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Friday scent of the day 6/13

Posted by Robin on 13 June 2025 128 Comments

It’s Friday the 13th and World Softball Day. Birthdays: W. B. Yeats, Dorothy L. Sayers. Our community project for today: wear an incense fragrance, if you have one. (This is a repeat; thanks go to ringthing 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’m in Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate, which I included in 5 perfumes: incense fragrances for summer…

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Friday scent of the day 6/6

Posted by Robin on 6 June 2025 170 Comments

It’s Friday and the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Eid Mubarak! Birthdays: Diego Velázquez, Alexander Pushkin, Thomas Mann, Marian Wright Edelman. Our community project for today is Signature Friday…wear a fragrance that was your signature in the past, or that you could live with as a signature now, or that you’d like people to remember you by? Thanks go to madtowngirl and chocolatemarzipan8 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 Diorissimo (surprise, surprise)…

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Friday scent of the day 5/30

Posted by Robin on 30 May 2025 172 Comments

Happy Friday and happy National Mint Julep Day! Today’s birthdays: Countee Cullen, Benny Goodman, Colm Tóibín. Our community project for today is Rainbow Friday…wear something that makes you think of your favorite color. Bonus points if the color is in the name! Thanks to pyramus 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’m in the OG Prada Infusion d’Iris, for purple…

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Friday scent of the day 5/23

Posted by Robin on 23 May 2025 122 Comments

Happy Friday and happy World Turtle Day! Author birthdays today: Carl Linnaeus, Margaret Fuller, Pär Lagerkvist, Scott O’Dell, Margaret Wise Brown. Our community project for today: celebrate World Turtle Day with your fragrance, in whatever 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.

I’m doing turtle habitat, again, in L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Eau de L’Artisan…

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Friday scent of the day 5/16

Posted by Robin on 16 May 2025 120 Comments

Happy Friday! It’s also National Barbecue Day and the International Day of Living Together in Peace. (PSA: the Haiku challenge starts on Saturday.) Birthdays: Studs Terkel, Woody Herman, Liberace, Betty Carter and Christian Lacroix. (PSA: the Haiku challenge starts on Saturday.) Our community project for today: wear a fragrance you normally put on to wear to bed. If you don’t usually put on fragrance then, wear a fragrance you normally only wear in the evening or on special occasions? Thanks to NinaV 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’m in my most-worn bedtime fragrance, Diptyque Philosykos. I keep a sample vial in my night table drawer (refilled as needed), and typically put a single drop on my forearm when I settle in to read…

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