Happy Antiquities Friday! (It’s also Marc Jacobs’ birthday, National Unicorn Day, National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day and National Winston Churchill Day. And, RIP Prince Philip.) Our community project for today: wear the oldest scent you own (you can interpret this as you like — the one you’ve owned the longest? worn the longest? the earliest launch date? whatever). Thanks to pyramus for the idea!

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’m in vintage Diorissimo, the fragrance I’ve worn the longest, and possibly one of the oldest bottles in my collection as well, although it’s hard to say for sure…

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Happy International Children’s Book Day (aka Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday)! Our community project for today: name a favorite children’s book and wear a fragrance to match.

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.

Today I went with a children’s book I did not read until I was an adult: The Golden Compass (the title is Northern Lights in some markets) by Philip Pullman. To capture the Frozen North, I’m wearing The Different Company De Bachmakov…

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Hey, it’s Guessing Game Friday (edition 4)! Our community project for today: describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we’ll see if we can guess what it is. Thank you to Glannys 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.

My fragrance: a woman in Paris dreams of a lake in her homeland…

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Happy Foody Friday! (And, the equinox is tomorrow!) Our community project for today: wear a gourmand or foody fragrance (this is a repeat project from 2015).

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’m doing biscuits (Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle) and soda (a dab of Demeter Gingerale)…

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Happy Friday and happy Plant A Flower Day! Our community project for today: name a favorite flower that you grow in your garden (or in a pot?) or that grows locally, and wear a fragrance with that floral note.

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.

In a nod to the honeysuckle on our side fence, I’m wearing a whole garden: Diptyque Olène…

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