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No review today…

Posted by Robin on 9 June 2010 231 Comments

rose petals

I have some non-perfume / real-life things demanding my attention right now, so no review again today, sorry! Kevin will have an article tomorrow about Laura Tonatto’s Eleonora Duse fragrance, and on Friday, we’ll have our first guest author post, courtesy of Trish at Scent Hive. Hopefully I’ll be back with a review next Tuesday.

Please feel free to use this as an open thread if you like…

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Lazy Friday poll ~ open thread, Memorial Day weekend 2010

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2010 475 Comments

poppiespoppies

Before we start this week’s poll, a word about next week’s: coming up next Saturday, a Haiku Challenge poll hosted by Miss Kitty V. Pick a perfume, any perfume, write a haiku about it. We’ll be using the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules…

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Lazy Thursday poll ~ open thread, late May 2010

Posted by Robin on 20 May 2010 334 Comments

You know the drill: talk about anything you like — the perfume you're wearing today, the perfume you should have worn today, the next perfume you're planning to buy, whatever.

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

Note: image is girasole [cropped] by Sonietta46 at flickr; some rights reserved.

Lazy Friday poll: open thread, Mother’s Day weekend 2010

Posted by Robin on 7 May 2010 504 Comments

Weird flower

Same old same old: talk about anything you like — what perfume you're wearing today, the perfume you bought your mom for Mother's Day, the perfume you're hoping to get for Mother's Day, the last wonderful perfume you smelled, whatever.

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

Note: image is (untitled) by titanium22 at flickr; some rights reserved.

Lazy weekend poll: open thread, late April 2010

Posted by Robin on 24 April 2010 412 Comments

Just waking up

The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the last perfume you tested, whatever.

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

Note: image is Just waking up ... [cropped] by frumbert at flickr; some rights reserved.

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