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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late October 2026

Posted by Robin on 24 October 2026 148 Comments

Welcome to the weekend and our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re smelling out and about on the streets lately, the fragrance you wish you were smelling on the street, whatever.

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

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Friday scent of the day 10/23

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2026 122 Comments

It’s Mole Day, plus we have a few birthdays: Johnny Carson, Pelé, Anita Roddick. And it’s Unbottling Emotions Friday…our community project for today: wear a scent that you think embodies an emotion, and tell us what that emotion is. Thanks go to happy888cat 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: Hermès Eau de Néroli Doré for cheerfulness…

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Thursday scent of the day 10/22

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2026 91 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also International Stuttering Awareness Day and National Nut Day. Birthdays: Franz Liszt, Doris Lessing, Robert Capa, Catherine Deneuve and Jeff Goldblum. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Chanel Bois des Iles in the Extrait, which Deva called soothing and meditative.

Reminder: 10/23 will be Unbottling Emotions Friday…

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Wednesday scent of the day 10/21

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2026 61 Comments

It’s Hump Day and National Apple Day. Birthdays today: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie, Ursula Le Guin, Carrie Fisher. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m running late, so wearing what was already on my desk: Fendi Theorema, again.

Reminder: 10/23 will be Unbottling Emotions Friday…

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Tuesday scent of the day 10/20

Posted by Robin on 20 October 2026 83 Comments

It’s Tuesday and International Sloth Day (the mammal, not the sin), International Chefs Day, World Osteoporosis Day, Information Overload Day and World Statistics Day. Plus a bunch of birthdays: Arthur Rimbaud, Jelly Roll Morton, Bela Lugosi, Tom Petty, Viggo Mortensen. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Fendi Theorema, which handily covers most of the emotions? Tea at the moment is Bombay Breakfast from The Jasmine Pearl Tea Co. 

Reminder: 10/23 will be Unbottling Emotions Friday…

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