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Thursday scent of the day 11/5

Posted by Robin on 5 November 2026 78 Comments

It’s Almost-Friday, plus SWINTON’s birthday and Guy Fawkes Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

What I needed when I was 21 was a good ‘chill pill’ perfume…I’m sending my younger self a bottle of Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate.

Reminder: on 11/6, wear the fragrance you’d like to give to your 21-year-old self…

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Wednesday scent of the day 11/4

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2026 58 Comments

It’s Hump Day, National Stress Awareness Day and National Candy Day. Birthdays: Walter Cronkite, Eugene Sledge, Loretta Swit. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Yves Saint Laurent Paris, a fragrance I was wearing when I was 21. 

Reminder: on 11/6, wear the fragrance you’d like to give to your 21-year-old self…

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Tuesday scent of the day 11/3

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2026 73 Comments

It’s Tuesday, plus National Sandwich Day and World Jellyfish Day. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Anna Wintour. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Comme des Garçons Kyoto and I’m drinking a cup of Upton Christmas tea.

Reminder: on 11/6, wear the fragrance you’d like to give to your 21-year-old self…

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Friday scent of the day 10/30

Posted by Robin on 30 October 2026 96 Comments

It’s Friday and National Candy Corn Day. Birthdays: Christopher Wren, John Adams, Clifford Brown, Louis Malle, Grace Slick. RIP Patrick Stewart. Our community project for today: celebrate the start of Halloween weekend by wearing a fragrance that you like, but that isn’t quite “you”…so it works as a costume, so to speak.

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: points for sure, in Chanel no. 5…

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Thursday scent of the day 10/29

Posted by Robin on 29 October 2026 53 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday and happy National Cat Day! Birthdays: Fanny Brice, Niki de Saint Phalle, Bob Ross. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m taking community project points today in vintage Guerlain Mitsouko.

Reminder: on 10/30, celebrate the start of Halloween weekend by wearing a fragrance that you like, but that isn’t quite “you”…

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