It’s Flavortown Friday! (And don’t forget, tomorrow is Freebiemeet Saturday.) Our community project for today: wear a scent that you associate with one of the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, umami or bitter). Triple bonus points for starting on Monday and doing all 5. Thank you to Regina 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 taking triple bonus points in Hermès Brin de Réglisse.

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Yep, it’s Friday. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Laboratorio Olfattivo, Lubin, La Via del Profumo, Les Parfums de Rosine or Liquides Imaginaires, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter L.

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’s my last day at the beach. The weather is perfect. I’m celebrating with a wee drop (I am almost out) of Tawaf from La Via del Profumo.

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It’s Friday the 13th! (Also, Roald Dahl Day and National Chocolate Day.) Our community project for today: protect yourself from bad juju with a Fierce Force Field Fragrance. Thanks go to chocolatemarzipan 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.

I am at the beach, and wearing my trusty old Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess body cream as a force field against the arrival of Fall. It is a fierce battle at the moment — the sky is gray, the wind is gusting and the waves are whipping — but I expect that by tomorrow, Bronze Goddess will have won…

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It’s Friday, National Coffee Ice Cream Day and Read A Book Day. Our (unrelated) community project is Best in Class…you decide the category, then wear the best.

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 a dab of Fendi Theorema, the bestest creamsicle perfume ever…

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Hey, it’s Friday and National Slinky Day! Our community project for today: wear your most frivolous fragrance. Extra points if it’s frivolous AND an enduring classic.

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.

Me: maybe not quite an enduring classic, but the best I could come up with while staying frivolous and weather-appropriate — Diptyque Oyédo…

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