I am very pleased to announce that Now Smell This will soon have a new contributor covering scented body products, including soaps, creams, bath gels, you name it. Anjali describes herself as "fanatical about scented bath and body products", and reports that her "supply of LUSH alone could bathe a small country". Look for her first review early next week, on Luctor et Emergo Enriched Body Cream by People of the Labyrinths.

If you have any suggestions for other topics you'd like to see covered here, please comment!

I am very happy to announce that Marlen, who has already joined me for a number of "She Says/He Says" perfume reviews, will now be writing a regular column on men's fragrances for Now Smell This. Marlen works as a university professor in Osaka, Japan, and is also a moderator on the basenotes forum and a self-described "perfumaholic".

Look for Marlen's first review tomorrow: Nina Ricci Signoricci.

First, many thanks to everyone who takes the time to comment. And my sincere apologies to anyone who has tried to comment recently, but received an error message. The problems are supposed to be fixed by the end of the week.

Scheduled down time for maintenance: tonight (8/23) from 7 to 9 pm EDT, and Thursday in the wee hours of the morning, from midnight to 2 am. During those times the blog will be offline.

I am heading out of town again for a quick holiday at the beach. Hope to see you again on Monday!

I am very pleased to announce that Victoria, of the popular perfume blog Bois de Jasmin, will be joining me as a regular contributor on the home fragrance front. Look for her first article tomorrow, and expect to see new articles several times a month.

Over the coming weeks, I will be adding new contributors to cover scented bath & body products and men's fragrances. Please comment if you have any other suggestions for new topics or related improvements.