Listed below are upcoming (and below that, finished) Friday community scent of the day projects. (You can find past years here: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. )
2025 ~ upcoming
10/10: Wear a fragrance with nutmeg, if you have one.
10/17: Wear the perfume you would like to be buried or cremated in. (This was a suggestion from Deva, who did note that it is a bit macabre, but also that many cultures include fragrance materials of various sorts in their funerary rites. I was saving this project until Deva rejoined us, but since it does not look like she plans to rejoin us at the moment, I'd like to take this opportunity to honor her since her presence here brightened everybody's day for so long. If it's too macabre for you, don't join in, obviously!)
10/24: Wear any fragrance you like and tell us what you’d like people to think of you when they smell it on you, OR, wear a fragrance and connect it with a fellow reader who “enabled” you to get it or who you know likes it/has mentioned wearing it. Both of these projects were suggested by allo.
10/31: Happy Halloween! Our community project today: wear your quirkiest or weirdest or spookiest fragrance. (This is a repeat.)
11/7: Wear a fragrance with vetiver, if you have one. (This is a repeat from 2017.)
11/14: For Claude Monet's birthday, wear a fragrance that reflects the spirit of Impressionism (Wikipedia: "characterized by visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience") or scent a favorite Impressionist painting, or do something else creative with the theme.
11/21: Wear a favorite vintage fragrance and tell us why you love it (and if you like, tell us about any memories it might conjure up for you). If you don't have a favorite vintage fragrance, wear something you think you'd still love 20 years from now. (Adapted from a suggestion by DeniseH.)
11/28: Pick your Black Friday poison: wear the last fragrance you bought, wear a cheap thrill, or wear a fragrance you love but refuse to buy in a full size because it's too expensive. (We've done this project several times.)
2025 ~ finished
1/3: Wear a fragrance to match Mocha Mousse, Pantone's color of the year for 2025. "For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort. // Underpinned by our desire for every day pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe."
1/10: We're off to Denmark! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in Denmark, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Denmark, or that features a local ingredient, or ?
1/17: It's Betty White's (1922-2021) birthday. Do absolutely whatever you like with the theme. If you need it: Betty White: A legacy of saucy joy that never grew old at The Christian Science Monitor, Why Betty White is so awesome at Today, Betty White, Progressive Superhero of TV History at Peabody Awards.
1/24: Wear a fragrance with benzoin, if you have one.
1/31: We'll honor the Lunar New Year (which was on Wednesday) by wearing a fragrance that reflects the qualities of the (Wood) Snake: wisdom, patience, elegance, charm and mystery.
2/7: It's Rose Day, but we've already done rose for a Friday project at least twice, so we'll put a spin on it this time...wear your favorite fragrance that has a rose note but doesn't smell primarily of rose, or wear a rose fragrance layered with something that tones down the rose.
2/14: It's Valentine's Day. Wear a fragrance that expresses your feelings about the holiday, or that reminds you of someone you love.
2/21: Bucket List Friday: think of a place you'd like to go or a thing you'd like to do or something you'd like to accomplish, and wear the right fragrance for the experience.
2/28: Here comes the sun...wear a fragrance with a solar or "sun-warmed skin" note.
3/7: Picture challenge, edition 10: celebrate Piet Mondrian's birthday by scenting Broadway Boogie Woogie, one of his most famous works. Extra reading: Why Piet Mondrian Broke His Own Rules in a Dizzying Ode to New York at ArtNet. Extra listening: a quick audio piece at MOMA. Extra watching: for background, Piet Mondrian – 'Abstract Painting as We Know It' at Tate, Piet Mondrian: Painting and dancing at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, This Mondrian painting is actually a jazz score from MOMA via Youtube. Extra opt out opportunities: Not in the mood for any of it? Pick one of the colors and use it to choose a fragrance, or wear a fragrance that works for New York City in the early 1940s.
3/14: wear a fragrance with a hyacinth note, if you have one. If you don't, pick another spring flowering bulb?
3/21: it's International Fragrance Day. Wear a fragrance and tell us why you picked it.
