Friday, and Opera Day. Our community project for today is Fire and Ice…wear something that keeps you warm in winter (Fire) OR wear something that reminds you of snow and chilly winter air (Ice). Thanks go to Glannys for the suggestion!

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.

Me: on vacation, day 1. It will be mostly a travel day, and I am commando. (But if I was home, I’d be doing ice in The Different Company De Bachmakov.) With any luck I will check in later tonight after a rum punch on the beach…

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Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, welcome to February! And happy National Freedom Day. Our community project for today: to celebrate Cherry Month, wear a fragrance with a cherry or cherry blossom note.

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’m in my first Serge, Rahät Loukoum.

Reminder: on 2/8 our theme is Fire and Ice…

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Friday, and Opposite Day and Irish Coffee Day. Birthdays today: Robert Burns, Virginia Woolf, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Etta James. Our community project for today: wear one of your favorite fragrances of this winter (unless it’s summer where you are, in which case wear one of your favorite scents of this summer).

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’m in Aftelier Candide, which has made this bad winter a little more bearable…

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Friday plus Thesaurus Day plus Cary Grant’s birthday. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Eau d’Italie, Etat Libre d’Orange, Escentric Molecules or Etro, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter E.

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’m in Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection by Etat Libre d’Orange, which according to the actress is “made with love to protect you”…

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