Happy Friday and happy National Peanut Butter Day! Birthdays: Edith Wharton, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville, John Belushi. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with benzoin, if you have one.

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 joining the Prada Candy train.

Reminder: on 1/31, we’ll honor the Lunar New Year (coming up on Wednesday) by wearing a fragrance that reflects the qualities of the (Wood) Snake: wisdom, patience, elegance, charm and mystery.*

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I’ll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is Carey Mulligan (x 3) for Prada’s Spring Summer 2025 campaign.

*A random list compiled from various articles about the 2025 Lunar New Year. Do your own research if you prefer!

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