3/28: It's Lady Gaga's birthday. Wear one of her fragrances, if you have one, or scent a Lady Gaga song, or wear any fragrance that you think fits either Lady Gaga or the perfume name "Fame".
4/4: Wear a perfume that makes you think of clouds, fog, mist or haze. It could be anything that feels soft-focus, silvery, or a little ethereal, or maybe it’s the perfume that wraps around you like a thick, scented cloud. Suggested by Glannys.
4/11: Toontown Friday: scent a favorite cartoon character. Suggested by Jalapeno.
4/18: It’s the World Heritage Day / International Day for Monuments and Sites. [This is sponsored by the International Council on Monuments and Sites, an NGO dedicated to the conservation, protection, use and enhancement of the world's cultural heritage.] Pick a place you've visited, or would like to visit, that has "intangible cultural heritage", tell us about it, and wear a fragrance you think fits for whatever reason.
4/25: Wear a lilac fragrance, if you have one. Suggested by chocolatemarzipan8.
5/2: It's Our Lady Donatella Versace's 70th birthday. Wear the last fragrance you purchased, or anything that you think fits the occasion.
5/9: It's Guessing Game Friday (edition 5)! Our community project for today: describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we'll see if we can guess what it is. Suggested by Glannys.
5/16: Time for Bed Friday: wear a fragrance you normally put on to wear to bed. If you don't usually put on fragrance then, wear a fragrance you normally only wear in the evening or on special occasions? Suggested by NinaV.
5/23: It's World Turtle Day! Celebrate the occasion with your fragrance, in whatever way you see fit.
5/30: Rainbow Friday...wear something that makes you think of your favorite color. Bonus points if the color is in the name! Suggested by pyramus.
6/6: Signature Friday...wear a fragrance that was your signature in the past, or that you could live with as a signature now, or that you'd like people to remember you by? From suggestions by madtowngirl and chocolatemarzipan8.
6/13: Wear an incense fragrance, if you have one. (This is a repeat; suggested by ringthing.)
6/20: It's Brian Wilson's birthday (and the summer solstice). Scent a Beach Boys song, or honor Brian Wilson with your fragrance in any other way you see fit. (For lillyjo, who asked for another music cp.)
6/27: It's National Orange Blossom Day...you know what to do! (This is another repeat.)
7/4: Wear a fragrance with a basil note, if you have one.
7/11: Imagine you are an astronaut and you've just returned to earth after nine months in space. What scent did you miss most, and what perfume would you reach for? Suggested by Kanuka.
7/18: Cheap & cheerful...what it says on the tin. Suggested by ringthing.
7/25: Mystery & Crime Friday...for Josephine Tey's birthday, interpret the theme any way you like...you can scent your favorite fictional detective (or villain); you can wear something that brings to mind a favorite mystery novel, film or genre; or maybe your perfume name contains a reference to a crime, a criminal, or a crime fighter. Suggested by Glannys.
8/1: Rabbit rabbit rabbit! It's August. Wear a fragrance that will bring you peace, happiness or good luck for the month.
8/8: It's National Happiness Happens Day. Wear what you want, and if you can think of any recent moment of joy or anything that made you happy in the past week, share it with us!
8/15: Go Green Friday...wear a green fragrance. (This is a repeat, suggested by Dawn.)
8/22: Wear a fragrance with ylang ylang, if you have one. (This is a repeat, suggested by Kanuka.)
8/29: Desert Island Friday...come up with a list of 5 fragrances you could live with for some unspecified amount of time while marooned on a desert island. Share your list on Friday and wear one of the fragrances. (Suggested by springpansy)
9/5: It’s Freddie Mercury’s birthday. Scent a Queen song, or honor Freddie Mercury with your fragrance in any other way you see fit.
9/12: Wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone's picks for the Autumn/Winter 2025/2026 NYFW Color Palette.
9/19: It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Get as creative as you like with the theme! Wear a fragrance inspired by a pirate or piracy, wear something you bought so cheap it was a steal, steal an idea from someone else, whatever!
9/26: It's the first Friday in Autumn (unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case you know what to do). Wear something to celebrate the new season.
10/3: Wear a fragrance that you feel is misunderstood or underappreciated, either by your fellow perfumistas or by others around you.