
How to choose a fragrance
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How do I choose?
Firstly, you need to decide what you are looking for.
· Candles – gives ambience and atmosphere to a room as well as fragrance and light. Scented candles are well known to bring harmony into any space evoking a sense of escapism from the challenges of everyday life
· Diffusers – a flameless scent delivery alternative to a candle. The fragrance is delivered continuously with more subtlety than with a candle. Thay can be left unattended delivering scent all day long.
· Room Sprays – designed to give an immediate burst of fragrance. Once sprayed into the air the fragrance is released giving an immediate masking of unpleasant smells
Which fragrance do I choose
With lots of fragrances to choose from this can be a difficult decision! Remember that you are unique, and the choice of fragrance reflects your style personality and mood. Always chose what is best for you and not what others prefer unless of course you are buying as a gift for someone else then you would choose based on what you know about them.
Room choice- Do you want to fragrance a particular room?
The art of interior design is the ability to transform your space into something beautiful and enviable. The colour and designs you choose is crucial to creating a space that reflects your personal taste. Whilst scent is invisible it is the most effective way of transforming your space into something magical by elevating the mood and ambiance of the space.
Room styles
· Neutral and minimalist – colours of white cream and beige are accentuated by scents such as Vanilla, green tea and jasmine
· Warm and Earthy - Colours of olive green, red wine and rusty brown are accentuated by scents like blackcurrant, patchouli, and cedarwood
· Modern & Metallic- colours of Gold, silver and grey are accentuated by scents like musk, incense, leather and tobacco
· Bold and Dark - Colours of deep blues, dark green and greys are accentuated by scents like amber, palo santo and violet.
Seasons- are you looking to reflect the season
The different seasons play a big part when choosing a fragrance. Each of our seasons has its own unique character and charm that can be captured through fragrance. Each season means different things to different people with a wide range of different ingredients in each of our fragrances there is always something that evokes that perfect atmosphere to transform your space to reflect each season
Winter – This tends to be a cold season for most of us! We gravitate to fragrances that give us the feeling of warm and cozy. These are woody fragrances that contain scents of cedarwood, sandalwood and pine. Scents that capture the festive period include Rosmary, cinnamon, orange, cloves and berries.
Spring – This is a beautiful season of renewal and hope when our landscape starts to uncurl into a beautiful vibrant canvas. Fresh and floral fragrances are popular to depict the emerging season bringing joy and enlightenment to your space. Fragrances contain floral scents like Lavender, lily of the valley and Bluebell intertwined with herbal scents like mint and rosemary
Summer – This is the most vibrant season of blooming colourful flowers amidst a wonderful lush green landscape and the salty taste of sea air bringing us a sense of joy, freedom and relaxation. Fragrances contain fruity scents like coconut, plum, lemon and rhubarb and floral scents like roses, jasmine and geranium intertwined with bergamot, sweet vanilla and patchouli.
Autum – this is the season of transformation where the landscape turns into a beautiful vision of red and golden hues bring the essence of nostalgia and comfort. Fragrances are spicy and earthy containing scents like cedarwood, Amber, Tonka bean, leather and musk
Wellbeing- Do you want to help support your health and emotions?
Scents that help promote wellness and mental wellbeing are ever increasing in popularity. In today’s world that brings complex challenges that have a big impact on a person’s health and wellbeing people are looking for ways to help with relaxation, energy and sleep quality.
Candles and diffusers are a beautiful way to disperse the beautiful aromas of fragrances that help support wellness and wellbeing. The fragrances blends used not only contain well documented scents that aid wellbeing but when blended with other scents create an atmosphere that conjures up beautiful joyful memories that just make you happy
Lavender – the calming scent which can help with relaxation and sleep support
Peppermint – The energising scent can help increase metal clarity and tension relive
Eucalyptus – The respiratory scent which can help reduce inflammation and clear airways
Frankincense – the relaxing scent that can help support meditation and mindfulness helping with stress and anxiety
Lemon- the uplifting scent that can help elevate your mood and reduce stress helping with focus and mental clarity
Chamomile- the soothing scent can help reduce stress and anxiety supporting restful sleep
Ylang Ylang- the romantic scent known for its mildly aphrodisiac properties it can help promote relaxation and reduce stress supporting emotional balance
Rosmary – The focus boosting scent- can help boost memory and concentration relieving metal fatigue
Orange – the happiness scent – can help reduce stress and anxiety creating a positive mood and atmosphere
Memories – is there a particular memory you want to capture?
Why wouldn’t we want to remember something that just makes us happy.
Happy memories help us interrupt negative thoughts and experiences and generally boost our mood bringing a feeling of self-confidence and feeling closer to those around us.
We all have different memories that made or make us happy. A positive childhood memory where we didn’t have a care in the world and were enveloped in love and security can bring a sense of relaxation to a challenging and chaotic lifestyle. What smells do you associate with this time? Pick a fragrance that evokes that memory and bring that memory to life blocking out for a while the chaos you are experienced at present.
Do you have a favourite holiday? Coconut is a popular scent to remember those times lying on a beautiful beach covered in sunscreen and not a care in the world. What fragrances do you associate with this favourite time?
Do you have an occasion that means a lot to you? Your engagement or wedding day, the first time you met your life partner, the birth of your child what scents remind you of these special occasions
A special person who means the world to you. What memory evokes why they are special to you? Could this be a special place you visited together, walks in the countryside, their favourite flowers. What smell reminds you most of them?
Fragrances are beautiful and fun why not try something new and create new memories