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Tuesday scent of the day 10/26

Posted by Robin on 26 October 2021 206 Comments

It’s Tuesday and National Pumpkin Day. Birthdays: Mahalia Jackson and Natalie Merchant. What fragrance are you wearing?

My day 2 of Pumpkin Spice week: Serge Lutens Rousse. My matchy matchy tea: Upton Season’s Pick Yunnan Golden Monkey with added cacao husks and a few flakes of cinnamon stick.

Reminder: on 10/29, we’re celebrating Pumpkin Spice season…

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Monday scent of the day 10/25

Posted by Robin on 25 October 2021 315 Comments

It’s Monday, World Pasta Day and International Artist’s Day, aka Pablo Picasso’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m kicking off Pumpkin Spice week with Demeter Gingerale.

Reminder: on 10/29, we’re celebrating Pumpkin Spice season…

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Friday scent of the day 10/22

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2021 230 Comments

It’s Friday, International Stuttering Awareness Day and National Nut Day. Happy 69th to Jeff Goldblum and happy 78th to Catherine Deneuve. The splitmeet starts tomorrow!

Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2021/2022 NYFW Color Palette. (If you like, click through to the article and pick your fragrance based on the color name or description rather than the color itself, as in “Leprechaun is a wondrous green hue emblematic of the mythical imps featured in Irish folklore” or “Friendly and joyful, an optimistic yellow offering the promise of a sunny day.”)

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 went with Kenzo Air for Pantone 18-4434 Mykonos Blue…

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Thursday scent of the day 10/21

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2021 271 Comments

It’s Almost-Friday and National Apple Day. Today is also Ursula Le Guin’s birthday, and her estate (she died in 2018) has announced the Ursula K Le Guin prize for fiction, to be awarded starting next year. (More birthdays: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie, Carrie Fisher.) What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Thierry Mugler Aura for Pantone 18-6022 Leprechaun.

Reminder: on 10/22, wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2021/2022 NYFW Color Palette…

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Wednesday scent of the day 10/20

Posted by Robin on 20 October 2021 235 Comments

It’s Hump Day, folks! And, International Chefs Day, World Osteoporosis Day and Information Overload Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in L’Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu for Pantone 17-1340 Adobe.

Reminder: on 10/22, wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2021/2022 NYFW Color Palette…

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