By general request. A couple notes before the poll: the damage poll is coming up on Tuesday oops, make that Thursday (we’re a little late!) so start tallying up those receipts. And next weekend (either Friday or Saturday), we’ll try out a grab bag poll as suggested by reader dollydagger — put your “waiting to be tested” samples in a basket, select one at random, tell us what you think of it.

And the open thread: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, your brand spanking new iPAD (go ahead, make me jealous), the last perfume a stranger complimented you on, whatever.

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

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The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — what perfume you're wearing today, the perfume you wish you hadn't bought unsniffed, whatever.

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

Note: image is 3 daffodils [cropped] by Muffet at flickr; some rights reserved.

The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you wish you could smell but that you can't get your hands one, the last perfume that surprised you, whatever.

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

Note: image is Bamboo , Tokyo [cropped] by mskogly at flickr; some rights reserved.

The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like —  what perfume you're wearing today, what perfume you wish you were wearing today, the perfume house you wish would release something new, whatever.

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

Note: image is Trio [cropped] by bensonkua at flickr; some rights reserved.

The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the first perfume you'll break out when spring finally arrives, what perfume you wore while shoveling snow, whatever.

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

Note: image is Snow Mermaid by tammylo at flickr; some rights reserved.