It’s Friday, National Fritters Day and the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Happy Birthday to Britney Spears! Our community project for today is Ancient Resins…wear a fragrance with a significant resin component, or one inspired by ancient history. Thank you Desirae 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: I feel almost vaguely human but I’m still pretty sick considering I’m on day 7 (WaPo: So far, this flu season is more severe than it has been in 13 years). So far I have zero interest in wearing fragrance…

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It’s Black Friday! And I slept in, sorry! (It’s also Native American Heritage Day, plus we have a few birthdays: James Agee, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Nye.) Our community project for today: 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.)

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 Monocle + Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki — I’ve been making do with decants for years…

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Happy Pepper Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with a peppercorn note…pink (aka schinus molle or baies rose), black or white. 

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.

Points for me, in Bvlgari Omnia’s black pepper…

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Happy Friday and happy Veterans Day! (Plus, a handful of literary birthdays: Carlos Fuentes, Kurt Vonnegut, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mary Gaitskill.)  Our community project for today: wear something simple and comforting. Thanks to Cobrarose 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.

I’m in Aftelier Ancient Resins body oil. If the afternoon calls for more complication, I might add a layer of Tauer Rose Delight Body Oil…

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Happy Friday and happy National Candy Day! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance inspired by candy, or wear Prada Candy or any other fragrance named for a candy of any kind, or forget the gourmands but wear a fragrance with at least one note that recalls a flavor in one of your favorite candies.

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 the easy route, with Prada Candy…

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