How Do You Scent Your Home? (Page 1 of 17)

I love to spray Armani White in my bedroom before I go to sleep. It smells like freshly washed linen. That scent became part of a good night for me.

I have a chamical-free house.  I use chemical-free cleaners, and my cosmetics and toiletries are also chemical free and natural.  Too many chemicals in your life is unhealthy (IMO).

The ONLY exception I make to this rule is fragrance!

However, I prefer to scent my home naturally too - so I use this product:

http://www.greenwarehouse.co.uk/?p0=detail&id=141

For non UK residents - try this:

http://www.earthkindstore.com/servlet/t … Categories

I like to use the Soy Beads from the Bean Pod brand candles in my little melt/warmer.  My latest favorite is Lilac, since my lilac tree outside is now done blooming.
I also really like oil/reed diffusers. They last for such a long time. I've even had pretty good luck w/ the cheap-o ones from the dollar stores, discount dept. stores, etc.

My favorite home scent is vanilla oil from Frosch in the nice glass bottle with sticks inside. Dunno how it's called in English, but it looks like this:

It is really great - the quality of the scent, the bottle and the longetivity I would advise everyone to try it

Oil and reed diffusers!!! Be sure to buy ones that specify they are alcohol free or they'll be gone in a couple of weeks. The alchohol free ones can last six months to a year depending upon how often you invert the reeds and how many reeds you use (I tend to use only 6 or 7 reeds at a time and save the extras).  I buy all of mine at TJ MAXX or Marshall's and vary them by season.  I like complementary scents in different rooms but if only 1 bottle is available of something I like I'll just pour some into one or more bottles - extra reeds are available at craft stores.

I used vanilla, amber and sandalwood reed oil diffusers this winter and have switched to the beachy/coconut/seaside scents for the upcoming warm weather.

I enjoyed the scent and warm glow of candles until the tip of the cat's tail caught fire as he walked by a jar candle... 

And even if you have no furry friends, candles also have the ceiling soot problem even with the little soot-gathering covers available - if you rent your home you may not care but as someone who appreciates bright white ceilings, I began to resent the candles after having to repaint.

Still occasionally use a room spray, usually the Asquith & Somerset ones on clearance from TJ MAXX, Marshall's or Home Goods (all owned by the same corp.) but I don't care for the way the moisture in the spray mist falls on surfaces, so it's oil and reed diffusers for me from now on!

Since I love their dishwashing products I will  try to find these sticks to try out.

I have my own store/floor (eh.. whatever), so I can scent it whatever I like- for example various incense sticks and even smoking vanilla pipe tobacco (mm... this one is a good one )
I never use fragrance or other things, I remember my cousin had a thing that you had to plug in electricity and car 'plug-ins' are headache inducers for me (the one for cars make me even nauseous), so that's a big no no from me. My mother scents kitchen with fresh flowers in vases (when possible to get them) and orchid oil (you know, that thing you put tea candle under).

Yesterday I finally received my Parfums de Nicolai room spray "Fruits de la Passion" which I will spray on my decorated pillows in the sitting room

Last edited by F_A (2009-06-11 04:07:43)

belle, I also love fresh flowers, even in winter Now I have a bouquet of small pink carnations in my dining room

Last edited by F_A (2009-06-11 09:49:19)

While I love the reed diffusers, they work out very expensive here and there are no easily available more mass produced ones around - they are just to be bought at rather up-market interior design type shops!  I bought a wonderful vanilla scented one, but now that it's all used up, they no longer run that line :-(

It would be nice to be able to buy refills without having to purchase a glass vase with it every time; the original one came with a prettily shaped vase so all I really would need is the liquid substance.  I don't know whether it's oil-based (think so) or what it contains.

The other home fragrance that works well for me is the kind that you plug into the electric points in your wall and it warms up and diffuses around the house.

We have 7 cats, and although they are very clean, this does cover any 'cat' smell quite well.  I have one by the front door that covers the dining room/kitchen area and you can control the levels of strength from 1-5.  I leave it at about 3 and they last quite a long time.

I love Patricia de Nicolai catalytic lamp . I had a scent for this lampe Fou d'Ambre and now have Cafe. This to are perfect for cold day, especialy for winter, then are many snow outside and you siting in the room near fireplace.

I also use diffuser with Amber allure scent

And often use essential oil burner. I have many natural essential oil. My favorites are ylang-ylang, cinnamon, bergamot and patchoili

Last edited by ferrari (2009-06-14 12:53:47)

I too use perfumes that isn't getting enough attention from me as a room spray. I have a bottle of knockoff Halo (or one of those Victoria's Secret perfumes, smells like soap) that I use to spray the upstairs of my apt. I have white musk body spray that I use for the living room and kitchen.

I use Perfumes de Nicolai Musc Blanc (divine musc, iris and sandalwood) and Havane oil (the finest tobacco smell) in my perfume lamp.