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Happy Thanksgiving 2025 ~ open thread

Posted by Robin on 27 November 2025 91 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today!

Whether you’re celebrating or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance you’re wearing today, what perfume you’re especially thankful for, what you’re going to cook or eat today…whatever you like, so long as it doesn’t conflict with our comment policy…

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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late November 2025

Posted by Robin on 22 November 2025 124 Comments

It’s almost Thanksgiving and we’re (hopefully) enjoying the calm before the holiday festivities with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, any cooking or travel (or perfume shopping? just curling up with a good book?) plans you might have this week, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, early November 2025

Posted by Robin on 8 November 2025 216 Comments

PSA: the splitmeet is open until late Sunday night! (Or Monday morning, or whenever I remember to close it.)

Meantime, our standard open thread poll. Same as always, talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the fragrance you didn’t buy but wish you had, the fragrance you did buy wish you hadn’t, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late October 2025

Posted by Robin on 25 October 2025 165 Comments

Welcome to the weekend and our standard-issue open thread poll. PSA: our next splitmeet will start on Saturday 1 November.

Meanwhile, talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the last perfume you tried and loved but probably won’t buy, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-October 2025

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2025 141 Comments

It’s the weekend, and for some of us, a 3 day weekend. We’re celebrating with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re hoping to find (or hoping to split) in the splitmeet on 11/1, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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