement with QRPA calculations
based on the D1M Gogny interaction. An enhancement is observed in the
$\gamma$SF 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 $\mu^{2}_{N}$ 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.
