Happy Friday and happy International Artist Day, aka Pablo Picasso’s birthday. A quick reminder that the next splitmeet will be a week from tomorrow, on 2 November. Meanwhile, we’re off to Turkey! Our community project for today: wear a perfume that is named for a place in Turkey, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Turkey, or that features a local ingredient, or ?

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 quite happily on day 2 of L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversée du Bosphore…

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Happy Friday and happy National Chocolate Cupcake Day! Birthdays: A. J. Liebling, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Martina Navratilova, Wynton Marsalis. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2024/2025 NYFW Color Palette. (If you like, click through to the article and pick your fragrance based on the color name or description rather than the color itself, as in “Tomato Cream, a nourishing toasty hue that warms the soul.” or “Italian Plum, a deep dark purple full of magical energies.”)

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 Le Labo Bergamote 22 for Golden Palm, although now that I’m wearing it I’d say the color match isn’t perfect. Oh well, I smell great…

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