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That’s right, it’s Monday again. It’s also Colin Firth’s birthday. And, the swapmeet is still going! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Diptyque Volutes for a chilly September morning.
Reminder: on 9/14, wear one of your “top 10 of fall” fragrances…
Many connections. In fact, have you heard of the French writer, Huysmans? He said in a very famous quote that a perfumer and jeweller do exactly the same job. They both take something from nature and cut it. So the jeweller is cutting the stone and the perfumer is cutting the botanics to obtain the oil, and at the end, they size it on a ring or in a bottle. When you feel confident in your perfume it’s exactly as if you were wearing a wonderful diamond necklace.
— Cartier perfumer Mathilde Laurent on the connection between jewelry and perfume. Read more at Cartier Carat at Wonderland.
It’s the weekend at last, plus, if you’re reading this on Saturday, happy Star Trek Day and happy International Literacy Day, and if you’re reading on Sunday, happy Wonderful Weirdos Day!
1. You’re leaving on a Star Trek voyage, where no one has ever gone before. The replicator won’t be up and running for a few weeks, and you need to pick ONE perfume to tide you over until then. What is it?
2. What book are you reading right now, and what’s the best matching perfume?
3. Name a perfume that’s a wonderful weirdo.
4. You can have one bottle of perfume from any store in the world, top price $250. Don’t overthink it, it’s just a fantasy — name your pick!
5. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — a fantastic TV series you’re binge-watching, something delicious you ate, something fun you did recently — really, anything…
The swapmeet (episode 13) is open for business! PLEASE read the instructions! (For those of you who refuse to read the instructions, please do not respond to anyone else’s comment except to say that their email address does not work. ANYTHING else you need to say, say it in an email. If you insist on responding to a comment, I will delete your comment. If you want to know how to swap for something, see #6 below!) For people who would like to chat in addition to, or instead of, swapping, there will be a poll along shortly.
Don’t know what swapping is, or you know but you’ve never tried it? See here. You can also take a look at the feedback from episode 3, episode 4, episode 5, episode 6 and episodes 7-8, episodes 9-10.
Please, do not participate if you do not have time to mail your items within the next two weeks! Another swapmeet will be coming up in the spring…