The usual open thread: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you’ll wear to the fireworks, the last scrubber you encountered, whatever.

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

Note: image is fireworks2 by Aunt Owwee at flickr; some rights reserved.

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Congrats to air_ocean, Aimee LOndee, becca b and irishprincess, the winners of the Aftelier contest!

Mandy Aftel of Aftelier wants to personally thank everyone who participated for their thoughtful comments:

I thank all of you so very much for taking the time to look at my website and let me know your thoughts…

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Celebrity perfume is a lucrative market estimated to be worth £255m in the UK alone. One in five of women aged between 16 to 24 wears a celebrity scent, according to market researcher Mintel. It’s about buying into a lifestyle they aspire to, it says.

— From Eau de Bruce – what does Die Hard smell like? at BBC News, with thanks to Fleur for the link!

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The electronics giant we all know, Sony, employs a special blend of smelly essences in its stores diffused through scattered electronic devices in order to welcome women and men projecting feelings of ease and quality. The special blen includes essences of vanilla, mandarin, bourbon and other secret ingredients.This is what we learn through an article in the ABC News: “Gino Biondi, the chief

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