It’s Hump Day and Singles Awareness Day. Also, World Hippo Day, National Flag of Canada Day, Susan B Anthony Day and ENIAC Day. Birthdays: Galileo Galilei, Ernest Shackleton, Miep Gies. What fragrance are you wearing?

I am (still) doing imaginary textile matching, since I’m on a beach vacation and will likely be commando 80% of the time and in Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum for the other 20%. Today I’m pretending to scent silk, and I’m going with Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue.

Reminder: 2/17 will be Textile Friday…

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Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s also a (teapot-less) Tuesday in February, and there are 34 days of winter left to go. Birthdays: Frederick Douglass (maybe), Jack Benny, Florence Henderson, Gregory Hines, Terry Gross. What fragrance are you wearing?

I am doing imaginary textile matching this week, since I’m on a beach vacation and will likely be commando 80% of the time and in Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum for the other 20%. Today I’m pretending to scent cashmere, which seems to indicate Fendi Theorema. My (real) tea is Numi Aged Earl Grey, double strength with milk.

Reminder: 2/17 will be Textile Friday…wear a perfume that makes you think of a textile–linen, silk, raw silk, velvet, corduroy, damask, wool poplin, cashmere, polyester, swimsuit fabric, etc. Suggested by Oakland Fresca…

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It’s Almost-Friday and National Pizza Day. Days of winter remaining: 39. Birthdays: Thomas Paine, Carmen Miranda, J. M. Coetzee, Carole King, Alice Walker. Update: RIP Burt Bacharach. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Ormonde Jayne Ta’if.

Reminder: on 2/10, wear a fragrance with rose, if you have one…

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It’s Hump Day and Now Smell This is 18 years old. More birthdays: Jules Verne, Kate Chopin, Neal Cassady, James Dean. What fragrance are you wearing?

Me: more rose points in Hermès Myrrhe Églantine.

Reminder: on 2/10, wear a fragrance with rose, if you have one…

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