Happy Playlist Friday! Our community project for today: name a favorite song, and wear a perfume that fits the song. (We did this project twice in 2017.)

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.

It wasn’t my original plan — which may or may not have involved Bob Dylan — but I decided I need something happy today, so: Stevie Wonder Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing, and I’m pairing it with the perfect no-worries, lazy-summer-day fragrance, Hermès Brin de Réglisse.

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It’s Friday! Also, Tequila Day, and we’ve finally reached the end of the alphabet. Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Zoologist, Xerjoff, Worth Paris or Yosh if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letters W, X, Y or Z.

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 got nothing! (Nothing I can find, anyway.) So I’m wearing the same cheerful summer cologne I was in yesterday (despite the conspicuous lack of cheerful summer weather), Santa Maria Novella Queen’s Cologne. No points for me.

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It’s Nouveau Niche Friday! (Also, ? Emoji Day, World Day for International Justice, David Hasselhoff’s birthday). Our community project for today (an updated version of a poll from 2015): wear a perfume from a new (2015+) niche brand.

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 do not have many choices, but you don’t have to twist my arm to get me to wear Arielle Shoshana Saturday…

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Happy Piña Colada Day! (Also, Nikola Tesla Day and more birthdays: Mavis Staples,* Arlo Guthrie, Alice Munro, Arthur Ashe.) Our community project for today: wear a perfume with pineapple, coconut, rum, or any combination of the three.

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 wearing what was already on my desk: L’Artisan Parfumeur Ananas Fizz over Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess body cream.

Reminder: on 7/17, we’re doing Nouveau Niche, updated…

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