Happy Friday and happy National Apricot Day! Birthdays: Carrie Chapman Catt, Simone de Beauvoir, Joan Baez. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with an apricot note, if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
Still copying the rest of you, in Serge Lutens Daim Blond…
Happy Friday! It’s also World Introvert Day and National Science Fiction Day, plus the 9th day of Christmas (ladies dancing). Our community project for today: wear a fragrance to match Cloud Dancer, Pantone’s color of the year for 2026 (or, wear something that matches the description: “A Whisper of Tranquility and Peace in a Noisy World.. a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection. A billowy white imbued with serenity, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer encourages true relaxation and focus, allowing the mind to wander and creativity to breathe, making room for innovation.”*
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I went the easy route, thanks to Glannys, in Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez aka White Cube…
It’s Friday, plus Boxing Day aka the second day of Christmas, Candy Cane Day and the first day of Kwanzaa. Happy Birthday to David Sedaris! Our community project for today is Best of 2025…wear your favorite new release of the year, or your favorite purchase of the year, or the fragrance you wore the most in 2025, or interpret this project however you like. (We’ve done this project several times.)
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I did not smell enough new fragrances this year to really do the project, but I am wearing a 2025 release: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Black Death Cherry…
Happy Friday and happy National Oatmeal Muffin Day! It’s the 6th night of Hanukkah and there are 12 more days to go in the year. Birthdays: Italo Svevo, Carter G. Woodson, Jean Genet, Cicely Tyson, Richard Leakey, and, the subject of today’s community project, Édith Piaf. Your task: scent an Édith Piaf song, or honor Édith Piaf with your fragrance in any other way you see fit.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
For La Vie en Rose (music by Louiguy, lyrics by Piaf, and you can see the lyrics and English translation here), I’m wearing a fragrance that makes me see life through rose-colored glasses, Aftelier Candide…
Happy Friday and happy Gingerbread House Day! It’s also Frank Sinatra’s birthday. Our community project for today: tell us about a personal hobby or interest or any activity you do frequently, other than perfume, and match it to a fragrance. Thanks go to Kanuka for the suggestion.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
For yoga (cliché, I know, but I do feel like yoga and sauna keep me sane) I’m in Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate…