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The damage so far: fourth quarter 2011 buying poll

Donatella!

Time for another damage poll — confess your sins for 2011 so you can start the new year with a clean slate! Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Scented Overindulgence,1 wants to know what you bought in the 4th quarter (October, November and December) of 2011.

Update: the poll is now closed!

I made three purchases…

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Happy Holidays!

Blue Santas

Happy Holidays! We'll be back on Monday. In the meanwhile, feel free to talk about whatever you like: what perfume you're wearing today, what you're cooking (or eating), anything at all.

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

Note: image is Santa_blue_1 by ~Brenda-Starr~ at flickr; some rights reserved.

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Lazy weekend poll ~ your best buy of 2011

gingerbread men

Today's poll was suggested by reader Lucasai. What was your best fragrance buy of 2011? It could be the biggest bargain, the one you're happiest with, the one you searched for and finally found, the one that garnered the most compliments, anything.

Note: top image is three cookies by blucolt at flickr; some rights reserved.

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Lazy Friday poll ~ open thread, International Anti-Corruption Day 2011

The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, how your holiday shopping is going (if you're doing any holiday shopping), the last perfume you smelled and hated, whatever.

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

Note: image is Koyasan by aschaf at flickr; some rights reserved.

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Lazy weekend poll ~ whispering to Santa (or the gift-giving entity of your choice), 2011 edition

Christmas cactus

Our fourth annual holiday gift poll (see 2008, 2009 & 2010). Here are the three questions:

What is the fragrance-related gift you’d most like to receive this year?

Let’s say you were going to ask for just one unsniffed fragrance this year, what would it be?

Are you giving any fragrance items for gifts this year, and if so, what?

My answers…

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