It’s Tuesday and World Rose Day (one of them, anyway). Birthdays: Charles Dickens, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Sinclair Lewis, Eubie Blake. What fragrance are you wearing?
I went with Maria Candida Gentile Elephant & Roses. Tea this morning is Kusmi Tsarevna.
Reminder: on 2/10, wear a fragrance with rose, if you have one…
It’s Monday, plus Waitangi Day, Bob Marley’s birthday and National Frozen Yogurt Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m starting a week of rose in Tauer Perfumes Phi — Une Rose de Kandahar.
Reminder: on 2/10, wear a fragrance with rose, if you have one…
It’s Friday and happy National Carrot Cake Day. RIP Paco Rabanne. Birthdays: Charles Henry Turner, Gertrude Stein, Alvar Aalto, Mabel Mercer, Simone Weil, Nathan Lane.
Our community project for today is Edition 8 of the Picture Challenge. Wear a perfume that matches the image, which is detail from Women of Shangri-La, 2002, by Yayoi Kusama.* (You can see the entire installation if you scroll down here; I cannot post it for copyright reasons).
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.
According to Kusama, “Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment.” The quote made me think right away of Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate, so that’s what I’m wearing…
It’s Almost-Friday and National Tater Tot Day. Also, Candlemas / Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter but Staten Island Chuck, who has a better accuracy record, says we’ll have an early spring.). Birthdays: James Joyce, Stan Getz, Raven Wilkinson, Farrah Fawcett, Ina Garten, Brent Spiner. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m voting for warm weather, sooner rather than later, with Exaltum Mimosa Gold.
Reminder: on 2/3 we’re doing Edition 8 of the Picture Challenge, which is detail from Women of Shangri-La, 2002, by Yayoi Kusama…
Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to February. It’s also Hump Day, plus National Freedom Day aka the first day of Black History Month. Birthdays: Clark Gable, Langston Hughes, Muriel Spark, Rick James. RIP Bob Born and thanks for the Peeps. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in The Zoo (Christophe Laudamiel) Tubéreuse Organique.
Reminder: on 2/3 we’re doing Edition 8 of the Picture Challenge, which is detail from Women of Shangri-La, 2002, by Yayoi Kusama…