We’re marking (mourning? celebrating?) the last weekend in July with with our usual open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re thinking you never wear and might as well get rid of, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
French ready-to-wear line Zadig & Voltaire has launched This is Her! Red Hot and This is Him! Red Hot, new limited edition flankers to 2016’s This is Her! and This is Him! respectively…
An old school lemming for Amelia Earhart's birthday: Lavender Smelling Salts from Santa Maria Novella. "Sali di lavanda was an ancient pharmacological remedy, known as a stimulant. The combined pungent odor of ammonia and fresh lavender scent stimulate the senses and purify the air." $20 for 15 ml at Beautyhabit.
Prada has introduced Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry, a new fruity floral gourmand fragrance for women. Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry is a flanker to 2022’s Paradoxe, and follows 2025’s Paradoxe Radical Essence…
Happy Friday and happy National Tequila Day! Birthdays: Amelia Earhart, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jennifer Lopez. Our community project for today: celebrate Amelia Earhart’s birthday by wearing something adventurous, something inspired by her life, a perfume inspired by Earhart or by flight in general, or …? As always, the more tenuous but creative the connection, the better.
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.
Thank you to carole for mentioning Guerlain Jicky earlier in the week. I do think it’s the perfect fit with Earhart’s style, so that’s what I went with today…