Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, and Happy New Year! Welcome to January and welcome to 2026. It’s also the 8th day of Christmas (maids a-milking) and the last day of Kwanzaa (Imani: faith). Plus, Public Domain Day, Euro Day, and National Bloody Mary Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m hoping for a calm and happy 2026, in Hermès Eau de Néroli Doré, again (I wore it yesterday, and I’ve worn it on New Year’s Day for the past few years).

Reminder: on 1/2, wear a fragrance to match Cloud Dancer, Pantone’s color of the year for 2026…

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Happy Hump Day and happy New Year’s Eve! Stay safe out there folks! It’s also the seventh day of Christmas (swans a-swimming) and the sixth day of Kwanzaa (Kuumba: creativity). Birthdays: Henri Matisse, Elizabeth Arden, Simon Wiesenthal, Odetta, Donna Summer. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Hermès Eau de Néroli Doré.

Reminder: on 1/2, wear a fragrance to match Cloud Dancer, Pantone’s color of the year for 2026…

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It’s the last Tuesday of 2025, plus National Bacon Day, the sixth day of Christmas (geese a-laying) and the fifth day of Kwanzaa (Nia: purpose). Birthdays: Rudyard Kipling, Paul Bowles, Bo Diddley and Patti Smith. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing Chopard Néroli à la Cardamome du Guatemala. Tea at the moment is a blend of Bombay Breakfast and Hao Ya Select Keemun, both from The Jasmine Pearl Tea Co. 

Reminder: on 1/2, wear a fragrance to match Cloud Dancer, Pantone’s color of the year for 2026…

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Happy Tuesday and happy Festivus for the rest of us! Feel free to air your grievances in the comments. Birthdays: Madam C. J. Walker, Chet Baker. What fragrance are you wearing? 

I’m drinking a cup of Upton Christmas Tea and wearing Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles.

Reminder: on 12/26, we’re doing Best of 2025…

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