A few quick reminders: the damage poll is coming up on Tuesday, so do start counting up those receipts (it's more fun than doing your taxes anyway)! The deadline for entries for the Prix Eau Faux is April 10. And our first (and maybe last! we'll see how it goes) reverse swap meet will be on April 23, followed by the freebiemeet in June.

Today, our usual weekend open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you're surprised you never see mentioned in the scent of the day polls, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

Quick PSA: the 2016 Prix Eau Faux is still open! (And apologies for running the same image 2 weeks in a row — I’m having some computer issues at the moment. I may replace it later.)

Today, our usual weekend open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you’re hoping to find a sample of soon, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Quick PSAs: the meetup poll is still open for anyone who’d like to connect with local perfumistas! We’ve also opened the 2016 Prix Eau Faux, and our next swapmeet will be two weeks from today, on 19 March.

Today, our standard weekend open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you’ve been reaching for lately to pretend it’s spring (or fall, depending on where you live) already, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Our same old open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, your last great (or horrid!) fragrance shopping experience, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Quick reminder: the splitmeet is coming up next Saturday, with the swapmeet to follow in March and the reverse swapmeet in April.

On the 27th of this month, we’re going to try something new suggested by Regina: a separate thread to arrange local meetups. If that goes well we’ll make that a regular feature.

Today, our same old open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you wish you’d get as a Valentine’s Day present, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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