There is no place like home when the festive season is in the air. You can literally smell the joy with the right home fragrance, so why not turn your home into a scented sanctuary?
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Soothing or spicy? A luxury home fragrance can welcome your guests and set the tone for the day. Explore these scents from around the world.
Vocā: Home Scents For The Tranquil Vibe Seeker
Treat your loved ones to the ultimate home fragrance experience with Vocā. These luxurious, nature-inspired scents harness the soothing power of aromacology to restore balance, calm the mind, and create the perfect relaxing atmosphere. Made from 100% natural, cruelty-free ingredients, Vocā transforms any space into a serene sanctuary for ultimate relaxation.
Vocā Oriental Lullaby Diffuser Elixir
The Oriental Lullaby Diffuser Elixir (available online at £45/15ml on voca.london) is crafted from the alchemic blend of natural oriental ingredients, including davana and patchouli, known for their calming therapeutic powers, with the woody embrace of Sandalwood, long used in Buddhist temples to relax the mind for meditation.
How to use (bold): just add 2 or more trips of this highly concentrated elixir into a diffuser to scent your room and fill the air with the essence of relaxation. Gently drift off into a tranquil holiday slumber.
Vocā Dreams of Africa Pillow Spray
Dreams of Africa Pillow Spray (available online at £36.00/50ml, voca.london) is infused with organic frankincense known to soothe anxiety, neroli to ease nervous tension and the exquisite blue tansy flower from Morocco which gracefully relieves stress, this captivating aroma beautifully harnesses the wisdom of the ancients
How to use (bold): to make it part of your festive bedtime routine, spray Dreams of Africa on your pillow and bedding from a distance of 30cm, to allow the scent to disperse well. Wait for a few minutes before getting into bed, then let yourself gently drift off to sleep.
Control & Chaos: Home Fragrances For The Bold And Playful
Control & Chaos offers six luxurious, 100% natural scents that bring a bold, beautiful twist to any space. The bewitching scents are addictive with their daring idiosyncrasies, depth, and flashes of wit – bringing calm to the delectable chaos of our everyday lives. Perfect for gifting or setting the mood this holiday season with a 40-hour burn time.
Control & Chaos Paranoia + Peppercorn Candle
PARANOIA + PEPPERCORN CANDLE (available online at £55/200g on controlandchaos.com and Space NK):
- keynotes (bold): patchouli and black pepper.
- inspiration (bold): overshot mellow and pulled up at panic? It’s time to chill out (pass the pepper). Conjuring ‘70s cool, this is free love and flares with a faint whiff of grass. Conjuring ‘70s cool, this is free love and flares with a faint whiff of grass.
- scent notes (bold): the tart zing of grapefruit and mandarin counter the kick of black pepper which slowly unfurls – via warm, mellow nutmeg and the soapy notes of vetiver – to a laid-back base of amber and patchouli.
Control & Chaos Whine + Grind Candle
Whine + Grind Candle (available online at £55/200g on controlandchaos.com and Space NK):
- keynotes (bold): baby powder and coffee.
- inspiration (bold): almost dawn. A stifled yawn. The nuzzle of a newborn and ‘click the kettle’ – this sensory snapshot is sleep deprivation and deep inhalations; pacing and heart-racing, powered by endless espressos and awe.
- scent notes (bold): with lingering base notes of sugar and musk, the kick of caffeine and the powdery comfort of jasmine and rose.
Control & Chaos Tryst + Forgiveness Candle
Tryst + Forgiveness Candle (available online at £55/200g on controlandchaos.com and Space NK)
- keynotes (bold): mint and rose.
- inspiration (bold): a smudge on a collar, the whisper of mint on a conciliatory kiss, a beautiful bunch of remorse. An olfactory tale of betrayal and hope, think other love and overtures.
- scent notes (bold): anchored by soft, mellow moss with the zing of geranium, top notes of basil and mint contradict the nostalgia of powdery violet and rose.
The holiday season is traditionally surrounded by the childhood-bound spicy and sweet aroma of gingerbread biscuits but the world of scent is too rich to limit your choice. These refined home fragrances will surely unlock new feelings and unwind your soul.
