
A repeat of a reading poll we did in 2011 and 2012.
Please recommend a great book to add to our summer reading lists, and tell us what fragrance we should wear while reading it…

Our usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the next perfume you plan to buy, any fun holiday plans you have for this weekend (or the rest of the summer), whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

Today, our fourth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out 2010, 2011 and 2012 for inspiration).
Pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun…

Our usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the last perfume you tried and hated, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

Today’s poll was suggested by reader Juicejones, and inspired by this quote from Oscar de la Renta — tell us about a favorite smell from your childhood. If there is a perfume that reminds you of it, tell us about that too…