
It’s Almost-Friday, National Umbrella Day and World Pulses Day. Birthdays: Boris Pasternak, Chick Webb, E. L. Konigsburg. What fragrance are you wearing?
It’s a solo day for me, in Diptyque Philosykos.
Reminder: 2/11 will be Duet Friday…
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It’s Almost-Friday, National Umbrella Day and World Pulses Day. Birthdays: Boris Pasternak, Chick Webb, E. L. Konigsburg. What fragrance are you wearing?
It’s a solo day for me, in Diptyque Philosykos.
Reminder: 2/11 will be Duet Friday…
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Hump Day, still February, and National Pizza Day. Birthdays: Thomas Paine, Carmen Miranda, J. M. Coetzee, Carole King, Alice Walker. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m leaving later today for a short out-of-town trip, and I’m wearing the duet sure to foster calm in traffic: Diptyque Tam Dao and Diptyque Philosykos.
Reminder: 2/11 will be Duet Friday…
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It’s Tuesday, and it’s still February. Birthdays: Jules Verne, Kate Chopin, Neal Cassady, James Dean. And happy 17th to Now Smell This! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m doing a rose duet from Hermès: Myrrhe Églantine on one arm, Rose Ikebana on the other.
Reminder: 2/11 will be Duet Friday…
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Monday, again. Birthdays: Charles Dickens, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Sinclair Lewis, Eubie Blake. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m staying warm in Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles.
Reminder: 2/11 will be Duet Friday…
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It’s Friday and Rosa Parks Day, and we are finally past the midpoint of winter. Our community project for today: welcome the Year of Tiger by wearing a fragrance that projects or inspires power, bravery, self-confidence and ambition.
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.
I considered all sorts of heavy hitters for today, from Piguet Bandit to Yves Saint Laurent M7 (not that I have any left), but in the end I went with a fragrance that makes me feel like I could do anything: Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers. I will settle for partial credit, and I smell fantastic…